Urban Strategies for Dense and Green Zurich:From Healthy Neighbourhoods towards Healthy Communities?

Peric, Ana; De Blust, DE BLUST; Jiang, Yingying; Guariento, Nicolo; Wãlty, Sibylle

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“…Informed by the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development [12] as the overall framework and, in particular, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 (sustainable cities and communities), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 15 (life on land), and based on the previous authors' research [38], the following topical meta-trends are identified under the umbrella narrative of 'green urban agenda': (a) green city, (b) climate adaptation and mitigation, (c) densification/infill development, (d) resilience, and (e) sustainable development. To operationalize the above, rather abstract meta-trends, it is necessary to comprehend how leading international policies recognize the benefits of green space on individual and community well-being, all covered under the umbrella term 'green urban agenda'.…”

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Green Cities: Utopia or Reality? Evidence from Zurich, Switzerland

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Jiang²,

Menz³

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There is an overall scientific consensus that public space and, mainly, space with a high ecological index – most notably experienced in green areas – positively affects individual and collective well-being and urban dwellers’ physical and mental health. However, the ‘reality check’ indicates difficulties in translating the assumed benefits of green space into implementable interventions in urban environments. To examine such an ‘implementation gap’ on the case of Zurich seems valid, given that the ‘green urban agenda’ debate has been embedded in numerous Swiss policies (from the federal to the municipal levels). In narrow terms, the research first focuses on Zurich’s district 9 consisting of two neighborhoods (Altstetten and Albisrieden) – the area under ongoing densification yet with a variety of green spaces, to then elucidate four green space clusters and their 400-meter catchment areas in the mentioned district. The mixed-method approach has been applied at three analytical levels: 1) documentary analysis of multi-scale national policy toolkits, to identify the critical tenets associated with the ‘green urban agenda’, 2) assessment of green spaces in Zurich’s district 9 based on online available quantitative data and on-site observation, to determine their provision, types, size and mutual connectivity, and 3) analysis of four green space clusters within the mentioned district through on-site observation, to identify green space attributes and main activities. Through critical mutual examination of the identified ‘green urban agenda’ principles in the national policies, on the one hand, and green space attributes, on the other, the research findings reveal the extent of the convergence and/or divergence between the ‘green urban agenda’ policy trends and their implementation in practice.

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“…The 'green urban agenda' principles of major global and European territorial and urban development policy documents. Source: authors based on[38].…”

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