What kinds of forces bear upon the process of creating a new urban area today? What urban development questions do we already have a grip on? What issues are we still grappling with and how? Indrek Allmann recounts the journey toward climate-neutral Paljassaare.
The purpose of the study1 on the patterns of shrinking was to use data from electricity consumption and population register to find out the places and types of buildings in Estonia that are emptying, and to encourage discussion about the possibilities and responsibilities of property owners and municipalities in adapting the housing economy.
How can built heritage help with modern challenges?
Mida rohkem kahaneb ühistranspordi kasutajate arv, seda vähemaks jääb liine ja väljumisi ning seda raskem on konkureerida personaalsete liikuvusteenustega. Kuidas murda seda nõiaringi, mõeldes kliimakriisile?
This article is based on Demos Helsinki's report 'People First: A Vision for the Global Urban Age' published in June 2020.
Smart cities are not merely for people and robots. Due to climate change and biodiversity decline, the combination of the physical and the digital is increasingly related to the needs of all species. Combining the natural and built worlds can be assisted by biotechnology, for instance, the use of bioreactors as a source of energy and by the smart application of landscape data in urban design, for instance, by means of biodigital twins or augmented reality. It shifts our perspective and poses the most critical and intriguing challenge of a smart living environment—how to adopt a life-centred rather than human-centred approach.
