ABSTRACT

Density is often a major focus of contestation in imagining the future city. The built form of the future city, including its height and density, is a crystallization of current and projected urban growth, as well as a realization of policy ambitions. However, also determinant of future built form are present capacities to extract value from urban development, on the part of both private and public actors. This tight ‘nexus’ of concerns and interests drives the specific heights, densities and public space provision of the future city. This paper considers, on what grounds today’s urban residents might be drawn into a battle for the quality of the future city?

摘要

在构想未来的城市时，密度通常是竞争的主要重点。未来城市的建成形式，包括其高度和密度，是当前和预期的城市增长的结晶，也是对政策抱负的实现。但是，决定未来建筑形式的因素是私人和公共行为者目前从城市发展中获取价值的能力。关注与利益的紧密“联系”驱动着未来城市的特定高度，密度和公共空间供应。本文认为，今天的城市居民可能会出于什么理由而为未来城市的质量而战？