An extensive background of urban unsustainability and searching for alternatives: Compact City, Accessibility, Traditional Neighborhood and other alternative concepts and approaches

Session

Architecture and Spatial Planning

Description

Starting with the Industrial Revolution and establishing itself throughout XX. Century, especially in developing countries, the phenomenon of excessive and uncontrolled urbanization has brought rapid urban growth in many countries, resulting in urban sprawl and demand for motorized travel with severe environmental, social and economic consequences. Air pollution mainly caused by industrialization and transport, urban power and urban slums, economic and social segregation, social and economic inequality, loss of agriculture land, spatial disbalances particularly those between urban and rural areas, traffic congestions, as well as threat towards unrenewable sources are among biggest concerns urging from the given unsustainable development. The aim of this study is to examine the background of current unsustainability in urban planning and development, to examine the developments that led to the congestion point that our cities have reached, and to reveal the developments of alternatives, approaches and solution proposals that emerged as a result of efforts to find a way out of this situation. This research is part of a larger study with the same aim, with this time focusing only on the following five concepts and approaches: Compact City; Accessibility; Walkability; Traditional Neighborhood and New Urbanism. These concepts and approaches will be detailly elaborated in context of alternatives to unsustainability, thus deductive and descriptive methods will be used. However, certain pictures, maps, figures and tables will be also used to better elaborate certain analyses and concepts.

Keywords:

Unsustainability Alternatives; Compact City; Accessibility; Walkability; Traditional Neighborhood; New Urbanism.

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-50-5

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

29-10-2022 12:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2022 12:00 AM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.390

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An extensive background of urban unsustainability and searching for alternatives: Compact City, Accessibility, Traditional Neighborhood and other alternative concepts and approaches

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Starting with the Industrial Revolution and establishing itself throughout XX. Century, especially in developing countries, the phenomenon of excessive and uncontrolled urbanization has brought rapid urban growth in many countries, resulting in urban sprawl and demand for motorized travel with severe environmental, social and economic consequences. Air pollution mainly caused by industrialization and transport, urban power and urban slums, economic and social segregation, social and economic inequality, loss of agriculture land, spatial disbalances particularly those between urban and rural areas, traffic congestions, as well as threat towards unrenewable sources are among biggest concerns urging from the given unsustainable development. The aim of this study is to examine the background of current unsustainability in urban planning and development, to examine the developments that led to the congestion point that our cities have reached, and to reveal the developments of alternatives, approaches and solution proposals that emerged as a result of efforts to find a way out of this situation. This research is part of a larger study with the same aim, with this time focusing only on the following five concepts and approaches: Compact City; Accessibility; Walkability; Traditional Neighborhood and New Urbanism. These concepts and approaches will be detailly elaborated in context of alternatives to unsustainability, thus deductive and descriptive methods will be used. However, certain pictures, maps, figures and tables will be also used to better elaborate certain analyses and concepts.