A ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP THE EIGHT SITE AND SERVICES / CORE HOUSE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS OF THE ’70s" Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Reinhard Goethert Mar<n Scoppa GATHERING DATA WHEN ACCESS IS DIFFICULT – EXPERIMENTING WITH GOOGLE EARTH AS Goethert – SURROGATE! 1 1 A Seminar at Cairo University in 1979 documented eight demonstraon projects tesng new housing strategies WHAT HAPPENED TO THE Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas PROJECTS 35+ YEARS AFTER? Scoppa WHAT LESSONS CAN THEY TEACH US? Goethert – 2 Which project started like this? Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 3 And what can we learn from this? HOW CAN WE FIND OUT? • Standard surveys with detailed family interviews and house to house assessment ideal BUT • Not a good <me considering the situaon • Substan<al preparaon, trained survey team, financial resources necessary to be credible Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas NEEDS CONSIDERABLE LEAD TIME Scoppa BUT STILL…. CAN WE FIND SOMETHING USEFUL QUICKLY? Goethert – Populaon con<nues to explode and cannot wait!!!! 4 Introduc<on to the Eight Projects • Ismailia • Suez City • Assiut Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas • Sadat City New Town • 10th of Ramadan New Town Scoppa • Helwan Housing Project Goethert – • Port Said 5 ISMAILIA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT/ ABU ATWA 6 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas ISMAILIA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT/ EL HEKR 7 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Hai Al- Salam during the 1980s" Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 8 Thanks to Forbes Davidson and Mariam 8 AbdelAzim Hai Al- Salam Today" Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 9 Thanks to Forbes Davidson, Mariam Abdel Azeem SUEZ DEMONSTRATION PROJECT/ CABANON 10 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas ASSIUT HOUSING PROJECT 11 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas SADAT CITY CORE HOUSING PROJECT 12 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas 10TH OF RAMADAN CORE HOUSING PROJECT Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 13 HELWAN CITY HOUSING PROJECT 14 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas PORT SAID DEMONSTRATION PROJECT/ CABANON 15 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Summary of Core Units Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa SADAT CITY AMERIYAH 10th RAMADAN SUEZ - CABANON Goethert – 16 From research by Dr. Zakia Shafie Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa ISMAILIA HELWAN ASSIUT Goethert – 17 From research by Dr. Zakia Shafie We experimented with Google Earth/Bing for a Quick Understanding of the SituaFon Easy to do, Is the quality inexpensive, good enough for repeatable useful data? Can do it BUT What are the remotely limits to the Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas type of data Scoppa Has built-in tools that you can (measurement of get? Goethert – areas, lines, etc) 18 Which project started like this? Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 19 And what can we learn from this? METHODOLOGY • Located project site from Google images • Selected 500m x 500m reference sample • Expanded sample to large scale Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas • Selected illustrave Scoppa block to test • Determined basic data Goethert – from sample image 20 Your Turn! Examine selected block photo and fill in data table. Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 21 22 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas 23 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas What data can you find from Google images? DATA Very Easy Neutral Hard Very NEEDED/ WANTED Easy Hard Lot boundaries Lot sizes Lot area Built/Unbuilt Under Construc<on/ Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Finished Scoppa Number of stories (shadow) Can you find more data from Goethert – Google images? 24 Some things are difficult if not impossible to see from! aerial views" Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 25 Thanks to Forbes Davidson, Mariam Abdel 25 Azeem What ALTERNATIVES to Google could you use? PHYSICAL DATA Very Easy Neutral Hard Very FULL AREA Easy Hard Aerial photographs Drones Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 26 What ALTERNATIVES to Google could you use? PHYSICAL DATA Very Easy Neutral Hard Very TRANSECT VIEWS Easy Hard Google street views? Drive-through/ walk Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas through Drone fly-through Scoppa Goethert – 27 What ALTERNATIVES to Google could you use? SOCIAL/ PROCESS Very Easy Neutral Hard Very DATA Easy Hard Individual interviews Cell phone responses Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Mail in surveys Photo essays Scoppa Goethert – 28 REFLECTIONS The opportunity to actually survey the 8 demonstration projects may be at hand! If you get MUCH FUNDING, If you get LITTLE FUNDING, which which methods would you methods would you choose to choose to find find information? information? (ex: Current academic resources, (ex: Gates volunteer students, etc.) Foundation?) Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas Scoppa Goethert – 29 30 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas 31 Goethert – Scoppa Responsive Urbanism in Informal Areas .