Assignment 03A: Project Definition

Assignment 03A: Project Definition

July 2, 2022 · by · in ,

 

Group work:  I will give you time to work on this tomorrow in the middle of the day in Granada while its too hot to go outside BUT please start it before we leave so you can talk to each other at the airport and on the plane. Please post by Sunday, July 3, 11:59pm, so that we can get into groups and more importantly go through three rounds of mapping in the Albaicin neighborhoods of Granadas as we have always done. Build on assignment notes and reference from 02B BCN Problems.  Post to category [03A Project Definition] 

**The two example posts below

**I really want each of you to ground your interest in a problem for the people of Barcelona today – thus the periodical review (newspapers). Thank you!

MORALES, M. + VALDEZ, D. E03 UPDATED

MORALES, M. + VALDEZ, D. UPDATED DIAGRAMS

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01 IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES TO URBAN HEALTH IN BARCELONA

INTRODUCTION: Context, Problem and Purpose

  • Title: Two-word title
  • Purpose Sentences as typed paragraph:
    • What is the problem/challenge of urban health in Barcelona today, how is it applied to Superillas and social interaction?
    • Who is affected (be as specific as possible);
    • Why is it important, including social value? (highlight key words) Consider social issues and ecological issues (air, water, light, heat, animals and green light).
  • Social Interaction Theoretical Framework: Choose a Primary category of Uses, Demographic or Infrastructure. Choose a subcategory.
  • Chart from Idea to Indicators: List qualities (processes) and indicate with a symbol if it is a fixed urban quality or an urban phenomena (human or natural)? Consider 1 indicator for each quality (see J of Urbanism).
    • Choose 1-2 geometry inputs? (parcel area, height, sidewalk width, rail, bike, waterway)
      • Hint: see OSM/ELK. This will lead to unit diagrams at GPS data point locations.
    • Small thumbnail pictures and/or narrow texture of swatch of qualitative image/material perhaps hinting at final output. Graphic hints: set the tone for the unit and highlight color here

Hult Presentation 91

MM and DV Cultivando Comunidad

 

02 BACKGROUND: Context 

  • Outline: Diagram and or Google Sheet of Purpose / Primary and Secondary categories  / Qualities / Indicators (history) / On-site or Off-Site / Fixed or Phenomena
  • Literature Review: (3) 2 paragraph of theory / reading (Password: Barcelona).  Specific Paragraph 1  (hour glass): 1) idea; 2) citation; 3) further idea. General Paragraph 2: 3 sentences explaining how this applies to your project.  **Address ideas from the reading that include but are not limited to: Rueda’s idea of Superilles and mobility systems; Sola Morales’s ideas on how the Eixample Plan Cerda and Gracia works; Corner’s idea of adaptability with specificity; Jacob’s idea of unpredictability; Schartz’s idea of scenarios; Guallart’s idea of self-sufficiency (post); Helle Soholt and Jan Gehl’s ideas of walkability (youtube); or other ideas from the readings.
  • Research Superilles and current Barcelona health and livability problems/challenges: 1- 3 recent articles as quotations or informational statistics (El Periodico, El Pais, other) (FYI, City of Barcelona is Ajuntament de Barcelona; Catalan Government is Generalitat).
  • Comparative Statistics (graphs and Charts, Open Data Barcelona): Infographics to set a quantitative baseline big picture to small picture indicators to follow. Research climate information by month or season such as precipitation, temperature highs and lows, relative humidity, wind direction and speed, animal migration. Research effects of human behavior such as sources of sound pollution (discos, tourists, terraces, schools), air pollution (terraces, construction, restaurant hours), light pollution (cars, commerces).

03 BACKGROUND: Quantitative and Qualitative Baseline (statistics and info-graphics)

  • Qualitative media: picture (zoomed in) of your urban design characteristics (criteria)
  • Abstract scientific data to the qualities: measurement of basic relationships, statistics related to measure quality (ex. 6:1 water to urban farming recommendation). Abstract and Baseline models.  Ex. Cost of water Barcelona / Granada. Ex. Overnight temperature difference, humidity, income per capita, etc. 
  • Policy Context: Catalan/Barcelona/ 22@ 10/10/10, BCNecologia_Presentacio Superilles,  Patrimonio (Generalitat/Ajuntament) vs comparative city such as Portland, Madrid, EU. Can you find relevant law or ordinances in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain or the EU? Ex.. Air quality violated EU standards.
  • Diagrams: visualize/organize relationships of your ideas in degrees of time, material, space and real-time data
  • Ecology: Bar charts and graphs may also be helpful, especially for quantitative contextualization and possibly comparison.
  • Timeline: Identify time relevance in periods (daily, weekly, seasonally, annually, multi-year) Corner Collage / Minard
  • GH Plugins: What GH plugins would be helpful (show their icon)?
  • Sensors (on-site): What sensors might be helpful? +Find online an example with script and prototype diagram. ++Inventory what you will need.
  • Real-time Data (off-site): What databases exist? website (ex. wind surfing, BCN sound, weather, PurpleAir)

04 – 05 QGIS City of Barcelona Plan/s (with diagrams about layers and sources of data)

  • What QGIS Open Barcelona databases or types of layers might be useful? List their names. Thoughtful of graphics.    ***04 +/-3 individual layes and  05 1 composite.

05   Human-scale Map of Poblenou, Barcelona. (resolution is 33m per point)

featured image via this article 2018 from Metropoli found here.

^^^  Format for all assignments Super Square 8.5 x 8.5 (8.75 x 8.75 for full bleed print) see Drive Template