A Comparative Study of the Costs of Fixed Input in the Urbanization of Chinese Cities at Prefecture Level and Above

2016 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 1650020
Author(s):  
Enping LI
Keyword(s):  
Capital Stock ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Central Cities ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
Input And Output ◽  
Standard Population ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Fixed Input ◽  
The City

The incomplete corresponding relationship between the input and output of urbanization makes it extremely complex to estimate the urbanization cost. As the estimation has to be based on the costs of urban development, big estimate errors could probably result from different demographic characteristics among cities. The author, by eliminating the factor of demographic characteristics, proposes a three-step estimation method of the costs of fixed input in the urbanization of population: (1) estimating the per capita capital stock of the city; (2) simulating and measuring the corresponding relationship between per capita capital stock and the factor of demographic characteristics of the city; (3) estimating per capita capital stock of the standard population excluding the factor of demographic characteristics of the city, namely the costs of fixed input in urbanization. Meanwhile, the author makes an estimation and comparison of the costs of fixed input in the urbanization of Chinese cities at prefecture level and above in 2010. The result shows that (1) the costs of fixed input in urbanization significantly decrease with the expansion of population; (2) the costs of fixed input in the urbanization of national and provincial capitals are significantly lower than those of other cities; (3) the costs of fixed input in the urbanization of central cities are significantly lower than those of eastern cities.

scholarly journals Identifying the Drivers of Water Consumption in Single-Family Households in Joinville, Southern Brazil

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine Garcia ◽  
Luis Ricardo Salfer ◽  
Andreza Kalbusch ◽  
Elisa Henning
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The City ◽  
Per Capita Consumption

This study aims to identify the factors that may influence water consumption in single-family households in the city of Joinville, Southern Brazil. Through questionnaires, data were collected from 108 households in several neighborhoods of the city. The questionnaires contained open-ended and closed-ended questions involving the surrounding infrastructure, socio-economic and demographic characteristics, constructive characteristics, installed plumbing fixtures, and water-use habits, totaling 57 variables. The independent variables were correlated to monthly water consumption (m3/month/household) and per capita consumption (liters/person/day) of each household. The statistically significant variables that affected households water consumption were related to demographic characteristics such as number of residents and educational level, construction features (i.e., number of bathrooms, building age, and built area), the presence of water-efficient appliances and water conservation habits. The results obtained can contribute to the development of new studies on water consumption and sustainable policies and awareness on the importance of water conservation.

Accuracy of On-site Consistent Origin-Destination Estimation Method for Measuring the Actual Numbers of Consumer Shop-around Movements within the City Center of Hanoi, Vietnam

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 439-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saburo SAITO ◽  
Tran Ngoc HUY ◽  
Masakuni IWAMI ◽  
Takahiro SATO ◽  
Kosuke YAMASHIRO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Estimation Method ◽  
City Center ◽  
The City

Application of fuzzy modelling to predict the earthquake damage degree of buildings based on field data

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Amiri Shahmirani ◽  
Abbas Akbarpour Nikghalb Rashti ◽  
Mohammad Reza Adib Ramezani ◽  
Emadaldin Mohammadi Golafshani
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Earthquake Occurrence ◽  
Effective Parameters ◽  
Fuzzy Modelling ◽  
Damage Degree ◽  
Input And Output ◽  
The City ◽  
Slight Damage

Prediction of structural damage prior to earthquake occurrence provides an early warning for stakeholders of building such as owners and urban managers and can lead to necessary decisions for retrofitting of structures before a disaster occurs, legislating urban provisions of execution of building particularly in earthquake prone areas and also management of critical situations and managing of relief and rescue. For proper prediction, an effective model should be produced according to field data that can predict damage degree of local buildings. In this paper in accordance with field data and Fuzzy logic, damage degree of building is evaluated. Effective parameters of this model as an input data of model consist of height and age of the building, shear wave velocity of soil, plan equivalent moment of inertia, fault distance, earthquake acceleration, the number of residents, the width of the street for 527 buildings in the city. The output parameter of the model, which was the damage degree of the buildings, was also classified as five groups of no damage, slight damage, moderate damage, extensive damage, and complete damage. The ranges of input and output classification were obtained based on the supervised center classification (SCC-FCM) method in accordance with field data.

scholarly journals Water footprint of Xiamen city from production and consumption perspectives (2001–2012)

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 472-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiefeng Kang ◽  
Jianyi Lin ◽  
Shenghui Cui ◽  
Xiangyang Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Footprint ◽  
Virtual Water ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Average Production ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Xiamen City ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The City ◽  
Per Capita Consumption

Providing a comprehensive insight, water footprint (WF) is widely used to analyze and address water-use issues. In this study, a hybrid of bottom-up and top-down methods is applied to calculate, from production and consumption perspectives, the WF for Xiamen city from 2001 to 2012. Results show that the average production WF of Xiamen was 881.75 Mm3/year and remained relatively stable during the study period, while the consumption WF of Xiamen increased from 979.56 Mm3/year to 1,664.97 Mm3/year over the study period. Xiamen thus became a net importer of virtual water since 2001. Livestock was the largest contributor to the total WF from both production and consumption perspectives; it was followed by crops, industry, household use, and commerce. The efficiency of the production WF has increased in Xiamen, and its per capita consumption WF was relatively low. The city faces continuing growth in its consumption WF, so more attention should be paid to improving local irrigation, reducing food waste, and importing water-intensive agricultural products.

The erosion of filial piety by modernisation in Chinese cities

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHAU-KIU CHEUNG ◽  
ALEX YUI-HUEN KWAN
Keyword(s):  
Filial Piety ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Average Wage ◽  
Unresolved Issue ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
The Face ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Representative Samples

ABSTRACTWhether filial piety or financial support to older parents is eroded or maintained through societal modernisation is an unresolved issue in China and a matter of widespread concern. Whereas structural-functionalist theories predict erosion, alternative views suggest that modernisation reduces filial piety only minimally or conditionally. One possible condition that resists the modernisation effect is education. The impacts of modernisation and its interaction with Chinese education are therefore the focus of this study. Using various sources, the paper reports analyses of the relationships between the levels of modernisation in six Chinese cities, measured by average gross domestic product per capita, the average wage and the percentage of the workforce that are employed in the service sector, and variations in expressions of filial piety and cash payments to parents. Representative samples of the cities' adult residents were used. It was found that filial piety and cash payments were lower when the citizen was in a city with higher or more advanced modernisation, and that the reduction in affirmations of filial piety associated with higher modernisation was less among citizens with higher education. It is concluded that educational policy and practice can be a means to sustain filial piety in the face of modernisation.

Tussen buurt en stadsregio : Anderhalf jaar stedelijk beleid in Vlaanderen

Res Publica ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Leo Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Central Cities ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
New Policies ◽  
The City

Since several elections since 1991 were won by an extreme right political party, especially in the Flanders and in the city of Antwerp, polities has responded with an increase in attention for environmental and social policies. In a first reaction - and after a longstand period of budget cuts - more money was invested in the building ofsocial housing. Later this policy was broadened to a more comprehensive policy for the cities, trying to integrate the brick-and-mortar approaches with welfare policies. In this contribution three things are put into perspective. The first deals with the rise of the urban problems. A second part deals with the new policies who are implemented today. These are territorially targeted at poor neighbourhoods. In a final part these policies are situated in a regional context since the liveability of the central cities can not be seen without its regional context, since very often the more wealthy people are living outside the administrative boundaries while the vulnerable social groups are living in the older inner city neighbourhoods.

ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT KOTA PADANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Rizki Afri Mulia ◽  
Nika Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
Poor People ◽  
The People ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The City

This study aims to analyze the factors that affect the welfare of the people of the City of Padang measured using the Human Development Index consisting of: 1) To determine the effect of the Per Capita Gross Regional Domestic Product on the welfare of the people in the City of Padang. 2) To determine the effect of number of Poor in community welfare in Padang. 3) To determine the effect of Unemployment Rate on the welfare of people in the city of Padang. The research method used in this research is descriptive quantitative research method. The sampling technique in this study is total sampling. Data collection was performed using documentation and hypothesis testing techniques in this study using multiple linear regression test. Based on the results of the study note that: 1) The regression coefficient value of GDP per capita is equal to 0.0000002 with a probability of 0.001 which is smaller than 0.05. 2) The regression coefficient value of the number of poor population is 0.156 with a probability of 0.526 which is smaller than 0.05. 3) The regression coefficient value of the Open Unemployment Rate is -0,00014 with a probability of 0.117 less than 0.05. The conclusions that can be drawn are as follows: 1) Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) has a positive and significant effect on the welfare of the people in Padang City. 2) The number of poor people has no significant effect on the welfare of the people in the city of Padang. 3) Open Unemployment Rate has no negative and significant effect on the welfare of the people in Padang City.

ANALISIS KESETARAAN GENDER DALAM PERTUMBUHAN PENDAPATAN PERKAPITA DI SUMATERA UTARA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvina Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Pool Data ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Effect Estimation ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Gain Access

One of the indicators are taken into account in measuring the success of development is the construction of a gender perspective. Development efforts that have been aimed at improving the welfare of the community, women and men, was not able to provide equal benefits between women and men. This study aims to determine the effect of gender equality in education, health and employment to the growth of income per capita in the province of North Sumatra in the period 2004-2009 (Pool Data) Fixed Effect estimation method. The results suggest that promoting gender equality in education, health and employment have a positive influence on per capita income. Restrict women's access to educational resources, health and employment, it can hamper local economic development. Therefore, fikir patterns, behavior, culture, and policies that lead to discrimination between women and men need to be changed and removed. More than just economic, gender equality is a form of respect for human rights as well as empower people, men and women, to gain access, participation, control and benefit equally in development..

Study on Location Planning of Regional Parking

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 1748-1752
Author(s):  
Xin Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Location Planning ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
Parking Lots ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
The City

Parking difficulty is being a highlighted problem in nowadays' cities. As a reality of planning of parking lots in Chinese cities are later than other countries, and also parking lot planning are based on city blueprint and needs of parking places, as well as limit of making parking lot plan, we can make a model on planning and choosing parking lot fields to find the most suitable scheme. Thus it can bring the greatest benefit to the whole area in the city, and also make a reference to planning of the parking lot construction in area.

scholarly journals Potrošnja egzotičnog voća i povrća na području grada Zadra

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonijo Galić ◽  
Bruno Gauta ◽  
Lidija Halilović ◽  
Ivana Jadreško ◽  
Suzana Kardum
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Exotic Fruits ◽  
The City ◽  
Exact Definition ◽  
Marketing Approach

Consumers in Croatia only recently got the opportunity to buy exotic fruits and vegetables. Until now offer was limited to the already known species which could be found on the shelves for decades, and this types can generally be cultivated in Croatia (except bananas, pineapples and several types of citrus). The demand for exotic fruits and vegetables and its cultivation in Western Europe is growing, and this trend is coming to Croatia. In the study conducted for the city of Zadar the correlation of the interest in buying exotic fruit/vegetables and familiarity with the product, the exact definition of the product and the most significant characteristics of kiwano/sweet potatoes was explored. Regression analysis results showed that all three independent variables significantly predict purchase of both kiwano and sweet potatoes. Three segments of consumers with respect to their demographic characteristics were identified using cluster analysis. A more detailed analysis of these groups could serve future researchers in order to segment the market and determine the marketing approach to each of the segments.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document