Kategorie: Publikationen
The Fragile Nature of Road Transportation Networks
Major cities worldwide experience problems with the performance of their road transportation networks, and the continuous increase in traffic demand presents a substantial challenge to the optimal operation of urban road networks and the efficiency of traffic control strategies. The operation of transportation systems is widely considered to Mehr
Cinema and the City in the Age of Planetary Urbanization
1. April, 19:00 | Book launch | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, gta Foyer, HIL D 50.5, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5. How do cinema and planetary urbanization shape each other amid ecological and democratic crises? This book maps shifts in visual culture since the late 1980s as filmmakers, photographers, and artists probe Mehr
Global Urban Policy. A Framework for Analyzing State and Society
Cities are active policy innovators of global importance, whether responding to climate change, migration, poverty, or health disparities, or aiming to generate growth. Since cities adapt to the needs and interests of global capital, they may implement policies that slight the well-being of everyday residents and the most Mehr
Between Streets and Screens. Digital Video Activism and the Right to the City
Between Streets and Screens offers a comparative ethnography of digital video activism in Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town in the early 2010s. Focusing closely on the practices of filming protests and police violence, the book shows how eyewitnesses and activists navigate the fine line between power and Mehr
disP 61/3, September 2025
Temporalities of fire management: Gardening with extractivist droughts in Huertos Familiares, Chile
This article examines the intersection of wildfire, drought and extractivism through the case study of the Jardín del Siglo XXI (JSXXI, the Garden of the Twenty-first Century), a garden-based research project in Huertos Familiares, a community in Tiltil, Chile, increasingly affected by fire.
Zurich Atlas. An Archaeology of Urban Codes and Forms | Zurich Primer. A Propositional Planning Vision for the City.
Planungstools zur besseren Integration von Ökosystemleistungen in Raumplanung: Schlussbericht und Tool-Website
Im Rahmen des Aktionsplans Biodiversität wurden neue Erkenntnisse zum aktuellen Stand, zur Nachfrage und zu Hindernissen der Berücksichtigung von Ökosystemleistungen (ÖSL) in raumrelevanten Entscheidungen veröffentlicht. Der Schlussbericht eines vom BAFU beauftragten Projekts sowie eine neue Website der ETH unterstützen Fachpersonen dabei, geeignete Planungstools zu finden.
Working on Transformation
disP 61/2, June 2025
Revisiting density: The impact of CIAM on Zurich’s plans for sustainable urban growth
In recent years, the compact city model has gained prominence as a strategy for sustainable urban development, with urban densification at its core. While densification is recognized as a key planning tool, questions remain about how to use it effectively to achieve broader sustainability goals.
Reimagining Public Participation in Urban Development: Insights from Bramfischerville, Johannesburg
This publication explores how residents of Bramfischerville, an underprivileged area in Johannesburg, South Africa, understand public participation in urban development. The study reveals that for many community members, participation is less about influencing policy and more about gaining recognition and fostering relationships. These locally grounded perspectives challenge dominant Mehr
Digital Pedagogy for Data-driven Unsolicited Urban Design
As urban environments evolve with increasing complexity, urban planning must adapt by often responding to unsolicited demands rather than to commissioned, structured work. This paper explores the integration of digital tools – including Digital Twins – into the architectural curriculum at ETH Zurich, aiming to bridge the gap Mehr
Asunción Futura. Aportes y proyectos conceptuales en la franja costera norte de aunción del Paraguay
El proyecto apunta a trabajar en la reconversión y puesta en valor de cuatro sectores específicos: el Centro Histórico de Asunción, el Parque Caballero, la Reserva Ecológica del Banco San Miguel y la Bahía de Asunción y la creación del Distrito Eco-Inclusivo a ser ubicado entre el Cauce Mehr
Impact of radical bike lane allocation on bi-modal urban road network traffic performance: A simulation case study
To decarbonize urban transport systems, promoting active modes by allocating more road space to cycling infrastructure to achieve a radical modal shift has become a popular transport policy. However, such policies usually receive strong public opposition due to the concern of traffic congestion caused by reduced road capacity Mehr
Urban water projects must consider landscape architecture
Microscopic simulation of bicycle traffic flow incorporating cyclists’ heterogeneous dynamics and non-lane-based movement strategies
Cycling as a mode of transport is on an upward trend as a low-emission alternative to driving in urbanised areas nowadays. With the increasing number of cyclists, it is of great importance to assess the capacity of cycling infrastructure in practice. Simulation models are useful tools to investigate Mehr
Strategien und Policies von Wohnbaugenossenschaften in der Schweiz und Uruguay
ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE hat ein neues standardisiertes Format für die Veröffentlichung von Working Papers in der ETH Research Collection eingeführt. Die ersten Publikationen dieser Reihe stammen aus dem Projekt «Tackling the Global Housing Challenges: Relevance and Replicability of Switzerland’s and Uruguay’s Housing Cooperatives’ Policies and Strategies». Mehr
High-fidelity Immersive Virtual Reality Environments for Gait Rehabilitation Exergames
Nature in Change: Exploring the Ecological Conditions of a Flooded Gravel Pit in the Upper Rhine Plain
Cultivating More-than-human Care: Exploring Bird Watching as a Landscaping Practice on the Example of Sand Martins and Flooded Gravel Pits
The environmental crisis has created a demand for practices that build awareness about the interconnections of diverse forms of life, allowing humans to understand complex earthly relationships and reconnect with the land they inhabit. This paper contributes to this debate by investigating bird watching activities and their relevance Mehr
Towards sustainable urban densification: governmental timidity vs. 4D-Geodesigning urban transformation in Baden, Switzerland
Urban densification remains a contentious issue, often hindered by preservationist attitudes and risk-averse governance. This study contrasts two planning approaches in Baden, Switzerland: the Oberstadt + project, which applied a data-driven, evidence-based framework to foster a 10-Minute-Neighbourhood, and the In-Depth Study Oberstadt, which prioritized minimal intervention and preservation.
Soils in motion: The Metabolism of New York City’s Urban Grounds
This article examines the socioecological metabolism of soils in New York City, tracing their production, circulation, and transformation within the dynamics of extended urbanisation. It explores how soil, as both a biophysical and socio-political entity, alternates between being treated as lively or inert in response to the demands Mehr
«Das Raumkonzept Schweiz ist ein Referenzrahmen, der über seinen Inhalt wirkt»
disP 61/1, March 2025
Driving towards stability and efficiency: A variable time gap strategy for Adaptive Cruise Control
Automated vehicle technologies offer a promising avenue for enhancing traffic efficiency, safety, and energy consumption. Among these, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) systems stand out as a prevalent form of automation on today’s roads, with their time gap settings holding paramount importance. While decreasing the average time headway tends Mehr
Applied Antifragility in Technical Systems. From Principles to Applications
Launch of the Atlas of Regenerative Materials
The E-Bike City. Designing Sustainable Streets
The E-Bike City project’s design is anchored in shifting away from private car use, particularly for daily commuting. It does so by ensuring access to shared vehicle hubs within 200 meters (or another designated distance) of every residence, promoting convenience and accessibility.
disP 60/4, December 2024
Digital Pedagogy for Data-driven Unsolicited Urban Design
As urban environments evolve with increasing complexity, urban planning must adapt by often responding to unsolicited demands rather than to commissioned, structured work. This paper explores the integration of digital tools – including Digital Twins – into the architectural curriculum at ETH Zurich, aiming to bridge the gap Mehr
Book Chapter: ‚Case Study – AI-powered Digital Twin for Sarajevo Urban Plan‘
Housing and Reincorporation Strategies in post-Conflict Colombia. Mismatch of micro-level visions and macro-scale approaches
There is a consensus among scholars and policy makers that durable peace after violent conflicts is contingent upon addressing affected communities’ livelihood needs and, in particular, housing. Post-conflict reconstruction is challenging, but at the same time an opportunity to address pre-existing housing deficits. In this Update, we present Mehr
Exploring the conditions for the emergence and sustainability of housing cooperatives in Latin America
Housing cooperatives are being reconsidered in many countries worldwide as potentially relevant actors in the provision of affordable housing. This is also the case in Latin America, characterised by neo-liberal housing policies that have led to an increasing financialization of housing and marginalisation of the poor. Uruguay is Mehr
Producing New India. Periodising India’s Infrastructure-led Extended Urbanisation
New highway corridors are being implanted at various scales – local, metropolitan, regional, and interregional – often bypassing existing routes and opening new speculative frontiers for urban land markets. This article periodises the different stages of highway construction in India during the neo-liberal era.
Authoritarian Urbanism Beyond the City: Infrastructure-led Extended Urbanisation and India’s More-than-neoliberal Configurations
In the context of the prevailing global rightward and populist shift, there exists a largely unexplored yet profound nexus between authoritarian neoliberalism and infrastructure-led extended urbanisation beyond the city. Drawing on insights from extensive ethnographic fieldwork conducted along India’s highway corridors, this paper examines the authoritarianism and social Mehr
Fussverkehr. Planen – Gestalten – Dimensionieren
Stuck in the Driver’s Seat: A Conceptualisation for Understanding Car Dependence and its Determinants
Car dependence brings along many negative social and environmental externalities that policymakers and stakeholders need to consider. Nonetheless, the concept is not well defined and lacks a clear framework regarding its determinants and mechanisms, which also leads to problems in terms of its operationalisation.
disP 60/3, September 2024
The Global Turn: Six Journeys of Architecture and the City, 1945 – 1989
Wohnen erforschen. Qualitative Methoden und forschungspraktische Reflexionen
Transhumance Urbanism as an Urban Otherwise: Inhabiting Agrarian Incompletion at the Intersections of Extended Urbanisation-Extended Ruralisation
Amid the ongoing transformation of agrarian territories in peripheral geographies across the world through extended urbanisation, this paper delves into the persistence of peasant and pastoral strategies amidst the closing down effects of land enclosure and fragmentation.
Behind Closed Doors
Spaces of global production are formed by a diverse set of spatial figures that result from and support a global division of labor. Spaces of global production include multinational manufacturing networks, industrial agglomerations, plantations, logistics corridors, and special economic zones.
Amazônía
DELUS Issue 1
Shared micromobility, perceived accessibility, and social capital
The transport infrastructure planning process in Canton Zürich. With examples of planning infrastructure in Dübendorf-Hinwil corridor
disP 60/2, June 2024
Transitioning to Sustainable Cities and Communities
The publication features scholarly articles and interviews from leading experts working in various fields anchored in urban design and architecture. Each piece in the volume addresses the challenges and opportunities prompted by the SDG11, and by extension, the climate crisis. As a whole, the volume illuminates and showcases Mehr