Les midi-séminaires: Potential for cycling in Belo Horizonte

During the lunchtime seminars Priscilla Dutra Dias Viola, PhD candidate in Urban Planning, Université de Montréal, will present her research entitled "Potential for cycling in Belo Horizonte: an exploratory study of the 2012 Origin and Destination Survey". 

The aim of this research is to verify the potential of the city of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) for urban cycling, considering the most likely cyclist profile, needs and travel behaviour. To determine the city's potential for cycling as a means of transport, it was proposed to use the statistical method of logistic regression using the database of the 2012 Origin and Destination Survey (OD 2012). Two potential scenarios were obtained. In the first scenario, the potential number of bicycle trips reaches 1.49%, almost four times more than the 0.4% of the 2012 OD modal share. In the second scenario, the potential value of cycling trips is 6.73% of the modal share, which represents an increase of more than 2,400% in the number of daily trips. The results show that the increased participation of bicycles in the modal division can contribute to improving mobility conditions and quality of life in Belo Horizonte. 

Bring your lunch and join the discussion on Thursday, November 14, at room 3073 of the Faculty of Planning of the Université de Montréal.

Seminar: Emerging and dynamic real estate markets and production dynamics of metropolitan areas

"MARCHÉS IMMOBILIERS ÉMERGENTS ET DYNAMIQUES DE PRODUCTION DES TERRITOIRES MÉTROPOLITAINS: les cas de Hanoi et Ho Chi Minh Ville (Vietnam)" a seminar by Clément Musil (geographer and urban planner, PhD) and Danielle Labbé (urban planner and architect, PhD).

In the early 1990s, as a result of reforms that put Vietnam on the path to a "socialist-oriented market economy", a real estate market reappeared in the country's major cities. Driven by a rapid growth of urban populations and a constantly increasing rate of economic growth, today the real estate markets in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City, the economic metropolis of the South, are experiencing a real effervescence. However, this spectacular dynamism, which is reflected in the construction of residential real estate projects of unprecedented scale for the country, is not without consequences and leads to a profound transformation of the peri-urban spaces of these metropolitan areas. In a perspective between the cases of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, this paper sheds light on the main components of these emerging markets and their effects on urban production.

Be there, on Thursday November 7th, 2019 at noon in room #2077 of the Faculty of Development!

Conference: Ho Chi Minh and the manufacturing of new mobilities

"HO CHI MINH VILLE (Vietnam) ET LA FABRIQUE DES NOUVELLES MOBILITÉS: un exercice sous contrainte", a conference by Clément Musil, geographer and urban planner, PhD.

Ho Chi Minh City, a metropolis of more than 10 million people, is Vietnam's main economic engine - now considered an "emerging economy", a "middle-income country". As a result of the rising standard of living of urban households, mobility practices are changing. Vietnam's cities, and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, are known for the widespread use of motorized two-wheelers for their travel. The gradual enrichment of the middle and upper middle classes is pushing them to abandon the use of motorcycles for the purchase of cars. While the metropolis of southern Vietnam is now facing increasing road traffic congestion problems, the metropolitan authorities are planning to modernise the existing public transport network and, above all, to build a vast public transport network including metro and bus lines in dedicated lanes. The creation of this network would constitute a technical solution to improve the conditions of travel of city dwellers in the metropolitan area and also an opportunity to develop and redevelop the metropolis with the construction of new districts based on the principles of Transit-Oriented Development. On the basis of an inventory of the development of the public transport network, this communication examines its implementation, which is not without imposing significant constraints on the public authorities: financing of the network; access to land rights-of-way and development of new urban districts; institutional management of the network in its construction and operation phase.

Be there, on Wednesday October 30th, 2019 at noon in room #1150 of the Faculty of Development!

Les midi-séminaires: Adolescentes et espace public

During the lunchtime seminars, Amélie Boudot, an urban planning graduate from the Faculté d’Aménagement of the Université de Montréal, will present her research entitled "L'Expérience des adolescentes dans l'espace public à Zapopan (Mexique) : Une analyse de genre et perspectives urbanistiques". 

Faced with an urban context that is unfavourable to the realization of their right to the city, this research questions the experience of adolescent girls from disadvantaged backgrounds in the public space, particularly when they are on the move. The research focuses on the experiences of young women living in the peripheral and marginalized Miramar neighbourhood of Zapopan, a municipality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area of Jalisco, Mexico. It was conducted using a feminist methodological framework, with a qualitative and participatory approach, including action research-based data collection methods and popular education processes.

This methodology has helped deepen the understanding of the situation of adolescent girls - a double exclusion in the public space - and led young women to formulate and present concrete recommendations to the municipality. Finally, this research has shown that participatory processes in urban planning are useful both for the production of knowledge and for the realization of the right to the city. During the lunchtime seminars, emphasis will be placed on the methodology used and the data collection methods used.  

Bring your lunch and join the discussion on Thursday, October 31, at room 3073 of the Faculty of Planning of the Université de Montréal.

Arrive early, places are limited!

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Les midi-séminaires: El Ordenamiento Territorial

During the lunchtime seminars, Chantelle L'Heureux, an urban planning graduate from the Faculté d’Aménagement of the Université de Montréal and project manager of the GRT Rive-Sud, will present her research "El Ordenamiento Territorial: le processus de planification territoriale dans les zones minières au Ancash, Pérou".

In collaboration with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, this research project analyses the territorial planning tool of small municipalities in Ancash that are affected by the presence of mines. The negative impacts of mines on the territory are numerous. Local actors perceive the implementation of territorial planning as a solution to improve living conditions since it strengthens the capacity of local governments to make better decisions. First, the presentation will focus on the main tool, the Ordenamiento Territorial. Then, it will identify the main limits to its implementation and conclude with concrete recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness of this tool. 

Bring your lunch and join the discussion on Thursday, October 17, at room 3073 of the Faculté d’Aménagement of the Université de Montréal.

Arrive early places are limited!

Les midi-séminaires: Adapting to Climate Change in Cities of Developing Countries

For the first midi-séminaire this fall, Camila Florez Bossio, Ph.D student at McGill’ s university in the Geography department will present: « Adapting to Climate Change in Cities of Developing Countries: An Urban Dwellers’ Perspective ».

Climate change places worldwide populations of urban areas at high risk. In cities of the developing world, the situation is critical as economic, social, and institutional challenges exacerbate local sensitivities and decrease urban populations’ capacities to adapt. Nonetheless, much of the empirical research is strongly oriented towards policy and governance questions at the city scale. This talk will critically examine current literature on urban adaptation to climate change in developing countries, and then present preliminary findings of a case study that assesses how residents of Lima, Peru adapt to climate-related risks to their water security.

Please note that this conference will be in english.

Bring your lunch and join the discussion next Thursday, 26th of septembre, in room 3073 of the Faculté de l’aménagement de l’Université de Montréal.

Arrive early, places are limited!