Suburban Sprawl and “Smart Growth”

Song, Yan

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“…Additionally, implemented remote working, meetings and entertainment allow the transformation of the place of residence (even if it is a temporary place) into a remote workplace not physically and communicationally related to the headquarters of a company (mostly in the city). Because of the "freezing" of city assets and the real risk of another "freezing", cities are in danger of a second wave of urban sprawl [93].…”

Section: Urban Sprawl and Mental Healthmentioning

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Mental Health and the City in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Bil¹,

Buława

Świerzawski

2021

Sustainability

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The article describes the risks for the mental health and wellbeing of urban-dwellers in relation to changes in the spatial structure of a city that could be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A year of lockdown has changed the way of life in the city and negated its principal function as a place of various meetings and social interactions. The danger of long-term isolation and being cut-off from an urban lifestyle is not only a challenge facing individuals, but it also creates threats on various collective levels. Hindered interpersonal relations, stress, and the fear of another person lower the quality of life and may contribute to the development of mental diseases. Out of fear against coronavirus, part of the society has sought safety by moving out of the densely populated city centres. The dangerous results of these phenomena are shown by research based on the newest literature regarding the influence of COVID-19 and the lockdown on mental health, urban planning, and the long-term spatial effects of the pandemic such as the urban sprawl. The breakdown of the spatial structure, the loosening of the urban tissue, and urban sprawl are going to increase anthropopressure, inhibit access to mental health treatment, and will even further contribute to the isolation of part of the society. In addition, research has shown that urban structure loosening as a kind of distancing is not an effective method in the fight against the SARS-COV pandemic. Creating dense and effective cities through the appropriate management of development during and after the pandemic may be a key element that will facilitate the prevention of mental health deterioration and wellbeing. It is also the only possibility to achieve the selected Sustainable Development Goals, which as of today are under threat.

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“…It is strengthened by the necessary sense of independence and self-sufficiency. This should be considered as a potential new wave of urban sprawl [93], which should bring about the appropriate reaction. The real threat of infection gives way to mental needs and the fears of being isolated without access to public spaces and green areas.…”

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Mental Health and the City in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Bil¹,

Buława

Świerzawski

2021

Sustainability

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“…Authoritarian populists in some countries consider such sustainability policies a threat to heartland lifestyle, the way of life people are accustomed to and entitled to (Trapenberg Frick et al, 2015). From the United States, Song (2012) reports that ‘the more politically liberal and environmentally conscious the voters are, the more open to and permissive of smart growth they will be’ (p. 424). Most often, non-governmental environmentalists, planners and other public officials take the initiative to using such sprawl-reduction tools (Song, 2012: 424), which does not help in persuading populists.…”

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Populists and planners: ‘We are the people. Who are you?’*

Sager

2019

Planning Theory

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The purpose of this article is to offer planning scholars a basis for criticizing authoritarian populism and not limiting ideological critique to neoliberalism. Authoritarian populism is anti-elitist, anti-pluralist and excluding in that the authentic people includes only part of the population. Authoritarian populists imagine a homogeneous people whose will determines policy. The article deals with confrontations and contact points between communicative planning theory and populist currents. It distils several core themes from five authoritative collections of works on planning theory and examines their relations with populist ideas. Authoritarian populism is an incomplete ideology that can fuse with various other ideologies. Amalgamations of populism and neoliberalism pose new challenges to participatory planning. Authoritarian populism criticizes planning institutions for blocking the immediate realization of the will of the people and being sympathetic to social diversity and cultural influence threatening heartland values. Neoliberalism is opposed to the welfare policies, equity goals, growth restrictions and other public interventions associated with spatial planning. Joint pressure from the two ideologies may alter the planning of liberal democracies in an autocratic direction.

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The spaces that smart growth makes: sustainability, segregation, and residential change across Greater Seattle

Dierwechter

2014

Urban Geography

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Suburban Sprawl and “Smart Growth”

Cited by 5 publications

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Mental Health and the City in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Mental Health and the City in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Populists and planners: ‘We are the people. Who are you?’*

The spaces that smart growth makes: sustainability, segregation, and residential change across Greater Seattle

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