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Sustainable Development by means of a Collaborative Planning Framework, the case of Municipal Housing in Guatemala CityJuly 10, 2014

Msc. Jose Andres Morales

Dr. Johannes Flacke

Dr. Javier Martinez

Research background

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Guatemala City

A story of suburbanization

Municipal housing as an urban shaper

From control to co-evolution

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Research problem and objectives

How to implement a collaborative planning framework in evaluatingmunicipal housing projects location to achieve sustainable development

To identify a process and methodology to support collaborativeplanning approaches for the municipal housing projects

To explore the perspectives by potential stakeholders on housingdevelopment and collaborative planning

To implement the collaborative planning framework to identify andassess sites for municipal housing projects

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A process and methodology for collaborative planning

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Figure 2.2. Planning Process. Adapted from (Boyko, 2008; Malczewski, 1999; Sharifi &

Zucca, 2009)

intelligence

design

choice

monitoring

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Case study area

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Guatemala City

Implementation of a collaborative planning framework

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14 structured face to face

interviews and 1 workshop

with 10 participants

(September-October 2012)

Workshop feedback• dominant groups

Introduction + discussion + common knowledge building + suitability criteria construction

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Perspectives on sustainable housing development

• Different dimensions of sustainability are implicit within the interests of

different stakeholders, however each one is limited by its own role and

frame of action (budget, land, economic viability, affordability capacity)

• Current barriers to overcome (speculation, urban structure, uncertainty

in development costs.

• Opportunities for municipal housing projects (cultural shift, increasing

costs in mobility, associations between land owners and private

investment, normative and management tools)

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Perspectives on collaborative planning approaches

• Opportunities: Chance to overcome barriers for development (less risk

in investment), scenario for local economic development (LED), address

users preferences, lead towards sustainable development.

• Barriers: incompatible interests, political stress, personal limitations, lack

of trust (transparency and economic)

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Suitability analysis for sites identification

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suitability criteria and stakeholders

preferencesSMCA implementation for suitability analysis

Suitability maps and sites identification

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63 sites were

designed with a

total surface area of

119,021mt2

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Sites assessment

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Dynamic assessment modelSub area

Balanced re densification

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At a buildability index of 2.7 (G3) and 4 (G4)

Height reached: 4 floors - 6 floors Net density: 572 hab/Ha - 851hab/HaOpen space: 5mt2/hab - 4mt2/hab

G3 G4

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Assessment results

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Sensitivity analysis [performance of sites per objective]

Performance of sites according to stakeholders preferences

Conclusions

Advantage of having a more comprehensive understanding of the barriers to befaced and opportunities when planning toward sustainable housing development inthe inner city.

A multi-dimensional collaborative approach to assess sites for municipal housingcould stimulate fruitful discussions in planning for sustainable development

Different methodologies and the use of a Planning Support System offer aneffective and transparent approach to better inform the planning process in multistakeholder’s environments.

Use of 3D models (communicative tools) and means to share and exploreinformation by stakeholders facilitated the process of knowledge building and.

Emphasis in using available geographic information. Collaborative planningenforce commitment towards the planning task and to information and datasharing.

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Questions

Assessment criteria and ranking per stakeholder group

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MCA implementation using ILWIS

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Weighting schemes per stakeholder group

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Suitability output

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Analysis outputs available to stakeholders

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63 sites were

designed with a

total surface area of

119,021mt2