DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN STARA ZAGORA - A PREREQUISITE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION

This paper explores how design in the public realm can integrate city data to help disseminate the information embedded within it and provide urban opportunities for knowledge exchange. The hypothesis is that such art and design practices in public spaces, as places of knowledge exchange, may enable more sustainable communities and cities through the visualization of data. To achieve this, we developed a methodology to compare various design approaches for integrating three main elements in public-space design projects: city data, specific issues of sustainability, and varying methods for activating the data. To test this methodology, we applied it to a pedogeological project where students were required to render city data visible. We analyze the proposals presented by the young designers to understand their approaches to design, data, and education. We study how they “educate” and “dialogue” with the community about sustainable issues. Specifically, the research attempts to answer the following questions: (1) How can we use data in the design of public spaces as a means for sustainability knowledge exchange in the city? (2) How can community-based design contribute to innovative data collection and dissemination for advancing sustainability in the city? (3) What are the overlaps between the projects’ intended impacts and the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Our findings suggest that there is a need for such creative practices, as they make information available to the community, using unconventional methods. Furthermore, more research is needed to better understand the short- and long-term outcomes of these works in the public realm.

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Landscape renewal of urban public space under the concept of sustainable development: a case study of Guilin city

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201911803009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 118 ◽

pp. 03009

Author(s):

Fang Zhao ◽

Yanni Lai ◽

Qin Du ◽

Xuefang Xie ◽

Qiutong Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Public Space ◽

Landscape Architecture ◽

Pollution Reduction ◽

Space Problem ◽

Urban Public Space ◽

The Public ◽

Theoretical Support

With the theory of “sustainable development” as the theoretical support, the public space landscape of Guilin City is taken as the research object, and from the perspective of landscape architecture, the public space landscape and the non-sustainability issues are deeply analyzed.Guilin city has been deeply investigated and studied.According to various types of public space landscape, five problems are concluded:landscape space problem, landscape energy consumption problem, landscape greening and planting problem, landscape rainwater resources digestion and utilization problem and landscape pollution reduction and noise reduction problem.The smooth solution of these five problems can promote the improvement of the urban environment and create sustainable urban public space.

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The role of prophetic action in public theology – the implications for addressing corruption in a context of sustainable development

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi ◽

10.4102/ids.v48i1.1718 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Friedrich W. De Wet

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Public Space ◽

South African ◽

The Public ◽

Public Role ◽

African Churches ◽

Private And Public ◽

Two Kingdoms ◽

The Church

After almost two decades of democratic rule in South Africa, patterns of withdrawal and uncertainty about the complexities involved in defining the contents, rationality and impact of the public role of the church in society seem to be prevalent. As unabated levels of corruption and its sustained threat to sustainable development point out, a long-awaited reckoning should take place – at least in the circles of South African churches from reformed origin – regarding its rich tradition of critical and transformational prophetic involvement in the public space. In this article, the author places different models for the public role of the church in the field of tension that is generated when the private and public spheres meet each other. The author anticipates different configurations that will probably form in this field of tension in the cases of respectively the Two Kingdoms Model, the Neo-Calvinist Approach and the Communicative Rationality Approach.Die rol van profetiese prediking in publieke teologie: Die implikasies vir die hantering van korrupsie in ‘n konteks van volhoubare ontwikkeling. Na bykans twee dekades van demokratiese regering in Suid-Afrika blyk dit dat patrone van onttrekking en onsekerheid oor wat die inhoud, rasionaliteit en impak van die publieke rol van die kerk in die samelewing presies behels, steeds voortduur. In ‘n situasie waaruit dit blyk dat daar geen werklike teenvoeter is vir die hoë vlakke van korrupsie asook vir die bedreiging wat dit vir volhoubare ontwikkeling inhou nie, is dit hoog tyd dat die kerk, ten minste in die geval van die Suid-Afrikaanse kerke van reformatoriese oorsprong, diep oor sy profetiese rol in die samelewing moet besin. Hierdie kerke kom uit ‘n ryke tradisie van kritiese en transformerende betrokkenheid in die publieke sfeer. In hierdie artikel plaas die outeur verskillende modelle vir die publieke rol van die kerk in die spanningsveld wat gegenereer word wanneer die private en publieke sfere mekaar ontmoet. Die outeur antisipeer verskillende konfigurasies wat waarskynlik na vore sal tree in hierdie spanningsveld in die gevalle van onderskeidelik die Twee Koninkryke Model, die Neo-Calvinistiese Benadering en die Kommunikatiewe Rasionaliteit Benadering.

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On Oblivion: the Case of Yugoslavian Monopoly

Ars & Humanitas ◽

10.4312/ah.13.1.111-122 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 111-122

Author(s):

Zala Pavšič

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Public Space ◽

Significant Role ◽

Cultural Memory ◽

The United States ◽

Historical Overview ◽

Board Game ◽

The Public ◽

The Balkans ◽

Board Games

This article on the Yugoslavian version of the board game Monopoly is based on the assumption that things make people. In accordance with this a concept, the contribution begins with a historical overview of the development of this game in the United States, from its origins when it spreads around the country as a popular game, to the current day, when Monopoly is marketed a leading corporation in the field of board games, Hasbro. The popularity of the game is also evident from its presence in the public space in the form of metaphors: because of its emphasis on trading, it is sometimes referred to “greed”, and in the Balkans it can also serve as a metaphor for the nation state.In the memories of my interlocutors who helped me with their testimonies, the Yugoslav version of Monopoly is associated with pleasant memories: especially of childhood, youth and relatives or friends with whom they used to play the game. In my interviews I focused on two topics which did not play such a significant role in the testimonies of the interlocutors, but were, however, common in the testimonies of interviewees who got acquainted with the game as children: to the question of the supposed superiority of Slovenia, as Bled and Bohinj were the most expensive properties, and the presumption that Monopoly is a game which can reproduce cultural memory, in this case knowing the geography of the former common state. The thesis on Slovene superiority proved to rely on generations to which my interviewees belonged, since it appeared especially in the answers of the interlocutors who were born in the late 1980s. Hence, I assume that this thesis was more likely a projection of the outside reality of my interlocutors into the game than vice versa.Analysing the answers of my interlocutors more thoroughly, I reached the conclusion that Monopoly often appeared as the first reference through which they heard about a certain resort in the regions of the former Yugoslavia. This means that Monopoly contained traces of cultural memory which other sources of our everyday lives, education and upbringing ceased to transmit.

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Sustainable development through Corporative Social Responsability, Corporative Philanthropy and Creating Shared Value

Technium Social Sciences Journal ◽

10.47577/tssj.v10i1.1325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 291-298

Author(s):

Rafael Becerra-Vicario ◽

Ana León-Gómez ◽

Antonio Manuel Gutiérrez-Ruiz ◽

Manuel Ángel Fernández-Gámez

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Economic Benefit ◽

Economic Value ◽

Social Benefit ◽

Shared Value ◽

The Public ◽

Creating Shared Value ◽

Strategic Philanthropy

This paper analyses the “strategic philanthropy” proposal, made by professors Porter and Kramer, according to which, a company’s social responsibility must lead to the agreement between social benefit and economic benefit. The company intentionally identifies the key areas in which the community and shareholders’ interests are related so they can take certain measures that improve each other’s conditions. With that in mind, companies should focus on those philanthropy activities that fortify their competitiveness, that is, those activities that equal a progress in the situation of the productive factors and requirements of demand. Drawing from this approach of creating social and economic value, we carried out a study of the main international corporations in which the public and the company’s interests are the same thus appearing new opportunities of creating shared value.

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Interactive Exhibition as a Form of Participation in the Future of Sustainable Housing

Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability - Advancements in Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficiency ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7023-4.ch005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 96-117

Author(s):

Juan Bautista Echeverría ◽

Iosu Gabilondo ◽

Teresa Meana Rodríguez ◽

Juana Otxoa-Errarte ◽

Claudia Pennese ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Public Space ◽

Citizen Participation ◽

Color Code ◽

The Public ◽

Sustainable Housing ◽

The Future ◽

San Sebastian ◽

The City

The Gipuzkoa branch of the Basque and Navarre College of Architects organized, within the MUGAK Architecture Biennial, the exposition “The Transgenerational House.” It took place in a pavilion specially built for the purpose in a public space in the city of San Sebastian (Spain). In it, both a conventional furnished home and an alternative one, with the possibility of allowing free spatial divisions and furnishing distribution, were recreated. Some architectural teams showed their experiences on housing. A set of components with a color code was developed to link the two homes and the work of the architects. The pavilion was opened to the public, which had access to the contained information in a partially directed way and participated answering to posed specific questions. Additionally, 10 structured workshops with different collectives were organized, making specific proposals on the alternative home. The overall exposition is shown, reflecting on the advantages and limitations of citizen participation as an instrument of sustainable development.

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Complex Buildings and Cellular Automata – A Cellular Automaton Model for the Centquatre-Paris

10.20944/preprints201806.0021.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Roberto D'Autilia ◽

Janet Hetman

Keyword(s):

Cellular Automaton ◽

Public Space ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Economic Value ◽

Living Organism ◽

Cellular Automaton Model ◽

Computational Method ◽

The Public ◽

Wide Range ◽

Complex Building

We explores the relational, dynamic elements of Complex Buildings, a type of architecture designed to incubate uses, located in urban areas with high housing density. The uses of Complex Buildings concern different elements, including the network of agents using or managing them, the environment, and the activities and functions that take place occasionally, temporarily or permanently. Data was gathered through ethnographic research lasting 6 months and a chronotopian approach was used to describe time and space. We analyzed and discussed the interaction of the elements of Complex Buildings through a cellular automaton model, a computational method that simulates the growth of complex systems. It was used here to generate patterns that suggest configurations of uses that can optimize management and therefore increase economic and social capital. The cellular automaton model was also used to develop an abstraction of the Centquatre, a public cultural center in Paris. This center is a good example of a Complex Building, being based on a public-private partnership and having an architectural configuration designed to host a wide range of art, social and productive activities. The building includes a large central space used as an urban public area open to different types of people. The importance of this case study lies in its capacity to produce economic value by combining different uses, and also by welcoming different people to the public space. Regarding the building as a living organism, the cellular automaton model reveals the determinant nature of the concepts of configuration, compatibility of uses and economic value generated by the presence of people. We argue that this approach makes it possible to show that the space-time design and public space dimensions are determinant factors in Complex Buildings.

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The Influence of the Architectural and Landscape Planning on the Development of the Public Space in European Cities

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1020.669 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1020 ◽

pp. 669-673

Author(s):

Malwina Tubielewicz-Michalczuk

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Public Space ◽

Landscape Architecture ◽

Landscape Planning ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Social Needs ◽

The Public ◽

European Cities ◽

Current State ◽

Paper Work

This paper work, based on own findings, discusses the main directions in the field of landscape architecture representing inspirations in the pursuit of sustainable development. Directions in architecture and landscape designing were presented that are aimed at improve ment of the image, ecological conditions of soci al life, and aesthetics of European cities. The article was exemplified with selected design works of contemporary and former landscape and green landscape architects, which have contributed to meet diverse social needs of selected public spaces in Europe. Consistently, the evolution and current state of the problem concerning issues on greenery, parks, squares and urban details will be analysed.

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On Oblivion: the Case of Yugoslavian Monopoly

Ars & Humanitas ◽

10.4312/ars.13.1.111-122 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 111-122

Author(s):

Zala Pavšič

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Public Space ◽

Significant Role ◽

Cultural Memory ◽

The United States ◽

Historical Overview ◽

Board Game ◽

The Public ◽

The Balkans ◽

Board Games

This article on the Yugoslavian version of the board game Monopoly is based on the assumption that things make people. In accordance with this a concept, the contribution begins with a historical overview of the development of this game in the United States, from its origins when it spreads around the country as a popular game, to the current day, when Monopoly is marketed a leading corporation in the field of board games, Hasbro. The popularity of the game is also evident from its presence in the public space in the form of metaphors: because of its emphasis on trading, it is sometimes referred to “greed”, and in the Balkans it can also serve as a metaphor for the nation state.In the memories of my interlocutors who helped me with their testimonies, the Yugoslav version of Monopoly is associated with pleasant memories: especially of childhood, youth and relatives or friends with whom they used to play the game. In my interviews I focused on two topics which did not play such a significant role in the testimonies of the interlocutors, but were, however, common in the testimonies of interviewees who got acquainted with the game as children: to the question of the supposed superiority of Slovenia, as Bled and Bohinj were the most expensive properties, and the presumption that Monopoly is a game which can reproduce cultural memory, in this case knowing the geography of the former common state. The thesis on Slovene superiority proved to rely on generations to which my interviewees belonged, since it appeared especially in the answers of the interlocutors who were born in the late 1980s. Hence, I assume that this thesis was more likely a projection of the outside reality of my interlocutors into the game than vice versa.Analysing the answers of my interlocutors more thoroughly, I reached the conclusion that Monopoly often appeared as the first reference through which they heard about a certain resort in the regions of the former Yugoslavia. This means that Monopoly contained traces of cultural memory which other sources of our everyday lives, education and upbringing ceased to transmit.

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Give Us Space! Augmented public space geographies in the changing public/private relationships

The Journal of Public Space ◽

10.5204/jps.v3i1.327 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 171-178

Author(s):

Manfredo Manfredini ◽

Adrian Lo ◽

Dory E Reeves

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Public Space ◽

Open Space ◽

Knowledge Exchange ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

The Public ◽

Development Goals ◽

Spatial Problems

The aim of this article is to reflect on and share the findings of the Networking Event ‘Give us Space: Augmented public space geographies in the changing public/private relationships.’ The Event addressed emerging spatial issues in the production of the public realm of contemporary cities. This topic has been at the centre of the discourse on urbanism in both humanities and social sciences for decades, reflecting the increasing interest in spatial problems that have contributed to the crisis of public life in the socioeconomic, cultural and political spheres. The recent pervasion of spatial privatisation and public sphere mediatisation processes require a refoundation of this discourse. The discussions addressed some of the key areas of concern raised by the New Urban Agenda (NUA) related to open space, focusing on socio-spatial problems in the pervading production of semi-public spaces in contexts of rapid urbanization. Using a comparative urbanism perspective that highlighted the expanding role of digital geography, it elaborated upon specific Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These are the goals concerned with good health and well-being (3), reduced inequalities (10), sustainable cities and communities (11), and partnerships for the goals (17). The event created a platform for knowledge exchange and networking amongst stakeholders. This aimed to 1) build capacity in both research and practice; 2) identify problems, limitations, and opportunities with respect to the various actors and stakeholders of urban public space; 3) highlight issues concerning less advantaged groups in society: children, youth and elderly, ‘differently-able,’ indigenous people, marginalized genders, migrants and socioeconomically deprived people.

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