Deadline: 31 January 2014
UN-Habitat is promoting a new urban planning paradigm that calls for planning in advance at the scale of expected development of cities with a better integration of urban uses – housing, business, retail, recreation, education, agricultural, amongst others. The aim of this paradigm shift is to achieve adequate urban densities to minimise the impact of urban sprawl, improve mobility and reduce greenhouse emissions. The ultimate goal is to attain the social, economic, environmental and cultural sustainability of cities.
For this development-oriented competition, participants will need to contact the owners of the housing stock to jointly select a typical mass housing complex for revitalization. The scope will include:
RESEARCH
Analysis of national, city and selected mass housing locality on issues related to sustainability
PROPOSAL
Solutions for revitalization of mass housing by addressing the issues identified in the analysis
POLICY
Concepts and policy implications of the proposals to facilitate international exchanges.
CRITERIA
Urban Design
Improving the quality and utilization of public space, promote cultural viability and street life.
Economic stimulation
Introducing economic activities, by including mixed uses, to generate new jobs and income generating opportunities. Sharing land value to introduce solutions to finance neighbourhood and housing improvements.
Social Integration
Addressing social mobility through improved tenure security and encouraging social interaction with the surroundings and the rest of the city.
Environmental Improvement
Achieving neighbourhood environmental sustainability and microclimate.
Governance and Partnership
Initiating a dialogue with key actors including central and local government, private sector, civic society, professionals and academia and encouraging corporate social responsibility and introducing academic social responsibility.
LOCATION
In cities and localities of countries in the following regions: Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean, OECD countries, Sub- Saharan Africa, and Central and Eastern Asia.
AWARDS
A prize will be given to the best competitor or competing team from each of the seven geographic regions with the aim of providing some seed funding to initiate the implementation of the winning proposal in the respective city and locality.
Competition start date: September 1st, 2013
Deadline for submission: January 31st, 2014
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