Open Spaces in Emerging Megacities – Potential for Nature-Orientated Living

Open Spaces in Emerging Megacities – Potential for Nature-

Orientated Living

Concepts for Recife, Brazil

Background

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1. Background2. Aims3. Pilot Project4. Project Area5. Expected Results6. Implementation7. Research Steps8. Interdisciplinary

Cooperation9. Contact

The challenges of future planning processes in megacities are linked to

complex, innovative solutions that are based on

sustainability and are aiming at an increasing

quality of life, especially taking into account the

development of Open Spaces.

Important basics for these processes are sound and interdisciplinary scientific analyses.

Project Aims

Development of instruments for evaluation and preservation of Open Spaces, their benefits and functions within the scope of urban expansion and change (for the City of Recife)

Open Spaces: Forest, Mangrove, Rivers, Parks, Agricultural Areas, Fallow Land,…

Benefits: Protection of Water, Soil, Climate, Wasser-, Boden-, Klimaschutz, location for Settlement

Functions: Use of Natural Resources, Touristic Use, Recreation,…

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Project Aims

Instruments to be created for the treatment of Open Spaces in emerging megacities in planning processes:

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Development and application of ecological base planning strategies with guidelines for

architectural and urban planning, socio-cultural conditions and economic demands

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Economical assessment of the functions of open spaces and their permanent changes,

Validation of the developed methods in selected areas

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Accelerated success by the full integration and participation of the counterparts and

stakeholders during the whole planning process


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Use of field research and digital methods, modelling of status quo and future scenarios


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Consideration of the dynamic change of Open Spaces according to different

development patterns


Project Aims

Pilot Project

The Pilot Project (2005-2007) shall fulfill the following criteria:

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Validation of the planning tools for existing and future Open Spaces in the pilot area

Acquisition of field data and first concrete implementation of results, monitoring of accompanying measures

Establishment of the interdisciplinary and binational research approach

Metropolitan Area of Recife

Area: 2800 km² 14 Districts

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Project Area

Federal State of Pernambuco

Area: 98,281 km2 Inhabitants: 7,360,900

Mangrove

PE, 2000

Building Density

Pilot Project Area

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Pilot Project Area

The chosen area for the Pilot Project (2005-2007) is located in the North of Recife, in the district of Apipucos, one of the Hotspots of the Governmental Planning in Recife, where different types of settlements and a great variety of open spaces are adjoined.

Source: CONDEPE-FIDEM

Pilot Project Area

Source: CONDEPE-FIDEM

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Pilot Project Area – Land use

Expected Results of Pilot Project

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Population acceptance, sustainability of the implemented changes and a realistic funding concept

Validity analysis of collected and derived information regarding relevant factors

Development of a planning tool based on the links between ecology, city planning and stakeholder interests

Creation of different scenarios for ecological city planning

Establishing a network of cooperating institutions and participating stakeholders; capacity building

Joint Implementation

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An important goal is the establishment of a

dynamic adaptive planning process

with permanent

feedback to local stakeholders

as well as a good

communication between the research partners.

The first results will be implemented at the end of the first two-year project phase.

All project activities are accomplished in close cooperation with the city of Recife, while actively participating in town planning activities and projects.

Planned Research Steps

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Governance Structures Spatial Decision Support System Information (GIS) Modelling

Stakeholder-Analysis

Principal-Agent

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Spatial Management

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Social Function

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Model of open

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Competitionof Use

Interrelation-ships

Factorial Analysis

Capacity building

Evaluation of Planning Potential

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Governance Structures Spatial Decision Support System Information (GIS) Modelling

Stakeholder-Analysis

Principal-Agent

Structures

Spatial Management

StatusAnalysis

EcologicalFunction

Social Function

EconomicFunction

Model of open

Spaceutilization

Competitionof Use

Interrelation-ships

Factorial Analysis

Capacity building

Evaluation of Planning Potential

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Course of Action

1. Data Collection and Documentation

2. Evaluation

3. Identification of Influencing Factors

4. Observation of Changes

5. Scenario Development

6. Development and Implementation of Instruments and Action Alternatives

7. Setup of Monitoring System

The seven work steps will be controlled and influenced by every working group

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The inter-disciplinary approach of social, human and natural sciences has the following research fields, each of them combines Brazilian and German Researchers:

–Urban Geography–Applied Sociological Research–Urban Planning–Physical Geography–Biodiversity, Ecology–Urban and Periurban Agriculture–Urban Forestry–GIS, System Analysis and Integration

Interdisciplinary Cooperation

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Cooperation Partners in Brazil

• SECTMA Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco

• Secretaria de Tecnologia e Inovação• CONDEPE-FIDEM Agência Estadual de

Planejamento e Pesquisas de Pernambuco• CPRH Centro Pernambucano de Recursos

Hídricos e Meio Ambiente• Fundação Joaquim Nabuco• Prefeitura do Recife• Universidade de Pernambuco• Universidade Federal de Pernambuco • Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

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German Research Team

• Prof. Dr. Martin Coy, University of Innsbruck• Prof. Dr. Hartmut Gaese, University of Applied Sciences

Cologne • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinrich, University of Leipzig• Prof. Dr. Marc Janssens, University of Bonn• Dr. Stefan Klotz, UFZ Leipzig• Prof. Dr. Wilfried Morawetz, University of Leipzig• Prof. Johannes Ringel, University of Leipzig• Prof. Dr. Jackson Roehrig, University of Applied

Sciences Cologne• Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pretsch, Dresden University of

Technology• Prof. Dr. Herbert Schubert, University of Applied

Sciences Cologne

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Brazilian Research Team

• Brazilian coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon, Federal University of Pernambuco

• Prof. Dr. Edvânia Tôrres Aguiar Gomes, Federal University of Pernambuco

• Helenilda Cavalcanti, Foundation Joaquim Nabuco • Prof. Dr. Ruskin Freitas, Federal University of

Pernambuco• Paulo Carvalho, Federal Research and Planning Agency• Prof. Dr. Margareth M. Alheiros, Federal University of

Pernambuco• Prof. Isabelle Meunier, Federal Rural University of

Pernambuco

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Contact

General CoordinationProf. Dr. Wilfried MorawetzUniversity of LeipzigGermany phone: +49-341-97-38576

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Gaese University of Applied SciencesCologne, Germanyphone: +49-221-8275-2774

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Homepage: www.uni-leipzig.de/megacities

Executive Coordination LeipzigDr. Jens WesenbergUniversity of LeipzigGermanyphone: [email protected]

Brazilian CoordinationProf. Dr. Ana Maria Benko-IsepponFederal University of PernambucoBrazilphone: +81 2126 8521 [email protected]

Executive Coordination CologneSimone SandholzUniversity of Applied Sciences Cologne Germanyphone: [email protected]

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Open Spaces in Emerging Megacities – Potential for Nature-Orientated Living