Rapid urbanization is an occurrance that happens in every great city. Pull factors such as job opportunities, better health, and education facilities, and ease of services are what attracts people to migrate into the city. A disadvantage from this happening would be the neglect of the needs of people as urban solutions seem to be solved faster rather than better. Therefore, the ‘liveability’ or ‘quality of life’ of society within cities may decrease.
Physical + Social assets
Safe + Comfortable living
Equally distributed and accessible assets
Furthermore, designing better, innovative and more liveable cities requires taking into account the views and concerns of all sectors of society, including younger generations. Designing cities for youth is the key to creating the cities of the future.
Youth City is a planning concept that takes the young generation of the society into consideration, planning for them and with them.
Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia defines youth as those between ages 15 and 30. Improvement of educational facilities exposes youth to gain knowledge
Engagement of youth in development triggers concern for future society
Leisure facilities & cultural events enhances creativity & social skills
Community engagement improve problem-solving skills
Located at the Northern part of Germany, Hamburg is a vital city that contributes greatly to economy of country with media groups, the huge port, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, and a multitude of major corporations. Redeveloping the edge of the Elbe River into a new urban waterfront location The currently projected waterfront offers home for an additional 30,000 people
Develop additional high -quality urban spaces by the water for the public to enjoy Waterfront offers jobs to 50,000-70,000 people
As a city of dynamic economy and large number of job offerings, with a variety of educational instituions and large range of leisure facilities and cultural events, Hamburg continues to attract many people, especially younger generations. Approaches has been discussed to accommodate needs and improve the city’s liveability.
Ever since 2011, Hamburg has directed its development towards sustainability and liveability, planning for a city that maximizes its resources while increasing the quality of life of its society by providing good facilities and services. Hamburg realizes its population will continue to increase each year as it is the second largest city of Germany, therefore careful planning decisions were discussed for the comfort of both communities and migrants.
United Nations (UN), for statistical purposes, defines youth as those between ages 15 and 24.
Improve its local economy and open up job opportunities for its society
Focus at improving the quality of life of communities by providing good open spaces for leisure purposes
Preserve historical buidings, culture, and identity as they are important elements of urban culture
In terms of age, youth is more fluid and doesn’t have fixed age groups. By definition, youth is often referred to a person between the ages of leaving compulsory education, and finding their first job. Definition of youth changes according to circumstances, especially with the changes in demographic, financial, economic, and socio-cultural settings.
Affordable living- 6,000 new apartments built in each of the coming years
Investing in education– built for communication and encounter in the centre of each district
Preserve the accessibility and experience value of public spaces-are elements of a democratic urban culture
Preserve the mix of shops, gastronomy, street cafes, services, and cultural offerings
Save and recycle rather than waste
Integrating nature protection and parks
Balance between the dynamic growth of the built city and good quality landscapes and rural recreational areas
Offer more flexible ways to combine bus and rail travel, ferries, cycling, carsharing, and cars with environment friendly methods
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