scholarly journals Potential of stingless bee farm for agriculturally based urban community development in Bandung, West Java

2021 ◽  
Vol 306 ◽  
pp. 02048
Author(s):  
Dika Supyandi ◽  
Parikesit ◽  
Iwan Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Stingless Bee ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The City

The existence of pollinators is highly significant in ensuring sustainability of agriculture produces. Among several pollinators, bees are the most recognized and common in the plant world. In general, two species of bees are identified, namely sting bees and stingless bees. In a middle of the city of Bandung, several stingless beehives have been kept by a community. This paper aims to describe the process of the bee farm, motives behind the farming, participation of community members, and how far this bee farm activities potential to community development. This paper is written based on qualitative research process implementing deep interview, observations, and interview with stakeholders. The results show that stingless bee farm has the potential to improve the processes and outcomes of urban community development, even though hitherto it has not been carried out commercially and profitable; motives of the farm was for environmental protection reasons such as improving the physical environment in the area not for financial/economic reasons; the participation of group members in various group activities can be categorized to be good; two major impacts received by the community are increased social cohesion among community members and improved quality of the physical environment in the area.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Community Development: A Case Study from the Perspective of Self-Governance and Public Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
Yang Fu ◽  
Weihong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The City

(1) Background: There is a global trend to stimulate sustainable urbanization by updating the hardware of the built environment with green technologies. However, simply greening the city hardware does not ensure a sustainable urban system. In reality, urban communities, as cells of the city, play a crucial role in the sustainable development of the entire city. (2) Methods: This paper conducts a case study by investigating a community in Taipei with semi-structured interviews and other first-hand data. It examines how self-organization, voluntary groups, and the public participation of community members has successfully institutionalized a governing system for the sustainable development of communities; (3) Results: This paper identifies the major actors and mechanisms underpinning the sustainable development of urban communities with a case study in Taipei. The establishment of this more cost-effective form of community governance will possibly provide more benefits to community members; (4) Conclusions: This case study will shed light on the sustainable development of urban community in many other cities, offering possible pathways and epitome for self-organization of urban community in the coming era. Its cost-effective institutional design contributes greatly to sustainable community development, partly solving the current failure to promote urban sustainability.

scholarly journals Impacts of Physical Environment Perception on the Frailty Condition in Older People

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Mena ◽  
Yony Ormazabal ◽  
Eduardo Fuentes ◽  
Iván Palomo
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Geographic Clustering ◽  
Environment Perception ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Frailty increases the vulnerability of older people who commonly develop a syndrome leading to growing dependence and finally often death. Physical environment conditions may affect the severity of the syndrome positive or negatively. The main objective of this study was to analyse the conditions of different urban physical environments and their relationship with the frailty syndrome in older people. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyses were performed to detect global and local geographic clustering. Investigating 284 adults with ages from 60 to 74 years old from Talca City, Chile, we found spatial clustering of frailty conditions registered for older people, with hotspots of high and low values associated with areas of different urban infrastructures and socioeconomic levels into the city. The spatial identifications found should facilitate exploring the impact of mental health programmes in communities exposed to disasters like earthquakes, thereby improving their quality of life as well as reducing overall costs. Spatial correlation has a great potential for studying frailty conditions in older people with regard to better understanding the impact of environmental conditions on health.

Urban renewal and citizenship: the quality of life in British cities, 1890-1990

Urban History ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Meller
Keyword(s):  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Social Responses ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

This paper juxtaposes two key themes: the concept of citizenship and ideas on urban renewal over the past century. The aim is to explore the interaction of cultural changes and the physical environment of cities. The concept of citizenship represents a cultural response to social change which itself has changed dramatically over the past century. Urban renewal has taken many forms. Yet behind all the growing technical expertise in dealing with the physical environment, there are specific social responses to the city which legitimize action. By looking at citizenship and urban renewal together, it is possible to establish a perspective on how the urban environment has been manipulated over the past century, often in ways which have barely interfaced with the social demands of many sections of the community.

scholarly journals Komunitas Pedesaan di Malaysia : Masalah Dan Tantangan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1406-1414
Author(s):  
Teuku Afrizal
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

Community development is an effort to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the community. The Wawasan Village Movement Program is a program that focuses on the development of rural human development towards a village that is more advanced, attractive and profitable. Even though in its implementation, community development is running smoothly and successfully. However, post-success needs to be maintained and sustainable. This article focuses on problems and challenges in the context of rural community development through the Wawasan Village Movement program. This article takes a case study in the Village of Shadow Keningau, Sabah Malaysia. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations. As well as documentation of published and unpublished materials. The article found several important facilitators who became problems and challenges after the successful implementation of the Village Movement Movement program in Keningau Shadow Village. This includes; (i) no further action from the government after the success; (ii) difficulty maintaining existing committees; (iii) idle and using assets for a long time; (iv loosening of social ties. In short, after the success of the government, it is necessary to give encouragement and encouragement to the Desa Bayangan community by making this village a model village. In addition, taking community members as facilitators in fostering other Wawasan Village Movement villages that are being fostered.

Building a Path for Future Communities

2009 ◽  
pp. 313-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Axup
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Emergent Behavior ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Community ◽  
Group Members

With mobile technologies increasingly weaving themselves into the fabric of our communities, it would be beneficial to increase our understanding of how these devices will affect our quality of life. This chapter presents a case study where a set of prototypes of future social technology concepts were generated and used by groups of backpackers in a mobile community. One of these concepts, which facilitated viewing the locations of other group members, is evaluated with regard to how it might affect community development. This and other examples illustrate that communication technologies form a social path which guides individual and emergent behavior of societies. Determination of where these paths lead can be accomplished through the creation of development projects with positive social aims. Using collaborative research methods, considering design outcome spectra, and adding features with implicit cultural values are promising strategies for influencing future communities.

scholarly journals Asset-Based, Sustainable Local Economic Development: Using Community Participation to Improve Quality of Life Across Rural, Small-Town, and Urban Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Kammer-Kerwick ◽  
Kara Takasaki ◽  
J. Bruce Kellison ◽  
Jeff Sternberg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Community Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract We analyze survey data from 5,487 residents of 85 Texas communities, including rural communities, small towns, medium-sized cities, and the five largest urban centers, to model the influence of the degree of urbanity and rurality of a community as well as residents’ social position, values, and their satisfaction with local assets. The paper’s central argument is that a wide range of factors impact how community members think about their needs and thus should be considered in any community development process. This human-centered approach to looking at how these factors impact economic and quality-of-life development project preferences will support the adaptation of community development decision-making processes to the conditions of each community. For the sake of parsimony, the present study presents results for three community development project concepts: 1) renovating some downtown buildings as mixed-use facilities with retail shops and apartments, 2) opening a community health center, and 3) and deploying gigabit high-speed fiber broadband internet in the downtown area. Our findings specifically highlight areas where participatory processes can be introduced to guide further interactions between experts and community members to 1) identify groups in the community to bring into the process who may be most impacted by the choice of one intervention over another, and 2) target areas where further community discussion and deliberation is necessary around which community dialogues (round tables, town halls, workshops, etc.) could be facilitated.

scholarly journals MENYONGSONG 25 TAHUN SISTER CITY JAKARTA – TOKYO

2017 ◽  
pp. 171-182
Author(s):  
Witarsa Tambunan
Keyword(s):  
Provincial Government ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Apparatus ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town ◽  
And Training

AbstractThe term sister city was originally introduced by Dwight Eisehower to the XII century,which means the town brothers, friendly city. The concept of sister city intends to maximizethe relationship between community members in all corners of the world to be created andmaintain peace. Sister city Jakarta - Tokyo has succeeded in building a positive image ofJakarta as an international city. As an international city, Jakarta has a vision of "Aligningthe city of Jakarta with cities abroad." That is why the cooperation program of sister cityJakarta - Tokyo for the Jakarta Provincial Government is a necessity as a consequence ofJakarta as the Capital of Indonesia Republic and international city. In making the city ofJakarta as the city of city services, through its sister city Quezon City - Tokyo, JakartaProvincial Government to send its agents (HR) to Tokyo to follow the Exchange Program,Apprenticeship and Training Apparatus, to turns knowledge, skill, and attitude towardpositive changing of apparatus, it means improved the quality of human resources so thatits services meet international standards so the city can be a service city. As for thecommunity (people), sister city programs Jakarta - Tokyo has managed to build brotherhoodand friendship through sports and high school student and teacher exchanges.Keywords: Sister City, Service City

Research on a Chinese Mode of New Urban Community Environmental Health Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 1030-1032 ◽  
pp. 2431-2436
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
City Space ◽  
The City ◽  
Health Of Environment

Standing by nowadays sight, the Environmental health services is an important part in local government’s public services. Environmental health, also being called sanitation, refers to the health of environment in city space. During the course of the modernization construction and development, the performance of local government to manage sanitation will seriously affect the city appearance and the quality of people’s life. In This text, the author will focus on the application on current situation of management on environmental health in boom city communities to find some problems; then help to develop a proper management mode for china’s environmental health in boom city communities.

scholarly journals Enhancing translational researchers’ ability to collaborate with community stakeholders: Lessons from the Community Engagement Studio

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne A. Joosten ◽  
Tiffany L. Israel ◽  
Amy Head ◽  
Yolanda Vaughn ◽  
Victoria Villalta Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Community Members ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Recruitment Challenges ◽  
Clinical And Translational Research

Community engagement is considered essential to effectively translate research into practice and is increasingly recognized as a key to successful clinical trial recruitment. Challenges to engaging community stakeholders in research persist and new methods are needed to facilitate meaningful stakeholder involvement. The Community Engagement Studio (CE Studio), a consultative model, has been used at every stage of the research process. Best practices drawn from the model could inform other methods of engagement. Using a mixed-methods approach that included evaluation surveys, impact surveys and interviews, we assessed the CE Studio program. We analyzed data from 75 CE Studios; 65 researchers and 591 community members completed surveys and 10 researchers completed interviews. Surveys indicate that 100% of researchers would request a CE Studio in the future, and 99.3% of community members would participate in a CE Studio again. We identified 6 practices to enhance community engagement in clinical and translational research: early input, researcher coaching, researcher humility, balancing power, neutral facilitator, and preparation of community stakeholders. These best practices may enhance the quality of existing community engagement approaches and improve the effectiveness of translational researchers’ efforts to engage community stakeholders in their work.

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