scholarly journals Population potential within the urban environment and intra-urban railway network opportunities in Bratislava (Slovakia)

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavol Ďurček ◽  
Marcel Horňák
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Population Distributions ◽  
Population Potential ◽  
The City

Abstract Urban environments in post-socialist cities have generated new challenges for urban planners and decision makers. As one example, the transport infrastructure of Bratislava has not been adjusted with respect to increasing mobility and the transit problems of its intra-urban environment. An upgrading of the conventional railway networks within the city is one of the major opportunities which might considerably improve public transit capacities available for both intra-urban and regional (suburban) transport flows of passengers. Relevant studies on the population potential of residents supporting such upgrades are still lacking. In addition, a detailed database on population distributions within the intra-urban environments of Slovak cities is not yet available. Therefore, this paper attempts to introduce one of the possible methodological approaches leading to an estimation of population potential as an elementary precondition of intra-urban railway traffic effectiveness, in a society where a detailed database on population distribution is not available.

Co-Producing Tools for Participation and Action in Urban Environments

2017 ◽  
pp. 128-144
Author(s):  
Corelia E. Baibarac
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Technologies ◽  
Participatory Processes ◽  
The City

The chapter addresses the potential of co-production in relation to enhancing the participation of a city's inhabitants in its design, management and use. It does this by discussing a co-design process, which explored how participation might be extended to the design of digital platforms that could allow city inhabitants to be involved in the identification of needs, goals and actions for their everyday environments. The chapter outlines three spatial-technological experiments involved in the co-design process and the resulting web 2.0 platform prototype, which illustrates how collaborative technologies might stimulate collective actions. Acknowledging the importance of creating opportunities and spaces for reflection within technology-enabled participatory processes, the notion of co-production is extended to the iterative and collaborative production of knowledge and actions for the city. In this conceptualization, inhabitants' role shifts from that of ‘users' or ‘consumers' to active (and reflective) ‘co-producers' of a more resilient city together with the decision-makers.

scholarly journals VISUAL NAVIGATION IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT OF THE CITY OF KHARKIV

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (163) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
N. Vergunova ◽  
V. Golius ◽  
A. Zinchenko
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Visual Navigation ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Electric Transport ◽  
The City

The urban environment of many cities in Ukraine is characterized by oversaturation and unstructured information and advertising elements, as well as a lack of information and guidance tools, which leads to some discomfort in the stay of both citizens and guests of the cities of our country. The relevance of this issue encourages researchers in the field of design theory to carefully analyze the evolution of graphical navigation systems for identifying their further development. The infrastructure of public transport in Kharkiv, taking into account the growing number of routes and vehicles that provide passenger transportation, needs to develop a set of visual navigation by means of graphic design. The aim of research reveals the necessity of development the comprehensive design of visual navigation in the infrastructure of public transport in Kharkiv. The results can be used to find the optimal solutions of graphic sign systems that may become the basis of visual communications in a dynamically developing urban environment at present stage. The scientific paper describes some of the foreign projects in terms of forming a visual system for the transport infrastructure of the city. Analysis of world experience in the field of navigation systems and trends in public transport indicates the need for an integrated approach to the development of visual navigation. This is a relevant task, as there is an increase in the share of urban residents, an increase in the number of public electric transport as well as the launch of new transport routes. Based on the analysis of foreign projects «Bristol Legible City», «London Legible City» and «Bath Public Realm & Movement Strategy», aimed at solving the problem of urban visual navigation in Bristol, London and Bath, certain components are identified and characterized that can be used to develop a systematic design concept for navigation in public transport in Kharkiv. Among them are common visual language and navigation system throughout the city; taking into account the aspect of unification, which eliminates the inconsistency between the systems in the city; visual color differentiation for different modes of transport; maps of public transport with geographical reference to the area; visual association of subway maps and other types of urban electric transport. Such components are appropriate in the formation of a comprehensive design solution.

scholarly journals PASSENGER RAILWAY COMMUNICATION AND ATTRACTIVITY OF OUTER ZONES OF RUSSIAN MILLIONAIRE CITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-110
Author(s):  
S.A. Merkushev
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Spatial Segregation ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Important Condition ◽  
Transport Accessibility ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
The City ◽  
Integral Indicator

The author interprets the transport accessibility of the outer zones of the cities and attractors located in them as the most important condition for the successful development of the city, excluding the socio-spatial segregation of the urban environment. The article reveals the role of railway in ensuring this accessibility in 14 millionaire cities in Russia. As a result, the paper studies six groups of cities according to the integral indicator. They differ in the level of development of railway communication, which connects the outer zones with each other and with the center. The most favorable situation is typical for Volgograd, Kazan and Yekaterinburg (first group), the least - for Chelyabinsk (sixth group). The author reveals essential differences within the three groups based on comparing the values of indicators of the provision of general urban attractors with railway traffic and the degree of its uniformity. Among the five cities with a high and increased level of development of railway communication, only Yekaterinburg has a relatively high and relatively uniform provision of attractors of external zones with this type of the transport. In most cities, where the level of development of railway communication is below average, it provides attractors relatively evenly, but not enough.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES AS MEGA-EVENT ON URBANIZATION PROCESSES IN THE CITY AND THE REGION

2021 ◽  
pp. 241-252
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Kovpak
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
The City ◽  
The Olympic Games

In recent decades, the Olympic Games have become one of the most important mega-events in the world. The large number of cities applying for the Olympics and the increase in mega-event budgets indicate that the leadership of cities and regions perceive the possibility of holding the Olympics as a tool to improve economic and social aspects in cities by accumulating investment. Since its inception, the Olympic Games have closely influenced urbanization processes in host societies. From the second half of the 20th century, a significant evolution can be observed via increasing the scale of the mega-event: from the Olympic mono-stadium to the Olympic quarter, urban and regional planning. Thus, the Olympics began to provide investment not only in sports infrastructure but also in becoming an element of urban and regional renewal and development, introducing changes in transport infrastructure, housing, parks, streets, public space. From the point of view of urban and regional planning, the holding of such a mega-event as the Olympics is considered within the concept of the Olympic heritage; namely, researchers study the material impact of mega-events. The tangible Olympic legacy is divided into sports and non-sports. The sports heritage of mega-events includes sports facilities, as well as training facilities. The non-sporting heritage of the mega-event includes the Olympic Villages (after the mega-event, the Olympic Village usually becomes the city's housing stock), the media center (which has the potential to become a shopping, entertainment, exhibition, or multicenter), renewed transport infrastructure and public and park spaces, urban environment. Especially for cities hosting a mega-event, the benefits of hosting the Olympics can be vast and varied. In the post-Fordism world, cities began to consider the possibility of holding the Olympics as a tool for the revival of the city. Such applications can be called "regeneration games". The Olympic Games can be part of a strategic plan to renovate the city, significantly change the urban environment, improve transport infrastructure, and affect the quality of life in the city. However, the mega-event can have a negative impact on the city, forming an overuse of funds or the implementation of unnecessary infrastructure of the city, which declines after the Olympics. 

scholarly journals Increasing level crossing safety in urban areas - Case study City of Zagreb

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Starčević ◽  
Danijela Barić ◽  
Ivan Broz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Traffic Volume ◽  
Level Crossing ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Level Crossings ◽  
The Road ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City

Level crossings (LC’s) are one of the most dangerous points in railway traffic with frequent accidents that result in significant material damages and almost always fatalities. When level crossings are located within highly populated urban areas, they represent an even higher risk for accidents because of increased traffic volume for both the road and rail sectors. There are currently 34 level crossings in the City of Zagreb, some of which are on the roads with the highest traffic volume in the Republic of Croatia. Accident analyses on level crossings show poor traffic culture, especially pedestrians, which are intentionally disregarding traffic rules and showing poor judgment. This paper will show the existing condition and possible improvements of identified shortcomings of observed level crossings in the City of Zagreb and it will also present the existing level crossing regulations, classification, and safety on the railway network in the Republic of Croatia.

Desire lines and defensive architecture in modern urban environments

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (13) ◽  
pp. 2980-2995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Smith ◽  
Peter Walters
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
Urban Populations ◽  
Productive Force ◽  
The City

Public space is being increasingly managed by defensive architecture, surveillance and other subtle filtering mechanisms to make it more palatable and attendant to the needs of capital. This reinforces social boundaries, making space inhospitable to those people whose presence is not welcome, and serves to ‘discipline’ city inhabitants into primarily consumption based modes of interacting with and in the city. However, disenfranchised urban populations still find ways to exist in and navigate these spaces. The purpose of this article is to highlight these ways by introducing the concept of ‘desire lines’ as a means of overcoming or re-imagining defensive space. We use Deleuze and Guattari’s theory of desire as productive force, combined with De Certeau’s notion of ‘walking the city’, to explore how individuals and social movements might practically, and in a metaphorical sense, create new collective paths, creating ‘desire lines’ of resistance and change within what is often an increasingly unforgiving and dominated urban environment, created by and for capital at the expense of a vibrant public realm.

scholarly journals Visualizing the road network topology differences of Istanbul city

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 827-830
Author(s):  
Umut Erdem ◽  
K. Mert Cubukcu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Network Topology ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
World City ◽  
The Road ◽  
The City ◽  
Equal Population

This study aims at visualizing the spatial distribution of road network per person in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. As a world city, Istanbul connects two continents and has almost 15 million population. Therefore, the city has a tremendous road network consists of 713,634 edges and 242,545 nodes. The road network is mapped on an equal population distribution cartogram for displaying where the least and the most amount of roads per person exist. These feature graphs might help planners, geographers, decision makers etc. for improving their understandings regarding the network topology of the road network.

scholarly journals Transport infrastructure indicators for assessing the social comfort of the urban environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 06010
Author(s):  
Natalia Martynova ◽  
Valentina Budarova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Social Comfort ◽  
The City

Cities are a complex social institution. A special feature of cities is the development of engineering and transport infrastructure. In this article, to assess the state of the urban agglomeration, the transport system of the city is considered as an indicator of social comfort. As part of the support, control and management of the urban environment, administrative authorities use information technologies that are implemented using geographical information systems (GIS). These GIS take into account all indicators of social comfort, which are based on spatial data about the urban environment. From this, we present the concept of an urban environment data management model for public authorities. The model is based on geoinformation systems. Since the geoinformation analysis allows you to create thematic maps of the urban environment with their subsequent assessment and calculation of indicators of social comfort. For this purpose, an analysis algorithm is presented for the main indicators of transport infrastructure assessment. Thus, this study provides an opportunity to assess the state of the city model and set goals for the development of urban transport networks to increase the level of social comfort of the population.

scholarly journals Soziolinguistische Perspektiven auf Praktiken des Semiotic Landscaping in Zeiten der Coronavirus-Pandemie.

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
pp. 259-292
Author(s):  
Gertrud Reershemius ◽  
Evelyn Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Northern Germany ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Private Homes ◽  
The City

The Covid-19 pandemic has left an impact on the semiotic landscapes of both rural and urban environments. The present study analyses two corpora of signs which emerged as a direct result of the pandemic in the rural environment of Krummhörn, a municipality in northern Germany, and in the city of Essen (Ruhr Metropolis) between March and July 2020. In addition to regulatory and informative signage, the data revealed a high proportion of affective signs which were displayed mainly by individuals around private homes, intended as boosters of collective moral in times of crisis. The analysis shows that slightly different semiotic strategies were applied when comparing a rural with an urban environment.

scholarly journals Economic prospects for using the excursion potential of urban environments (case of Rostov-on-Don)

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 09024
Author(s):  
Tatiana Zainullina ◽  
Irina Kedrova ◽  
Liliya Karich ◽  
Ruslan Tikidzhyyan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
The City

The article studies the issue of analyzing the possibilities of using urban objects for excursions from the point of view of economic benefits, since the tourism component is present in the economy of any city. Tourism and excursion services bring income to the city budget, the article considers the features of using excursion services at the facilities of the urban environment of Rostov-on-Don.

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