Coevolution through Metropolitan Cartography. An epistemology approach to understand the metropolitan complexity
Antonella Contin*, Valentina Galiulo**, Alessandra Maria Pandolfi***
*Professor and researcher, Dep. Architecture and Urban Studies, via Bonardi 9 – Milan, 20133, Italy, antonella.contin@polimi.it
**Teaching assistant, Dep. Architecture and Urban Studies, via Bonardi 9 – Milan, 20133, Italy, valentina.galiulo@mail.polimi.it
***Contract professor and researcher, Dep. Architecture and Urban Studies, via Bonardi 9 – Milan, 20133, Italy, alessandramaria.pandolfi@polimi.it
Keywords
Nature-culture knowledge coevolution, inequity, Metropolitan Cartography, Landscape Value, Heritage resilience.
Abstract
The image of the city, its morphology, territories, and biography, concerning spatial, social, and economic dimensions, have radically changed in recent years, determining a new idea of urbanity spaces. Today, metropolitan areas have an incommensurable dimension compared to human measures. New rules and paths of knowledge are needed to manage the impact of human development on regions and landscapes and to create new relationships with the natural world. For the authors, the culture/nature linkage is a cultural change. ‘Natural’ is opposed to ‘artificial’, ‘conventional’: what do they mean for mass phenomena? It is a matter of how interpreting the city image changes in its dichotomous and interdependent relations with new technologies, throwing a new light on landscape and its values.
Through ‘Metropolitan Cartography’, the construction of information spatialisation competences for transitioning metropolitan systems can be envisaged, to provide a multidisciplinary and vivid knowledge synthesis of the physical space. In this framework, coevolution becomes a cultural factor, involving territorial transformations and the ability to evolve traditional tools to analyse, understand and design the complexity of metropoles in the second modernity. The result is a new informational ecology to produce ‘sensible’ images that activate landscape knowledge in the interweaving of different scales.
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Youth, Urbanism, and the City: Visions and Framework for Transforming Jeddah into a Youth-Friendly City
Ibrahim Hegazy1*, Ibrahim Bahreldin1, Mohammed Alamoudi2
1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
*Corresponding Author: ihegazy@kau.edu.sa, +966556533178
Keywords
Youthful City; Friendly City; Sustainable Development; Jeddah, Urbanism
Abstract
This research paper explores the transformation of Jeddah into a youth-friendly city, focusing on creating inclusive public spaces, encouraging active youth participation in governance, leveraging technology for urban innovation, and embracing sustainable development practices. It proposes a multifaceted approach that combines policy reform, strategic planning, and community engagement to address young residents’ unique needs and aspirations. Through a detailed examination of urban planning theories, an analysis of global case studies, and a review of relevant literature, the study offers a comprehensive framework designed for policymakers, local government officials, and stakeholders. This framework aims to establish a vibrant, dynamic urban environment that supports the youth population’s well-being, creativity, and empowerment. Key policy recommendations include the establishment of youth councils and the integration of smart city technologies to foster innovation and civic engagement. By prioritizing short-term initiatives alongside long-term strategies, the research outlines a roadmap for making Jeddah a model city that values inclusivity, sustainability, and the active involvement of its young citizens in shaping their urban landscape. The findings underscore the importance of a collaborative, inclusive approach to urban development that places the needs and contributions of the youth at the forefront of planning and governance, ensuring their voices are heard and their potential fully realized in the development of their city.