3.3. Institutional Informality: the Lesson Learned? 3.3.1. “Nedjma” from Formal to Informal Urbanism Nedjma is an example of falling urban policies initiated by the Wilaya, an illustration of the informal urbanism produced by formal policies. Nedjma is one of the new agglomeration located in the south-East and 20 km away from Oran. The site was chosen by the Wali to start a relocation program for the population living in the informal settlements of Sanchidrian (map.9). The site location was selected based on some characteristics: its negligible value and its interactive location (Derrouiche, 2007). The project took place in 1984, as a collaborative approach between APC and a private office. The design suggested a land division, divided …show more content…
The ineffectiveness of the central planning is assumed from the previous example of the case of Nedjma. The process is explained in (fig.33). The relocation programs have been launched as an immediate response to an urgent housing need. The policy of lands division was approved as a way to provide legal tenure for the low income groups. The land was chosen based on land availability and low value lands (Messahel, 2008). The design programs have followed accordingly. The process has included the public urban planning office (URSA) who has elaborated the plans. The proposal was then submitted to the APC who gave the construction approval. In 1984 the project was implemented by the department of city planning and construction (DUC). After the implantation phase, the plots were distributed and sold to its legal tenants. No further financial support was provided, and the tenants were responsible for their own housing construction. The Wilaya was only responsible to provide public services and …show more content…
The main points are described below: • The rural-urban migration and population growth are two factors contributing to spatial city fragmentation through illegal settlements. • Lack of institutional consideration through the “laisser-faire” approach leads to settlements deterioration and self-housing initiations. • Legalization of illegal settlements through formal projects on irregular structures has led to a mixed urban configuration that incorporates legal and illegal tenancy informally constructed. This has become a common urban pattern and a natural growth in the city. • Formal housing programs seemed to be diverse but benefiting only the middle and high social classes leading to a formal form of social exclusion. • Relocation-deconstruction is the only applied policy for the informal settlements eradication. • Lack of urban assessment during the relocation process leads to informal settlements formation and creates an institutional informality. • The centralization of power in the decision making process prevents the community participation and decreases the policy
A credited individual has the capability of assessing the situation from a neutral ground and come up with proper recommendations on how to deal with the issue. Through the assessment, there can be a proper determination of the value of the benefits of the project, and the value of the land to the people. If the neutral team determines that the value of the land to the people is more dominant than the benefits of the project, the government should observe restraint from initiating projects in the area. However, if the advantages of the project are enormous, then the government should engage the people in compensation discussions. Therefore, early neutral evaluation helps in solving the
Mr. Frank Catapano the current owner of 23 Falcone Circle gave an overview of why he was requesting relief from 12’ primary building setback from the WCD. The current lot is an approved building lot. The current location of the house is very similar to the location that was depicted in the Subdivision application several years ago. When reviewing the project with the Building Inspector it was brought to Mr. Catapano’s attention about the 12’ primary building setback from the WCD. Mr. Catapano submitted an application to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) and they recommended that he meet with Commission to discuss the request to encroach into the 12ft setback.
State-led gentrification refers to the process where policies and initatives driven by the government facilitate gentrification, which of is seen as a widespread contovisal topic within the modern sustain society. This generayes the process of urban development, where lower income neighbourhoods undergo considerable change to create more of a appeal towards those of a middle and high income society. This process implemented by the government as a urban ‘renewal’ transformation causes an inflow of wealthier new residents to move in at the cost of evictioning existing residents in the area demonstrating the impacts surrounding the use of state-led gentrification. This essay will critically assess and evulate the impacts of state-led gentrification
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As outlined in chapter 10 of the course text, inequality in housing and wealth is a major problem. The United States is described to be the most unequal countries in the western hemisphere. But with the inequalities when it comes to wealth, the United States is one of the richest countries in the world. Wealth is the sum total of a person’s assets. These assets include, cash in the bank and value of all properties, not only land but houses, cars, stocks, and bonds, and retirements savings.
With little more money than homeless folk, many underprivileged people reside in slums where the streets are broken and the homes are falling apart. Alana Semuels reports in her article that “living in slums is rising at an extraordinary pace”, mostly due to urban sprawling and demands for capital in cities (Semuels). The problem for many of the packed and overcrowded towns is that they are “without sanitary water or basic roads”(Semuels), causing great burdens and peril for citizens. Due to the unkempt resources, birth rates in slums tend to be lower than those in other areas while life expectancy will be shorter. Even with the creation of many government programs, such as those that place people in newly-built affordable housing, the abandoned neighborhoods still require maintenance or a crisis like a poor child “eating lead paint,” because “the building had not been updated since the 60’s”(Semuels).
It creates a balance in regional developments. The planning commission of a country will be able to
Chapters 8 tells a few stories, mostly focusing on Canadian cities such as Vancouver, and gives explanations on restructuring and dislocation. This chapter explains how relocating or upgrading housing effects. It is also discussed how the government and government programs deal with displacement and rehabilitation. In chapter 9, the author discusses gentrification and focuses specifically on Sydney.
Some may say that there were many problems because of rapid urbanization. Some situations in the list of problems in the city include housing shortages, the environmental conditions, and crime. However, efforts and solutions were made to fix these complications. To fix problems of urbanization, there were early reforms to provide
Public Policy on Housing Discrimination Executive Summary Housing discrimination and segregation have long been present in the American society (Lamb and Wilk). The ideals of public housing and home buying have always been intertwined with the social and political transformation of America, especially in terms of segregation and inequality of capital and race (Wyly, Ponder and Nettking). Nevertheless, the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri and in Baltimore due to alleged police misconduct resulting to deaths of black men brought light on the impoverished conditions in urban counties in America (Lemons). This brings questions to the effectiveness of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in devising more fair-housing facilities (Jost).
There will be both supporting and opposing arguments on whether there should be free-housing provided to poor and homeless people. The article, “Free housing should be a universal right” gives reasons on why there should be free housing, also possible methods to achieve free housing. The idea of free housing is to give houses and accommodations to those that lack resources so they are able to prosper and live their lives. Free housing is supported by the ideas of basic rights and the well being of people. Housing is one of human’s basic needs to function.
Project Concept and Strategy a. Was the Woody 2000 project well-conceived? Give reasons for your opinion. Ans. When a project is to be conceived, it broadly needs its planners to: - Lay down the objectives of the objectives of the project - Lay down the strategies, to achieve the objectives - Communicate these objectives to the staff - Break down the strategies into work activities - Assign members who would work on each of the activities - Decide the activities that will need outsourcing, and account for them - Assign timelines to each of the activities - Assign performance indicators/measurables to each of the activities - Estimate the cost of each activity, and thus the cost of the total project - Take into account the contingencies - Lastly,
The CCDP, introduced from Japan in 1985, combined the methods of community development and community planning. In the CCDP, residents were encouraged to conduct meetings gradually and completely with sufficient time and resources, provided through abundant financial support. CCDP aims to actualize the vision of community work using a grassroots and gradual approach. It reconsiders local culture, promotes residents’ participation, repairs the community’s relation with nature, practices the value of mutual help and friendship, and develops community
The research need, aim, question, objectives and an outline of the overall research design are summarised. The chapter concludes by outlining the overall structure of the dissertation. 1.1 The Nature of Architecture as a Profession To understand the significance of role of client and critical impact of architect- client relationship in the design process, one needs to first understand the nature of architecture as a professional activity. Architecture has been described as a combination of art as well as craftsmanship, social science as well as engineering.