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interfaces' (places where two or more systems interact and influence each
other)
Tentamen
Question 1 points
urbanism and planning 2 1
, Castells distinguished “space of places” from “space of flows.” Taylor and the
GaWC group assess cities’ relative positions in a world hierarchy of cities. In a
maximum of 150 words, explain how GaWC’s method works; what exactly it
measures; how those measures produce a hierarchy of cities; and
finally relate GaWC’s method to Castells’ concepts.
GaCW looks at in how many steps cities are connected with eachother. less
steps means more interconnectivity. If cities are more and more connected with
as less steps as posible you get a hierarchy of cities. rather than the hierarchy
laying by the country or state. The cities are so interconnected that the power
lays with them.
Castells looks at the space of places and space of flows. virtual domein, space
of flows. space of places look at the geografical domein, or where the cities
are.
cities are nodes in the space of places, connections between cities are
potential space of flows.
Question 2 points
Explain how governance can be used from an analytical perspective to
understand genuinely affordable housing, and support your answer with an
example from the documentary “Thinking Beyond the Market.” Use a maximum
of 150 words.
governance from an analytical perspective means using the concept as a lens
to understand complex situations
Question 3 points
Taking the Neighbourhood Unit (Perry, 1929) as an example, provide two
arguments why sticking to pre-designed neighbourhood boundaries can be
problematic when assessing the neighbourhood's liveability. Illustrate each of
the two arguments with an example. Use a maximum of 150 words.
problematic because you get a incomplete or incorrect picture of residence
needs and desires. maybe not the boundries that people feel therefore not
those people in that NH → incomplete picture. digitalisation across borders
Question 4 points
Jennifer Robinson made a plea for studying 'ordinary cities'. In his contribution
about 'Spectral Kinshasa', De Boeck positioned Kinshasa as such an 'ordinary
city'.
urbanism and planning 2 2
, Write an essay of maximum 150 words in which you explain what 'ordinary
cities' mean, using insights from both Robinson and De Boeck. Then provide a
reflection upon what the term 'ordinary cities' is supposed to add to
respectively the science and the practice of urban development.
ordinary cities are cities that are just like any other (don't have anything
special). De Boeck wrote about the ''Spectral'' city, a city that is shaped as
much by dreams, stories and beliefs as by material infrastructure. Ordanary
cities give a better inside in a baseline for concepts in science. through studing
multiple ordinary cities you get a understanding on how things (systems, flows)
usualy work. With this you can plan easier because you have something to go
of when you start planning, helping the practice of urban development.
Short answer questions
The questions in this section is to be answered using one or a couple of
carefully chosen words.
Question 5 points
What type of planning became increasingly challenging with the rise of self-
responsibilisation as part of neoliberal ideology?
Redistributive planning
Question 6 points
Clarence Stone, in his seminal work Regime Politics, which has strongly
influenced the governance perspective in urban planning, studied the
collaboration between economic and political elites in the urban development
of which city?
Atlanta
Question 7 points
Which scholar argues that the role of planners in participatory planning
processes should be to voice the needs and interests of minority groups?
Answer: Davidoff
Question 8 points
This appendix describes a participatory planning event around urban logistics
policies.
urbanism and planning 2 3
, Which level of Arnstein's Ladder best describes the kind of participation
offered to the businesses (SMEs)?
Answer: consulting
Question 9 points
Which dimension of liveability is concerned with the experiences of people, as
stated in the lecture on liveability by Ward Rauws
subjective dimension
Question 10 points
In their paper 'Liveability for all?, Ruth and Franklin (2014) discuss how an
individual's needs and preferences are likely to vary from those of younger or
older age cohorts. Which term describes this effect?
life-course effects
Question 11 points
Which concept, developed by Brenner and Keil in The City Reader, describes
the processes of urban transformation shaped by global economic, political,
and social forces across cities worldwide?
globalized urbanisation
Question 12 points
Jan Gehl, in The City Reader, refers to “life between ” when discussing how
public space fulfills the need for social contact by providing opportunities for
meetings and daily activities. Fill in the missing word.
Answer: the buildings
Question 13 points
How does John Friedman refer to large hotels, department stores, or shopping
malls when expressing his dissatisfaction with contemporary urban
development?
placenesnes
Question 14 points
urbanism and planning 2 4
interfaces' (places where two or more systems interact and influence each
other)
Tentamen
Question 1 points
urbanism and planning 2 1
, Castells distinguished “space of places” from “space of flows.” Taylor and the
GaWC group assess cities’ relative positions in a world hierarchy of cities. In a
maximum of 150 words, explain how GaWC’s method works; what exactly it
measures; how those measures produce a hierarchy of cities; and
finally relate GaWC’s method to Castells’ concepts.
GaCW looks at in how many steps cities are connected with eachother. less
steps means more interconnectivity. If cities are more and more connected with
as less steps as posible you get a hierarchy of cities. rather than the hierarchy
laying by the country or state. The cities are so interconnected that the power
lays with them.
Castells looks at the space of places and space of flows. virtual domein, space
of flows. space of places look at the geografical domein, or where the cities
are.
cities are nodes in the space of places, connections between cities are
potential space of flows.
Question 2 points
Explain how governance can be used from an analytical perspective to
understand genuinely affordable housing, and support your answer with an
example from the documentary “Thinking Beyond the Market.” Use a maximum
of 150 words.
governance from an analytical perspective means using the concept as a lens
to understand complex situations
Question 3 points
Taking the Neighbourhood Unit (Perry, 1929) as an example, provide two
arguments why sticking to pre-designed neighbourhood boundaries can be
problematic when assessing the neighbourhood's liveability. Illustrate each of
the two arguments with an example. Use a maximum of 150 words.
problematic because you get a incomplete or incorrect picture of residence
needs and desires. maybe not the boundries that people feel therefore not
those people in that NH → incomplete picture. digitalisation across borders
Question 4 points
Jennifer Robinson made a plea for studying 'ordinary cities'. In his contribution
about 'Spectral Kinshasa', De Boeck positioned Kinshasa as such an 'ordinary
city'.
urbanism and planning 2 2
, Write an essay of maximum 150 words in which you explain what 'ordinary
cities' mean, using insights from both Robinson and De Boeck. Then provide a
reflection upon what the term 'ordinary cities' is supposed to add to
respectively the science and the practice of urban development.
ordinary cities are cities that are just like any other (don't have anything
special). De Boeck wrote about the ''Spectral'' city, a city that is shaped as
much by dreams, stories and beliefs as by material infrastructure. Ordanary
cities give a better inside in a baseline for concepts in science. through studing
multiple ordinary cities you get a understanding on how things (systems, flows)
usualy work. With this you can plan easier because you have something to go
of when you start planning, helping the practice of urban development.
Short answer questions
The questions in this section is to be answered using one or a couple of
carefully chosen words.
Question 5 points
What type of planning became increasingly challenging with the rise of self-
responsibilisation as part of neoliberal ideology?
Redistributive planning
Question 6 points
Clarence Stone, in his seminal work Regime Politics, which has strongly
influenced the governance perspective in urban planning, studied the
collaboration between economic and political elites in the urban development
of which city?
Atlanta
Question 7 points
Which scholar argues that the role of planners in participatory planning
processes should be to voice the needs and interests of minority groups?
Answer: Davidoff
Question 8 points
This appendix describes a participatory planning event around urban logistics
policies.
urbanism and planning 2 3
, Which level of Arnstein's Ladder best describes the kind of participation
offered to the businesses (SMEs)?
Answer: consulting
Question 9 points
Which dimension of liveability is concerned with the experiences of people, as
stated in the lecture on liveability by Ward Rauws
subjective dimension
Question 10 points
In their paper 'Liveability for all?, Ruth and Franklin (2014) discuss how an
individual's needs and preferences are likely to vary from those of younger or
older age cohorts. Which term describes this effect?
life-course effects
Question 11 points
Which concept, developed by Brenner and Keil in The City Reader, describes
the processes of urban transformation shaped by global economic, political,
and social forces across cities worldwide?
globalized urbanisation
Question 12 points
Jan Gehl, in The City Reader, refers to “life between ” when discussing how
public space fulfills the need for social contact by providing opportunities for
meetings and daily activities. Fill in the missing word.
Answer: the buildings
Question 13 points
How does John Friedman refer to large hotels, department stores, or shopping
malls when expressing his dissatisfaction with contemporary urban
development?
placenesnes
Question 14 points
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