Is urban densification a reachable goal?
Author
Bergsteinsson, Friðrik Ívar
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-04
Pages
75
Abstract
Byudvikling er under stigende pres for at håndtere klimaforandringer. Politiske beslutningstagere fremhæver byfortætning (at samle flere boliger og aktiviteter i de eksisterende byområder) som en løsning. Samtidig er det fortsat bypolitik og markedslogikker, der styrer udviklingen. Det vedvarende behov for at rumme byvækst betyder ofte, at miljøhensyn bliver nedprioriteret. Casen Eternitten ser ud til at illustrere denne tendens, hvor politik og marked har haft stort spillerum i beslutninger om fortætning, på bekostning af miljømæssige hensyn.
Urban development is under growing pressure to respond to climate change. Policymakers promote urban densification (adding more housing and activities within existing urban areas) as a solution. At the same time, urban politics and market forces continue to steer development. The ongoing need to accommodate growth often pushes environmental concerns into the background. The case of Eternitten appears to illustrate this trend, where politics and the market have had wide leeway in decisions about densification, at the expense of environmental considerations.
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