Desenvolvimento Urbano Contemporâneo na Europa - Orestade Copenhaga e Zuidas Amesterdão

Abstract

Zuidas e Ørestad are two new urban development projects that are taking place, respectively, in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Through its analysis, some of the physical phenomena, and other political, social and economical processes and challenges of the contemporary city were studied. More accurately, it was tried to percieve in which way the socio-spatial past and current transformations is changing urbanism and its instruments. Amsterdam and Copenhagen are representative of European cities, and portraying visions of transformation of cities in the 21st century. The urban projects studied reveal different objectives, and the diverse implementation strategies used by each city to achieve them. Zuidas, in Amsterdam, is the largest and most complex of urban contemporary projects in the Netherlands, and represents one of the largest economic centers of the region. The development project of Ørestad, along with the new bridge from Malmö, is one of the most visible landmarks in the creation of the transnational Oresund region, linking Copenhagen to the Skåne region in southern Sweden. With the study of these strategic urban development projects, there is a trial to understand the relationship between new urban spaces and the emergence of new forms of political organization, economy and urban life. The case studies identify a number of major urban projects developed at local level that reflect global trends, as well as the various forms of strategic and institutional practices used. In this sense, they also allow to observe the change of the systems of governance at different scales. By analyzing Zuidas and Ørestad, this study exposes the different types of solutions presented, as well as the innovations introduced in the projects. At the same time, it reflects on the new set of tools to plan the city, and verifies how the initial ambitions of the projects have been materialized.