I was recently invited to give a keynote, where I discussed some urban design principles for more livable winter cities

1. TOWARD MORE LIVABLE
WINTER CITIES
Sustainable urbanism and the challenges
and opportunities to live ‘under the weather’
Deni Ruggeri, PhD
Associate Professor and LA Section Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning
Norwegian University of Life Sciences

2. A WINTER CITY’S
STORY….

3. Ralph
Erskine
(Uk
1914-­‐
Sweden
2005)

4. Sketch
for
a
temperature
controlled
city
-­‐
Ralph
Erskine

5. DESIGN
‘WITH’
NATURE

6. Resolute
Bay,
Quebec
-­‐
Ralph
Erskine
(1973)

7. Vall,
N.
Social
engineering
and
par.cipa.on
in
Anglo-­‐Swedish
housing
1945–1976:
Ralph
Erskine's
vernacular
plan
(2008)
“the
convic+on
that
the
spaUal
arrangement
of
residenUal
areas,
with
an
emphasis
on
communal
space,
could
be
a
force
in
the
producUon
of
good
ciUzenship
was
a
recurrent
theme
of
[Erskine’s]
urban
village
format’

8. Resolute
Bay,
Quebec
-­‐
Ralph
Erskine

9. The
seXlement
of
Resolute
Bay
today

10. Inuit
men
hunUng
for
food

11. McGowan,
J.
Ralph
Erskine,(Skiing)
Architect.
(2008)
‘In
the
sub-­‐arc+c
zone
there
is
an
enormous
quan+ty
of
space,
but
no
established
culture…The
na+ves
led
their
own
primi+ve
life
there.
…It
has
become
apparent
that
there
is
a
need
to
find…[a]
method
of
life
–of
modern
life–
in
this
untried
region’

12. On
behalf
of
the
Government
of
Canada
and
all
Canadians,
we
would
like
to
offer
a
full
and
sincere
apology
to
Inuit
for
the
reloca+on
of
families
from
Inukjuak
and
Pond
Inlet
to
Grise
Fiord
and
Resolute
Bay
during
the
1950s
John
Duncan,
PC,
MP,
Quebec
Minister
of
Indian
Affairs
(2010)

13. SUSTAINABILITY TO BIOPHILIA:
THE NATURE OF LIVABLE CITIES

14. Brundtland,
G.
Our
common
future
(1987)

15. Richard
Register,
Ecocity
vision
of
San
Francisco
(1987)

16. Council
of
Europe,
European
Landscape
ConvenUon
(2000)
“‘Landscape’ means an area, as perceived
by people, whose character is the result
of the action and interaction
of natural and/or human factors
“

17. Biophilia: “the innately emotional
affiliation of human beings to other
living organisms. Innate means
hereditary, and hence,
part of ultimate human nature”
Beatley,
T.
Biophilic
ciUes:
integraUng
nature
into
urban
design
and
planning
(2011)
“
“

18. Michael
Southworth’s
(2003)
livability
dimensions
superimposed
on
Canter’s
“place”
definiUon
(1977)
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SOCIAL
ECONOMIC
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History"and"local"culture""*"
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*""
vitality"and"economic"viability"*""
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"recrea5on,"schools,"libraries,"local"services"
*""comfortable"neighborhoods""
Par5cipa5on"and"shared"governance"*"
adaptability"*""
density"*""
*"Iden5ty"and"place"aHachment"
Maintenance"and"stewardship"*"
Livability
indicators

19. Arnstein,
S,
A
Ladder
of
Ci.zen
Par.cipa.on
(1969)

20. ParUcipaUon
workshops
in
Bodø,
Norway
focusing
on
the
experience
of
children
Barnetråkk
–
child
track

21. Student
project
from
LAA341
–
The
Urban
Landscape
as
a
Social
arena

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Phase 1: Inverventions like parklets small, urban farm pock-
ets, a mini chicken farm, a bonfire place or a bike repair
shed gets placed in the street, stewarded by the common-
scape committee.
Phase 2: The commonscape structure gets implemented
in the street. The Commonscape committees continue
to decide what will be in the different green space and
neighbourhood space. The space in front of the local
grocery shop gets turned into a community square with a
few new buildings that can hold for example a local bak-
ery or a cafe.
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Student
project
from
LAA341
–
The
Urban
Landscape
as
a
Social
arena

23. Student
project
from
LAA341
–
The
Urban
Landscape
as
a
Social
arena

24. LIVABLE WINTER CITIES
URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR
SOCIAL LIFE ‘UNDER THE
WEATHER’

25. 177 cars people 200
bikes 2003 buses
SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORTATION
INSTEAD
OF
CARS

26. Vallingby,
Sweden
–
megaroof
on
the
exisUng
town
center
OPTIONS
FOR
OUTDOOR
SHOPPING
AND
COMMUNITY
LIFE

27. OPTIONS
FOR
OUTDOOR
SHOPPING
AND
SOCIAL
LIFE
Outdoor
social
life
at
a
café
in
Stockholm,
Sweden

28. MAKING
THE
WAIT
MORE
PREDICTABLE:
TRAFFIC
INFO
OUTDOORS
AND
INDOORS
A
Transit
screen
(leq)
and
bus
stop
in
Oslo,
Norway

29. SAFE,
RIABLE
AND
COMFORTABLE
PUBLIC
TRANSIT
Heated
bus
shelters
in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota

30. PROVIDE
MOMENTS
OF
COMMUNITY
LIFE
AND
SOCIAL
CAPITAL
Redesign
of
NicoleX
Mall
in
Minneapolis
–
Field
OperaUons

31. ADD
FOOD
TO
THE
MIX
OF
USES
AVAILABLE
TO
PEDESTRIANS
Restaurant
Day
in
Helsinki

32. AN
EVER
CHANGING
PUBLIC
REALM:
POP-­‐UP
URBANISM
Pop
up
restaurant
at
Oslo’s
central
staUon

33. IMAGEABILITY:
MAKING
THE
CITY
A
MEMORABLE
EXPERIENCE
SnøheXa
–
Oslo
Opera
House

34. IMAGEABILITY
AT
THE
PEDESTRIAN
SCALE:
USING
LIGHTING
CREATIVELY
Jyväskylä,
Finland
-­‐
The
City
of
Light

35. Providence,
RI
–
Waterfire
–
Barnaby
Jones
URBAN
SCAPES
FOR
YEAR-­‐ROUND
USE

36. GIVE
PEOPLE
OPPORTUNITIES
TO
ENGAGE
THE
LANDSCAPE
Sapporo,
Japan
–
Annual
Winter
FesUval

37. PLACE
NATURE
NEAR
PEOPLE
FOR
STRONGER
BIOPHILIA
The
Oslomarka
skiing
and
hiking
is
a
20
minute
ride
away

38. NEIGHBORHOOD
FESTIVALS
TO
CELEBRATE
THE
SEASONS
The
‘polar
plunge’
in
the
Sørenga
District
of
Oslo

39. PLANTING
SCHEMES
THAT
ACCENTUATE
WINTER
EFFECT
Anglesey
Abbey
Gardens,
Lode,
Cambridge

40. BUILD
CAPACITY:
LAYER
FUNCTIONS
AND
THINK
ABOUT
CREATIVE
SYNERGIES
Amager
Bakke,
Copenhagen
–
BIG
Group
Architects

41. WINTER
CITY:
STRONG
ECONOMIES,
365
DAYS
A
YEAR
hXp://insightcenter.eprkc.com/

42. WINTER
CITIES,
SUMMER
ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES
Broecklhof
Ski
resort,
Austria
(hXp://www.broecklhof.at)

43. winter
ciUes
livability
ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY

44. Teşekkür ederim!
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Questions?
Email: deni.ruggeri@nmbu.no