Societal Impacts of a Complete Street Project in a Mixed Urban Corridor: Case Study in Pittsburgh

El cambio de modelo urbano asumido durante el siglo XX, trajo un sinnúmero de problemas como la priorización del vehículo, por lo que en la última década han surgido esfuerzos para dotar de importancia al ciudadano de a pie, en el espacio público. Esta investigación estudió las condiciones físico-espaciales de un corredor urbano donde el modelo centrado en el vehículo se acentúa, con la fnalidad de generar posibles estrategias que reviertan esta situación. Se tomó como caso de estudio a la Av. 24 de Mayo, en Azogues, y se lo analizó mediante una metodología mixta, que evaluó, detalladamente, tres zonas de estudio, determinando que la falta de accesibilidad y conectividad y el modelo de movilidad defendido por la ciudadanía, en general, infuyen directamente en las condiciones del espacio público peatonal y por ende en la habitabilidad urbana, perjudicando los desplazamientos a pie. Palabras clave: Espacio público; habitabilidad urbana; conectividad; accesibilidad; percepción. AbstractThe change of urban model assumed during the 20th century, brought countless problems such as the prioritization of vehicles, so in the last decade eforts have emerged to give importance to the citizen on foot in the public space. This original research studied the relationship of urban habitability with the physical-spatial conditions of an urban corridor, where the vehicle-centered model is accentuated, to generate possible strategies to reverse this situation. The Av. 24 de Mayo in Azogues was taken as a case study and analyzed using a mixed methodology that evaluated in detail three study areas, determining that the lack of accessibility and connectivity and the mobility model defended by citizens in general have a direct infuence on the conditions of the pedestrianpublic space and, therefore, on urban habitability, which afects walking Keywords: Public space; urban habitability; connectivity; accessibility; perception.

Download Full-text

A Case Study of Atmospheric Dynamics and Thermodynamics in Derechos and the Societal Impacts

Atmospheric Hazards - Case Studies in Modeling, Communication, and Societal Impacts ◽

10.5772/63319 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin Law

Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Dynamics ◽

Societal Impacts

Download Full-text

Humanitarian Engineering: A New Interdisciplinary Course on the Application of Engineering Skills to Local and Global Humanitarian Challenges

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.v0i0.12963 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrew Sheroubi ◽

Gabriel Potvin

Keyword(s):

Social Issues ◽

Student Feedback ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Technical Design ◽

Design Project ◽

Undergraduate Studies ◽

Societal Impacts ◽

Humanitarian Engineering ◽

Interdisciplinary Course

Many students express a desire to apply their technical engineering skills to produce positive societal impacts, and although sustainability frameworks do take this into consideration in traditional engineering curricula, there are relatively few avenues for students to work on real global social issues during their undergraduate studies. This paper describes a new interdisciplinary course developed at UBC on the use of engineering skills to solve humanitarian challenges.The course is composed of case-study analyses, interactive activities and simulations, group discussions and seminars, and a technical design project completed in partnership with an NGO or charity working on a particular humanitarian challenge. The rationale and design of the course and its deliverables, as well as student feedback on this first iteration of this course are presented.

Download Full-text

URBAN CORRIDOR AS A PUBLIC SPACE CASE STUDY : CORRIDOR PANTAI LOSARI STREET, MAKASSAR CITY

Nature National Academic Journal of Architecture ◽

10.24252/nature.v5i2a9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 166

Author(s):

Sriany Ersina

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Common Ground ◽

Public Place ◽

The Public ◽

Plural Society ◽

The Common ◽

The Difference ◽

Space Case ◽

Urban Corridor

Abstrak_ An ideal public space should be a common ground, open and accessible for all including for people with disabilities. However in fact, along the beach Losari in Makassar City have inaccessible public space. Ideally, the various people who use and do interaction in the public space should be accommodated in the space. The Potential for conflict exist whenever and wherever people contact. Conflict is natural, normal and inevitable whenever people interact together. The disagreement and the difference on values conflict can be indicated by the unavoidable situation in human relationship. Therefore, defining the difference and strategy to manage the conflict in public space will be the focus of the paper. A Synergy, compromise, accommodative action and using a power are among others of the strategy to manage conflict to create a built environment towards an open and accessible public place. A Public space is the common ground where people carry out the functional and ritual activities that bind a community, whether in the normal routines of daily life or in periodic festivities [3] Urban Corridors that deals with mostly public space should serve the public at large, the plural society and the variety of human behavior.Keywords : Public Space; Conflict in Public Place; Urban Corridor.

Download Full-text

Demystifying Disruptive Innovation Phenomenon: Economic and Societal Impacts

Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala ◽

10.33788/rcis.64.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 9-24

Author(s):

Roula TABBAH ◽

Alex MARITZ

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Deductive Reasoning ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Disruptive Innovation ◽

Primary Data ◽

Philosophical Approach ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Disruptive Innovation Theory ◽

Societal Impacts

This research aims to demystify disruptive innovation phenomena and its economic and societal impacts. The study is investigative in nature and highlights the gap between the current endorsed disruptive innovation theory and the actual impacts of the phenomena as evident in markets, industries, and societies. The study adopts a positivism philosophical approach and deductive reasoning that builds on secondary data from literature across multiple disciplines that have a strong correlation with the research topic and case study analysis of five market-leading organizations that have significantly impacted their respective industries. The paper presents a comprehensive definition and a conceptual framework that provides an appropriate illustration of the term disruptive innovation based on the conceptual findings. The findings reveal that despite challenging mainstream incumbents, disruptive innovation yields positive impacts on economies, consumers and societies. The research concludes by advocating further research to empirically test the conceptual framework and validate it through primary data and assess its generalizability.

Download Full-text

Assessing Societal Impacts When Planning Restoration of Large Alluvial Rivers: A Case Study of the Sacramento River Project, California

Environmental Management ◽

10.1007/s00267-004-0167-x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 862-879 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Gregory H. Golet ◽

Michael D. Roberts ◽

Eric W. Larsen ◽

Ryan A. Luster ◽

Ron Unger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sacramento River ◽

Alluvial Rivers ◽

Societal Impacts

Download Full-text

Boundaries Crossed and Boundaries Made: The Productive Tension Between Learning and Influence in Transformative Networks

Minerva ◽

10.1007/s11024-021-09442-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Julie Risien ◽

Bruce Evan Goldstein

Keyword(s):

Boundary Work ◽

Transformative Change ◽

Learning Networks ◽

Theoretical Contribution ◽

Learning Network ◽

Different Types ◽

Practical Guidance ◽

Societal Impacts ◽

Over Time

AbstractWe present an in-depth case study of a learning network that aims to transform infrastructure and practice across the research enterprise to advance societal impacts. The theory of social morphogenesis guides our processual qualitative analysis of the network. We describe how different types of boundary work, both building and navigating across boundaries, operate in tension while contributing to transformative capacity. We conclude that learning networks can play a robust role in fostering transformation by drawing together and holding together forces which expand knowledge and authority over time iteratively and recursively. In addition to this theoretical contribution, we provide practical guidance for how network leaders can dynamically manage boundaries, shifting emphasis between strength and fluidity to support transformative change across sites and scales.

Download Full-text