Inequalities in urban areas: innovative approaches to complex issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Innovative Approaches

Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes

2012 ◽  
pp. 224-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fraser McLeod ◽  
Tom Cherrett
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Sustainable Waste Management ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Take Back ◽  
Freight Consolidation ◽  
Delivery Vehicles ◽  
Innovative Approaches

This chapter highlights some of the innovative approaches that have been taken by businesses involved in reverse logistics for the removal of waste from urban areas. The chapter reviews some of these approaches and suggests which could be used more widely, recognising the specific limitations which may restrict their applicability. These innovative approaches include: the use of delivery vehicles to take-back waste/recyclate to out-of-town facilities such as a freight consolidation or recycling centre; combining commercial and household waste collections; deploying public transport vehicles to carry specialist recyclate; using multi-modal transport; ‘smart’ bin technology and pipelines for the removal of waste from buildings.

Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes

2013 ◽  
pp. 1505-1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fraser McLeod ◽  
Tom Cherrett
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Sustainable Waste Management ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Take Back ◽  
Freight Consolidation ◽  
Delivery Vehicles ◽  
Innovative Approaches

This chapter highlights some of the innovative approaches that have been taken by businesses involved in reverse logistics for the removal of waste from urban areas. The chapter reviews some of these approaches and suggests which could be used more widely, recognising the specific limitations which may restrict their applicability. These innovative approaches include: the use of delivery vehicles to take-back waste/recyclate to out-of-town facilities such as a freight consolidation or recycling centre; combining commercial and household waste collections; deploying public transport vehicles to carry specialist recyclate; using multi-modal transport; ‘smart’ bin technology and pipelines for the removal of waste from buildings.

scholarly journals Smart Innovations as Accelerators for SMEs in Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Dominika Šulyová ◽  
Marie Gabryšová ◽  
Josef Vodák
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
European Level ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Innovative Approaches

Innovative approaches are driving the stabilization, development, and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The introduction of smart concepts has a favourable impact on their activities. At present, urban areas and urban projects are more preferred and supported. The importance and benefits of rural areas and SMEs' engagement therein is underestimated in terms of country development at the European level. This contribution aims to point out innovative approaches that contribute to the development of SMEs and smart cities or regions using best practice examples from abroad with a focus on specific rural areas in the Czech Republic—where this issue is gaining momentum. The analysis of best practice examples and expert opinions in this field was used to make comparisons and to summarise the knowledge gained. This contribution also serves as a basis for mapping the factors that can support regional development and growth, as well as provides recommendations for future follow-ups and new concepts for the coming years in Czech rural areas, or areas that are culturally similar, such as Slovak rural areas.

Communicating in Media Dark Areas

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-156
Author(s):  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Punam Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Bop Markets ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Communication Methods ◽  
Innovative Approaches

Companies have to communicate with their consumers and deliver value. This is achievable in areas where consumers are educated and have access to media – and these conditions exist in markets in the developed world and also in urban areas in developing countries. But communicating to distant, scattered villages, or areas where the majority of the population is poor—areas called media-dark—poses a great challenge for business. Further, the target audience may also have no access to education or media. Communicating in these markets physically is simply not economical or feasible. This chapter describes the challenges of reaching consumers in media dark environments. It explores how companies are getting over these obstacles. Drawing on case studies describing innovative use of communication methods, it explains how initiatives can succeed in BOP areas using innovative approaches. A media communication mix is proposed for successfully reaching out to consumers in BOP markets.

scholarly journals Innovative approaches to thermochromic materials for adaptive building envelopes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2069 (1) ◽  
pp. 012132
Author(s):  
G Pérez ◽  
V Serra ◽  
S Garshasbi ◽  
F Favoino ◽  
P Sirvent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart Materials ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Optical Response ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Photo Degradation ◽  
Building Envelopes ◽  
Material Durability ◽  
Innovative Approaches

Abstract Thermochromic (TC) materials are characterized by a change of their optical response at a specific temperature. They can work based on both, the alteration of solar reflection by temperature, or the change of photoluminescence intensity. In building applications, this type of smart materials enhances the rejection of solar heat for high temperatures to favour cooling of the envelopes and reduces this rejection for low temperatures to improve surface heating. This adaptive optical response improves energy efficiency and reduces environmental impact of urban areas. Most of the current advances in this area are related to TC glazing based on Vanadium oxide, while opaque TC materials have been developed as based on Leuco dyes. The main drawback of these last materials is their significant aging in outdoor applications due to a photo-degradation process. The present work shows the recent results of a multidisciplinary and multinational consortium for research on innovative approaches to thermochromic materials for adaptive building envelopes. Next steps will be focused on building simulation to evaluate material choices across different performance aspects, while physical prototypes will be used for inter-laboratory evaluation of such performance and material durability.

Management of minor ailments in primary schoolchildren in rural and urban areas

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
J A Cantrill ◽  
B Johannesson ◽  
M Nicholson ◽  
P R Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Minor Ailments

Cannabis use in Switzerland: The role of attribution of drug use to friends, urbanization and repression 1The study was supported by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG) Grant 316.96.5980.

2001 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Model ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Structural Variables ◽  
Hbsc Study ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Individual Use

Cannabis use does not show homogeneous patterns in a country. In particular, urbanization appears to influence prevalence rates, with higher rates in urban areas. A hierarchical linear model (HLM) was employed to analyze these structural influences on individuals in Switzerland. Data for this analysis were taken from the Switzerland survey of Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study, the most recent survey to assess drug use in a nationally representative sample of 3473 15-year-olds. A total of 1487 male and 1620 female students indicated their cannabis use and their attributions of drug use to friends. As second level variables we included address density in the 26 Swiss Cantons as an indicator of urbanization and officially recorded offences of cannabis use in the Cantons as an indicator of repressive policy. Attribution of drug use to friends is highly correlated with cannabis use. The correlation is even more pronounced in urban Cantons. However, no association between recorded offences and cannabis use was found. The results suggest that structural variables influence individuals. Living in an urban area effects the attribution of drug use to friends. On the other hand repressive policy does not affect individual use.

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