The Temporality In Urban Strategies Mina Case Study

Abstract

The perception of designs for city development has normally considered a master plan or permanent form. Drawing from the history of urban planning and in the context of current situation in effective urban strategies, the dissertation thesis argues that the temporality in urban strategies is becoming the most important element for future urban design. The author is defending the statement in four chapters using theoretical as well as empirical approach. First chapter is devoting to temporary urbanism itself where the basic concepts and theories are presented. Second and third chapter are analytical, describing the case studies of temporary cities and events with the main focus on Mina – exact example of temporary city. By analysing and comparing the case studies we focused on implementation of temporary strategies, changes in time and finally situation after the end of event or occasion. We have proved effectiveness in temporary urban planning. Fourth chapter is providing the insight to the own research where we used relevant computer programs and analytical tools to analyse data from primary survey and social media as bottom-up approach to temporary urbanism. We analysed temporary uses of urban spaces and attitudes of temporary users to build the model of quality of life in temporary cities and prove the interest of grassroots level in urban planning. In addition we proposed post-analysis of London Olympics and Shanghai Expo as prove of the importance of temporality nowadays. We discovered that there are lots of proves of temporality becoming the most important element for future urban design as we stated at the beginning of dissertation. Last part of the thesis is simulation analysis providing the process of urbanisation in temporary entities to show the origination of the temporary formations in reality