1 mei 2021
Urban space can be employed for multiple functions which, in many cases, leads to a competition for urban space. In a compact city like Amsterdam, for example, space for green spaces and food production is often under threat from plans for residential areas and infrastructures. Prof. Arnold van der Valk will discuss how urban planners deal with competition for space, how this competition plays out in practice, and what roles citizens have in co-creating green urban spaces. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe adaptation; robustness and/or intervention strategies for STE systems. DURATION: 1 short video (~7 min long)
Arnold van der Valk
27 september 2017
In Arnold van der Valk’s video about the Buttercup Farm in Amsterdam, we saw an example of the competition for urban space that can arise when space is limited. We also saw how the different stakeholders can have very different ideas and visions on how a plot of land should be used. The R-Link research-project studies this topic. In the next video, Dr. Melika Levelt (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) will introduce a method from the R-Link project that takes into account the different views of stakeholders in urban space development. Melika will explain how this ‘stakeholder canvas’ may help stakeholders to ask each other the right questions, to identify new stakeholders, and to visualize views and visions in a coherent and helpful manner. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe adaptation; robustness and/or intervention strategies for STE systems. DURATION: 1 short video (~5 min long)
Melika Levelt
2 januari 2021
In this video, Yawei Chen uses the development of three cities in the Greater Pearl River Delta region in China (Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou) to illustrate the interaction between Policy, Governance and Urban Growth. Each city has a distinctive development path following its own specific context and governance approach. LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Understand and apply tools and methods for analyzing complex governance arrangements and for facilitating meaningful engagement in a multi-actor context. DURATION: 1 short video (~16 min long)
Yawei Chen
1 januari 2021
This is a document intended for teachers with an introductory teaching activity in which students learn to recognize the presence of/potentials for resilient urban transformations. Students analyse a given urban space to identify elements that contribute to urban resilience, to devise spatial interventions that build resilience, and to critically reflect on those transformations. The activity is intended for BA and MSc students, but it can also be used as a base for teaching more advanced qualitative analysis of visual material (e.g. photographs of resilient urban spaces) at PhD level.
Claudiu Forgaci
8 november 2021
Nurul Azlan discusses the role of public space in spatial justice in this 7-minute video. She focuses on the role of public space in providing a political platform for societal demands. Part of the Spatial Justice component of a larger MOOC called 'Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges.'
Nurul Azlan
30 augustus 2021
This set contains 3 videos related to green public spaces in Amsterdam. i. Living Labs (~5 min-long video) ii. Competition for Green Urban Spaces in Amsterdam (~7 min-long video) iii. R-link: Deciding on the Use of Public Space (~5 min-long video)
Various Experts
2022
This document contains a challenge description of the course innovation Space project: innovation through art and design (1ZM250), as provided to the students during Semester 2 (2022-2023).
Hélène Aarts, Isolde Hallensleben
26 juli 2022
The University of Twente ITC together with Tropenbos Suriname developed this e-module on urban green spaces in the tropics in the context, and using the results, of their UTSN Twinning project on "Towards a green and more livable Paramaribo". With this e-module we aim to provide access to quality learning material for Surinamese and Dutch MSc students and other learners. This e- module is designed to be used in two ways, i) within a course, introducing students to the subject of urban green benefits and management. ii) as stand-alone short course. The module is entirely self-study and can be followed without an internet connection. Cite as: Schwarz. N. and Willemen L., 2021. E-learning module Urban Green Spaces, product of ‘Naar een groen en leefbaarder Paramaribo’ by Tropenbos Suriname and University of Twente-ITC. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6405982
Rob Lemmens
5 september 2021
This set contains four short videos on governance and policy in Chinese cities i. Introduction to Policy & Governance of Sustainable Urban Development (~ 10-min long video) ii. Governance: Operating in Multi-actor Contexts (~ 6-min long video) iii. Examples of Multi-level & Networked Governance (~ 9-min long video) iv. How Policies and Governance Influence Urban Space (~ 16-min long video) v. Course on Robust Policies for Operations Management Problems (semester-long course containing five modules)
Various Experts
21 augustus 2021
This set contains a series of 6 short (<15 min web lectures on ' Co-creation of Sustainable Cities' (see https://online-learning.tudelft.nl/courses/citizens-co-creating-sustainable-cities/) Around the world, major challenges of our time such as population growth and climate change are being addressed in cities. Here, citizens play an important role together with governments, companies, NGOs and researchers in creating social, technological and political innovations for achieving sustainability and resilience. Citizens can be co-creators of sustainable cities when they can engage in city politics or in the design of the urban environment and its technologies and infrastructure. In addition, citizens influence and are influenced by the technologies and systems that they use every day. Sustainability is thus a result of the interplay between technology, policy and people’s daily lives. Understanding this interplay is essential for creating sustainable cities. This set provides an overview of the dynamics of co-creation for sustainable cities worldwide. In different contexts, different forms of co-creation are preferred in specific urban systems. These materials will provide you with an understanding needed to investigate how water, waste, energy, air, food, mobility, and green spaces have a vast effect on city life. Additionally, the videos will teach you about the dynamics of co-creation and the key principles of citizens interacting with service providing companies, technology and infrastructure developers, policy makers and researchers. You will gain an understanding of major types of co-creation and their interdependence with their socio-technical and political contexts. You will become equipped to indicate how you can use co-creation to develop innovative technologies, policy arrangements or social practices for a sustainable city in your own community. You will demonstrate this by developing an action plan, research proposal or project idea. Basic knowledge of sustainability in urban settings, urban environmental technology and urban management is assumed. These materials relate to the collection "Governance and Institutional Arrangements of Complex STE Systems."
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