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Tag Archives: Bucharest
On participation and neighbourhood planning
I recently stumbled upon a talk given by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena at TED Global 2014. Having to come up with solutions for building adequate homes for 100 families, Aravena decided on splitting tasks with the local community, in which … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond planning, Planning, city, and society, Sustainability and resilience, Territory, landscape, land
Tagged Alejandro Aravena, Bucharest, Chile, Neighbourhood Forums, neighbourhood planning, Neighbourhood Plans, participatory planning, placemaking, Prietenii Parcului IOR, United Kingdom
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The roof over our policies. Why housing finance mechanisms are not enough
Slightly more than a month ago, on 15 September 2014, over 100 people were evacuated from 50 Vulturilor Street, not too far away from central Bucharest. Taken out with all their belongings onto the streets, men, women and children squatted for … Continue reading
What resilience planning can tell us about decentralization and community engagement
By Irina Paraschivoiu “Resilience” has come to be used frequently in planning, and currently encompasses strategies dealing with economic downturns, climate change and human-induced disasters. Based on a case study on Bucharest, Romania, decentralization and community engagement are identified as … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond planning, Planning, city, and society, Sustainability and resilience, Territory, landscape, land
Tagged Bucharest, community engagement, decentralization, devolution, disaster, earthquake, hazard, Manizales, mitigation, multi-layered governance, resilience, risk, Rotterdam, strategic planning, vulnerability
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Planning and City-Region Governance: Challenges for Urban Development in Bucharest
By Irina Paraschivoiu (LSE) & Fabian Wenner (LSE) Despite sharing some of the common challenges faced by post-socialist cities, the experience of Bucharest overlaps its socialist legacy to its unique urban and administrative structure. This is why the MSc programme … Continue reading
