Building age profile and figure-ground image: defining the urban development pattern of Balikpapan City

Abstract As one of Indonesian city that emerged from the industrial sector, Balikpapan grew and was inhabited by transmigrates from various cultures. The development and growth patterns of the Balikpapan urban area was influenced by the culture of the residents, due to the absence of empire influence or colonialism. This research was conducted to identify the oldest area as a starting point of the urban development patterns of Balikpapan. The building-age profile method was used to identify the oldest building groups or blocks, which belong to the city’s heritage zone. In this analysis, a series of figure-ground images in several periods were collected to indicate the building age. Through the process of overlaying solid-void maps, the pattern of space-built interaction was generated as the patterns of urban development. Results shown that urban development, which was determined through overlay technique, was organic pattern, which was formed by several connected irregular shapes. The conservation of the urban pattern indicates the effort to achieve urban identity, as one of the sustainable urban form indicator.

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Urban development and influential factors on urban form of towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period of socialism and transition: Case study of Banjaluka and Trebinje

Facta universitatis - series Architecture and Civil Engineering ◽

10.2298/fuace1303237m ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 237-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Brankica Milojevic

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Urban Space ◽

Urban Form ◽

Social Systems ◽

Physical Structure ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Urban Identity ◽

Liberal Democratic ◽

Democratic System

Throughout the history, the urban development of towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been strongly influenced by different social systems that were transponed into the urban space giving it general characteristics common for the most cities. The character of the urban form of cities also pointed to the influence of various individual factors which can be generally classified into three groups: the natural characteristics of the urban space, created physical structure and the socio-economic factors. They are permanently shaping the urban space acting interactively with different intensity and impact giving each city the specifics that underlie its urban identity. The most intensive development occurred during the last two periods, the period of socialism (1945 - 1992) and the period of social transition into the liberal democratic system, where the factors in the socio-economic sphere have achieved an especially large impact on the urban form. This paper presents the general characteristics of urban development and influential factors on the urban form of Banjaluka and Trebinje from 1945 until today.

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Urban Tissue of Traditional Chinese and Southeast Asian Port Cities: The Influence of Maritime Trade

10.36922/jcau.v1i1.841 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Han Wang ◽

Beisi Jia

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Urban Form ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Tissue Level ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Urban Morphology ◽

Maritime Trade ◽

Port Cities ◽

Starting Point ◽

Special Rules

In the process of urban development and regeneration, a city always gradually derives multiple morphological characteristics from its original single form. The transformation of urban form can be viewed as representation of consequence of overlapping of cultural attributes, an urban quality which is often ignored by property developments. This paper addresses that culture is a starting point to analyze traditional urban forms of Chinese and Southeast Asian traditional port cities. On the one hand, it analyzes their urban morphological characteristics focusing on the urban tissue level, which can reflect a process of urban evolution based on multi-culture brought by the ancient maritime trade. On the other hand, four port cities with similar cultural attributes including Quanzhou and Guangzhou in China, Hanoi in Vietnam and Malacca in Malaysia are analyzed comparatively to demonstrate their morphological differences and similarities. Based on the analysis of the two aspects, the paper recovers the relationship between cultural attributes and urban morphology, as well as some universal and special rules of urban development.

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Rehabilitation of urban identity of cities in the Banja Luka region through urban form regulation

Spatium ◽

10.2298/spat1330028s ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 28-32

Author(s):

Dijana Simonovic

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Urban Development ◽

Urban Form ◽

City Development ◽

Urban Identity ◽

Form Design ◽

Form Regulation ◽

Banja Luka ◽

The City ◽

Local Ordinance

This paper points to the possibility of codification of urban planning and application of physical regulation standards in urban form design to establish such instruments of guidance as will ensure the recognition, appreciation and development of local urban identity. The purpose of establishing general principles and making quality recommendations that would aim at urban form design regulation and be implemented as qualitative criteria and regulation standards is to propose a methodology for the rehabilitation of the City of Banja Luka?s identity applicable to similar cities in the region, with due adjustments to allow for contextual specificity, with the possibility of coordinated regional city development. The discontinuity in the urban development of Banja Luka and other cities in the region has jeopardised the inherent characteristics of their identities, resulting in reduced recognisability and impaired integrity. This study covers the period since the beginning of Banja Luka?s guided urban development (Austro-Hungarian administration, 1878), which should allow a review of its urban morphogenesis and an understanding of its key elements, as well as identification of the general principles and rules of urban form regulation as laid down in the local ordinance and planning legacy.

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Identification of Existing Challenges and Future Trends for the Utilization of Ammonia-Water Absorption–Compression Heat Pumps at High Temperature Operation

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11104635 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 4635

Author(s):

Marcel Ulrich Ahrens ◽

Maximilian Loth ◽

Ignat Tolstorebrov ◽

Armin Hafner ◽

Stephan Kabelac ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Temperature ◽

Water Absorption ◽

Industrial Sector ◽

Heat Pumps ◽

Working Fluid ◽

Large Temperature ◽

Future Trends ◽

Ammonia Water ◽

Starting Point ◽

High Temperature Operation

Decarbonization of the industrial sector is one of the most important keys to reducing global warming. Energy demands and associated emissions in the industrial sector are continuously increasing. The utilization of high temperature heat pumps (HTHPs) operating with natural fluids presents an environmentally friendly solution with great potential to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions in industrial processes. Ammonia-water absorption–compression heat pumps (ACHPs) combine the technologies of an absorption and vapor compression heat pump using a zeotropic mixture of ammonia and water as working fluid. The given characteristics, such as the ability to achieve high sink temperatures with comparably large temperature lifts and high coefficient of performance (COP) make the ACHP interesting for utilization in various industrial high temperature applications. This work reviews the state of technology and identifies existing challenges based on conducted experimental investigations. In this context, 23 references with capacities ranging from 1.4 kW to 4500 kW are evaluated, achieving sink outlet temperatures from 45 °C to 115 °C and COPs from 1.4 to 11.3. Existing challenges are identified for the compressor concerning discharge temperature and lubrication, for the absorber and desorber design for operation and liquid–vapor mixing and distribution and the choice of solution pump. Recent developments and promising solutions are then highlighted and presented in a comprehensive overview. Finally, future trends for further studies are discussed. The purpose of this study is to serve as a starting point for further research by connecting theoretical approaches, possible solutions and experimental results as a resource for further developments of ammonia-water ACHP systems at high temperature operation.

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Life and Sport — Analysis on the Influence of Sports Architecture on Urban Development

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.584-586.559 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 584-586 ◽

pp. 559-563

Author(s):

Yang Zhao ◽

Xu Bai

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Functional Role ◽

Urban Culture ◽

Urban Landscape ◽

Social Economic ◽

Development Trend ◽

Cultural Development ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

Sports will bring interests for the urban development, which is the starting point of the paper, then the relationship between urban development, urban landscape environment, urban culture and the sports building is analyzed to reflect on the design demands and the transformation of functional role, moreover the diversified development trend of sports building in the social, economic and cultural development as well as their commensal and harmonious design are proposed.

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An Investigation on the Urban Form Transformations in Contemporary Chinese Cities

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.368-373.3525 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 368-373 ◽

pp. 3525-3528

Author(s):

Ze Li ◽

Tian Jie Zhang

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Urban Development ◽

Economic Reform ◽

Urban Form ◽

Development Process ◽

Chinese Cities ◽

Substantial Body ◽

The Past ◽

Contemporary Chinese

The paper investigates the urban form transformations of Chinese cities in the past three decades. Through literature review, it explores the forces of these urban form transformations. The research identifies that despite the substantial body of literature that sheds light on China’s economic reform and urban development, understanding of the development process remains vague.

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Internal Differentiation within the Rural Migrant Population from the Sustainable Urban Development Perspective: Evidence from China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10124839 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 4839 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xiaohong Deng ◽

Lei Gong ◽

Yanfang Gao ◽

Xiaoqing Cui ◽

Ke Xu

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Eastern China ◽

Housing Demand ◽

Security Policies ◽

Sustainable Urban Development ◽

Migrant Population ◽

Housing Security ◽

Clustering Model ◽

Rural Migrant ◽

Starting Point

Population mobility and attendant issues, especially housing issues, have a major impact on sustainable urban development. In the urbanization process, a number of micro-communities with various social characteristics have come to compose the rural migrant population (RMP), resulting in internal differentiation. This study aims to reveal the demographic structure of this specific group, and to analyze the effects of the mechanism between population flow trends and sustainable urban development, taking housing demand as a starting point. To this end, a clustering model for mixed-type data based on partitioning around the medoid is proposed, and the linked characteristics and potential laws of the RMP are analyzed, based on the dynamic data of the migrant population in eastern China. To achieve sustainable urban development, the locational preferences and coping strategies of inflowing micro-communities based on city types are demonstrated. The results show that the RMP can be divided into four groups that have strong representativeness and that show significant differences in population structure and housing demand. Super-large and medium-sized cities are the main migration destinations. Several suggestions are proposed, based on these results. Housing security policies should be designed according to the housing demand characteristics and the spatial distribution of different groups. Housing security policies should play a full and positive role in reasonably guiding RMP movement.

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Problems of spatial planning, zoning and urban development in modern Russia

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201913503050 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 03050

Author(s):

Sergei Mezentsev

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Urban Planning ◽

Urban Development ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Territorial Planning ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

Starting Point ◽

Soviet Russia ◽

Negative Phenomena ◽

Made In

The purpose of this article is a comprehensive review of spatial and urban planning, and zoning in modern Russia. The starting point of the study is the experience of territorial, urban planning and zoning of the Soviet Union, which has achieved significant success in this area of activity. To achieve this goal, we used the books of modern Russian researchers and the author’s publications of this article, as well as materials posted on the Internet, applied philosophical and scientific approaches and research methods: systemic, dialectic, socio-humanitarian, anthropological, environmental, aesthetic and cybernetic approaches, as well as methods of observation, analysis, synthesis, analogy, comparison, generalization. As a result of the study, many negative phenomena and mistakes made in the territorial planning, zoning and urban development of post-Soviet Russia were revealed: the system was lost, the laws of dialectics are violated, there is no synergy between state structures and civil society, there is an excessive concentration of the population in Moscow and the Moscow region, it isn’t possible to provide comfortable and safe living conditions for each person and, the most importantly, environmental problems in cities and neighboring territories become more acute.

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A Conceptual Framework for Choosing Target Species for Wildlife-Inclusive Urban Design

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11246972 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (24) ◽

pp. 6972 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Beate Apfelbeck ◽

Christine Jakoby ◽

Maximilian Hanusch ◽

Emanuel Boas Steffani ◽

Thomas E. Hauck ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Urban Design ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Species Traits ◽

Species Selection ◽

Target Species ◽

Current Conservation ◽

Starting Point ◽

Regional Species Pool

Recent research has highlighted the significance of cities for biodiversity, making them important places for conservation in their own right. Current conservation approaches in cities are mostly defensive. Thus, they focus on remnant pockets of natural areas or try to protect particular species that occur in the built environment. These approaches are vulnerable to further urban development and do not create habitats. An alternative strategy is to make wildlife an integral part of urban development and thereby create a new habitat in the built-up area. Here we address the challenge of choosing target species for such wildlife-inclusive urban design. The starting point of our conceptual framework is the regional species pool, which can be obtained from geo-referenced species data. The existing habitat types on and around the development site and dispersal barriers limit the species numbers to the local species potential. In the next step, the site’s potential for each species is analyzed—how can it be upgraded to host species given the planned development and the life-cycle of the species? For the final choice of target species, traits related to the human–animal interaction are considered. We suggest that stakeholders will be involved in the final species selection. Our approach differs from existing practice, such as expert choice of priority species, by (1) representing an open process where many species are potential targets of conservation, (2) the involvement of stakeholders in a participatory way. Our approach can also be used at larger spatial scales such as quarters or entire cities.

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