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Human/Non-Human Public Spaces: Designing for resilient urban neighborhoods

This booklet and the accompanying card set present ‘Human / Non-Human Public Spaces’ – a design perspective on neighborhood resilience. This perspective encourages designers, policymakers, and community organizers to understand and promote neighborhood resilience in a particular way: it shows the potential of public space as a site for intervention to strengthen both human and…

Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Bridging human and other-than-human perspectives in urban design

Introduction This leaflet showcases a design framework for building community resilience in urban neighbourhoods. At its core, the framework challenges designers and other professionals to not only consider resilience in human communities, but also in other-than-human communities, including plants and animals. The framework proposes a set of five concepts that help bridging these two perspectives;…

Public Spaces and Urban Resilience: state of affairs in Dutch cities and exploring human and non-human perspectives

This collection of articles contains contributions to the research project ‘From Prevention to Resilience’ (FPtP). In this project, the research team has generated insights and tools for designers, policymakers, and other professionals to contribute to more resilient cities and neighborhoods. The point of departure was public space as a site for intervention, while learning from…

Adaptive Public Spaces: Exploring digital transition for social and environmental benefit

Paper published on AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 12 Andaloro, B., de Waal, M., & Suurenbroek, F. (2022). Adaptive public spaces. Exploring digital transition for social and environmental benefit. AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 12(online), 68–75. https://doi.org/10.19229/2464-9309/1262022 Abstract:The present social and environmental challenges, the impact of climate change and the…

Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Combining human and other-than-human perspectives into an integrated approach

Abstract accepted for oral presentation at AESOP 2022 conference: Schramkó, S., Boon, B., Andaloro, B., Gualtieri, G., de Waal, M., & F., Suurenbroek (2022). Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Combining human and other-than-human perspectives into an integrated approach. To be presented at AESOP 2022: Space for Species: Redefining Spatial Justice, to be held on 25-29…

Challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and design responses in public space: Towards strategies for more resilient post-Covid cities

Paper accepted for publication in the Changing Cities V proceedings: Gualtieri, G., Boon, B., Nirschl, M., Suurenbroek, F., de Waal, M., Andaloro, B., & S. Schramko. 2022. Challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and design responses in public space: Towards strategies for more resilient post-Covid cities. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Changing Cities V:…

During the research process, we had the opportunity to explore different perspectives on how to promote resilience in neighbourhoods and cities, which resulted in a variety of resources. Listed below, you will find academic and professional publications, as well as a series of webinars, where we were joined by experts to discuss the topic of designing for neighbourhood resilience while addressing social and ecological issues in an integral way.

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Human/Non-Human Public Spaces: Designing for resilient urban neighborhoods

Human/Non-Human Public Spaces: Designing for resilient urban neighborhoods

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Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Bridging human and other-than-human perspectives in urban design

Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Bridging human and other-than-human perspectives in urban design

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Public Spaces and Urban Resilience: state of affairs in Dutch cities and exploring human and non-human perspectives

Public Spaces and Urban Resilience: state of affairs in Dutch cities and exploring human and non-human perspectives

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Designing human / non-human public spaces for neighborhood resilience: Design Exploration 1 – Design charette for a resilient Holendrecht

Designing human / non-human public spaces for neighborhood resilience: Design Exploration 1 – Design charette for a resilient Holendrecht

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Designing human / non-human public spaces for neighborhood resilience: Design Exploration 2 – Participatory program ‘Voor Jou, Voor Mij’ in Osdorp

Designing human / non-human public spaces for neighborhood resilience: Design Exploration 2 – Participatory program ‘Voor Jou, Voor Mij’ in Osdorp

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Designing human / non-human public spaces for neighborhood resilience: Design Exploration 3 – Activating underused spaces for a resilient Diemen

Designing human / non-human public spaces for neighborhood resilience: Design Exploration 3 – Activating underused spaces for a resilient Diemen

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Adaptive Public Spaces: Exploring digital transition for social and environmental benefit

Adaptive Public Spaces: Exploring digital transition for social and environmental benefit

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Covid-19’s impact on public space: trends in Dutch cities as perceived by a Community of Practice

Covid-19’s impact on public space: trends in Dutch cities as perceived by a Community of Practice

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Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Combining human and other-than-human perspectives into an integrated approach

Design Framework for Neighbourhood Resilience: Combining human and other-than-human perspectives into an integrated approach

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Challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and design responses in public space: Towards strategies for more resilient post-Covid cities

Challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and design responses in public space: Towards strategies for more resilient post-Covid cities

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Covid-19 and its impact on public urban space in the Netherlands: Ongoing trends and looking ahead

Covid-19 and its impact on public urban space in the Netherlands: Ongoing trends and looking ahead

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Generating and disseminating intermediate-level knowledge on multiple levels of abstraction: An exploratory case in media architecture

Generating and disseminating intermediate-level knowledge on multiple levels of abstraction: An exploratory case in media architecture

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MAB20  |   Media Architecture for neighborhood resilience

MAB20 | Media Architecture for neighborhood resilience

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