The studio aimed at deriving a spatial plan and urban design-oriented solution for the issues faced by the people of Forest Park, IL a western suburb of Chicago. Based on the background study, demographic analysis and community outreach the team devised the following approach -
“Focusing on three key areas of efficiency, inclusivity, and
sustainability the intervention - “Green Mutualism” is centered
on the connectivity of people with each other and their surroundings
for a site feasible to implement both green- and mobility-related
tactical strategies believed to bridge the gaps presented in the community.
The studio aimed at deriving a spatial plan and urban design-oriented solution for the issues faced by the people of Forest Park, IL a western suburb of Chicago. Based on the background study, demographic analysis and community outreach the team devised the following approach -
“Focusing on three key areas of efficiency, inclusivity, and
sustainability the intervention - “Green Mutualism” is centered
on the connectivity of people with each other and their surroundings
for a site feasible to implement both green- and mobility-related
tactical strategies believed to bridge the gaps presented in the community.
The studio aimed at deriving a spatial plan and urban design-oriented solution for the issues faced by the people of Forest Park, IL a western suburb of Chicago. Based on the background study, demographic analysis and community outreach the team devised the following approach -
“Focusing on three key areas of efficiency, inclusivity, and
sustainability the intervention - “Green Mutualism” is centered
on the connectivity of people with each other and their surroundings
for a site feasible to implement both green- and mobility-related
tactical strategies believed to bridge the gaps presented in the community.
Global Urbanization
(Teamwork: work here shows my contribution)
Excerpt from Luanda - Water for All?
Urban sprawl and Settlement typologies of Luanda- The city of Luanda has been ever growing and especially since the post-independence period and amidst the civil war era a massive influx of displaced people migrated to the city seeking safety. This cohort of people then started settling on the outskirts of the city which saw even larger expansion during the oil boom phase of 2002-2008. The urban growth of the city couldn’t keep up with its population growth and thus faced a dearth of affordable infrastructure and especially housing. In the face of this situation Luanda experienced an increase in different types of settlements which were predominantly informal to an amount that 80% of all Luanda’s population lived in Informal Cities at one point (Dalkilic and Pryer, 2020). Thus looking at the share of informal housing in Luanda It is important to understand the segregation of these settlements and what issues they pose for the 9 municipalities of the Luanda’s metropolitan region. The typologies are divided into 10 categories( as shown above), where one is rural and the other nine are urban(Development Workshop Angola, 2011). The first four categories viz old urban center, new suburbs, Barrio popular and social housing are constructed by contractors or government while the categories of owner built on planned site and all the marquesses (informal settlements) are built by its residents without any professional/ external aide.
“ According to U.N “water is stated to be accessible when it is affordable(less than 10% of the household income), available in sufficient quantities (at least 20 liters per person per day) without excessive physical effort and time (less than an hour a day to collect water for the household at 20 liters
The major problem highlighted by the local population is access to water and how it directly affects the economy and well-being of poor households. The majority of the households especially in peri urban areas depend on sources outside of their own dwelling for water, and people payan average of 9.319 kwanzas(Angolan currency)per month to get access to potable water (CMI report 2018). Water is collected from rivers around Luanda and driven into the city in trucks for further distribution and is generally considered to be of poor quality and even dangerous to drink (CMI Report 2018). Early 1970s: The last of the colonial water infrastructure is built to serve a maximum of 500,000 people in Luanda Pre-2002 (civil war period): the goal was to sell water, one of, if not the, largest sub-sector of Luanda’s informal economy, creating an extensive yet inefficient water supply network. Existing formal water management and supply infrastructure. Apart from access to water it is also important to have utilitarian housing infrastructure like access to bathrooms, kitchens and toilets. In the Development workshop report based on informal housing in Luanda we see the following trend in the dataset ( specific to rented units).Half of tenants have access to a toilet shared with another family (or other families). Larger rented dwellings more frequently provide access to a kitchen, but even in 4 or 5 room rented houses, less than half provide access to a kitchen. The chance of having access to a private toilet goes up as as the size of the house goes up. Three-quarters of tenants living in annexes do not have a kitchen, while just under half of tenants in other types of dwelling do not have a kitchen. Tenants who live in a whole house have more frequently shared bathrooms.