Exploring wellbeing in human settlements - A spatial planning perspective

Shekhar, Himanshu; Schmidt, Alexander; Wehling, Hans-Werner

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.04.007

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“…This is directly caused by the different degrees of residents' participation in redevelopment. Resettled households in the bottom-up and self-organized mode participated in the entire process of redevelopment and had a stronger sense of self-management and community belonging [51]. However, the original system of rural grass-roots self-government was broken, and the governance and sense of belonging to the new community were not well established in top-down and government-led mode.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This mode can cause residents to be more self-reliant, thus adapting more easily to the circumstances. Moreover, studies have shown that participation from residents helps to make settlements more sustainable and resilient [47,51]. Therefore, there are the additional positive psychological welfare effects of having more trust and a sense of belonging in this mode.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…D. Psychological conditions: the transformation process of household registration, identity and lifestyle changes that accompany urban village redevelopment probably brought about the deterioration of neighborhood relations and negative psychological problems. Some scholars considered that trust in others and relationships with neighborhoods support the well-being [51]. Strengthening identities, which include the sense of belonging and social identity, can increase welfare on the individual and household level [73,76].…”

Section: Welfare Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Blending Bottom-Up and Top-Down Urban Village Redevelopment Modes: Comparing Multidimensional Welfare Changes of Resettled Households in Wuhan, China

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Urban village redevelopment has multidimensional impacts on resettled households. These impacts can reflect the sustainability of urban village redevelopment. This study empirically compares the gains and losses of the welfare in economic conditions, living conditions, natural environment, psychological conditions, and social security in bottom-up and top-down urban village redevelopment cases in Wuhan, China. The results show that a bottom-up redevelopment mode with participative residents caused negative effects in economic welfare but positive effects on living conditions, natural environment, and psychological condition, thus promoting higher comprehensive welfare and satisfaction. Top-down redevelopment led by the government provides villagers with shared dividends through collective economic reform and thus, contributes to gains in economic conditions and social security. However, top-down redevelopment with less participation of residents leads to welfare losses in living conditions, natural environment, and psychological conditions, which results in lower welfare and satisfaction levels overall. Therefore, a middle-out redevelopment mode with a combination of government efforts and public participation are proposed as a solution for sustainable urban redevelopment.

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Blending Bottom-Up and Top-Down Urban Village Redevelopment Modes: Comparing Multidimensional Welfare Changes of Resettled Households in Wuhan, China

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“…On the scale of geospatial research, the administrative geographic scale includes global [19], country [20], urban agglomerations [21], cities [22], communities [23], urban fringe areas [24], and rural areas [3] and specific research areas include islands [25], basins [6], mountains [26], and informal settlements [27]. In terms of research perspective and research content, the content of human settlements is researched from macro to micro from multidisciplinary and multiperspective of environmental science [28], biology [29], history [30], sociology [31], geography [32], planning [33], and architecture [34], such as theoretical research on the HS, including the related concepts, development history, and disciplinary framework of the HS [35]; research on the spatial-temporal differentiation of environmental quality [36], livability [37], satisfaction [38], sustainability [39]; research on the coupling and coordination degree of HS system [40]; influencing factors of HS, including vegetation [41], resource richness [42], topography [43], new pollutants [44], social welfare [45], economy [46], and urban governance [47]. At the same time, the evolution of HS also has varying degrees of impact on nature reserves [48], land use [49], cultural landscapes [34], and diseases [50].…”

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Research on Sustainable Development Ability and Spatial-Temporal Differentiation of Urban Human Settlements in China and Japan Based on SDGs, Taking Dalian and Kobe as Examples

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The sustainable development of the human settlements (HS) has become a global universal program. The comparison of cities in different countries is of great significance to provide international experience for future urban construction. Combined with the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this paper establishes an evaluation index system for the sustainable development ability of urban HS and constructs a three-dimensional research framework of “development-coordination-sustainability,” which compares the sustainable development ability of the HS of Dalian, China, and Kobe, Japan, from 2005 to 2018 and explores the spatial evolution characteristics and obstacle factors of the HS of the two cities. The results show that (1) the development degree of the HS of the two cities is on the rise. The development level of Kobe is always higher than that of Dalian, and the gap is gradually narrowing; Kobe has advantages in natural and residential environment, while Dalian has advantages in cultural and economic environment. (2) The coordination degree of the development of the HS of the two cities has improved steadily, and the coordination degree of Kobe is better than that of Dalian. (3) The sustainability of the development of the HS of the two cities is fluctuating, and the average sustainable growth rate of Dalian is higher than that of Kobe. (4) The sustainable development space of the HS in Dalian presents a pattern of “high in the south and low in the north,” and the spatial characteristics of the subsystems are different; the main obstacles have changed from economic-natural to economic-natural-cultural-public services, and the obstacles to development in districts are different. (5) The sustainable development space of the HS in Kobe has a high level of development in the southeast, radiating to the surrounding area, and the spatial characteristics of the subsystems are different; the main obstacles have changed from economic-cultural-natural to economic-natural-population, and the obstacles to development in districts are different. Finally, it puts forward targeted suggestions for the sustainable construction of Dalian. This paper can provide methodological reference for quantitative assessment of the sustainable development of HS and provide policy reference for scientific planning of the construction of HS.

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“…The scale and perspective of neighborhood research determine the reference of the results in residential area planning [41]. The common feature of urban facilities is the aggregation in the central urban area [42,43], and some scientific problems are worthy of considering when applying the concept of urban development into planning practice.…”

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Associations of Spatial Aggregation between Neighborhood Facilities and the Population of Age Groups Based on Points-of-Interest Data

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By actively adapting urban planning to identified social needs, residential areas tend to be more people-oriented, fairer, resource-saving, and sustainable. The emergence of big data has provided new opportunities for the planning of residential urban areas. Since the quantity and age-appropriateness of neighborhood facilities are important criteria when developing the ideal neighborhood, this study investigated the associations of the number of neighborhood facilities and the age groups within those neighborhoods by using the Wuhan metropolitan area in China as a case study and by applying a Geodetector and regression analysis to points-of-interest data. In terms of age groups, the neighborhood facilities of kindergartens, pharmacies, and bus stations were found to be highly associated with population size, regardless of the age difference. It was also found that convenience stores were closely related to the adult population, and that convenience stores, community hospitals or clinics, and vegetable markets or fresh supermarkets were associated with the elderly population. Facilities without significant correlations were equally important, but it was found that there was no statistical correlation between the number of facilities and the distribution of the population. The weak association of key educational resources and medical resources with the population indicates a concentrated distribution of educational resources and medical resources, and the latent insufficiency of schools, community hospitals, or clinics at some neighborhoods. It concludes that planning of neighborhood facilities for residential areas in Wuhan requires optimization in terms of matching the provision of facilities with population size and social structure. Furthermore, more efforts should be put into supplementing important facilities and building differentiated residential area programs based on age structure.

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Exploring wellbeing in human settlements - A spatial planning perspective

Cited by 55 publications

References 48 publications

Blending Bottom-Up and Top-Down Urban Village Redevelopment Modes: Comparing Multidimensional Welfare Changes of Resettled Households in Wuhan, China

Blending Bottom-Up and Top-Down Urban Village Redevelopment Modes: Comparing Multidimensional Welfare Changes of Resettled Households in Wuhan, China

Research on Sustainable Development Ability and Spatial-Temporal Differentiation of Urban Human Settlements in China and Japan Based on SDGs, Taking Dalian and Kobe as Examples

Associations of Spatial Aggregation between Neighborhood Facilities and the Population of Age Groups Based on Points-of-Interest Data

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