Social Impacts of Urban Planning

In an increasingly urban society, the coordination between the implantation of mobility systems and territorial planning is fundamental for the balance of the territory, the urban system, the environment and, ultimately, the quality of life of the people. citizens. The interactions between conception and management of mobility and urban forms are widely recognized. However, territorial and formal mismatches appear (segregation, gentrification ...) which are a cause for concern for politicians, planners and technicians;

The subjective attitudes that mobilize various political, economic and social actors, and form a complex network of often faced situations and attitudes. Citizen participation in these processes, either through neighborhood movements, ecologists, civic platforms, user associations, etc. indicates a degree of social concern important for the effectiveness of projects, not only from a technical point of view, but also ethical. Social demands for making livelier, healthier cities are a fundamental claim in new interventions. For this, a holistic vision and interdisciplinary work in the management of urban sustainability are required, which will make it possible to integrate policies in all these conditions.

Urban policies must be in accordance with the new needs of cities and their citizens. From the LESEC it participates in studies and urban plans, of urban reform and of mobility contributing the social perspective. Within this line, the impacts of current urban policies are evaluated in terms of social vulnerability and gentrification.

Specific Lines:

- Socio-urbanistic effects of urban regeneration policies.

- The contribution of bottom-up perspectives to traditional urban and territorial development policies.

- Participation in University Mobility Mobility plans

- Application of indicators for the analysis of the socio-economic and cultural dimension of sustainability.

- Segregation-socio-space analysis of urban planning.

- Application of mobility surveys.

- Socio-territorial impacts of a new transport infrastructure