Costs and Benefits of Urban Dispersion on a local scale

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Project title | Costs and Benefits of Urban Dispersion on a local scale
Project Code | PTDC/AUR/64086/2006
Main objective |

Region of intervention |

Beneficiary entity |
  • Universidade de Aveiro(líder)
  • Direcção Geral do Ordenamento do Território e Desenvolvimento Urbano(parceiro)
  • Universidade de Évora(parceiro)

Approval date | 01-09-2007
Start date | 01-09-2007
Date of the conclusion | 30-04-2011

Total eligible cost |
European Union financial support |
National/regional public financial support |
Apoio financeiro atribuído à Universidade de Évora | 10980 €

Summary

In the emerging city the pattern of mobility has transformed social and spatial relations. Urban settlements interpenetrate with green spaces and the urban structure is becoming fragmented and dispersed. This project seeks opinions on this problem which explains why it is set up to consider costs and benefits. We intend to compare the costs between different “Base Land Units” of the expanded city. We intend to study the literature, examine existing studies  and analyse two different case studies, Aveiro/Ílhavo and Évora. By benefits we understand quality of life. With respect to costs, we may divide them into local public infrastructure and mobility related costs.  Our conclusions, supported by public questionnaires, will be expressed quantitatively. This will result in the formulation of a comparative opinion, expressed in cost-benefit terms, between the various typologies of dispersed occupation and, also, between these and those of continuous occupation.

Goals, activities and expected/achieved results

Goals

Conclusões e recomendações sobre a atitude a tomar perante o fenómeno da dispersão e sobre cenários desejáveis de evolução da ocupação dispersa existente. 

Activities