scholarly journals How does COVID-19 affect electoral participation? evidence from the French municipal elections

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247026
Author(s):  
Abdul Noury ◽  
Abel François ◽  
Olivier Gergaud ◽  
Alexandre Garel
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Electoral Participation ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Turnout Rate ◽  
The City ◽  
Differentiated Effects

This article investigates the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on electoral participation. We study the French municipal elections that took place at the very beginning of the ongoing pandemic and held in over 9,000 municipalities on March 15, 2020. In addition to the simple note that turnout rates decreased to a historically low level, we establish a robust relationship between the depressed turnout rate and the disease. Using various estimation strategies and employing a large number of potential confounding factors, we find that the participation rate decreases with city proximity to COVID-19 clusters. Furthermore, the proximity has conditioned impacts according to the proportion of elderly –who are the most threatened– within the city. Cities with higher population density, where the risk of infection is higher, and cities where only one list ran at the election, which dramatically reduces competitiveness, experienced differentiated effects of distance.

scholarly journals Karakteristik, Tipologi, Urban Sprawl

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-108
Author(s):  
Firdaus Firdaus ◽  
Febby Asteriani ◽  
Anissa Ramadhani
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Spatial Approach ◽  
Private Car ◽  
The City

[ID] Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik, tipologi, dan tingkat urban sprawl yang terjadi di Kota Pekanbaru. Sampel penelitian sejumlah 99 dari 7.646 jumlah bangunan yang terdigitasi. Mengetahui karakteristik dan tipe urban sprawl digunakan analisis deskriptif dengan pendekatan spasial dan untuk tingkat urban sprawl dilakukan dengan pemberian  scoring pada variable urban sprawl. Hasil penelitian menunujukkan bahwa karakteristik urban sprawl dicirikan dengan penggunaan lahan terpisah yang terletak jauh dari pusat-pusat permukiman, kepadatan penduduk rendah sekitar 4.499 jiwa/km2,  penggunaan mobil pribadi yang tinggi pada jam sibuk yakni sebesar 5.945 unit setiap hari.  Tipe urban sprawl yang dominan adalah perembetan memanjang dan perembetan meloncat terjadi pada jalan arteri maupun kolektor, sedangkan perembetan meloncat terjadi di beberapa kelurahan. Kelurahan Delima dan Kelurahan Tuah Karya termasuk pada tipologi ke-1 dengan tingkat urban sprawl rendah, dan tipologi ke-2 dengan tingkat urban sprawl sedang terjadi di Kelurahan Sidomulyo Barat, sedangkan Kelurahan Simpang Baru termasuk pada  tipologi ke-3 dengan tingkat urban sprawl tinggi. [EN] This study aims to determine the characteristics, typology, and levels of urban sprawl that occur in the city of Pekanbaru. The study sample numbered 99 out of 7,646 numbers of digitalized buildings. Knowing the characteristics and types of urban sprawl used descriptive analysis with a spatial approach and for the level of urban sprawl carried out by giving scoring to urban sprawl variables. The results of the study show that the characteristics of urban sprawl are characterized by separate land uses located far from residential centers, low population density of around 4,499 people / km2, high private car use during peak hours which is 5,945 units per day. The dominant type of urban sprawl is longitudinal infiltration and jumping leaks that occur on arterial roads and collectors, while leachates jump in several villages. The Delima and Tuah Karya Villages included in the 1st typology with a low level of urban sprawl, and the second typology with the level of urban sprawl was occurring in Sidomulyo Barat Village, while the Simpang Baru Village was included in the 3rd typology with high urban sprawl.

scholarly journals Nocturnal Low-Level Jet in a Mountain Basin Complex. Part II: Transport and Diffusion of Tracer under Stable Conditions

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa S. Darby ◽  
K. Jerry Allwine ◽  
Robert M. Banta
Keyword(s):  
Surface Pressure ◽  
Salt Lake ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Stable Conditions ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
Flow Features ◽  
Transport And Diffusion ◽  
Low Level Jet ◽  
The City ◽  
And Diffusion

Abstract Differences in nighttime transport and diffusion of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer in an urban complex-terrain setting (Salt Lake City, Utah) are investigated using surface and Doppler lidar wind data and large-scale surface pressure differences. Interacting scales of motion, as studied through the URBAN 2000 field program combined with the Vertical Transport and Mixing (VTMX) experiment, explained the differences in the tracer behavior during three separate intensive operating periods. With an emphasis on nighttime stable boundary layer conditions, these field programs were designed to study flow features responsible for the nighttime transport of airborne substances. This transport has implications for air quality, homeland security, and emergency response if the airborne substances are hazardous. The important flow features investigated included thermally forced canyon and slope flows and a low-level jet (LLJ) that dominated the basin-scale winds when the surface pressure gradient was weak. The presence of thermally forced flows contributed to the complexity and hindered the predictability of the tracer motion within and beyond the city. When organized thermally forced flows were present, the tracer tended to stay closer to the city for longer periods of time, even though a strong basin-scale LLJ did develop. When thermally forced flows were short lived or absent, the basin-scale low-level jet dominated the wind field and enhanced the transport of tracer material out of the city.

scholarly journals Epidemiological aspects of toxoplasmosis in schoolchildren residing in localities with urban or rural characteristics within the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1987 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson J. S. Souza ◽  
Sergio G. Coutinho ◽  
Carlos Wilson G. Lopes ◽  
Carlos S. dos Santos ◽  
Nadia M. Neves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Urban Regions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The City ◽  
Undercooked Meat

Immunofluorescence tests (IF) for toxoplasmosis were performed on a total of 608 schoolchildren in elementary and junior high grades. 166 being in the Bonsucesso district (an urban region of Rio de Janeiro) and 442 children from locations within the lowlands of Jacarepaguá (with rural characteristics). All the IF-IgM were nonreactive, whilst 416 schoolchildren (68.4%) were IF-IgG serum-reactive ([greater than or equal to] 1:16). The percentages of serum-reactives in Jacarepaguá were significantly higher than in Bonsucesso, both as regards the total number of schoolchildren (p < 0.001), as also when subdivided according to the age-grades from six to eight years (p < 0.001) or from twelve to fourteen (p < 0.05). Both in Jacarepaguá and in Bonsucesso, the prevalence of reactions in the 12 to 14 year age-grade was significantly greater than in the 6 to 8 year age-grade (p < 0.001 in both cases). Expressively larger prevalences of serum reactions were found in Jacarepaguá among schoolchildren who preferred eating raw or undercooked meat, as well as among those having cats as pets; this occurred equally in the 6 to 8 year and in the 12 to 14 year age-grades. In Bonsucesso, the only significant difference was in the 6 to 8 year age-grades that had cats as pets. Thus, it has been verified that the risk of infection is greater and more precocious in localities with rural characteristics than in urban regions.

Factors affecting the acceptability of grammatical features of Hong Kong English

English Today ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawnea Sum Pok Ting ◽  
Janice Wing Sze Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Local Features ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Local Variety ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Independent Varieties ◽  
Hong Kong English ◽  
The City

Although a large number of varieties of English in Asia have gained recognition as independent varieties, this has not been the case for Hong Kong English (HKE) (Jenkins, 2015: 162). The city has a low level of affiliation towards HKE (Jenkins, 2015: 167) and often laments its ever-falling standard of English (Leung, 2015). There exists a phenomenon of ‘linguistic schizophrenia’ – the community may recognise that a local variety of English exists and conform to its features in practice, but it still looks to native varieties as the norm and views local features as evidence of deteriorating language standards (Kachru, 1983: 118).

scholarly journals PENGARUH FAKTOR EKONOMI, SOSIAL EKONOMI DAN IKLIM TERHADAP BENCANA ALAM DI INDONESIA

Jurnal Ecogen ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Surya Irmayani ◽  
Zul Azhar ◽  
Melti Roza Adry
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Education Participation

This purpose of the research  are to the analyse the Economic Growth, Education Participation Rate, Urban Population, Population Density, Number of Rainfall in terms of Damage Natural Disasters in Indonesia. This type of research is associative descriptive research. This study is based on data 2015 obtained from institutions and related institution. Methods that being used are Ordinary Least Square (OLS). The estimation results show that Economic Growth has a significant negative effect the Damage Natural Disasters in Indonesia, Education Participation Rate has a not significant effect the Damage Natural Disasters in Indonesia, Urban Population has a significant positive effect the Damage Natural Disasters in Indonesia, Population Density has a not significant effect the Damage Natural Disasters in Indonesia, Number of rainfall has a not significant effect the Damage Natural Disasters in Indonesia. Keywords: Economic Growth, Education Participation Rate, Urban Population, Population Density, Number of Rainfall

scholarly journals Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Infections Associated with Surgery and Treatment of Oncological Diseases

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
G. G. Badamshina ◽  
V. B. Ziatdinov ◽  
L. M. Fatkhutdinova ◽  
G. M. Тrukhina ◽  
B. A. Bakirov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Incidence Structure ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Efficient Tool ◽  
Epidemiological Analysis ◽  
Oncological Diseases ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
The City ◽  
Statistical Record

Introduction. In the Russian Federation there is a constantly updated register of infections associated with surgery and the treatment of oncological diseases reporting which is mandatory. Massive expenses and detriment to patients’ health caused by these infections prompted the authors to run a retrospective epidemiological analysis of the morbidity registered in the population of the city of Kazan during the period under review. This paper presents a study of patterns of the emergence and spread of nosocomial infections.This study aims to examine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of infections associated with surgery and the treatment of oncological diseases registered in the population of the city of Kazan.Materials and methods. Authors analysed the Emergency Notifications for an Infectious Disease (form 058/u) as well as the data from the Rospotrebnadzor Federal Statistical Record Form №2. The paper presents the morbidity annual dynamics, structure and spatial characteristics and describes key pathogens of HAIs.Results and discussion. On the basis of the data obtained the authors give clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the annual dynamics of the morbidity characterised by recurrent rises during the year with the top incidence in the autumn. Neonatal PSI infections dominate the HAIs incidence structure (52.8%). St. aureus is the priority HAI pathogen (26.5% of cases) in the city of Kazan.Conclusion. Microbiological monitoring of emerging HAIs is an efficient tool for managerial decision making and the development of an algorithm for anti-epidemic measures in the departments and the hospital as a whole for the reduction of risk of infection.

scholarly journals Accessibility to park in Łódź in view of individual transport, public transport and cycling

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Borowska-Stefańska ◽  
Szymon Wiśniewski
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Spatial Accessibility ◽  
City Center ◽  
The City

In this article, the goal was to assess spatial accessibility to the parks in Łódż for example of cycling, individual transport and public transport. Parks represent basic units of recreational greenery in the city. (Czerwieniec, Lewińska 2000). In Łódź are 43 parks, which are located mainly in the rail peripheral or right behind her (Jakóbczyk-Gryszkiewicz 2008). To determine the spatial accessibility to the parks in the analyzed city, were calculated the number and percentage of the population, which living in 2016 in isochrones: 0-5; 5-10; 10-15; 15-20; 20-25; 25-30 minutes from the parks. In the study were taken into account the different means of transport - car, bicycle and public. It was found that the most beneficial for the residents of the city is by bike. In the case of 3/4 of the population of Łódż travel time by bike to the park is less than 5 minutes. Bicycle and public transport provide access to the parks, the vast majority of inhabitants of the city in time to 5 minutes, while individual transport in time 5-10 minutes. Most preferably, due to the accessibility for the residents of the city, are located parks in the city center, and behind its borders, in turn, within the rail perimeter. Over there the population density is greatest, unfortunately, a small area of parks.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kebijakan Program Relawan Demokrasi oleh KPU Kota Padang pada Pilkada 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Kurnia Hariyanto ◽  
Al Rafni
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
Program Policy ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The City ◽  
Election Commission ◽  
Principal Task ◽  
Factors Of Success

The number of voters in the elections post reform tends to decline. The reality has made the General Election Commission (KPU) take the policy of democracy Volunteers (relationships) that the management is located in the city level or districts. The main objective of the volunteer democracy policy is increasing voters participation. In Padang City, the Program policy is assessed successfully. This can be seen from voters ' participation in the 2013 election which is only about 52%, declining from the local 2008 elections where the community participation rate of Padang is around 56% and then at the election 2018 where there is a policy of volunteer democracy level Community participation increased by 12% with a participatory rate of 64%. It can be scientifically researched about how the implementation of the program of Democratic volunteers by the KPU in Padang city elections 2018 if viewed from the factors of success. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of the research gained that the implementation of the policy of Democratic Volunteer Program in KPU in Padang city elections there are factors of success such as effective communication, the resources of adequate democratic volunteers, even though the budget is limited, Disposition, where the volunteers of democracy have a strong commitment to run the program, and the bureaucracy structure, KPU has operational standards and a clear principal task. The purpose of the study was as one of the evaluations in the policy of KPU to increase voters participation in the elections.

scholarly journals Modeling and Preparedness: The Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 Outbreak in Provinces of Ecuador

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Enrique Bustamante Orellana ◽  
Jordy Jose Cevallos Chavez ◽  
Cesar Montalvo ◽  
Jeff Sullivan ◽  
Edwin Michael ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Critical Level ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Isolation Rate ◽  
Preparedness Planning ◽  
Local Health Care ◽  
Local Health Care System ◽  
Current Outbreak ◽  
The City

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease first identified in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan of China, is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease has become a pandemic in just a few months and spread globally with more than 2.89 million cases and 203,000 deaths across 185 countries, as of April 26th, 2020. Ecuador has reported one of the highest rates of COVID-19 in Latin America, with more than 10K cases and 500 deaths in a country of approximately 17 million people. The dynamics of the outbreak is being observed quite different in different provinces of Ecuador with high reported prevalence in some low population density provinces. In this study, we aim to understand variations in outbreaks between provinces and provide assistance in essential preparedness planning in order to respond effectively to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The study estimated the critical level of quarantine rate along with corresponding leakage in order to avoid overwhelming the local health care system. The results suggest that provinces with high population density can avoid a large disease burden provided they initiate early and stricter quarantine measures even under low isolation rate. To best of our knowledge, this study is first from the region to determine which provinces will need much preparation for current outbreak in fall and which might need more help.

scholarly journals Mapeamento dos Sistemas Ambientais do Município de Caucaia (CE) utilizando Sistema de Informação Geográfica (SIG): Subsídios para o Planejamento Territorial (Mapping of the Environmental Systems of the Municipality of Caucaia (CE) using Geographic...)

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 025
Author(s):  
Cleyber Nascimento de Medeiros ◽  
Marcos José Nogueira De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Human Pressure ◽  
Organizational Conditions ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Environmental Systems ◽  
De Se ◽  
High Population Growth ◽  
The City

Este trabalho objetivou analisar aspectos geoambientais de Caucaia, localizado no Estado do Ceará. O município vem apresentado nos últimos anos um elevado crescimento populacional, suscitando uma forte pressão sobre os recursos naturais, justificando assim a necessidade de se identificar as áreas mais e menos vulneráveis ambientalmente ao adensamento populacional, gerando com isto elementos para o planejamento territorial. Desse modo, procedeu-se a caracterização geoambiental criando os mapas de sistemas ambientais e de vulnerabilidade ambiental. Constatou-se que 21% do território têm alta vulnerabilidade à ocupação, sendo de 58% e 17%, respectivamente, os percentuais para os locais com média e baixa vulnerabilidade. Menciona-se que o planejamento territorial com base na compartimentação geoambiental surge como um importante delineador das condições organizacionais e da funcionalidade dos ambientes, tendo em vista que considera sempre suas características ambientais e sua dinâmica sócio-espacial de maneira integralizada.   A B S T R A C T   This study aimed to analyze geoenvironmental aspects of the city of Caucaia, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The municipality has presented in recent years a high population growth, raising a strong human pressure on natural resources, thus justifying the need to identify the most and least environmentally vulnerable areas to population density, generating elements for territorial planning. Thus, we proceeded to environmental characterization creating maps of environmental systems and environmental vulnerability Caucaia, scale 1:50,000, using, for both, the geosystemic theory and the use of remote sensing products, cartographic data and fieldwork. It was verified that 21% of the territory have high vulnerability to occupation, being 58% and 17%, respectively, the percentages for areas with medium and low vulnerability. It is mentioned that the territorial planning based on geoenvironmental compartmentation emerges as important eyeliner of the organizational conditions and functionality of environments, considering their environmental characteristics and socio-spatial dynamics in the integrated form. Keywords: Mapping of environmental systems, Territorial planning, Caucaia.  

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