Urban Land-Use Allocation with Resilience: Application of the Lowry Model

The Resilient Cities Network initiated by the Rockefeller Foundation advocates achieving goal of comprehensive resilient urban development through land-use planning, but implementation resilience must be achieved a vulnerability analysis. Lowry Model is earliest and most used integrated transportation allocation model. Its operation mainly based on accessibility indicators to allocate population employment opportunities, results can as basis for development. Accessibility unique feature Model, in which function opportunities physical distance. However, it builds non-resilient cities. A city system that vulnerable suffers when change occurs. with high density population, although has location convenience, relatively disasters security threats. Ignoring makes lose its adjustment mechanism avoid make less resilient, safe, even efficient. This paper takes Taoyuan City, Taiwan, case study area, uses data implement resilience-oriented land use, compares allocation. show Type indeed service districts higher lower vulnerability, meet threshold standard constraints economies scale, obeythe scale maintain an adequate level quality life. offers positive conclusions support application Taiwan other cities expect planning.