| Title |
Exploring a Stakeholder Based Urban Densification and Greening Agenda for Rotterdam Inner CityAccelerating the Transition to a Liveable Low Carbon City |
| ID_Doc |
76156 |
| Authors |
Tillie, N; Borsboom-van Beurden, J; Doepel, D; Aarts, M |
| Title |
Exploring a Stakeholder Based Urban Densification and Greening Agenda for Rotterdam Inner CityAccelerating the Transition to a Liveable Low Carbon City |
| Year |
2018 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 10, 6 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su10061927 |
| Abstract |
Work on a liveable low carbon city has often been approached in a technocratic way, not linking to other disciplines and urban practices at a large scale. This paper explores a stakeholder based urban agenda for a more liveable low carbon city by densifying and greening with the case study of Rotterdam inner city. Rotterdam presents a unique European case with a modernistic inner city. Like many North American cities, the inner city for a long time mainly served as a business or shopping district with few inhabitants and few synergetic links between flows, urban functions, and areas. In line with other cities, Rotterdam aims to reduce carbon emissions and provide a high quality of life. To address this, the hypothesis densifying and greening leads to a more sustainable inner city', was tested and applied with stakeholders using transition management combined with urban data, modelling, and design. With sustainability indicators, geographic information system (GIS) mapping, and urban models, a baseline study was completed and expected outcomes were described and, where possible, validated in reality. The outcomes confirmed the stated hypothesis and showed that linking design, GIS mapping, and city data to transition management proved successful. |
| Author Keywords |
synergetic urban landscape planning; low carbon cities; densification; liveability; greening; sustainable urban development; urban planning |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000436570100239 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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