scholarly journals Toward converting some individual parks into smart parks in Kerbela city

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 01031
Author(s):  
Hamid Athab Al-Jameel
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation System ◽  
City Center ◽  
Best Management ◽  
The North ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Smart Parking ◽  
The City ◽  
Parking Facilities ◽  
Holy City

The city of Kerbela is from the famous holy cities in Iraq and in the world where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein there. This city suffers from lack of suitable parking area for the vehicles coming to this city. This study selects a surrounding section which is approximately the same as other sections surrounding the city center. Knowing the problems in this section give a comprehensive picture for parking problems in the whole city. The study area has serious parking problems; therefore five off-street parks have been surveyed for two days during ordinary day and the other one in religious day (Thursday at day and night). Other types of data have been collected such as vehicular flow and pedestrian flow in order to select the best management for this area. The location of these five parks is on the north side of the city facing the main arterial street surrounding the holy city and in the opposing direction to the main garage called Al-Garage Al-Muhad from which different trips end and start. The analysis results of field data show that parking behavior differs in the ordinary day from the day of religious issues. It is a specific location has been assigned for one park with multi-stories in the same area as alternative of these separated parks. In addition, it was found that there is a need for managing pedestrian movement related to the parking vehicles in this area. This study also suggests using smart parking system as first step towards building intelligent transportation system to manage the parking facilities.

scholarly journals Development of Medan Labuhan Train Station

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-196
Author(s):  
Indah Sekarini ◽  
Nelson M Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
City Center ◽  
Train Station ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
The North ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
The City

Development of the city center of Medan Labuhan area requires public infrastructure to support community needs activities. One of the most needs is a train station. A train station is an important part in a contemporary urban area for living, entertaining and working. Trains assessed can cope with transportation problems that occur between regions. With the above considerations, it is necessary to make efforts that can improve the condition of Medan Labuhan Train Station. The approach of a design of Medan Labuhan Station Development is the theme of Neo Vernacular Architecture so that it can be aligned with the old station and surrounding buildings and support conservation activities in Chinatown Medan Labuhan. Improvement can be done by the development of Labuhan Station is a passenger station that can accommodate all the required activities and provide services as much as possible, so that service users feel well served and support various activities center and sub-center services Medan City in the North located in Medan Labuhan The method of study there are two approaches to this approach, the observation method, and the literature method. Observation method is done with several times to survey to the location of design. While the literature method is done by collecting data, both secondary data and primary data

scholarly journals Central Business District of St. Petersburg 1869–2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Константин Аркадьевич Холодилин ◽  
Леонид Эдуардович Лимонов
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
City Center ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Business District ◽  
The City

The city center is at the core of urban and housing economics. Many models crucially depend on it. In a market economy, the location of urban amenities, especially eating establishments, closely correlates with that of the city center and, more generally, with the Central Business District (CBD). In a centrally planned economy, the spatial distribution of those amenities is determined by the central planner and can differ significantly from a market-based distribution. Using the case of St. Petersburg (Russia), we investigate changes in the spatial distribution of eating establishments resulting from the transition from a market economy to a centrally planned one and then again to a market economy. In addition, we explore the shifts of the city center between 1895 and 2017 using eating establishments as a proxy. The spatial distribution is analyzed using a 2-D kernel density estimation. We find evidence for a substantial reduction and dispersion of eating establishments during the Soviet period. We also establish that after the October 1917 Revolution the city center of St. Petersburg moved several kilometers to the north-east.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of the accessibility and connectivity of public transport in the city districts of Krakow

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Martin Bárta
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Spatial Inhomogeneity ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
City Center ◽  
Specific Identification ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
The City

A properly functioning public transport is one of the most important components of urban mobility for the population. Due to spatial inhomogeneity and overall socio-economic differences within a city, there are often considerable disproportions in the quality of transport services within its districts. Also, the city of Krakow is no exception in this case. For a comparison of public transport accessibility in 18 Krakow districts, 7 major quantitative and 5 minor indicators were created. These indicators include the most important characteristics of transport services such as accessibility, frequency, connectivity of connections, and ratios of tram public transport subsystem. The resulting values give a fairly comprehensive picture of the quality of the transport services. Overall higher values for most indicators occur in the central districts of the city. However, due to the complexity of the observed characteristics, it is possible to discover significant differences in the structure of individual indicators. Peripheral districts reach higher amplitudes, which means that in some aspect they have even better transport services than the city center. Yet, at the same time, we also find opposite extremes here, highly below-average values for most other indicators. A detailed analysis of the results provides a unique perspective on the disparities among districts. It can also serve for specific identification of strengths and weaknesses of transport services and its possible optimization.

scholarly journals Penentuan Pusat-pusat Kegiatan Baru sebagai Alternatif untuk Mengurangi Kemacetan Kota Bogor

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Dewi Annisa Rizki ◽  
Ernan Rustiadi ◽  
Soekmana Soma
Keyword(s):  
Gravity Model ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
City Center ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
The North ◽  
Production Area ◽  
The City ◽  
Gravitation Model ◽  
Spatial Plan

Bogor city is facing very serious congestion problems. Rearrangement of the spatial structure of the urban growth centers could improve the city's transportation system. This study aims to map the density of traffic, analyze the hierarchy of growth centers, analyze the spatial interactions and formulate alternative arrangement of the centers of the new activities. The study was conducted through descriptive analysis, Schallogram method, the Spatial Gravitation Model and TOPSIS. Schallogram analysis is used to analyze the hierarchy level of service. The Gravity Model is used to analyze the interaction between the regions. TOPSIS analysis is used to identify priority areas and new growth centers. This study analyzed data on the volume of vehicles, facilities area, population, road length, road network maps, and spatial plan (RTRW). The areas in the city center had the highest traffic density and the highest hierarchical. While suburban areas tend to have the lowest hierarchy. Based on the results of gravity model analysis, the areas with the highest attraction located in the city center and extends along the corridor to the north and the south. While the production area spread around the suburbs. Based on the analysis TOPSIS recommend new growth centers, namely Margajaya, Cimahpar, and Bojongkerta.

scholarly journals A Smart Parking System Based on Mini PC Platform and Mobile Application for Parking Space Detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Vladimir Sobeslav ◽  
Josef Horalek
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
City Center ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
Parking Space Detection ◽  
Car Park ◽  
Smart Parking ◽  
Pilot Implementation ◽  
The City

Car parking is a major problem in urban areas in developed and also in developing countries. The growing number of vehicles creates a problem with parking spaces mainly in the city center and the surrounding streets. The local authorities have to react with regulations, and the current situation is unpleasant for many citizens. Therefore, the aim of this article is to propose a complex outdoor smart parking lot system based on the mini PC platform with the pilot implementation, which would provide a solution for the aforementioned problem. Current outdoor car park management is dependent on human personnel keeping track of the available parking lots or a sensor-based system that monitors the availability of each car. The proposed solution utilizes a modern IoT approach and technologies such as mini PC platform, sensors, and IQRF. When compared to a specialized and expensive system, it is a solution that is cost-effective and has the potential in its expansion and integration with other IoT services.

scholarly journals Comparative assessment of heavy metals changes in the ambient air of two different zones of Tabriz City, Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
City Center ◽  
North West ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
The North ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The City

<p>Tabriz is a large and industrial city in the north west of Iran which suffers from severe air pollution due to being surrounded by mountains. Considering lack of official reports about the levels of heavy metals in Tabriz air, two zones of the city were selected for measurement of heavy metals in the air of this city. One of the two zones was located in a very heavy traffic zone of the city center, while the other was situated in a zone with relatively low levels of pollution. Three metals of lead, cadmium, and mercury were measured in these two zones. Among the three measured metals, lead with a concentration of 662 ng m<sup>-3</sup> had the highest concentration, followed by cadmium and mercury with concentrations of 92 and 8 ng m<sup>-3</sup> respectively. The concentrations of lead and cadmium in cold seasons were 30-50% greater than in warm seasons, whereas no significant correlation was observed between the concentration of mercury and the ambient temperature. No significant difference was observed between the concentrations of these metals in the two sampling sites; the levels of lead in winter in the city center were 20% greater than that in the countryside.</p>

scholarly journals Influence of a Great Plains Urban Environment on a Simulated Supercell

2018 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. 1437-1462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa J. Reames ◽  
David J. Stensrud
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
City Center ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
The North ◽  
The City

Abstract The effect of urban areas on weakly forced precipitation systems has been studied extensively. However, interactions between urban areas and strongly forced convection, such as supercells, remain relatively unexamined. The present study uses simulations of a supercell to quantify the impacts of a large plains urban area on the evolution and strength of a supercell. An initial ensemble of simulations (CTRLE) of a supercell over homogeneous land use is performed using the WRF-ARW Model. Additionally, 108 simulations are conducted in which the land-use pattern of Dallas–Ft. Worth, Texas, is placed inside the model domain, with the city center shifted to be in or near the path of the supercell. Simulations with urban areas are compared to CTRLE, with the aid of hierarchical clustering analysis to form statistically similar groups of simulations. Clustering analyses identify groups of ensemble members with closely located urban areas that have similar patterns of 0–1-km updraft helicity and near-surface minimum temperature and maximum wind speeds. Comparison of these groups of ensemble members to CTRLE suggests the urban area has a significant impact on storm characteristics, particularly on low-level rotation and mesocyclone track. Simulations where the storm passes to the north of or directly over the city center late in its life cycle deviate most significantly from CTRLE. In these members, low-and midlevel mesocyclone strength increases, and the mesocyclone tracks farther south when compared to CTRLE.

Smart Parking

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-154
Author(s):  
Fenio Annansingh
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Smart Parking ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
The City ◽  
Parking Facilities ◽  
Water Waste

With the increase of urban population and traffic congestion, smart parking is a strategic, economic, environmentally friendly solution for cities looking to remain connected. A sustainable parking system parking is connected in some way to every facet of the city that is water, waste, energy, and transportation. With the information and communication technology evolution and the development of the internet of things, drivers can more efficiently find satisfying parking spaces with smart parking services. This research adopts a survey approach by employing the use of questionnaires. From the questionnaire, descriptive data analysis is used to synthesize, analyze, and interpret the data. The result elicits user requirements and constraints for the development of a mobile app solution that will eliminate unnecessary traffic and ensure the maximum utilization of municipal parking facilities. These user requirements will determine the design and development of a mobile application that saves time, reduce the environmental impact, and improve the quality of life.

Haifa fire restoration project – urban forest management: a case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naama Tessler ◽  
Hanoch Borger ◽  
Erez Rave ◽  
Eli Argaman ◽  
Daniela Kopel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Strong Wind ◽  
Burned Areas ◽  
Best Management ◽  
The North ◽  
Urban Fire ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Identity Card ◽  
The City

On 24 November 2016, extreme hot and dry weather led to more than 1000 fires in Israel. One of the largest fires (120ha) occurred in the city of Haifa. The fire began on the slopes of the north-eastern part of the wildland–urban interface (WUI) and spread into the city, moving westward owing to strong wind gusts. Although private houses in open lands and villages in Israel have previously been affected by fires, this was the first ‘urban fire’ in Israel. In order to determine the best management strategy for the various types of burned areas, an ‘identity card’ was prepared for each area including main vegetation species and other points of interest. For urban forest areas, rehabilitation was planned according to topographic structure and anticipated soil erosion. In each reclaimed area, terraces were constructed using burned logs or local stones and inhibitors to mitigate soil erosion. After restoration, each urban forest underwent planting and renewal according to its geographic properties and location.

scholarly journals Does compact development promote a seismic-resistant city? Application of seismic-damage statistical models to Taichung, Taiwan

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-101
Author(s):  
Chih-Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Compact Form ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
City Center ◽  
Downtown Area ◽  
The North ◽  
Compact Development ◽  
Seismic Resistant ◽  
The City ◽  
Seismic Impacts

This study examines whether compact development promotes a seismic-resistant city. A statistical model is used to simulate seismic damages under four spatial structure scenarios for Taichung, Taiwan. The existing floor areas of various land uses are allowed to be reallocated for reshaping the spatial structure of the city. This provides an opportunity to find an urban structure that would best resist seismic impacts similar to what have occurred during the past 100 years. The results suggest a polycentric compact form for seismic mitigation. This form, derived from the vision of Taichung, would have less seismic damages by shifting floor areas from the city center to three proposed subcenters, far away from most seismic impacts. One weakness is the seismic impacts from the north. The results also reveal that a monocentric compact form would incur more damages because the downtown area is essentially seismic-vulnerable. This paper advocates the application of a stricter building code in the downtown area. The local government should also not render additional building bulk as an incentive for urban renewal.

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