Analysis of the effects of urban form on neighborhood vitality: five cases in Valdivia, Southern Chile

Zumelzu, Antonio; Barrientos-Trinanes, Melissa

doi:10.1007/s10901-019-09694-8

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“…Many studies have advocated for smaller city blocks due to their apparent benefits for walking [29,[142][143][144]. Dimensions of street blocks between 70 m and 100 m are mostly recommended in the literature [32,142].…”

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“…Many scholars have also shown that greater density is also often associated with increased urban vitality [59], although in the case of hyper density the opposite effect is demonstrated. Extreme vitality caused by extreme density in urban areas may generate stress and negatively affect mental health [32,78,155]. Various authors have shown the consequences of living in areas with extreme activity, such as spaces with high vehicular traffic and noise, arguing that people in homes on streets with more intense vehicular interact less with their neighbors than those in less congested streets [156,157].…”

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“…A surging body of evidence supports that these changes have a negative influence on the mental well-being of inhabitants. Problems such as stress and anxiety, general mood and life satisfaction are some aspects of mental well-being influenced by the physical quality of the built environment [30][31][32].…”

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Mental Well-Being and the Influence of Place: Conceptual Approaches for the Built Environment for Planning Healthy and Walkable Cities

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Promotion of healthy cities has prompted urban planners and designers to build new conceptual frameworks to improve the design of public spaces, in which mental well-being emerges as a fundamental concept. Mental well-being is related to spatial design, with increasing attention being paid to the built environment as an important predictor of mental well-being. The objective of this article is to advance and contribute new knowledge about the characteristics of the built environment and its potential benefits for mental well-being. A meta-analysis is carried out on various empirical and theoretical approaches from the literature. Using a WOS database as a case study, a methodology based on a bibliometric analysis is proposed to examine which elements of the built environment impact mental well-being in research between 1975 and 2020, using the HistCites and VOSviewer tools. The results show that there are six thematic axes related to the built environment that would favor greater mental well-being in public spaces: walkability, density, spatial design, environmental noise, green areas and social interaction. The six thematic axes are critically analyzed and integrated into a conceptual framework to address the impacts of the built environment on mental well-being in the planning of cities. It concludes with a discussion on the implications of these concepts for urban public policy and the promotion of healthier and more sustainable and walkable environments in Latin American cities.

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“…El barrio Teja Histórica tiene su origen como una agrupación de diferentes poblaciones para la clase trabajadora obrera durante los tiempos del auge industrial, en la primera mitad del siglo XX (55). Aunque la mayoría del uso del suelo es de carácter residencial (70%), el barrio es diverso en cuanto a servicios y actividades comerciales.…”

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Efectos De La Forma Urbana Sobre La Accesibilidad Peatonal en Barrios Del Sur De Chile

2019

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El objetivo de este artículo es evaluar los efectos de la forma urbana sobre la accesibilidad peatonal en dos barrios en transformación en el sector de Isla Teja en la ciudad de Valdivia. La metodología integra tres métodos de evaluación. El método Morpho, para explorar las condiciones morfológicas que influencian la transitabilidad, el método elaborado por Emily Talen, para medir distancia caminable a comercio y servicios locales y el método People Following, de la teoría Space Syntax es utilizado para evaluar la distancia que una persona camina entre sus puntos de interés y la elección de rutas. Los resultados muestran que variables que promueven la accesibilidad peatonal en los barrios evaluados son la densidad de vivienda, la diversidad de usos, las veredas anchas, los antejardines y la presencia de árboles y áreas verdes en general. Por el contrario, factores que inhiben la elección de rutas son los muros ciegos, las veredas en mal estado y la ausencia de areas verdes en calles. Los resultados sugieren que la elección de rutas que toman las personas para llegar a un destino no se define por la más corta, sino más bien por su calidad espacial. El artículo concluye con recomendaciones para el diseño urbano de barrios con una mayor orientación peatonal, y su impacto para direccionar la transformación positiva de estas ciudades hacia un futuro más sostenible.

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“…Numerosos autores han señalado que el entorno construido urbano no es sólo la plasmación física de aspectos sociales y económicos propios de diferentes lugares y momentos históricos, sino que, a su vez, influye sobre los mismos, manteniendo una relación dialéctica en la que forma urbana y sociedad están íntimamente ligadas (Mumford, 1954;Jacobs, 1992;Gehl, 2011;Bramley, Dempsey, Power, Brown y Watkins, 2009;Congress for New Urbanism, 2000;Porta y Renne, 2005;Zumelzu y Barrientos, 2019).…”

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Diversidad en la dispersión: Morfología de las áreas residenciales en el periurbano del Gran Mendoza

Oliver-Pujol

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2019

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Analysis of the effects of urban form on neighborhood vitality: five cases in Valdivia, Southern Chile

Cited by 45 publications

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Mental Well-Being and the Influence of Place: Conceptual Approaches for the Built Environment for Planning Healthy and Walkable Cities

Mental Well-Being and the Influence of Place: Conceptual Approaches for the Built Environment for Planning Healthy and Walkable Cities

Efectos De La Forma Urbana Sobre La Accesibilidad Peatonal en Barrios Del Sur De Chile

Diversidad en la dispersión: Morfología de las áreas residenciales en el periurbano del Gran Mendoza

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