Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective”
This paper explores the link between the current vision of the “smart city” and the notion of urban autopoiesis understood as self-organized/managed urban systems. It seeks to highlight how the use of GIS analysis, applied to the study of informal settlements, can provide useful information to under...
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| description | This paper explores the link between the current vision of the “smart city” and the notion of urban autopoiesis understood as self-organized/managed urban systems. It seeks to highlight how the use of GIS analysis, applied to the study of informal settlements, can provide useful information to understand the smart city paradigm. The paper argues the key idea that a smart city should not be seen only as a high-tech urban environment because the transition to smartness will need major changes in its inner structure. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative GIS analysis methods, this study examines the case of the BaSECo Compound, one of the densest informal settlements in Metro Manila (Philippines), with the aim of both generating a comprehensive morphological analysis of this dynamic urban area as well as contributing to the configurational theory of the smart city. The results suggest that the analysis of autopoietic urban systems could expand our understanding of how the structure of the city could evolve to accommodate the needs of its citizens and creating more resilient and inclusive communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8395904de68f4d4faca13f46e8b070bc2023-11-21T12:04:31ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642021-03-0110420210.3390/ijgi10040202Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective”Valerio Di Pinto0Antonio M. Rinaldi1Francesco Rossini2Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio, 21, 80125 Naples, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio, 21, 80125 Naples, ItalySchool of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Lee Shau Kee Architecture Building, Sha Tin, Hong KongThis paper explores the link between the current vision of the “smart city” and the notion of urban autopoiesis understood as self-organized/managed urban systems. It seeks to highlight how the use of GIS analysis, applied to the study of informal settlements, can provide useful information to understand the smart city paradigm. The paper argues the key idea that a smart city should not be seen only as a high-tech urban environment because the transition to smartness will need major changes in its inner structure. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative GIS analysis methods, this study examines the case of the BaSECo Compound, one of the densest informal settlements in Metro Manila (Philippines), with the aim of both generating a comprehensive morphological analysis of this dynamic urban area as well as contributing to the configurational theory of the smart city. The results suggest that the analysis of autopoietic urban systems could expand our understanding of how the structure of the city could evolve to accommodate the needs of its citizens and creating more resilient and inclusive communities.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/4/202smart cityurban autopoiesisinformal settlementsGISconfigurational analysisurban morphology |
| spellingShingle | Valerio Di Pinto Antonio M. Rinaldi Francesco Rossini Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information smart city urban autopoiesis informal settlements GIS configurational analysis urban morphology |
| title | Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective” |
| title_full | Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective” |
| title_fullStr | Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective” |
| title_short | Learning from the Informality. Using GIS Tools to Analyze the Structure of Autopoietic Urban Systems in the “Smart Perspective” |
| title_sort | learning from the informality using gis tools to analyze the structure of autopoietic urban systems in the smart perspective |
| topic | smart city urban autopoiesis informal settlements GIS configurational analysis urban morphology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/4/202 |
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