Author, as appears in the article.: Gómez-Varo I; Delclòs-Alió X; Miralles-Guasch C
Department: Geografia
URV's Author/s: Delclòs Alió, Xavier
Keywords: Urban vitality Peripheral Mediterranean city Low-income district Gis Built environment walking activity vibrancy street space peripheral mediterranean city low-income district impact health gis crime city built environment association
Abstract: The theories of Jane Jacobs have gained momentum as a framework to address the challenges faced by present-day cities. Of special relevance is the concept of urban vitality as an indicator of street vibrancy and quality of life among city residents. This study aims to revisit her principles from an applied perspective by developing an updated index that measures the conditions for urban vitality as described in her most celebrated book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), and by also incorporating contemporary contributions made by recent literature on the topic. We develop a composite measure of 22 variables of the built and social environment, and we test it in the urban context of a peripherical and low-income district in Barcelona (Spain). Results show that urban vitality can be found in a wide variety of urban spaces such as compact fabrics and even housing projects, only when population density is combined with physical features that promote intense and diverse human activity. The methodological tool developed in this paper is intended to serve as a basis for future research as well as to guide public policies that aim to address some of the key challenges of contemporary urban agenda.
Thematic Areas: Urban studies Tourism, leisure and hospitality management Sociology and political science Sociology Sociologia i política Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Interdisciplinar Human geography and urban studies Geografía Geociências Engenharias iii Engenharias i Development Ciencias sociales Ciências ambientais Ciência política e relações internacionais Arquitetura, urbanismo e design
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: xavier.delclos@urv.cat
Record's date: 2024-07-27
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026427512200004X?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Cities. 123
APA: Gómez-Varo I; Delclòs-Alió X; Miralles-Guasch C (2022). Jane Jacobs reloaded: A contemporary operationalization of urban vitality in a district in Barcelona. Cities, 123(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.103565
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.103565
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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