Harmonious architecture and adaptive reuse: Urban gastro-lounge in Prishtina

Ecological Economic ◽

Downtown Area ◽

The City ◽

Commercial Spaces

AbstractThe city of Prishtina has constantly been changing in urban, architectural, and technological terms. This has political, ecological, economic, and cultural consequences, especially in the downtown area, where higher-density, taller office buildings and commercial spaces and even more congested residential areas are planned. In this study, the Urban Gastro-Lounge is taken as an example of an adaptive reuse strategy for a whole building or its interior. This example of adaptive reuse aims to revive urban and architectural areas as a way of promoting the sustainable development of the city in terms of its general formal architectural morphology. The Urban Gastro-Lounge is an excellent example of this approach and is worthy of being considered a particularly useful intervention.

Requalification of Residential Space in Tirana - Methodologies and Intervention Strategies

European Journal of Engineering and Formal Sciences ◽

10.26417/ejef.v4i1.p79-92 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 79

Author(s):

Etleva Dobjani

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Political Development ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Housing Quality ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Post War ◽

Informal Development ◽

The city of Tirana is subject to constant physical and spatial metamorphosis. In its urban territory, the different residential typologies are well distinguished by socio-economic conditions and the technical-constructive characteristics which have been influenced by political development of the country. The multi-family residential buildings from the post-war period up to the 1990s, in addition to the problems that accompanied them from their initial construction, are found today in front of a physical degradation derived from the years they have. Problematic residential spaces are also most of the buildings constructed in the first decade after 1990, characterized by a low technological and housing quality, derived from an uncontrolled and informal development of the building sector. The building quality in this research, is focused on the applied architectural standards, the technological solutions adopted and the energy consumption derived from them. From the analysis made it has been reached in the conclusions that a renewal and requalification process is necessary to reduce the energy waste and to increase the quality of housing within residential spaces. The main objective of this research is to contribute to the sustainable development of the residential area of Tirana, referring to both the architectural and technological scale. Sustainable development in this paper is closely linked to the quality of residential spaces, which is directly related to the quality of life of the inhabitants. Due to the complexity of the urban environment and its transformations over time, the identification of light regeneration and redevelopment strategies is fundamental, minimizing demolition works. This article includes numerous European examples and a theoretical part, from which proposals for the future development of the residential areas of the city of Tirana can be extrapolated.

THE SCIENTIFIC ISSUES OF TERNOPIL VOLODYMYR HNATIUK NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY. SERIES: GEOGRAPHY ◽

APPROACHES TO ASSESSING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPLEX GREEN ZONE OF THE CITY

10.25128/2519-4577.21.1.20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 163-168

Author(s):

Ihor Kuzyk

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Maximum Flow ◽

Ecological Group ◽

Suggested Approach ◽

Forest Park ◽

Green Zone ◽

Park Area ◽

Restricted Use ◽

In the article the system of indicators for assessing the balanced functioning of the complex green zone of the city are suggested and substantiated in accordance with the concept of sustainable development. There are distinguished three groups of criteria: ecological, social, and economical. In accordance with each group of criteria there are criteria categories suggested: bioecological, geoecological, landscape and climate-regulating - ecological group; recreational, educational-cultural, and quality of life - social group; market-based and planning - economical group. Each category corresponds to the system of indicators: 27 indicators for the ecological group criteria, 20 for social and 9 for the economical group. The suggested approach to differentiating the criteria for the assessment of the sustainable functioning of the complex green zone of the city allows to summarize and integrate the data about the green zone of the city, define its strong and weak points, and develop a plan for the management of its territories and increase resilience to human induced pressures. The assessment of the balanced functioning of the complex green zone of Ternopil city was carried out in accordance with the functional-territorial approach. The main geospatial parameters have been defined: deficit of green planting of the forest-park area of CGZC is 614.5 ha, forestry - 2889.5 ha., the deficit of green planting of restricted use is 12 ha, green planting of special-purpose - 62.5 ha., the level of the greening of the city neighborhoods is 4.5 m2/person (at a standard of 6 m2/person). Based on the results of the functional parameters calculations it has been established that to «provide oxygen» to the residents of Ternopil it needs to increase the area of forests in the forest-part district of CGZC by 83.5 ha to ensure the optimal indicators of recreational capacity of this area, it is essential to increase the area of parks by 90 ha and forests by 965 ha. In Ternopil, the speed of the maximum flow is 6 million m3/hour with the rainfall intensity of 55 mm/hour, while the sewerage network of the city can only handle the flow of 30 thousand m3/hour . Therefore, it could be argued that the complex green zone of Ternopil city is characterized by the imbalance of the main functional-territorial parameters and requires the implementation of the optimization measures.. Key words: sustainable development, complex green zone of the city, indicators, normative parameters, city of Ternopil.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATE POLICY ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE-INDUSTRY TOWNS: RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH (CASE OF ZHEZKAZGAN CITY)

BULLETIN Series of Sociological and Political sciences ◽

10.51889/2021-2.1728-8940.05 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (2) ◽

pp. 30-40

Author(s):

S.A. Abenov ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Development ◽

Empirical Research ◽

State Policy ◽

Economic Transformation ◽

Living Conditions ◽

Socio Economic Development ◽

Single Industry ◽

This article examines the socio-economic development of monotowns in Kazakhstan on the example of Zhezkazgan city. The authors analyzed the satisfaction of citizens with the living conditions in monotowns, as well as identified the problems of sustainable development and prospects for socio-economic transformation of this region. The results of the study showed that the main problem of a monotown is its dependence on the city-forming enterprise. At the same time, respondents expressed a high desire to migrate to other regions (78% of respondents).

An Analysis of the Role of Lifestyle in Urban Tourism Sustainable Development (Case Study: Esfahan City)

Modern Applied Science ◽

10.5539/mas.v11n1p209 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 209

Author(s):

Arghavan Momtazpour ◽

Masoud Taghvaei ◽

Neda Rahmani

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Urban Space ◽

Field Research ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Urban Tourism ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Since urban space is one of the important places that tourism takes place, in order to create stability in tourism, the interaction between tourism planning and urban sustainable development should be investigated with regard to cultural elements. Lifestyle is derived from culture as a social phenomenon and affects it and is a reflection of human thoughts in relation with behavior, ethics and culture. Therefore, this aim of this research is to investigate the role of lifestyle in urban tourism sustainable development in Esfahan city, the third most populous city in Iran. This research’s goal is Practical and developmental and about the origin and method, it is descriptive, analytical and casual that has been done in a field research method. The statistical populations of this research are: tourism custodians, tourism experts, national tourists who have travelled to Esfahan city and local residents of all 15 municipal districts of the city. Simple random sampling method was utilized and 838 questionnaires were gathered from 4 statistical populations. In order to analyze the data, factor analysis test was utilized by smart PLS software. The results show that there are meaningful connections among the variables “lifestyle”, “sustainable development” and “urban tourism”. The most frequent factor that was selected by respondents for the concept of lifestyle in the statistical population was sociocultural factor (such as: visiting relatives and friends and attending soirees, traditional foods and drinks festivals, the desirability of Esfahan city in order to spend leisure time, the willingness toward group entertainment). For the concept “urban tourism”, all the populations chose urban texture significantly (such as: revival of workshops for producing traditional clothes, hand-made attractions, systematizing historical areas, developing sidewalk routes, constructing modern entertaining centers and systematizing landscapes and providing equipment for parks). About the sustainable development and its multi-dimensional nature, however, different factors were selected by respondents which in order of importance and frequency are economic, environmental, urban management, sociocultural, urban texture and political factors. Among the recommendations, a few can be stated: arranging cultural plans with a focus on soiree and elders’ reunions, holding traditional and religious festivals in different parts of the city, improving the condition of the existing theme parks and diversifying leisure and entertainment facilities of Esfahan city and pitching in municipal management and being parallel with plans of different organization in city. Especially by mayoralty as a trustee for city and cultural heritage could be mentioned as a tourism trustee.

Sustainable and Adaptive Re-use of the Old Industrial Buildings as Cultural Buildings in China

IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267) ◽

10.21013/jmss.v16.n2.p1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

Wu Xiaoyu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Urban Development ◽

Development Process ◽

Rapid Expansion ◽

Ecological Economic ◽

Industrial Buildings ◽

History Of ◽

With the rapid expansion of the city in China, more and more old industrial buildings in cities become idle and abandoned. However, Old industrial buildings are carrying the history of a city and reflecting the urban development process so that renewal of the old industrial buildings has great value in the sense of cultural, aesthetic, ecological, economic, and sustainable development. How to reuse those buildings is worth studying. This paper, based on the principle of Adaptive Renewal and sustainable reuse, takes two typical successful cases to discuss how to reuse these old industrial buildings into culture ones in China.

Euroregion as an Entity Stimulating the Sustainable Development of the Cross-Border Market for Cultural Services in a City Divided by a Border

10.20944/preprints201903.0017.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Łukasz Wróblewski ◽

Andrzej Kasperek

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Cultural Policy ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Cultural Services ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Cross Border ◽

The Cross ◽

The article discusses the issue of the sustainable development of the cross-border market for cultural services in a city divided by the state border. The article uses the example of Cieszyn and Český Těšín, a city divided following the decision of the Council of Ambassadors in 1920. The research carried out so far indicates the main constraints in the harmonious functioning of the cross-border market for cultural services in this city, such as: different cultural policies implemented on both sides of the city, language barriers as well as legal and administrative differences. Therefore, the authors undertook research aimed at recognising the role of Euroregional structures in stimulating the sustainable development of this region. On the basis of the analysis of the Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion's documentation and the results of qualitative and quantitative research, the article describes the role of the Euroregion in building a cross-border market for cultural services. Recommendations were also prepared that could constitute the principles of a common cultural policy not only for Cieszyn and Český Těšín, but also for other European cities in the Schengen Area, which, like Cieszyn and Český Těšín, have been divided by a state border.

Sustainable development in the city of Heidelberg

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia oeconomica ◽

10.18778/0208-6018.313.14 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (313) ◽

Author(s):

Alicja Małgorzata Graczyk

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Early Stage ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Local Level ◽

Local Heat ◽

Ecological Awareness ◽

Development Goals ◽

High Level ◽

The city of Heidelberg has won twice the price of European Sustainable City Award. The paper presents the latest author’s investigation (July 2014) about the sustainable development in the Heidelberg. The aim of the article is an analyses and assessment of the implementation of sustainable development in the city. The policy and economical instruments implemented at the local level at the very early stage (early 90s) help the city to build ecological education and shape ecological style of life.. The city citizens have a very high level of ecological awareness and very often participate in policy decisions, shaping sustainable development goals of the Heidelberg. The main local priorities for sustainable development are: climate and environment protection, rising energy efficiency by using renewable energy sources, local heat district, ecological transport and building in passive standard.

TRANSITION FROM INFORMAL TO SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENT

Construction Materials and Products ◽

10.34031/2618-7183-2019-2-6-44-49 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 44-49

Author(s):

Merdassa Feven Tariku

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Addis Ababa ◽

Informal Settlement ◽

Informal Settlements ◽

Research Problem ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

The article is devoted to the features of informal settlement in Addis Ababa and the role of governmental and non-governmental organizations and public participation in the sustainable development of informal settlements. The purpose of the article is to identify the main types and characteristics of informal settlements and to reveal the factors that hinder the success of programs for updating informal settlements in the city. The research methods were the analysis and generalization of domestic and foreign literature on this research problem. The main conclusion of this study is that the principles of folk architecture are integral components of solutions for the sustainable development of informal settlements.

Urban equality and the SDGs: three provocations for a relational agenda

International Development Planning Review ◽

10.3828/idpr.2021.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (0) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Stephanie Butcher

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Urban Poor ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Global South ◽

Significant Potential ◽

Development Goals ◽

Equitable Outcomes ◽

We live in an increasingly urban, increasingly unequal world. This is nowhere more evident than in cities of the global South, where many residents face deep injustices in their ability to access vital services, participate in decision-making or to have their rights recognised as citizens. In this regard, the rallying cry of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ‘leave no one behind’ offers significant potential to guide urbanisation processes towards more equitable outcomes, particularly for the urban poor. Yet the SDGs have also faced a series of criticisms which have highlighted the gaps and silences in moving towards a transformative agenda. This article explores the potentials of adopting a relational lens to read the SDGs, as a mechanism to navigate these internal contradictions and critiques and build pathways to urban equality. In particular, it offers three questions if we want to place urban equality at the heart of the agenda: who owns the city; who produces knowledge about the city; and who is visible in the city? Drawing from the practices of organised groups of the urban poor, this article outlines the key lessons for orienting this agenda towards the relational and transformative aims of urban equality.

Cittŕ dei Morti: quartiere del Cairo. Cinque interventi per la sua valorizzazione

TERRITORIO ◽

10.3280/tr2009-050007 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 50-59

Author(s):

Alessandro Colli ◽

Maria Luisa Daglia

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Autonomous Systems ◽

Urban Districts ◽

Form Part ◽

Single Strategy ◽

The Dead ◽

The City ◽

Enhancing Resources

- The City of the Dead is to all intents and purposes a district of Cairo! Free from all the laws which seem to regulate other areas, it represents a possible exception and above all a great potential pool of resources for the sustainable development of all the city. Five specific and independent interventions, that form part of a single strategy, regulate the flows of people which connect the cemetery to what lies around it, locally enhancing resources that had never been considered: the urban districts (catalysers of activities, people and events) and the empty areas within them come into symbiosis with five autonomous systems (large on a metropolitan scale) which surround it, drawing advantages from processes already in progress.