@PhdThesis{duepublico_mods_00044726,
  author = 	{Shekhar, Himanshu},
  title = 	{Urban Identity as a Complementary Tool to Urban Wellbeing},
  year = 	{2017},
  month = 	{Oct},
  day = 	{27},
  keywords = 	{Wellbeing; Urban Identity; Essen; Well-being; Eigenart},
  abstract = 	{The society we live in, is a society in transition wherein ideas of growth and wellbeing are equally debated. The call to make cities sustainable and resilient of the Goal number 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), was further strengthened by the New Urban Agenda (NUA). The WBGU report on the same highlights the need to understand wellbeing and Eigenart (or identity) and address them at various levels including policies. This PhD research assumes great significance in this context. The first objective of this research is to understand Wellbeing and its attributes in the urban context, especially from the perspective of post-industrial revolution urbanization in the western world. Wellbeing as concept has eluded thinkers and practitioners alike since the time of Aristotle and has been dealt primarily within the realm of philosophy, psychology and even economics but is relatively unexplored from the urban planning perspective. However, the applied modules of wellbeing such as sustainability and quality of life are often discussed. The notion of wellbeing is very exhaustive and to do justification to the resources, this notion was systematically narrowed down by establishing links between its various attributes among which Urban Identity (similar to the Eigenart concept of WBGU) is further researched. 
This research thoroughly examines the various theoretical aspects of urban identity and highlights the ways to adapt them to the needs of urban planning. This research also discusses four global best practices that relate various theoretical aspects and provide a valuable understanding of how these concepts can be converted into actions and projects. Based on the theoretical framework of this research, the urban identity of three different neighborhoods of the city of Essen is empirically analyzed. This allowed for a comparative understanding of the role the identity of different neighborhoods within the same city plays in their overall wellbeing. These results were finally weighted w.r.t. the overall priorities expressed by the respondents from Germany on the `Better Life Index' created by the OECD. The final part of research highlights avenues through which urban identity can be used as a complementary tool to enhance comprehensive wellbeing. 
The urban identity of the case study areas thus obtained, supports the hypothesis of this research and indeed provides an alternative understanding of these areas than the prevalent notion about them. This research provides a strong theoretical framework for the wellbeing driven urbanization in the 21st century which with the support by the advancement in technology (such as big data), has the potential to create more participative and flourishing cities for all.},
  url = 	{https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00044726},
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  language = 	{en}
}