An extensive background of urban unsustainability and the complex journey of searching for alternative paradigms: New Urbanism, Traditional Neighborhood and Compact City as alternative concepts and approaches towards urban sustainability
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 fragile developments that have 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 and an extended article with the same aim, with this time focusing only on the following three concepts and approaches calling for an entirely new paradigm in planning, namely New Urbanism, Traditional Neighborhood and Compact City. 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:
Alternatives to Unsustainability; Paradigm Shift; New Urbanism; Traditional Neighborhood; Compact Cities.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.51
Recommended Citation
Ahmeti, Shqiprim; Ymeri, Anita; and Shalaku, Medina, "An extensive background of urban unsustainability and the complex journey of searching for alternative paradigms: New Urbanism, Traditional Neighborhood and Compact City as alternative concepts and approaches towards urban sustainability" (2024). UBT International Conference. 4.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/ASP/4
An extensive background of urban unsustainability and the complex journey of searching for alternative paradigms: New Urbanism, Traditional Neighborhood and Compact City as alternative concepts and approaches towards urban sustainability
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
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 fragile developments that have 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 and an extended article with the same aim, with this time focusing only on the following three concepts and approaches calling for an entirely new paradigm in planning, namely New Urbanism, Traditional Neighborhood and Compact City. 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.