The City of Bridges: Culture reweaved in Bressoux through leisure and production

This thesis delves into the intricate urban landscape of Liège, Belgium, notably focusing on the fragmented neighborhood of Bressoux. The narrative evolves from the city's physical and social scars to the exploration of its diverse communities, hidden beneath the veneer of cultural diversity. Integrating insights from Italo Calvino's Invisible...

Measuring activity-based Social Segregation using Public Transport Smart Card Data

While social segregation is often assessed in terms of one socio-geographic space, usually place of residence, more recent approaches also incorporate activity-based and, in particular, mobility-based data. This study extends the use of mobility data to measure social segregation between multiple groups by developing a method to connect socio...

Stay, Live and Participate: Towards a new urban regeneration method for foreign ethnic enclaves in Chinese cities, take Guangzhou as an example

In the past four decades, China’s reform and opening up has made the country increasingly connected to the process of globalization. And as globalization continues to evolve, more and more people and other elements are beginning to participate in this process. Therefore, a large number of foreigners, especially some individuals and small...

Gated Anonymity vs Ungated Community

Gated Anonymity vs Ungated Community Overcoming social, functional and physical borders through strategic spatial planning in Baishizhou, China.

No Hoboken is an island: A testcase for the Dutch approach against flood risk by sea level rise, storm surge and stormwater in the American situation

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, suffers from flood risk by sea level rise, storm surge and storm water. Due to its position it is well connected to the metropolitan network, but also cut off from its direct surroundings. This has led to both spatial and social segregation. This project uses the Dutch approach towards flood risk, where water has...

Facilitating social interaction: Neighborhood revitalization strategy of Shanghai Cannes

This project is about the neighborhood revitalization of Shanghai Cannes, which is a problematic suburban high-density neighborhood in Shanghai. The research itself is a spatial analysis on different scales and mapping of current social networks. The future strategy and design will mainly focus on how to regenerate neighborhood living...

MILE END CIRCUS: Exploring A New Centrality For East Enders towards Social Integration in the Post Olympic Age

The Project is started with the doubt whether the Olympic Games will bring benefits not only to the city but also to the locals. In order to promote the urban development towards social integration to achieve the mayor's vision of London that a global city with economic growth, social inclusivity and improved environment in the five deprivest...

Restructuring South Arch, Rotterdam" - Waterfront regeneration: Combating segregation in cities by urban renewal

The Core concern of this Research and Design Project is, to understand the current scenario of Socio-Spatial Segregation in cities, the problems rising due to it , general deterioration of living conditions in poor urban neighbourhoods, and how a good Waterfront can act as a CATALYST for the future growth and improvement of quality of life in...