| Cecília Maria Neves Delgado (cmndelgado@gmail.com) |
| Faculty of Architecture, Technical University Lisbon |
| July, 2011 |
| ACADEMIC BACKGROUND •2011, PhD in Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Technical University Lisbon - Portugal Title: A city for all – Public participation to build equitative and inclusive cities •1998, Master in Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University - Portugal Title: Crime prevention through urban design •1995, Architectural Degree, Faculty of Architecture, Porto University - Portugal PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES •1999 until today, Lecturer and Professor, Porto and Famalicão Campus, Lusíada University, Portugal - Main courses and modules taught over the years: Design, Building, Urban Planning, etc. - Master and PhD viva examiner (20 so far) •2000 – 2007, Urban Planning Coordinator, Parque Expo 98 – Lisbon – Portugal and Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality FIELDS OF RESEARCH • Innovations in urban planning: urban agriculture, participatory budgeting, neighbourhood improvement • Crime prevention through Urban Design • Participation and participatory methods • Gender equity and Gender mainstreaming in public policies • Handcrafts and DesignPUBLICATIONS • Delgado, C. 2011. O urbanista na crise: face às diferentes percepções da cidade – Revista CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios n. 22 (2011) - Centre for Territorial Studies - ISCTE-IUL- http://cidades.dinamiacet.iscte-iul.pt/index.php/CCT/issue/view/20/showToc(The urban planner role in the crisis: Due to different city perceptions – English version) • Delgado, C. 2011. A city for all – Public participation to build equitative and inclusive cities. Ph. D Thesis Faculty of Architecture Technical University of Lisbon • Delgado, C, 2011. Chart on the book The Criminology: an Interdisciplinary Archipelago – pag 193-211; Porto University editions • Delgado, C. 2011. Convergências e divergências na representação da cidade para “todos” - Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Vol. XXII, 2011, pag. 73-94 http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/9901.pdf (Convergences and divergences in the representation of the city to “all” – English version) • Delgado, C, 2009. Why is it important to achieve a representative participation in the debate of our cities? – Acts of the Congress CITTA 2nd conference on planning research – Planning on times of Uncertainty – Faculty of Engineering Porto University, 2009 • Delgado, C, 2004. Design não é para todos. Design ainda é um luxo. Linha de Terra - Magazine. Editions Lusíada University, 2004 (Design is not for everyone. Design is still a luxury- English version) • Delgado, C, 2003. Cenário do Crime. Linha de Terra Magazine. Editions Lusíada University, 2003. (Crime Design - English version) • Delgado, C, 2001. A importancia dos mapas mentais – Architecture and Life Publication N.º 16 – May 2001 (The importance of Mental Maps - English version) • Delgado, C, 1999. Fragments of a city – Chart on the book City Identity pag 32 - 41; Maia Municipality editions, 1999COMMUNICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS •2012, Limitation on public women participation on public sphere. International Conference on Law and Inequalities – Social Studies Centre – Coimbra University – Portugal – 23/24 April •2012, Governance sustainability through urban identity; International Conference on Heritage 2012 – Porto – Portugal – June 2011 (abstract accepted) •2012, Food and climate change – Lessons learned from London approaches; International Conference on Innovation for Sustainability – Lusíada University – Porto – Portugal – September 2012 (abstract accepted) •2011, Limitations on women public participation; International Conference on Urban Studies Gender and Feminism: Theory and experiences – Polytechnic University of Catalonia- Barcelona – Spain – October 2001 •2011, Public participation in urban planning as a way to achieve urban life quality; International Conference ECOCITY world summit, Montreal – Canada – August 2011 •2011, The Urban Planner as mediator and negotiator, committed and informed; International conference on Urban Planning - Portuguese Association of Urban Planners – Aveiro University – Portugal – June 2011 •2011, Convergences and divergences in the representation of the city to "all"; International Conference on Urban Morphology in Portugal: Lessons and Perspectives – Porto University – Portugal – June 2011 •2009, Communities and citizens participation; 12.nd Congress of Portuguese Architects Association – Famalicão – Portugal – November 2009 •2009, Public participation, without space for information and dialogue, is it a way to legitimate political decisions?; Glocal – 1st National Conference on Local Agenda and Sustainability – Estoril – Portugal – September 2009 •2009, Do technicians, politicians and citizens have the same model of city? Trying to achieve a common model for urban quality of life; International Conference - Society of Quality of Life Studies, Florence - Italy – July 2009 •2009, Do technicians, politicians and citizens have the same model of city? Towards a representative participation in the future of our cities; International Conference City Futures´09, Madrid – Spain – June 2009 •2009, Why is it important to achieve a representative participation in the debate of our cities? CITTA 2st Annual Conference on Planning Research Evaluation in Planning – Faculty of Enginery Porto University – Portugal – May 2009 •1997, Preliminary results of the master research – Crime Prevention through urban Design; Presentation on the National Urban Safety Forum - Porto Municipality – November 1997 |
Abstract |
| Urban population is not homogeneity, i.e, they have different needs and aspirations. Urban design is the result of political and technical decisions. Citizen’s public participation wants to bridge the gap between the different spheres, allowing the dialogue among citizens, politicians and technicians. So, it is important to understand: Is there convergence about the city "model" for politicians, technicians and citizens? We assumed that the city "model" depends of each group role, and that gender is not consensual. Given the importance of public participation as a means of achieving this "model", we analyzed if access to public sphere, where participation takes place, is the same for politicians, technicians, citizens and above gender. As study case was selected the Polis Program, in Vila Nova de Gaia - Portugal and a sample of 100 citizens, 26 politicians and 55 technicians. We applied two types of methodological approaches: quantitative techniques to inquire politicians and technicians about urban life quality; qualitative techniques to describe the ideal city. The qualitative methodology was only used to obtain citizens view. Concerning public participation both methodologies were used. Regarding the city “model” for technicians and politicians the results depend on the methodology adopted. For urban life quality the most relevant parameters were public transport, infrastructure, green spaces and environmental quality. The less relevant were industry, proximity to home - work and socialization. The differences between genders and academic background were not significant. We found significant differences when comparing: technicians vs. politicians; professional background; age; and place of residence. Describing the ideal city, politicians and technicians share the vision of a city founded on mixture of function. In this scenario, women give more importance to commercial streets and reject the presence of the industry. There are no significant differences between technicians and politicians view, but there are significant variations when comparing: gender; academic and professional background, age and place of residence. We suppose that the differences between the model for urban life quality and the ideal city is the result of an academic construction, to the first one, which could explain the gender and academic background neutrality, and that the second is grounded in a praxis frame. Urban life quality to citizens results from the mixture of functions and the presence of green spaces. The vision of the ideal city is founded on the same principles. Gender, educational background, age and household profession, significantly influenced the city idealization. Focusing our analysis in the case study we conclude that the evaluation of urban quality of life varies significantly with individual characteristics. Moreover, residence is the most significant factor concerning case study ignorance. There is consensus about the importance of public participation around the three groups. From the politicians and technicians point of view, the slight public participation results from lack of encouragement from the authorities. Citizens share the same view but admit it is important to complement people participation with other sources of decision. The results also permit to conclude that public participation is statistically lower to women, as well as, to technicians and young people. The case study highlights the lack of technicians and politicians knowledge of public participation and the relevance of age and academic training in the perception of the concept. It also supports that participation does not interfere in Polis evaluation. In conclusions, the city vision is influenced by a number of circumstances beyond the group role: politicians, technicians or citizens, i.e., it depends on gender, age, profession and educational background and place of residence. However, the access to public sphere is constrained not only by group membership (technician vs. politician) and gender, but also by age. Consequently, it is necessary to create deliberative spaces and ensure the presence of all, concerning that urban planning should reproduce the same diversity. |
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