Bucuresti – Cartiere – Comunitati

Tendintele de dezvoltare ale Bucurestiului (expansiune urbana, scaderea procentului mp. spatiu verde/ locuitor, planificare si design urban in favoarea automobilului, dezvoltare necontrolata in defavoarea interesului public), conduc la scaderea cantitatii si calitatii spatiului public, a „sanatatii” comunitatilor si la moduri de viata nesustenabile. In conditiile in care in decursul ultimilor ani orasele romanesti au beneficiat de investitii pentru dezvoltarea infrastructurii publice in lipsa unor strategii de dezvoltare integrata, iar revitalizarea mediului urban s-a tradus simplist prin amenajari peisagere, strazi pietonale, mobilier urban, uneori amplasate si realizate fara consultarea unui arhitect sau urbanist, si, de cele mai multe ori, fara consultarea comunitatii, aceasta din urma a devenit pasiva in fata initiativelor – publice sau private, pierzandu-si interesul pentru calitatea spatiului public si activitatile din cadrul acestuia.

Pe de alta parte, in ultimul timp orasul, in general, si spatiul public si notiunile de cartier si comunitate, in particular, au intrat in atentia diferitelor organizatii si autoritati, nationale si internationale:

incepand cu Carta de la Leipzig (Carta europeana a oraselor durabile), unde calitatea spatiului public urban este considerata de o importanta cruciala pentru intarirea competitivitatii oraselor europene, trecand pe la TED, care, pentru prima data in istoria sa, a acordat premiului TED Prize nu unui individ, ci unei idei – Orasul 2.0, si continuand cu initiativele locale ale societatii civile romanesti, printre care se numara si proiectele Asociatiei Urban2020, lista poate, si speram sa continue.

In acest context, Asociatia Urban2020 isi propune ca, prin Bucuresti – Cartiere – Comunitati, sa mobilizeze si sa informeze publicul bucurestean cu privire la problemele si oportunitatile din oras, punandu-i la indemana cele mai noi stiri, articole si informatii privind evenimente si concursuri in domeniu, precum si o baza de date cu idei si exemple de buna practica din experienta internationala. Noi credem ca putem avea spatiu public de calitate si in Bucuresti!

Mai multe despre noi aici.

The current development trends of Bucharest (urban expansion, diminishing  green space sq m. / capita   ratio , car use favored by urban design and planning , uncontrolled urban development at the expense of the public interest), are leading to decreased quality and quantity of public space, they affect the “health” of communities and lead to  unsustainable lifestyles. Given that in recent years Romanian cities have benefited from investments in public infrastructure development in the absence of integrated development strategies and the process of urban revitalization was translated simply through landscape design projects, creating new pedestrian streets, urban street furniture, sometimes implemented without consulting an architect or urban planner, and, often, without consulting the community, the latter became passive in front of such initiatives – public or private, losing interest in the quality of public space   and the social activities that characterize it .

On the other hand, recently the general notions of  “city” and “public space” , “neighborhood” and “community”, in particular, have come to the attention of various organizations and authorities, at a national and international level :

starting with the Leipzig Charter (European Charter for Sustainable Cities), where the quality of urban public space is considered crucial to strengthening the competitiveness of European cities, continuing with  TED, where,  for the first time in its history, the TED Prize was awarded not to an individual, but to an idea – City 2.0, and continuing with local civil society initiatives in Romania,  which include projects developed by the Urban2020 Association, and the list can, as we hope, continue.

In this setting, the Urban 2020 Association , through its project  Bucharest – Neighborhoods – Communities, aims to activate and inform the local communities of Bucharest on issues and opportunities regarding the city, offering access  to the latest news, articles and information on events and competitions in the field, and a database of ideas and examples of good practice from international case studies. We believe we can have quality public space in Bucharest!

You can find out more about us here.

O.I.

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