scholarly journals Lighting of public spaces at nodal points

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 01054
Author(s):  
Rafał Graczyk ◽  
Artur Nawrowski ◽  
Ryszard Nawrowski
Keyword(s):  
Public Spaces ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Nodal Points ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The publication deals with the issue of lighting public spaces in small towns near the impact of a large urban agglomeration. Indicated the possibility of shaping the illumination of the space based on nodal points. The illumination of a representative example of the city of Lubon located in the Greater Poland was analyzed. The work summarizes the conclusions in the field of lighting and urban problems in the area of shaping public spaces, including nodal points.

scholarly journals Systemic Triangulation, a Tool for Complex Urban Diagnosis. The Case of Horsh Beirut

2019 ◽  
pp. 5-36
Author(s):  
Joumana Stephan ◽  
Nada Chbat
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Complex Case ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Linear Representations ◽  
Complexity Thinking ◽  
Relational Diagnosis ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The City ◽  
Public Space Design

Perceived as a complex system, public space could be examined through the means of complexity thinking. Complexity thinking not only offers a new urban terminology delivering interesting insights on the city and its public space, it also offers new tools that could deepen our understanding of their major issues. In this paper, the complex case of Horsh Beirut is diagnosed with one of these tools: Systemic Triangulation. As a trans disciplinary tool for relational diagnosis, Systemic Triangulation acknowledges the inscription of urban problems in structural, functional and dynamic continuums, establishing the relationships between them, and projecting interactions between the system and its environment. This paper searches for the implication of this method, based on non-linear representations of urban reality, in public space design and management. And explores to what extent the systemic approach could give us fresh answers on classic urban problems such as dysfunctional green public spaces and spatial segregation.

scholarly journals The (No-)Public Space. Reviewing the Transformation of Al-Qaed Ibrahim's Urban Image

2020 ◽  
pp. 177-192
Author(s):  
Iman Hegazy
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Political ◽  
Urban Image ◽  
Political Conflicts ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Public spaces are defined as places that should be accessible to all inhabitants without restrictions. They are spaces not only for gathering, socializing and celebrating but also for initiating discussions, protesting and demonstrating. Thus, public spaces are intangible expressions of democracy—a topic that the paper tackles its viability within the context of Alexandria, case study Al-Qaed Ibrahim square. On the one hand, Al-Qaed Ibrahim square which is named after Al-Qaed Ibrahim mosque is a sacred element in the urban fabric; whereas on the other it represents a non-religious revolutionary symbol in the Alexandrian urban public sphere. This contradiction necessitates finding an approach to study the characteristic of this square/mosque within the Alexandrian context—that is to realize the impact of the socio-political events on the image of Al-Qaed Ibrahim square, and how it has transformed into a revolutionary urban symbol and yet into a no-public space. The research revolves around the hypothesis that the political events taking place in Egypt after January 25th, 2011, have directly affected the development of urban public spaces, especially in Alexandria. Therefore methodologically, the paper reviews the development of Al-Qaed Ibrahim square throughout the Egyptian socio-political changes, with a focus on the square’s urban and emotional contextual transformations. For this reason, the study adheres to two theories: the "city elements" by Kevin Lynch and "emotionalizing the urban" by Frank Eckardt. The aim is not only to study the mentioned public space but also to figure out the changes in people’s societal behaviour and emotion toward it. Through empowering public spaces, the paper calls the different Egyptian political and civic powers to recognize each other, regardless of their religious, ethnical or political affiliations. It is a step towards replacing the ongoing political conflicts, polarization, and suppression with societal reconciliation, coexistence, and democracy.

scholarly journals »Reclaiming« the City: A Collective Endeavor

Dimensions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-202
Author(s):  
Sergiy Ilchenko
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Urban Renaissance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Being Moved

Abstract This contribution elaborates upon the appropriation of urban space in spatiotemporal and procedural interventions in the example of the city of Kharkiv, as well as the impact of urban space on the process of how various groups rediscover and use various parts of the city. Being moved during collective actions - in the sense of feeling urged to move along - goes beyond routine practices by influencing the city and its perception. It seems that these general processions, celebrations, and festive activities of the residents are their contributions to the process of »urban renaissance« - the rebirth of interest in the urban way of life. Since public spaces reflect the historical inheritance of local communities, joint transformative actions such as, »appropriation «, »production«, and »governance« of urban spaces are considered. This article advocates for the practice of domestication of urban space by the local community, as well as the need for the existence of »urban lagoons« - free (unregulated) areas of the city used as resources for urban development and interaction of citizens.

scholarly journals Urban water bodies as the basis for functioning of public spaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 217 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Valentina Kurochkina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
High Rate ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Recently, housing construction in cities has been carried out at a high rate. Increasingly, urban abandoned and flooded depressive spaces near water bodies (often rivers), which were previously used as industrial facilities or temporarily used, are becoming the sphere of architectural and landscape transformations. The restoration of such territories helps to improve the quality of urban space and improve its ecological properties. Correct development of territories near rivers and various water bodies has a great health-improving effect on the urban environment, improves its natural and climatic conditions. In addition, social and economic factors play an important role in this process, since such transformed territories and territories adjacent to them significantly increase investment attractiveness. This paper examines modern approaches to the development of urban public spaces, based on the formation of architectural environments that ensure the relationship of urban development with water bodies and adjacent territories. The paper notes that water bodies are not only an important component of the natural-ecological framework, but are also the basis for the framework of urban-planning natural-technogenic systems as a whole. And the creation of a continuous urban fabric is impossible without the organization of a ‘water’ line of development, provision of compositional, functional and communication interconnection of open urban and water spaces, which is actively being introduced today in architectural and urban planning practice. The paper examines the role of water bodies in the ecological system of the city, as well as in its structure as a whole. The aim of the study is to identify the features of the formation of a public urban space, to determine the patterns of its development, to identify criteria that reflect the nature, scale and features of the impact of urbanization on a water body. Some principles of revitalization of coastal areas, as well as the creation of a system of publicly accessible, compositionally expressive spaces are considered. The principles of space transformation aimed at the formation of a holistic image of the city, as well as the impact of such a spatial arrangement of urban and water bodies on the safety and quality of the urban environment are considered.

scholarly journals Expert Role of Regional Museum for the Projects of Public Spaces Improvement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana Ladygina ◽  
Maria Belyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Cultural Workers ◽  
Public Areas ◽  
Reconstruction Project ◽  
The City

This article considers the experience of improving public spaces of one of the small towns in Sverdlovsk region – the city of Krasnoufimsk. The topic of urban improvement is a serious challenge for our country. When designing public areas, it is important to consider the features of the city, its history, uniqueness, opinion of the population. Several tasks can be solved through the improvement of the city: the development of a comfortable urban environment, attracting tourists and preserving the cultural heritage. The choice of certain landscaping projects in most cases requires historical and cultural examination. Cultural workers should also act as experts in the public space reconstruction project. This article reflects on a similar experience during the reconstruction project of the Ufa river embankment in the central district of Krasnoufimsk, when employees of the regional museum were invited to participate. The text presents examples of filling the space of the embankment with hidden meanings from the regional history. The authors are of the opinion that representatives of museum community in modern society are not only keepers of the past, but also creators of the future image of the city. Keywords: public spaces, urban landscaping, small town, cultural heritage, historical and cultural expertise, local history museum

scholarly journals Property Value, Urban Quality and Maintenance Condition: A Hedonic Analysis in the City of Naples, Italy

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 560-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo del Giudice ◽  
Francesca Torrieri ◽  
Pierfrancesco de Paola
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Property Value ◽  
Standard Requirement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The article examines the relationship between property value and level of conservation of public urban space. While many studies have examined the effect of proximity of open space, parks, and trees on property value, there has been few examination of how projects of urban revitalization and ordinary and extraordinary maintenances of public spaces can influence property values. While intuition can suggest that a low level of quality and maintenance of a public space can negatively affect property value, even if the standard requirement of public spaces and services are meet, this yet to be empirically proven.We proposes the application of a new econometric models for quantitative analysis of the characteristics of real estate property (Generalized Additive Model), to assess the impact of maintenance condition on property values, due to the better prevision that these functions can obtain in a real estate market context.The control of the formal and logical adequacy of the proposed theoretical model is referred to the case study under analysis, in the city of Naples. The results obtained show that a well preserved urban environment influences property price by approximately 6%. The experimental test of the model has provided results that, by reason of their formal consistency with the results obtained in other contexts, can be considered representative of the effectiveness of the methodology proposed.

Rescuing Public Spaces for Organic Food Production and Its Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Jessica Davalos ◽  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Hostile Environments ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Economic difficulties and hostile environments are elements that are constantly affecting inhabitants of marginalized areas. Unemployment, poverty, and insecurity are part of the everyday life in these neighborhoods. However, this study observes that engaging in gardening activities can offer the inhabitants of these areas a relief of their distressed life. The objective of this paper is to analyze a successful case of abandoned areas that were revitalized into urban gardens. Moreover, the impact on the well-being of inhabitants from an economic, sociological, and environmental perspective will be presented with the example of the collective Organic Eden in the city of Guadalajara in Mexico.

scholarly journals Low-income women’s right to sanitation services in city public spaces: a study of waste picker women in Pune

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nupur Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

While considerable existing literature has focused on the lack of sanitation services in informal settlements, this paper argues for the need for well-maintained sanitation services in city public spaces. Specifically, the paper describes the impact of a lack of sanitation facilities in public spaces and its linkages to waste picker women’s sense of safety and security. Drawing on the experiences of waste picker women residing in an informal settlement in Pune, it focuses on women’s everyday improvisations and negotiations to cope with the unavailability or inaccessibility of sanitation facilities while they traverse the city, picking and segregating waste, and the impact on their income, health and psychological well-being. The findings show that the policy discourse on sanitation needs to be expanded beyond a focus on informal settlements to include a public sanitation component.

scholarly journals Urban voids: identifying and optimizing urban voids potential as a revitalization source in enhancing developing countries’ city income

2022 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omnia Mamdouh Hashem ◽  
Sherine Mohy-Eldin Wahba ◽  
Tarek Ibrahim Nasr-Eldin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
City Life ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Interactive Spaces ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

AbstractThis study attempts to remedy the issue of urban voids, which are one of the possible choices for extra interactive spaces. As a city with a great civilization history, Egypt is also home to many urban voids, mainly buffer zones. This generates the research problem that urban voids result from managing isolated planning sites irrespective of the context and away from the community. Few studies tackled the impact of public spaces on city life; they were mainly theoretically oriented and focused on piazzas without highlighting other spaces or conducting empirical investigations. The study determines that voids could be a testing ground to establish a framework of how these spaces can be reused. Revitalizing urban voids goal is to reconnect these useless spaces with context, achieve users’ needs, integrate technologies with the space to revitalize the city, and increase its income through combining theoretical findings, empirical study, and questionnaires, which generate a framework that helps the planners and designers in developing urban voids and maximizing its efficiency. Currently, adaptive redesign is a hot topic to discuss, and this may be the moment to realize that following the updated design components, meeting community needs, and using technology will always reinvigorate the void.

scholarly journals Penerapan Konsep Superblok dalam Perancangan Kawasan Terpadu Di Jalur Lingkar Utara Kota Surakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Valentinus Boris ◽  
Samsudi Samsudi ◽  
Agung Kumoro
Keyword(s):  
Public Spaces ◽  
Shopping Center ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Public Park ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Mixed Use ◽  
Developing Cities ◽  
Commercial Market ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The City

<p class="Abstract"><em>The number of population in cities has increased into a very spectacular number. That phenomenon simultaneously pushes the cities to find the solutions that could comprehensively solve many urban problems. Especially in the developing cities, the problems are much complexier. Inefficient urban planning is the main problem which is derived into such problems: traffic jam; backlog increasing number; floods; etc. One that could be the solution is the superblock concept. Superblock could provide an integrative planning between many function zones: residencials; offices; shopping center; public spaces; etc. In this concept, citizens could do their daily activities just in one site because all places are closely connected.</em></p><p class="Abstract"><em>City of Surakarta is one of developing cities in Indonesia which has many urban problems and potentials. High population density, backlog number, and traffic jam are the problems. On the other hand, the city also has potentials: high public economic level, high property commercial market, and developments of the city. By those problems and potentials, City of Surakarta could adapt the superblock concept to develops a mixed-use area.</em></p><p class="Abstract"><em>Mixed-use area could solve the vital problems: backlog number. By the superblock concept, the mixed-use area can not only provide residencial facilities but also provide commercial areas to develop the city such as shopping center and retail offices for the inhabitant’s lifestyle fulfillment. 2500 units apartment, 250 units retail office, shopping center, and public park are the main facilities in this mixed-use area. Each facility is also devided into some supporting facilities. By adapting the concept of superblock in planning a mixed-use area, several of urban problems in the City of Surakarta are hopefully solved.</em></p><em></em><em></em>

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document