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Tag Archives: urban development
An Implementation Critique of Jan Gehl’s “Cities for People”
By Renard Teipelke In 2010, Danish architect and urban design thinker Jan Gehl compiled his profession’s key urban design principles and convictions in the well-received book “Cities for People”. I like the way he describes how the planning and development … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, building design, car, Cities for People, city government, eye level, human, interest group, Jan Gehl, land markets, local government, local politics, modernism, modernist planning, perspective, Place Development, Place Management, scale, soft edges, sustainability, urban design, urban development
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Quick Review: WEF’s Top Ten Urban Innovations
By Renard Teipelke The Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities (World Economic Forum) published a short overview report on the “Top Ten Urban Innovations” last month (October 2015). Let’s see what these innovations are and let’s pose one … Continue reading
Posted in journals, research
Tagged circular economy, co-location, data, design thinking, innovation, intelligent infrastructure, key performance indicators, LED, life-cycle costs, local community, mobility, monitoring, Place Management, safety, sensoring, sharing, smart city, urban development, urban farming, WEF, World Economic Forum
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Lessons Learned on How Singapore Got It Right
By Renard Teipelke After I visited the city-state Singapore in November 2014, I wanted to write a blog article about my impressions from extensively walking and experiencing the city. I am not residing there, but at least I took what … Continue reading
Posted in research
Tagged 3P, Asia, city state, density, diversity, green planning, livability, mixed-use, PPP, public housing, Singapore, smart city, sustainability, urban design, urban development
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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? FOSTERING EQUITABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BERLIN
by Ares Kalandides On May 7th, 2015, I had the opportunity to open the Berlin-Sydney online dialogue with a short presentation, followed by a Q&A session about urban development in Berlin. The event was coordinated between the Committee for Sydney … Continue reading
Posted in conferences
Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, comprehensive planning, economic development, Sydney, urban development
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Optimism in Crisis: Necessary? Useful? Honest?
By Renard Teipelke The defining features in Caracas, Detroit, and Metro Manila are different. But no matter if it concerns crime, bankruptcy, or disaster risks, the defining features are strongly related to urban crises. While some cities enjoy a status … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged catastrophe, climate change, crisis, disaster, flood, international development, resilience, urban development, visioning, vulnerability
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Measure It, Compare It, Monitor It
By Renard Teipelke Is there still a topic about ‘the urban’ which is left to be put into a new index!? Probably yes, but the key aspects have already been indexed abundantly. It is very likely the case that we … Continue reading
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Tagged city performance, data, index, monitoring, professionalization, ranking, sustainability, urban development, vision
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Drastic shifts in local retail districts – is tourism the driver?
By Markus Kather and Paul Köper Are you looking for a small boutique or an antique shop in the north of Berlin’s Schöneberg district? Whereas a few years ago you would stumble into one of them at almost any corner, … Continue reading
Posted in projects, research
Tagged gentrification, Place Management, real estate, retail, urban development, urban planning, urban space
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A Sense of Scale – Part II
By Renard Teipelke At the end of last year, my ‘scale’ perspective and understanding was challenged when I moved to the gigantic metropolitan area of Manila in the Philippines (article here). Earlier this year (2014) I have been challenged again … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged density, Green City, ICT, infrastructure, Lao, Manila, Philippines, public amenities, resilience, scale, small town, urban development, urban growth, urban planning, Vientiane
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Misplaced Perceptions of Urban Development beyond ‘the West’
By Renard Teipelke “I was so negatively surprised: This city looks exactly like a city in Europe or the US.” (…) “I couldn’t believe how they can do so much wrong – it is so different from our cities.” I … Continue reading
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Tagged colonies, consulting, context, global city, Global South, ordinary city, paradigm, sustainability, urban development, urban planning, West, world city
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New York City’s Bloomberg Years
By Renard Teipelke It actually blew my mind. Ford Fessenden and his colleagues summarized the main urban development changes during the ten-year tenure of New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a couple of animated info graphics. But the result … Continue reading
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