This document presents a strategy for revitalizing socially vulnerable areas in Valencia, Spain by capturing benefits from large urban projects (LUPs). The strategy focuses on an area near the City of Arts and Sciences. It analyzes the area's social and spatial conditions and proposes interventions like a new local market, young entrepreneur center, and landscape info center to activate the area and connect it to nearby LUPs. The interventions are designed in phases to redevelop underused property, improve accessibility, and redistribute economic benefits from LUPs to local communities. The overall aim is to improve socially vulnerable neighborhoods through local development in the context of Valencia's economic recession.

1. A PROJECT FOR VALENCIA
STRATEGY FOR REVITALIZING SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AREAS, CAPTURING THE BENEFITS OF LARGE URBAN PROJECTS
DOMANTAS STUKAS
d.stukas@student.tudelft.nl
4116267
MSc Urbanism
24-05-2012
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2. WHAT AM I DOING?
A STRATEGY TO IMPROVE SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AREAS, BY CAPTURING THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF LUPs
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3. WHY AM I DOING THIS?
BANKRUPTCY HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT IN EURO ZONE HIGHEST DEBT IN SPAIN
STUDENT PROTESTS CORRUPTION VALENCIA - GREECE OF SPAIN
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT 50%
ECONOMIC RECESSION IS ESCALATING THE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL VULNERABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, DEVELOPMENT STAGNATION

4. WHY AM I DOING THIS? Francisco Camps /
Resigned President
of the Region
Santiago Calatrava /
The Architect
LAST 20 YEAR STRATEGY FOCUSED ON PROMOTING LARGE URBAN PROJECTS AIMED AT TOURISM, CONSTRUCTION INDSUTRY AND THE WEALTHY
Juanito /
A Local Bloke

5. THE OUTPUTS?
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STRATEGY KEY INTERVENTIONS DESIGN

6. HUGE SUMS OF PUBLIC MONEY SPENT LACK OF BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION FROM INCREASING FRAGMENTATION AND
ON URBAN PROJECTS FAVOURING LARGE URBAN PROJECTS TO LOCAL SOCIAL VULNERABILITY.
THE WEALTHY SOCIAL CLASS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.
PROBLEM STATEMENT

7. MAIN RESEARCH QUESTIONS
WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIC SPATIAL INTERVENTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE
THE POSITION OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AREAS IN VALENCIA?
WHAT ARE THE EXISTING POSSIBILITIES OF SPATIAL PLANNING TO CAPTURE
THE BENEFITS OF LUPs FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN VALENCIA?

8. PROBLEM
Problem Statement, Research Questions, Aims
STATEMENT
Site Description, Valencia’s Spatial & Strategic Planning,
CONTEXT Theoretical Framework
PROJECT AREA Project Area Choice, LUPs, Spatial and Social Analysis,
Municipality’s Plan Critics, Strategy, Key Projects, Design
STRATEGY Proposal, Preliminary Conclusion

9. CONTEXT

10. AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY THE NETHERLANDS
OF VALENCIA
Castellon
Port Sagunto
Valencia
Alicante
Airport
Central Train 0 100
0 100
Station
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20 50 000
20 800
50 000 800 500 1000
500 914 1000 20 17.8 914
Port of 16.847 41 543
16.847 700 656
41 543 700
404
656 404
Valencia
40 000 40 000 400 800
400 800
15 15 600 600 15
500 500 300
30 000 30 000 600
300 600 10.2
10
23 255 400 23 255 220 454
220 10 454
10 400
20 000 20 000 200 400
200 400
300 300
5.112 5.112
High-speed 5 5
10 000
200
10 000 101
200
100
101 200
100 200
5
train to
100 100
Madrid
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Logistics
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Population (Million) Area (km²) (Million)
Population GDP (billlion €)
Area (km²) Density €)
GDP (billlion(inh/km²) Rainfall (mm/year)
Density (inh/km²) Temperature
Rainfall (mm/year)
V30 highway Centre (°C avg.)
RESIDENTIAL/ A.C. VALENCIA THE NETHERLANDS
TERTIARY
INDUSTRIAL
Zaragoza
Barcelona 4h 4,5h Italy
Madrid Madrid 660 pax/
4h 1,5h year
Barcelona 4h
Balearic
Malaga 6h Alicante 2h Alicante islands
2h 248 000 pax/
year
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11. AGRICULTURE
PERIOD
SILK RICE CITRUS
INDUSTRIAL
PERIOD
CERAMICS FURNITURE METAL
SERVICE ECONOMY
PERIOD
LOGISTICS CONSTRUCTION SERVICE & TOURISM

12. SPATIAL PLANNING NATIONAL DEFINES LAND USE TYPES: URBAN; DEVELOPABLE; NOT DEVELOPABLE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DELIMITS:
- LAND USE TYPE - SPATIAL CONFIGURATION, FUNCTION
LAND USE TYPE
FUNCTION
VALENCIA’S PLANNING ACT: ADDITIONAL PLANNING -PLAN PARCIAL FOR DEVELOPABLE AREAS
DOCUMENTS: -PROGRAMA DE ACTUACION INTEGRADA FOR URBAN AREAS
ALLOWS 3RD PARTY TO DEVELOP
-PLAN ESPECIAL FOR URBAN & NOT DEVELOPABLE AREAS
LAND WITHOUT OWNING IT

13. TURIA GARDEN 1988 1 STRATEGIC PLANNING
City’s Green Backbone
Sports & Leisure Activities
Local Citizen Oriented
CENTRAL PARK 20?? 2
Green Heart of Valencia
Leisure & Recreation
Local Citizen Oriented 1
CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
5
`98-`11 3
Raise Valencia’s Global Identity
Culture, Education & Leisure
Very Expensive
Limited Accessibility & Use
Expensive Maintenance
Rich Social Class Oriented
2
F1 CITY CIRCUIT 2008 4
Urban Regeneration
(abandoned industry) 3 4
Sports & Tourism
Global Event
Yearly Maintenance Cost
Rich Social Class Oriented
AMERICA’S CUP PORT 2007 5
Urban Regeneration
(beach)
Sports & Tourism
Global Event
Revenue generative
Luxury tourism oriented

14. 1988
1998-2011
2014
LOCAL CITIZEN
ORIENTED
TOURISM & RICH
SOCIAL CLASS
ORIENTED

15. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
& PROJECT AREA

16. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
LUP INTEGRATION
CONFRONTATION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LOCAL NEEDS IN ORDER TO PREVENT ISOLATIONIST PROJECTS (CUENYA 2005)
RAISING PROJECT INTEGRATION BY INCLUSION OF LOCAL PARTICIPATION (LECROART 2007)
LOCALLY PAINLESS PROJECT FUNDING (ALTSHULER & LUBEROFF 2003)
PROJECT FLEXIBILITY AND REVERSIBILITY BY MULTIPLE PROJECT OPERATORS (LECROART 2007)
MIX OF FUNCTIONS TO ENSURE PROJECT VITALITY & SUCCESS (LECROART 2007)
LOCAL SOCIETY FAVOURING PUBLIC SPACE TO INCREASE PROJECT CREDIBILITY (LECROART 2007)

17. URBAN VULNERABILITY 1991-2006
SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AREAS IN VALENCIA
1991 2001 2006
HOUSING CONDITION, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, UNEMPLOYMENT PERCENTAGE OF IMMIGRANTS

18. CRITERIA FOR PROJECT SITE
PEOPLE LIVING IN BAD VULNERABLE AREAS URBAN REGENERATION
CONDITION HOUSING PROGRAMS

19. PROJECT AREA
City of Arts
and Science
Central
Park
Project Area
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20. CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

21. CENTRAL PARK LUP
EXISTING SITUATION

22. CENTRAL PARK
VISION

23. PROJECT PHASING
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3

24. AIM

25. AIM OF THE PROJECT
IMPROVE SOCIALLY VULNERABLE
NEIGHBOURHOODS IN VALENCIA, IN
THE CONTEXT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
STAGNATION AND ECONOMY
RECESSION

26. FURTHER AIMS
BETTER THE SPATIAL CONDITIONS
OF VULNERABLE AREAS
USE THE POTENTIAL OF LUPs
TO MAKE THE NEIGHBOURING AREAS
MORE SUCCESSUL

27. PROJECT AREA

28. 1946

29. TURIA GARDEN 19c SPATIAL CONDITIONS
(old river bed)
P R T
LU PO
OLD T
OWN 1944-
1972 ,
19th c T ICS
. GIS TRY
EXPAN LO US
SION IND
RIA
1972-
PROJEC
T AREA 2010 TU MAIN
ROA
VER
DS
RI
(ne
w rive
r bed
)
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PRE 1944 NUCLEUS
BLOCK TYPE 1970 EXPANSION
FREE STANDING 1970 EXPANSION

30. EMPTY LAND LOT
ABANDONED PROPERTY
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31. OLDER >64 LIVING ALONE UNEMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
YOUTH 16-30 UNEMPLOYMENT IMMIGRANTS
BAD HOUSING CONDITION DENSITY
Museums/Theatres/ Cinemas
Municipal Organization
Education
Youth Centre
Sports
Social Centres
Health
Libraries
Absence of Facilities

32. CONNECTIVITY
Traffic intensity
Bridge TRAFFIC INTENSITY
SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF CONNECTIVITY

33. PUBLIC RAIL TRANSPORT
Tram/Metro line
Future Metro line
Train Station
Cargo Train Station
Bus Station
PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORT
Bus lines running through the
project site
Other Bus lines
Lack of direct accessibility

34. STRATEGY

35. EXISTING SITUATION
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36. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
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37. CENTRAL PARK PROJECT
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38. REAL ESTATE MARKET
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39. EXISTING SITUATION
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40. STRATEGY
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41. FLOWS TO LUPs

42. PRIMARY
INTERVENTION

43. ACTIVATION
STRATEGY

44. CAPTURING THE FLOWS
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45. KEY PROJECTS
CENTRE OF YOUNG
NEW LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS
MARKET
HUERTA INFO CENTRE
DESIGN
WORKSHOP AREA 0 1km

46. REDEVELOPMENT LAYER
PROJECT / NEW MARKET
OLDER >64 LIVING ALONE BAD HOUSING CONDITION
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49. EMPLOYMENT LAYER
PROJECT / WORKSHOP CENTRE
EMPTY PROPERTY
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52. EMPLOYMENT LAYER
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR CENTRE
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UNEMPLOYMENT
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53. YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR CENTRE

54. GREEN LAYER
TEMPORARY PARKS &
HUERTA INFO CENTRE
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55. LANDSCAPE INFO CENTRE

56. SECONDARY PROJECTS
INTERVENTION TYPES
TEMPORARY/PERMANENT
NEW GREEN SPACES
UNDER USED PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION
ON EMPTY PROPERTY

57. DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION NEW GREEN SPACES UNDER USED DEVELOPMENT
Bratislava / Green Square Budapest / Urban Meadow
Magdeburg / Open Air Library
But Yam / Northern Gate
Dessau / Landscape Corridor Vilnius / Litterateur’s Street
Philadelphia / Vacant Land Brooklyn / Lent Space Paris / Passage 56

58. DESIGN
Project / New Market

59. CURRENT CONDITIONS
Va
lero Existing Spatial Configuration Proposed Spatial Configuration
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Empty / Abandoned / Deteriorating property
EXISTING SITUATION

60. SPATIAL PROPOSAL

61. EXISTING SITUATION
CENTRAL
PARK MAIN FLOWS
TO LUPs
UNDER USED
AREA

62. PHASE 1
TEMPORARY
SQUARE NEW
MARKET!
NEW LUP CONNECTION

63. PHASE 2
NEW
DEVELOPMENT

64. PHASE 3
DEMOLITION OF
PROPERTY
RELOCATING
INHABITANTS
REARRANGEMENT
OF PUBLIC SPACE

65. PHASE 4
NEW ACCESS TO THE
NEW MARKET
NEIGHBOURHOOD
SQUARE
PRIVATE
SPACE

66. PHASE 5 /
PROPOSED SPATIAL
CONFIGURATION
SECONDARY
INTERVENTIONS
M
IMPROVED
ACCESSIBILITY

67. PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS

68. WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIC SPATIAL INTERVENTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE POSITION OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AREAS IN VALENCIA?
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WHAT ARE THE EXISTING POSSIBILITIES OF SPATIAL PLANNING TO IMPROVE THE BENEFITS OF LUPs FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN VALENCIA?

69. GRACIAS