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Session Overview
Session
1PC/9: People & Community
Time:
Monday, 10/Dec/2018:
11:00am - 12:00pm

Session Chair: Prof. Susan Clare Roaf
Location: LT9
Lecture Theatre 9, 2/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Presentations
11:00am - 11:15am

Research Analysis and Test Model Development of a Social Phenomenon: Sharing Bicycles and its Influence on the Urban Fabric

Gonçalo Araújo1, Manuel Correia-Guedes1, Ercument Gorgul2

1Higher Technical Institute, University of Lisbon, Portugal; 2CAUP, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Shared bicycles have been around for a while and growing steadily in China. Recently, concept and volume of this new form of shared transportation vehicles captured a widespread attention and usage. This study is focused in two areas known as former French concession in Shanghai and in Xintiandi. Using one of the popular bicycle sharing app “Mobike” location and number of available bicycles is captured during a period of one week, three times a week, and every eight hours. Furthermore, this data is correlated with the existent urban framework by analysing certain aspects such as proximity to building services and daily life of locals. Allowing a quantitative and comparative evaluation with other sites regarding predictors of urban development, cyclers safety and urban quality. Then a proximity factor is introduced measuring the distance to key services, such as supermarkets, restaurants or office buildings, that impact life in the area. Finally, it will be possible to determine the comparative quality of these areas and take conclusions regarding future area studies and comparisons.


11:15am - 11:30am

An Innovative Housing Model For Users Behavior Changes: From Informal Occupancy To Urban Regeneration.

Chiara Tonelli, Ilaria Montella, Barbara Cardone, Nicola Moscheni

Roma Tre University, Italy

This paper considers both the housing emergency and unused building stock as part of "People and Community" and shows how, by recovering unused buildings in metropolitan areas for residential use and through conscious management by the inhabitants, the energy-hungry building stock can be upgraded and mitigate the housing emergency. The Case Study reported here is the "Spin Time Labs" building in the heart of Rome, a former office building squatted by 180 homeless families (323 inhabitants) since 2013 that has become an urban regeneration laboratory and creator of economic value and social redemption.


11:30am - 11:40am

How Urban Design Can Make Cities Safer For Women? A Statistical Analysis Of SafetiPin

Simone Z Leao1, Parisa Izadpanahi2, Scott Hawken1

1University of New South Wales, Australia; 2Curtin University, Australia

Safe public spaces that are universally accessible for enjoyment have become important goals for cities around the world. Universal safety is a fundamental requirement for cities to become sustainable and inclusive. Such performance criteria are difficult to measure at the scale of the local neighbourhoods and streets, and this can have life-and-death consequences for vulnerable and marginalised demographics, such as women, children or urban newcomers who are unfamiliar with local dangers and risks. However, technological advances are creating a new landscape for data production, collection and analysis, capable not only to portray routine urban patterns in fine spatial and temporal scales, but also to empower citizens as part of this process. This study analyse the data collected in Bogota and Nairobi through SafetiPin app which was developed in response to the exclusive and unsafe character of neighbourhoods. This mobile app crowd-sources data to identify the factors that lead to lack of safety and insecurity in cities. The findings of this study suggest that lighting, openness, visibility, and public transport could significantly affect the prediction of whether people feel safe. This paper also discusses the extent of this impact.


11:40am - 11:50am

Designing Green Spaces for Elderly Residents in Densely Built Neighbourhoods

Zheng Tan, Kevin Lau

the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

In Word Health Organization’s Global Age-Friendly Cities Guide, green spaces have been identified as essential age-friendly features in urban environments. A pilot study had been conducted to study the interrelationship between key design aspects of green spaces, health conditions of elderly residents, and their perception and preference of the green spaces using questionnaire survey. It was also found that perceived safety in green areas is associated with the aesthetic quality and the physical health of elderly residents. The results also reveal individual differences among elderly residents in perception of green spaces and the associated health outcomes. Moreover, this study showed that plant colour and maintenance of green spaces are the key design and management aspects that linked to objective assessment on aesthetic quality. Findings of the study will inform the planning and design of age-friendly urban environments in high-density cities.