scholarly journals Planning the City Logistics Terminal Location by Applying the Greenp-Median Model and Type-2 Neurofuzzy Network

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Pamučar ◽  
Ljubislav Vasin ◽  
Predrag Atanasković ◽  
Milica Miličić
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Median Problem ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Delivery Vehicles ◽  
The City

The paper herein presents greenp-median problem (GMP) which uses the adaptive type-2 neural network for the processing of environmental and sociological parameters including costs of logistics operators and demonstrates the influence of these parameters on planning the location for the city logistics terminal (CLT) within the discrete network. CLT shows direct effects on increment of traffic volume especially in urban areas, which further results in negative environmental effects such as air pollution and noise as well as increased number of urban populations suffering from bronchitis, asthma, and similar respiratory infections. By applying the greenp-median model (GMM), negative effects on environment and health in urban areas caused by delivery vehicles may be reduced to minimum. This model creates real possibilities for making the proper investment decisions so as profitable investments may be realized in the field of transport infrastructure. The paper herein also includes testing of GMM in real conditions on four CLT locations in Belgrade City zone.

Problems of Development of Small and Medium Russian Towns

2019 ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
V V. Kafidov ◽  
V. N. Filippov ◽  
I. P. Filippova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
New Buildings

The presented study addresses the problems of development of small and medium towns in Russia. Aim. The study aims to examine a town as a socio-economic environment where its residents exist and as the fundamental factor for the development of society.Tasks. The authors identify key problems in the development of small and medium Russian towns, which interferes with the historical appearance and has a negative impact on the living environment.Methods. Problems in the development of small and medium towns in Russia are examined using theoretical methods: systematic approach, statistical analysis, social and philosophical analysis.Results. The study identifies the main negative effects of the existing model of development of small and medium Russian towns, such as destruction of their historical and cultural appearance, distortion of the overall architectural motif, increased load on communications, and congestion of the transport infrastructure.Conclusions. At the current stage, efficient development of small and medium towns in Russia is impossible within the framework of the existing infill development. This chaotic process cannot be stopped without a new conceptual approach and changes in the legislative and normative framework of urban development. The only factor that determines the boundaries of the existing approach to urban development is the lack of physical space for new buildings in urban areas. The authors formulate proposals that would help to solve the problems of development of small and medium towns in Russia. 

Development of a GIS-based Expert System for on-site Storm-water Management

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Jin ◽  
F. Sieker ◽  
S. Bandermann ◽  
H. Sieker
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The City

Urbanization is accelerating worldwide. One of the negative effects of urbanization is the overloading of the city sewer system. To solve this problem, on-site storm water infiltration proves very promising due to its near natural characteristics and multiple effects on the drainage of stormwater runoff in urban areas. However, the judgment of whether a local area is appropriate to be drained in this way and which infiltration measures are optimal is rather complex and involves analysing a set of influential factors. This judgment depends on not only relevant theoretical considerations, but also a large amount of practical experience and the availability of relevant data, as well. Such a judgment is an unstructured problem and relates to changeable knowledge. To fulfill this task, the so-called expert system, or knowledge-based system, is introduced. One of the advantages of an expert system is that it provides automation of expert-level judgment. This is extremely helpful when an expert-level judgment is needed repeatedly for a large amount of cases, like in the planning of on-site stormwater infiltration systems for an entire city catchment. This paper describes a self-developed expert system tool for developing rule-based expert systems, as well as a case study: using an expert system for the selection of on-site storm water infiltration measures for the city of Chemnitz, Germany.

scholarly journals Opportunities for Solving Urban and Environmental Problems by Progressive City Logistics Tools

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Tomáš Čechovič ◽  
Milan Dedík ◽  
Martin Kendra ◽  
Vladimír Ľupták ◽  
Borut Jereb
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Road ◽  
The City ◽  
The Eu

Abstract At present, high traffic intensity level on the roads currently saturates a great demand for individual transportation. Mobility is an important part of everyday activities in cities. The increasing number of passenger and freight vehicles on the widening transport infrastructure raises several problems. The range of use of public passenger transport does satisfy enough the citizens needs and its use is constantly decreasing, especially in the new EU countries. One of the reasons is also the growing sale and production of new passenger cars in the EU, resulting in congestion in the road infrastructure of cities and environmental problems. These issues are dealt with the modern City Logistics concept. The contribution focused on the basic principles of city logistics, the reasons for its development and, in particular, the possibilities of practical use. An example is the city of Trenčín in Slovakia, where a regional rail passenger transport is proposed for city traffic service including Park and Ride system.

scholarly journals Urban form and vacant shops: can one explain the other? – a case study in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Saraiva ◽  
Teresa Sá Marques ◽  
Paulo Pinho
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Economic Market ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Morphological Variables ◽  
The City

Shopping is much more than a wealth-generator in post-modern societies; it is intrinsically linked with the way people experience the city and an indivisible part of their day-to-day social experiences. Consequently, the literature has gradually recognized that commercial geographies are not just a consequence of economic market logics. It has been proven that there is a relationship between store-types and urban morphology, and that commerce is an important catalyst for urban regeneration and revitalization. Thus, the urban form can also be a cause for the lack of success of a shop. The amount of vacant shops has been signaled as an important problem in urban areas, affecting the structure and the identity of neighborhoods, and reflects the negative effects of the economic-crisis. Strategies to overcome this problem are usually economically-oriented and fail to capitalize on the new-found relationships between store-success and urban morphology. Thus this research wishes to test whether there are indeed correlations between specific morphological features and the existence of vacant shops, and consequently to propose how changes in the urban environment can contribute to overcome, and even prevent, such cases. The geographical distribution of vacant shops in a sample of Portuguese cities was set against morphological variables such as building age or centrality in the network (Space Syntax). Positive association was found, for example, between new developments and vacant shops, questioning the need for more store space in certain areas; and, particularly outside central neighborhoods, between open shops and high ‘choice’ (rather than high ‘integration’) axes.

scholarly journals PLANNING OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (164) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
O. Bezlyubchenko ◽  
T. Apatenko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The City

The work is devoted to the consideration of the concepts of the spatial development of the cities of Ukraine taking into account today's specifics of the formation of institutes of their management. The issues discussed in this article are relevant to almost any city in modern Ukraine at the stage of transition of the country from industrial to post-industrial type. Among the most pressing issues are the rational use of territorial resources and environmental security within urban systems. There is also a trend of uneven economic development in urban areas. The solution to this problem is the balanced development of urban space with a diversified economy and infrastructure, as well as high quality of life. The formation of multifunctional urban areas will ensure sustainable spatial development of the city and significantly affect the quality of life. Identifying areas within the city that are inefficiently used and have additional development potential will provide an important resource, which, unlike remote areas, is already provided with transport and engineering infrastructure. Efficient use of territorial resources will allow the formation of a rational compact planning structure of the city. The housing of high quality should be provided with the necessary social and transport infrastructure, be diverse, medium, and multi-story. Comfortable stay of citizens in public spaces involves the integration of public spaces into the cultural life of the city based on the expansion of existing and introduction of new functional content, including the implementation of commercial initiatives and their use in organizing important socio-cultural projects. A comfortable stay in the city largely depends on the architectural appearance of its historic and modern buildings. Existing buildings create the front line of streets, form the environment of public spaces, define the line of the city silhouette. Filling the existing recreational areas included in the system of public spaces with new meanings to citizens.

scholarly journals ROZWÓJ SYSTEMU CARSHARING JAKO PRZYKŁAD EKONOMII WSPÓŁDZIELENIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
Joanna Górniak
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The World ◽  
City Structure ◽  
The City

Nowadays sharing economy is strongly expanding in many areas of life. It plays a significant role in the city structure in the context of city logistics, tools like carsharing, bikesharing or scootersharing. The development of technology is conductive to the growth of this idea. The aim of the article is to present the carsharing system and its significance in the area of city logistics in the context of sharing economy on the example of Polish cities. An evaluation of this system has been carried out with regard to the positive and negative effects of development. In addition, a detailed description was made based on the carsharing system in Poland (in comparison with the solutions used across the world).

scholarly journals Pengaruh APGAR Family Terhadap Quality of Life Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Tipe 2

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Feny Tunjungsari ◽  
Isbandiyah ◽  
Farajihan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Dm Type 2 ◽  
Spearman Test ◽  
The City

Introduction: Indonesia was a country from 10 countries that possesses the most dm prevalence of diabetes mellitus(DM) in urban areas amounting to 5.7 %. According to data center and health of the republic of indonesia, that theproportion of diabetes mellitus in the city of malang 2,3 %. The high number of diabetes mellitus in the city ofmalang is because the lack of the application of the family function well in people with DM type 2. Obstacles arisingthat is the majority of the community ignore this metabolic types of disease so that it cannot be detected earlier .Therole of family in aim diabetics mellitus type 2 believed to have the effect on the quality of life of sufferers DM. Aim ofstudy: This study aimed toanalyze function offamilies according to familyAPGAR to quality of life dm patients type2. Method: this study used an observational analytic with cross the sectional approach, 95 subjects were werechosen by simple random sampling. Data was analyzed using Spearman test. Results and Discussions: the resultsshowed a value of significance APGAR against quality of life as much as 0.000, which means there were asignificant relation exists (p < 0.05). A correlation coefficient APGAR against quality of life as much as 0.93, whichmeans of the nature of the strength of the relations is very strong. Conclusions: It can be concluded that there is avery strong influence (0.000) between APGAR family against quality of life the patient DMtype 2.

scholarly journals Methods of Goods Delivery to the Historic Core of the City of Šibenik During the Tourist Season

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-98
Author(s):  
Darijo Šego ◽  
Martina Ljubić Hinić ◽  
Ana-Mari Poljičak
Keyword(s):  
City Centre ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Electric Cars ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
The City

AbstractCity logistics has the goal of optimizing the entire logistics system within the city area and thus positively impact the quality of life. Different measures and initiatives, aimed at the optimisation of city logistics and reduction of the negative effects of urban freight transport are access zones or goods (freight) receiving points in the city centre, restrictions of vehicle dimensions, time schedule of delivery, consolidation strategies, use of urban distribution or consolidation centres, use of electric cars, use of urban public transport and mobility management. In the last couple of years, the city of Šibenik has experienced a tourism boom, which includes the organisation of numerous festivals in the old town core, an increase in the number of visitors, an increase in the number of catering and shopping facilities, private accommodation units, hotels and hostels. The increased number of tourists and commercial establishments also broaches the question of delivery of food and non-food products into the old part of the city, especially during the tourist season.

scholarly journals The impact of road infrastructure failures on traffic conditions and travel behaviour in urban areas – the case of the Lazienkowski Bridge in Warsaw

2019 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Andrzej Szarata ◽  
Katarzyna Nosal Hoy
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Failure Data ◽  
Traffic Volumes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This article deals with the problems of failures of transport infrastructure sections and their consequences. The article presents the research problem of assessing the impact of the fire on Lazienkowski Bridge, in Warsaw, on the travel behaviour of city residents as well as traffic conditions in the city. Changes occurring directly after the bridge’s failure during the period up to several months after the event were analysed. In order to assess the consequences of the failure, data obtained from traffic measurements on selected bridge crossings and interview surveys carried out among city residents were used. The results of the surveys proved that the exclusion of the Lazienkowski Bridge from traffic resulted in a significant increase in traffic volumes on other bridges, especially neighbouring ones, and resulted in longer rush hours on the bridge crossings in question. 42% of the city‘s residents felt the negative consequences of the failure in the form of worse conditions of travel and 36% of the residents reported a longer travel time to work/school. The failure also caused changes in travel behaviour as regards the choice of means of transport, travel route or not travelling altogether. The consequences of the failure affected, to the greatest extent, the residents of areas most functionally connected with the bridge.

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