Urban relocation
Introduction
Relocation of inhabitants and infrastructure development is facing many urban areas. The are several reasons for urban relocation; industry development, for instance minin, response to natural disaster, for instance tsunami recovery and social/economical renewal. Urban relocation is complex in that it is spanning a number areas of societies; economic, political, social, cultural, religious, and environmental. While urban relocation has taken place historically, also in large scale, the interest in the field is growing as the need to take individuals and organizations rights, democratic, human and others, are increasing the many parts of the world.
Traditionally the field has been part of planning[1], but In recent years urban relocation has increasingly being viewed as design situation.[2]
Examples
New Gellivare - Urban relocation in response to mining
In the Malmberget town of Gellivare iron ore mining has for centuries been forcing urban relocation. Recent expansion of the mine demands a major relocation, concerning some 3800 people of the approx. 16000 living the city of Gellivare.
References
- ^ E. g.: Seeman, J. and P. Williams (1971). "Applied research and public policy: A study in urban relocation." Community Mental Health Journal 7(2): 99-106.
- ^ E.g. http://www.svid.se/citymove/About/City-Move-Interdesign/