Abstract
The recent urban transformations produced in cities indicate the need to propose new theoretical and methodological approaches in physical planning. Based on the idea of complexity, it is required to integrate, in the analysis, multiplicity of interrelated factors involved in urban development, moreover, to develop planning tools that can incorporate variables not initially considered (for example when the norms were sanctioned) and instruments that would provide assessment alternatives to planning decisions in real time. The simulation models are suggested as tools to detect the elements, relationships and the dynamics in a simplified form that allow experiencing on the results. That is to say, a theoretical position on to a computer model is translated to investigate (in an experimental way) possible solutions derived from manipulating the variables, before the phenomenon is materialized. In the case of urban planning, this condition is of particular relevance, given the importance to anticipate unwanted effects in the intervention context that may arise when urban projects are built. The paper evaluates the application of a simulation methodology, based on the dynamics of systems and the application of software that can anticipate the effects of certain decisions in an urban renewal project in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. It applies the General Systems Theory that is a contribution to the notion of complex thought and is trans-disciplinary. Based on the idea of complex and multidimensional city, the effects of a real estate development are analyzed and conclusions on the limits and possibilities of using this tool during the processes of urban management are provided.
Highlights
The understanding of the contemporary city requires a combination of micro and macro perspectives, integrating the multiplicity of interrelated factors involved in urban development that can provide alternatives to assessment decisions that guide intervention policies
Some questions may orient the discussions in this case as to mention: How should the Municipality proceed in this case? Not allowing the new construction? Requiring investments from private developers due to the project and its effects on urban systems? Is it possible to capture urban plus-values, and redirected to the investments on infrastructure that are required in the city? In short, the value of the tool lies in enabling discussion and consensus between the different actors involved in the development of the large urban project
In conclusion it can be argued that the simulation model is validated as a tool used for the analysis of complex urban processes
Summary
The author notes that in many urban and analytically-oriented studies, the new emerging forms of the city are still treated as if they were natural phenomena that an external viewer describes based on objective observations The position of this author is that the description does not follow the changes but remains involved in its production. Spatial forms and the intensification of social segregation process, result in a more complex urban configuration characterized by territorial fragmentation In this context, different instruments are required to evaluate the management of large urban projects, as well as to identify the effects of the implementation of certain proposals, both from the perspective of real estate agents and private promoters as well as from the feasibility, benefits, and disadvantages in terms of urban, environmental and social sustainability associated with them
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