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favela and create a high level of integrity which could advance the quality of life and
environmental performances therein (Arcidiacono et al. 2017).
The investigation phase highlights the structural blockage in urban flow due to
the morphological pattern of Rocinha. Although there were 21 locations in which
the morphological modification could create a systemic reaction on a favela-wide
scale, an integrated prototype network allowed for the intervention to be applied in
only six locations, still activating the same systemic reaction. The UMS designed to
control the flow of energy and information is based locally and can include future
intervention in Rocinha to integrate this with the whole favela system.
Today, we are facing challenges of unprecedented difficulty such as climate and
socioeconomic inequity, which cast a shadow of doubt over our sustainable future.
As most of the problems have their roots in cities, sustainability becomes an urban
matter. While there should be a collective effort to minimize urban marginalization
in future developments, the current problems of these areas should be addressed and
effective methods to improve the quality of life within them should be studied. There
are indeed favorable traits in the structure of the informal settlements especially in
adequate energy consumption which could be learned from.
This project is not the first study proposed to deal with the favela Rocinha or with
the informal settlements in general. In most of them, the informal settlements are
regarded as a problem to be solved and the efforts were directed to formalize them or
to eliminate them from the face of the cities. It is no surprise that they could not relate
to the local communities and resulted in producing more conflicts and segregation.
In contrast, PolimiparaRocinha is regarding Rocinha as an integral part of the city
and a source of opportunity which with a locally based and minimal and systemic set
of modifications has the potential to perform better and provide greater opportunities
for integration with the rest of the city.
References
Arcidiacono, A. et al. (2017). Environmental Performance and social inclusion: A project for the
Rocinha Favela in Rio de Janeiro. Energy Procedia.
Handy, S. (2005). Smart growth and the transportation-land use connection: What does the research
tell us? International Regional Science Review.
Hillier, B., & Iida, S. (2005). Network and psychological effects in urban movement. In Lecture
notes in computer science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture
Notes in Bioinformatics).
Manesh, S. V., Tadi, M. (2013). Sustainable morphological transformation via integrated modification methodology (I.M.M): The case study of surfers Paradise District of Gold Coast City,
Australia.
Manesh, S. V., & Tadi, M. (2016). A sustainable urban morphology for a greener city. The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design.
Meurs, M. (2007). Understanding institutional diversity. Comparative Economic Studies.
Olwig, K. R. (2016). Life between buildings: Using public space. Landscape Journal.
Tadi, M., & Mohammad Zadeh, M. H. (2017). Urban porosity. A morphological key category for
the optimization of the CAS’s environmental and energy performances.
G. Masera et al.
favela and create a high level of integrity which could advance the quality of life and
environmental performances therein (Arcidiacono et al. 2017).
The investigation phase highlights the structural blockage in urban flow due to
the morphological pattern of Rocinha. Although there were 21 locations in which
the morphological modification could create a systemic reaction on a favela-wide
scale, an integrated prototype network allowed for the intervention to be applied in
only six locations, still activating the same systemic reaction. The UMS designed to
control the flow of energy and information is based locally and can include future
intervention in Rocinha to integrate this with the whole favela system.
Today, we are facing challenges of unprecedented difficulty such as climate and
socioeconomic inequity, which cast a shadow of doubt over our sustainable future.
As most of the problems have their roots in cities, sustainability becomes an urban
matter. While there should be a collective effort to minimize urban marginalization
in future developments, the current problems of these areas should be addressed and
effective methods to improve the quality of life within them should be studied. There
are indeed favorable traits in the structure of the informal settlements especially in
adequate energy consumption which could be learned from.
This project is not the first study proposed to deal with the favela Rocinha or with
the informal settlements in general. In most of them, the informal settlements are
regarded as a problem to be solved and the efforts were directed to formalize them or
to eliminate them from the face of the cities. It is no surprise that they could not relate
to the local communities and resulted in producing more conflicts and segregation.
In contrast, PolimiparaRocinha is regarding Rocinha as an integral part of the city
and a source of opportunity which with a locally based and minimal and systemic set
of modifications has the potential to perform better and provide greater opportunities
for integration with the rest of the city.
References
Arcidiacono, A. et al. (2017). Environmental Performance and social inclusion: A project for the
Rocinha Favela in Rio de Janeiro. Energy Procedia.
Handy, S. (2005). Smart growth and the transportation-land use connection: What does the research
tell us? International Regional Science Review.
Hillier, B., & Iida, S. (2005). Network and psychological effects in urban movement. In Lecture
notes in computer science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture
Notes in Bioinformatics).
Manesh, S. V., Tadi, M. (2013). Sustainable morphological transformation via integrated modification methodology (I.M.M): The case study of surfers Paradise District of Gold Coast City,
Australia.
Manesh, S. V., & Tadi, M. (2016). A sustainable urban morphology for a greener city. The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design.
Meurs, M. (2007). Understanding institutional diversity. Comparative Economic Studies.
Olwig, K. R. (2016). Life between buildings: Using public space. Landscape Journal.
Tadi, M., & Mohammad Zadeh, M. H. (2017). Urban porosity. A morphological key category for
the optimization of the CAS’s environmental and energy performances.