What Makes a City a Good Place to Live and Grow Old?

2020 ◽  
pp. 073346482095714
Author(s):  
Nancy Brossoie ◽  
Derek Burns
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Good Place ◽  
Age In Place ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
The City

As increasing numbers of adults are living longer and remaining in their communities as they age, city planners and leaders are exploring how cities need to adapt to ensure their community is age-friendly and a good place for residents to age-in-place. Using secondary data collected from mid-Atlantic city residents aged 45+ years, quantitative analyses were conducted to determine what makes a community a good place to live and grow old. Path model analyses revealed significant relationships among self-reported quality of life and the beliefs that the City and the neighborhood were good places to live and grow old. Features of the built environment and perceived help from neighbors were significantly correlated to separate factors in the models, but not significant contributors to the models. Findings support conceptualizing age-friendly community models and community initiatives using a neighborhood-level lens and engaging older residents to capture the context of their lives and lived experiences.

scholarly journals They Do Their Best, but Their Best Isn’t Good Enough: How Social Housing Can Support Older Tenants Aging in Place

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
Christine Sheppard ◽  
Andrea Austen ◽  
Sander Hitzig
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Age In Place ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The City

Abstract Toronto Community Housing (TCH) is the second largest social housing landlord in North America, and is home to over 27,000 older adults, half of whom live in 83 “seniors-designated” buildings. There is inadequate and inconsistent delivery of services in these buildings, negatively impacting tenants’ ability to age in place. We conducted two half-day consultations with service providers (n=74) and tenants (n=100) to identify strategies to improve unit condition, promote stable tenancies (i.e., prevent evictions) and enhance access to health and support services for older adults living in TCH. Through facilitated discussion, participants identified their top two recommendations for each priority area and reflected on the strategies that were hardest and easiest to implement, as well as the ones that would have the most and least impact on quality of life for older tenants. Participants recognized the need for more education as a way to empower older tenants and reduce stigma associated with unit condition issues (e.g., pest problems) and arrears. More frequent touch points with tenants was also recommended as a way to identify older adults at-risk of eviction and work proactively (instead of reactively) to support them. Service providers and tenants believed that system navigators working directly in the buildings would be a key facilitator to building trust and helping older tenants access needed services. Outcomes of the have several program and policy implications for TCH, as they partner with the City of Toronto to design a new integrated service model for the seniors-designated buildings.

scholarly journals Revitalization Model of Medan City Based Home Shop as an Image-Forming Identity City

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Deni Saadah Purba ◽  
Dwi Lindarto Hadinugroho
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Multiple Functions ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Commercial Area ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The City ◽  
Story Building

The Shophouse is a multi-story building that has multiple functions. The 1st floor is used as a commercial area, and the 2nd floor above is used as a residential place. Revitalization is an effort to revive an urban area through improving the quality of the environment, taking into accounts the socio- cultural aspects and characteristics of the region. The facade is the identity of the building itself by retaining elements and elements on the building façade. This research purposes of finding the dominant appearance of the elements of finding in the shophouse façade in the city of Medan, which is useful for the design revitalizing model of the face of the city as the image of the identity city. The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive, with a variable observation phase with the collection of primary and secondary data through direct observation in the field, then analyzed the shop facade elements that have been Grouped and found the most dominant element. The result of the analysis of the dominant facade element found in the shop façade of Medan is China, Malay, and India. The findings of the dominant facade element can be the identity identifier of the region and city of Medan today.

scholarly journals SURABAYA SINGLE WINDOW SEBAGAI BENTUK INOVASI PELAYAN PERIZINAN DI KOTA URABAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Isro' Lailia
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
City Government ◽  
Continuous Innovation ◽  
The City

Fast and effective public services are a supporter of public administration so that continuous innovation is needed to improve the quality of public services. The city of Surabaya as one of the cities with the title of smart city has tried to always make innovations in an effort to improve the quality of public services, one of which is through the Surabaya Single Window. Surabaya Single Window is an online-based licensing service created to create effective public services. This article attempts to describe how the licensing service innovation carried out by the City Government of Suraya through the Surabaya Single Window covers five important aspects. The method used is descriptive qualitative using secondary data. It was found that the City of Surabaya succeeded in creating public service innovations through the Surabaya Single Window. The Surabaya Single Window has a positive impact on licensing services in the City of Surabaya, although in its implementation there are still certain guarantees. 

A Good Place to Be

Mnemosyne ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 794-813
Author(s):  
Cornelis van Tilburg
Keyword(s):  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Healthy City ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Good Place ◽  
Hippocratic Corpus ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
The City ◽  
Medical Writers

The founding of a city requires certain hygienic and meteorological conditions. The climate must be moderate, neither too hot, nor too cold; neither too dry, nor too moist; fresh air and water are crucial. Ancient medical writers such as the authors of the Hippocratic Corpus, Celsus and Galen prescribe ideal conditions for the city. Wind-directions, local climate (heat, cold, humidity), quantity and quality of air and water and a clean environment were crucial factors to establish a healthy city. Did their opinions correspond with the opinions of non-medical ancient sources like Vitruvius, Varro, and Columella? And, finally, were these conditions really realised in practice, as proved by excavations? According to his book Res rusticae, the Roman author M. Terentius Varro improved the hygienic situation by cleaning polluted air, when he changed the position of doors and windows. If this story is true, there is evidence that there was some knowledge of improving health, bringing theory into practice.

scholarly journals The Effect of Customer Satisfaction on Customers Loyalty at the Green Mart Supermarket in Namrole City

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Chairul Basrun Umanailo
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The City ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to determine the effect of customer satisfaction on buyer loyalty at Green Mart in Namrolesupermarkets. This research is quantitative. This research took place in the city of Namrole with the object of research at the Green Mart Supermarket. Sources of data in this study are primary data and secondary data. The data collection techniques in this research were survey and literature study. Sampling was done by non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling technique. The data analysis in this study used regression analysis. This analysis is used to examine the effect of customer satisfaction on loyalty. The results showed that customer satisfaction has a positive effect on loyalty. This implies that, if customer satisfaction increases, loyalty also tends to increase, if a customer is satisfied with the value provided by the products sold and the services received from Supermarkets, Green Mart is very likely to become loyal customers to Supermarkets. Green Mart for a long time. However, if customer satisfaction decreases, loyalty tends to decrease. Increased customer satisfaction is influenced by several factors, including the product and quality of products sold by various stores and according to the market tastes of shop consumers, friendliness, speed of service, and ease of transactions.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI PENYALAHGUNAAN PERUNTUKAN RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU PADA PEMBANGUNAN KAWASAN KULINER DI PLUIT JAKARTA UTARA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Almira Muthi Faliha ◽  
Annisa Aulia Suwandi ◽  
Dewi M Z S Pertiwi ◽  
Dedi Hantono
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Open Land ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
The City ◽  
Spatial Plan

The increasing demand for space, especially for settlements and built-up land, has an impact on the declining environmental quality of the area. The Spatial Plan that has been made is not able to prevent land conversion in urban areas so that the existence of Green Open Space (RTH) is increasingly threatened and the city is increasingly uncomfortable for activities, especially for joint activities. This study will discuss the "Identification of the Use of Green Open Land for the Development of Culinary Areas in Pluit, North Jakarta". The purpose of this study is to determine the availability of green open space in North Jakarta, as well as to find out the existence of matters concerning the misuse of green open space in Pluit, North Jakarta based on local regulations governing Green Open Space. The method used in this analysis is a qualitative descriptive method with data collection techniques in the form of secondary data. Based on the results of the study, it can be seen that the availability of green open land in North Jakarta is only about 5% of the total area, this percentage is still far from meeting the provisions of the law which stipulates that the proportion of green open space in urban areas must reach 30%. The development of the culinary area in Pluit has several violations such as Law Number 26 of 2007 concerning Spatial Planning, which only provides 11% open space, Regional Regulation no. 8 of 2007 concerning Public Order in DKI Jakarta in article 36, because it builds a culinary area adjacent to the High Voltage Air Line (SUTET) and there are buildings that stand on Green Open Land.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Immunization Cold Chain Management in Surabaya City

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Alfilia Lusita ◽  
Fariani Syahrul ◽  
Ponconugroho Ponconugroho
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The City

Background: Immunization success rates can be determined by several factors. The factors that can cause occurrences of immunization preventable disease (PD3I) cases include the quality of the cold chain and invalid doses of immunization medicines. Purpose: The aim of this research was to analyze the implementation of cold chain management in the city of Surabaya. Methods: This research was conducted as a descriptive study with a cross-sectional research design. The population consisted of all primary health care centers in the city of Surabaya, and the data used were secondary data, guided by interviews with informants. Results: The majority of cold chain management personnel were found to have a medical education background of 98.42%, and primary health care workers have received cold chain-related training (100%). All primary health care equipment has a 100% cold chain. The completeness of cold chain reporting was 93.51%, and the accuracy of the cold chain reporting was 71.52%. Regarding the quality of the equipment, some vaccine refrigerators were found 12% of vaccine refrigerators were found not to be in optimal condition, and 14% of temperature monitoring devices was not activated. Conclusion: The implementation of cold chain management in public health center and the availability of equipment in the Surabaya City are going well, although there are still some problems such as undisciplined reporting and inadequate quality of tools for cold chain implementation as well as the discovery of vaccine refrigerators easily leaks, and their temperature can rise easily.

scholarly journals City Production Strategies in the Neoliberalization Context - Salvador as Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (98) ◽  
pp. 627-651
Author(s):  
Maria Elisabete Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Patrícia Campos Borja ◽  
Julio Cesar Pedrassoli ◽  
Alei Fernandes Santos
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Government ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
The City

Abstract The aim of the current article is to think over economic development and urban infrastructure propositions by Salvador 360 Strategic Plan from 2017, which was elaborated by the municipal government. The plan allows analyzing the neoliberal city production approach which, despite its modernizing profile, is just an update of old models that have great potential to worsen structural socio-spatial segregation issues. Neoliberalism, urban spoliation, land value and gentrification are key concepts in this article. Neil Brenner, Nick Theodore, Jamie Peck, David Harvey, Lúcio Kowarick, Carlos Vainer and Inaiá de Carvalho are its main theoretical references. The methodology addresses documental analysis, as well as the analysis of secondary data from official sources (DIEESE and IBGE) and digital platforms analysis (AirBnB website). Based on the results, Salvador 360 Strategic Plan deepens eviction processes experienced by the poor population in the city’s central zones and increases the appropriation of private urban added value and service provision concentration, within a political setback context. This process can aggravate urban environment precariousness and quality of life in the city.

scholarly journals Estratégias de Produção da Cidade no Contexto da Neoliberalização: Salvador como Exemplo

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (98) ◽  
pp. 627-651
Author(s):  
Maria Elisabete Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Patrícia Campos Borja ◽  
Julio Cesar Pedrassoli ◽  
Alei Fernandes Santos
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Government ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
The City

Abstract The aim of the current article is to think over economic development and urban infrastructure propositions by Salvador 360 Strategic Plan from 2017, which was elaborated by the municipal government. The plan allows analyzing the neoliberal city production approach which, despite its modernizing profile, is just an update of old models that have great potential to worsen structural socio-spatial segregation issues. Neoliberalism, urban spoliation, land value and gentrification are key concepts in this article. Neil Brenner, Nick Theodore, Jamie Peck, David Harvey, Lúcio Kowarick, Carlos Vainer and Inaiá de Carvalho are its main theoretical references. The methodology addresses documental analysis, as well as the analysis of secondary data from official sources (DIEESE and IBGE) and digital platforms analysis (AirBnB website). Based on the results, Salvador 360 Strategic Plan deepens eviction processes experienced by the poor population in the city’s central zones and increases the appropriation of private urban added value and service provision concentration, within a political setback context. This process can aggravate urban environment precariousness and quality of life in the city.

scholarly journals Tools and criteria for the management of temporarily inoperative iron ore mines

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Simone Picarelli ◽  
Gersonito Vieira ◽  
Alessandro Gomes Resende ◽  
Jeanne Michele Castro ◽  
Filipe Silveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Mine Closure ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Maintenance And Rehabilitation ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Field Information ◽  
Site Rehabilitation ◽  
Over Time

This paper presents a tool for managing inoperative mines under the responsibility of the Mine Closure and Projects Management/Ferrous Planning and Development Department - Vale S.A., Brazil. Inoperative mines are defined as mines where mining operations are temporarily suspended and there is no definitive strategy regarding their closure. The main management challenges are to: (i) act in a variety of environments and conditions based on action priorities; (ii) identify the main company's image risks; (iii) plan for maintenance and monitoring; (iv) take care of environmental conditions of the sites and follow up audit recommendations; (v) coordinate the field operations and site rehabilitation; (vi) re-evaluate the rehabilitation performance of the site over time, (vii) support the mine closure team. The tool is based on the consolidation of field information through qualitative and quantitative analyses of the environmental risks and quality of each mine. These analyses support the decision-making process and the prioritisation of action to be taken. The tool provides a performance evaluation of the sites, allowing evaluation over time of the maintenance and rehabilitation actions carried out. The input for the tool consists of primary and secondary data (geotechnical and environmental) collected during fieldwork, which is then processed in spreadsheets. These assign prioritisation values based on two main themes: environmental risk and quality. Each of these themes has specific groups of subjects. The prioritization spreadsheet generates thematic maps that present the classification of the mine areas and the action priorities. The tool output is an action plan that guides management, considering all the structures of each site under its responsibility.

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