Innovation in fit-outs – are Generation Y and technology firms heralding a new trend?

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Gillen ◽  
David Cheshire
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Generation X ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
City Block ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ground Floor ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
The City

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how is the workplace changing with the age-range of its workforce? Why is happiness and wellness in the workplace being prioritised more than ever before? Will the workplace of the future be designed as a serviced experience rather than the office that is known today? This paper aims to examine these questions, and why the answer might be found in the influence of Generation Y and technology organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The approach to this paper is to draw from a number of sources – AECOM’s published paper for the BCO on how the TMT sectors are impacting office design – extensive AECOM project experience and research in practice. The presentation prepared for cutting edge was the starting point for the structure and content of this paper. Findings – The authors are designing for multiple generations at work, not just the youngest people. The authors can learn much, however, from the trends being set by the youngest sectors, such as technology organisations with their Generation X board members driving speed, informality and a work/life blend. The next generation workplace will be designed with more emphasis on diversity, choice, flexibility and sustainability. The office will be as much about the experience and service provision as the physical space supporting people holistically for a happier, healthier and more productive workforce. Research limitations/implications – There are multiple topics addressed in this paper. Research and findings are drawn from other sources. New research is beyond the scope of this paper. Practical implications – Looking ahead, developers and architects will need to reuse empty office space in other ways. The city block of the future must be mixed-use, vertically and horizontally, and incorporate offices, residential, dining, leisure and co-working, with a permeable, linked-up ground floor. City blocks today are sometimes segregated, designed as separate buildings in one, with separate entrances breaking up the ground floor into separate domains. The city block of the future needs to be more joined up, more connected and open at ground floor level to allow a mix of people and functions, creating more public space. Social implications – The opportunity is to create sustainable and highly utilised environments where people can work, live and socialise. Originality/value – Drawing from the AECOM proprietary global occupancy database which contains 25 years of data of how buildings are actually used over time. This paper includes the data for the last ten years. Applying the reality of four generations in the workplace to the design of office buildings.

Tolerance zones: a pragmatic approach to respond to problems related to open alcohol and drug scenes in Bremen/Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Prepeliczay ◽  
Henning Schmidt-Semisch
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Related Disorder ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Tolerance Zones ◽  
Drug And Alcohol ◽  
The City

Purpose This study aims to describe and analyse an approach in the city of Bremen (Germany) to establish streetwork-supported tolerance zones for local open drug and alcohol scenes to reduce related disorder and nuisance in public spaces. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative methodology included systematic participant observations at public sites of drug and alcohol use, and problem-centred interviews with different groups of respondents (residents, passers-by, trades people, drug users, experts from addiction help and police). Findings In residential districts, tolerance zones were well accepted by their target group and found to reduce perceived disorder and nuisance in public space. However, their success depends on the social and spatial conditions of the chosen location, its surrounding urban infrastructure, cooperation among local actors and characteristics of drug using groups. Originality/value Usually, policing of open drug scenes focuses on repression and law enforcement. The example of Bremen suggests that streetwork-supported tolerance zones dedicated to the drug scene can substantially reduce disorder and nuisance in public space.

scholarly journals La noción de cultura popular: Interés de los debates entre los 80 y 90 del siglo XX para reflexionar sobre la contemporaneidad

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Manuel Kingman
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultura Popular ◽  
The Status ◽  
Siglo Xx ◽  
The City ◽  
Arte Contemporáneo

ResumenEl presente artículo referencia teorías sobre la cultura popular ubicadas en las décadas del 80 y el 90 del siglo pasado, un período de reflexión pertinente y profunda en torno al término. Se visibiliza la complejidad de la noción de cultura popular, así como las distintas significaciones y sentidos que ha tenido el concepto. También se estudian ciertas entradas teóricas que son útiles para analizar la cultura popular. Se piensa en estos insumos teóricos como herramientas para reflexionar sobre las representaciones, diálogos y tensiones entre el arte contemporáneo y las manifestaciones estéticas populares.Palabras clavesCultura popular; arte contemporáneo; teoría cultural; antropologíaWork, Dialogue, Occupation and Cooperativism at Casa TomadaVictoria Rodríguez do CampoAbstractThe interdisciplinary art project Casa Tomada operates as a trigger for addressing issues of the social and artistic contemporary juncture. The fiction created by the National House of the Bicentennial, cultural space of the City of Buenos Aires, opens the way to consider alternative forms of creation in which the status of the artist's work is put in check and renewed interstices are glimpsed through the action of the multiple actors that surround the project. With illegal political action as a starting point – the forced occupation of a public space, Casa Tomada is committed to showing a multiplicity of conflicts, tensions, questions as well as possible answers, which are always contingent and applicable both to the social and the artistic spheres.KeywordsContemporary art; occupation, politics; collective work; interdisciplinarity La noción de lectura popular  interés debatekunape entre 80 y 90 siglo XX iuiarengapa contemporaniedadmandaManuel kiingman Maillallachiska:Kai articulok referenciame teoriakuna cultura kaska decadape posagchunga y  iskun chunga ialiska siglomanda, sug suma iuiarei entorno  terminomanda. Kauarenme complejidad nocionpe cultura popularpe chasallata sug rigcha significación y sentido iukarka chi concepto. Chasallata analizare sug entradakuna  teóricas valenkuna analizangapa cultura popular. Iuairenme  kai insumo teóricos herramientasina iuiarengapa representacionkunamanda, rimai tensiones arte contemporaneanope y manifestación estéticas populares. Rimangapa Ministidukuna:Cultura popular; arte contemporáneo; teoría cultural; antropologíaLa notion de culture populaire : intérêts des débats entre les années 80 et 90 du XXe siècle pour réfléchir sur la contemporanéitéManuel KingmanRésuméCet article se réfère à des théories sur la culture populaire dans les années 80 et 90 du siècle dernier, une période de réflexion pertinente et profonde sur le terme. Il présente la complexité de la notion de culture populaire, ainsi que les différentes significations et usage du concept. Il étudie également certains éléments théoriques utiles à l'analyse de la culture populaire. Nous pensons à ces apports théoriques comme outils pour réfléchir sur les représentations, les dialogues et les tensions entre l'art contemporain et les manifestations esthétiques populaires.Mots clésCulture populaire; art contemporain; théorie culturelle; anthropologie

scholarly journals ANALYSIS ON 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MONUMENT TO HEROES AS A TOOL FOR A CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH IN THE PATRIMONIZATION AND EVALUATION OF CULTURAL INTEREST GOODS

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W17 ◽  
pp. 279-286
Author(s):  
M. I. Rodriguez-Laiton ◽  
H. A. León-Vega ◽  
E. Upegui
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The North ◽  
North Side ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Simon Bolivar ◽  
The City

Abstract. The following article describes the implementation of a methodology for the structural reconstruction of the Heroes monument and the statue on the north side of Simon Bolivar Ecuestre located between the intersection of the north highway and 80th Street in Bogota (Colombia) from the acquisition of SFM photogrammetry methods and images, using low-cost sensors for this process and making use of drones from the obtaining of frames of a video to for areas with lower altimetric reach, and thereby creating an analysis in their accuracy, sizing and quality within the framework of appropriation and documentation of the cultural assets in the public space of the city Bogotá taking this data as a starting point for future developments in the process of 3D reconstructions Colombia.

A place to work: examining workplace location attributes that appeal to generation Y and Z talent

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wasuthon Wisuchat ◽  
Viriya Taecharungroj
Keyword(s):  
Generation Y ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to identify and to compare workplace location attributes that appealed to Generation Y and Z talent. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants to identify workplace location attributes. Choice-based conjoint surveys were collected from 750 Generation Y and Z individuals in the talent pool of Bangkok, Thailand to compare the importance of attributes. Findings The most important workplace location attribute was the availability and diversity of restaurants followed by place appearance, traffic density, availability of public workspaces, public transport and after-work activities. Transport-related attributes were more important for older generations, whereas public workspaces and place appearance were more important for younger talent. Practical implications To attract talent, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) should address the weaknesses of potential workplace locations through efficient, low-cost and rapid development plans. Although Bangkok is known for street food, BMA policies that promote restaurants as the most important attribute are limited. The BMA should initiate plans to promote the availability and diversity of restaurants. Innovation districts in Bangkok should connect to restaurants and food networks in their vicinity. Originality/value The existing literature explored factors that attract talent at the city level, but no study has investigated attractiveness at the workplace location level. Despite some similarities, workplace location attributes identified in this study were more specific than city-level attributes.

Waterfront as the Public Space of the City - Research on the Waterfront Park of the North Bund in Shanghai

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 1733-1736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Xia Yang ◽  
Wei Shang ◽  
Stefania Rusconi ◽  
Beatrice Anne Bruneaux
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Ecology ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Waterfront Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Future Design ◽  
The North ◽  
The Future ◽  
The City

The waterfront development in China faces the problems of landscape, ecology and sustainability. According to the research of the waterfront park in the North Bund of Shanghai, this paper discusses the main issues from the view of urban design and gives possible countermeasures for the future design. In order to make full use of the environmental resources, we should build a connection between the waterfront and the inside city, and provide more opportunities for individuals to keep closing to water.

Corporate Social Responsibility in hospitality: are sustainability initiatives really sustainable? Case examples from CitizenM, Lefay and Six Senses

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-545
Author(s):  
Virginia Maria Stombelli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
Virtuous Cycle ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose In 2016, the United Nations published the agenda for sustainable development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), asking everyone to commit to reach the Goals’ targets by 2030. Accordingly, hospitality brands developed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to deliver positive direct, indirect and induced impacts to the triple bottom lines’ environmental, social and economic dimensions. The purpose of this paper consists in investigating the benefits that companies want to obtain, engaging in these activities. Three very different hotel brands’ CSR are analyzed to consider their undeclared coordination with the UN SDGs namely CitizenM, Lefay and Six Senses. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on secondary qualitative data retrieved from websites. Findings When choosing to commit to CSR initiatives, companies not only behave as good corporate citizens but also pursue their economic interests. By so doing, they receive benefits that vary from improved image and reputation amongst guests to enhanced satisfaction and commitment amongst employees, passing through reduced fiscal burdens and financial savings. Practical implications The UN SDGs seem to potentially create a virtuous cycle in which Goal 8, decent work and economic growth, must be a leading cornerstone. To make the cycle work, socio-economic engagement and factual certainly should be improved and hospitality companies should pay a role both by measuring and publishing the benefits of committing to CSR and funding sustainability research that can be beneficial to their business, too. If this happens and the UN SDGs’ targets are met, the future will benefit from a circular economy, whereby resources will not be disposed of but maintained, repaired, reused, remanufactured and refurbished before being recycled. In other words, sustainability is not only about creating a better life for every living being but also about developing favourable business environments to benefit companies. Originality/value The comparison of hospitality brands’ with theoretically identified benefits represents the starting point of a wider multi-dimensional reflection on coordination between companies’ CSR and UN SDGs. Recommendations to sustain the sustainability virtuous cycle and to look at the future are drawn.

Satisfaction with work and person–environment fit: are there intergenerational differences? An examination through person–job, person–group and person–supervisor fit

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrée-Anne Deschênes
Keyword(s):  
Generation X ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Generational Diversity ◽  
Managerial Practices

PurposeThrough three dimensions of person–environment (PE) fit, namely person–job (PJ) fit, person–group (PG) fit and person–supervisor (PS) fit, this paper examines generational differences on which dimension is more important to explain Baby Boomers', Generation X's and Generation Y's satisfaction with work.Design/methodology/approachGathered from a sample of 1,065 employees in the province of Québec, Canada, data were analyzed through one-way ANOVA and structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings suggest that Generation X scored lower on satisfaction with work, that there is a difference in the level of PG fit and PS fit between the generations, and that PJ fit explains satisfaction with work for all generations, while PG fit is significant only for Generation Y employees.Practical implicationsThis paper sheds light on the importance for practitioners, when implementing human resource (HR) policies and strategies aiming to increase satisfaction with work, of prioritizing PJ fit and to consider PG fit for Generation Y members.Originality/valueThis research provides a meaningful contribution to current knowledge on generational diversity in the workplace and its impact on managerial practices by examining different levels of satisfaction with work and of PJ, PG and PS fit for three generations and the importance of each type of fit in explaining satisfaction with work for theses generations.

The informal city and the future of our cities: towards a manifesto

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Right To The City ◽  
Pattern Language ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Future ◽  
Informal Urbanism ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City ◽  
Informal Context ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

PurposeThe New Urban Agenda has catalyzed discussion across academia and practice on how to responsibly position ourselves as key players in the making of the future of our cities. With questions such as what is the right to the city? Who has those rights? What is a city? What is formal and who defines informal? These questions may prompt a need for departure from, or at least a reconsideration of the narrative surrounding formal and informal urbanism. This paper presents a pedagogical approach to addressing these and other questions within the framework of the new agenda. It reviews pedagogical approaches to understanding and learning to design within an informal context. It also foregrounds the process with the theoretical framing of Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language and Timeless way of Building as lenses through which to understand and identify common languages and intersections across the global spectrum of representations of informal urbanism. It then outlines the resultant process and products of a one-week intensive master-class and design charette of international scholars and students focusing on the Informal City.Design/methodology/approachIt reviews pedagogical approaches to understanding and learning to design within an informal context. It also foregrounds the process with the theoretical framing of Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language and Timeless way of Building as lenses through which to understand and identify common languages and intersections across the global spectrum of representations of informal urbanism. It then outlines the resultant process and products of a one-week intensive master-class and design charette of international scholars and students focusing on the Informal City.FindingsThe paper conclusively presents new nomenclature for informality that strives to shift the semantic lens from its current negative connotations to more productive, proactive and positive ones. It also presents an Informal City Manifesto, a call to arms of theoretical framing of how we think about the formal informal divide.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper, in part, outlines the results of a single studio with a small student number. Although diverse in its composition the student body is small.Originality/valueThis new framing could potentially allow us to best leverage lessons and mitigate challenges of the informal city condition, as our human settlements continue to urbanize.

scholarly journals STUDI KOMPARASI PERSEPSI KEMANFAATAN DAN KEMUDAHAN PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI MOBILE BANKING ANTARA GENERASI X, GENERASI Y, DAN GENERASI Z (Studi pada pengguna layanan mobile banking BCA di Kota Surakarta)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Priyani ◽  
Siti Maryam ◽  
Burhanudin Ahmad Yani
Keyword(s):  
Generation X ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Application Service ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The City

This study aims to determine differences in perceptions of usefulness and convenience between users of the BCA mobile banking application service in Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. The samples used in the study were 90 respondents. In this study the method of sampling using accidental sampling which is a procedure based on accidental sampling. Data obtained directly by researchers from respondents' answers through a questionnaire consisting of several questions regarding the perception of use through the variable perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Based on the results of research conducted to users of BCA mobile banking services in generation X, generation Y, and generation Z in the city of Surakarta, it can be concluded that there is no significant difference in the perception variable benefits of the use of BCA mobile banking services in the city of Surakarta in the X generation , generation Y and generation Z, There is no significant difference in the perceived ease of use of the BCA mobile banking service in Surakarta in X generation, Y generation, and Z generation. Keywords: Usability, Ease, Mobile Banking, Generation

scholarly journals One visitor too many: assessing the degree of overtourism in established European urban destinations

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Amore ◽  
Martin Falk ◽  
Bailey Ashton Adie
Keyword(s):  
Composite Indicator ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Population Average ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a series of indicators to determine the limits to urban tourism growth, tourism gentrification and overtourism. The study addresses overtourism within the frame of urban liveability through a proxy analysis of tourism-relevant indicators for major European tourist cities. Design/methodology/approach Based on the various indicators, a composite overtourism indicator is derived. The following dimensions are considered for the composite indicator: total number of overnight stays per relevant tourist area in km2; number of museum visitors per population; average annual change in total nights between 2009 and 2017; and foreign nights per population. Findings Based on the results, Venice is the city with the highest degree of overtourism, followed by Florence, Seville and Lisbon. The remaining cities have a lower than average overtourism potential as indicated by the negative z-score. Research limitations/implications This study and the composite overtourism indicators are only a starting point that can lead to further research in the field. Recommendations for further studies include the assessment of visitor flow and overtourism at different times of the year and to expand the study to other European urban destinations. Practical implications The paper suggests that policymakers should use these indicators when managing urban tourism development and monitoring visitor growth. Furthermore, they can be a starting point from which to assess the impact of tourism on the quality of life of local residents. Social implications This study provides a starting point from which to assess the causes for social unrest tied to overtourism. If the city under study is found to have a lower than average overtourism potential, this indicates that there may be other social or psychological issues at play apart from sheer overcrowding. Originality/value To date, there has been no composite indicator that considered the different numerical aspects of overtourism altogether. This study provides a set of key indicators and a composite overtourism indicator to provide a preliminary appraisal of overtourism as a demand-side phenomenon with evidence from a range of established European urban destinations.

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