THE STUDY OF THE YARD SPACE AS A CONFLICT TERRITORY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Tatiana Polukeeva ◽  
◽  
Aleksandra Teryagova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Territorial Conflicts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The City

The aspects of the mutual influence of the environment and local communities at various levels of spatial development are considered. Using the example of the city of Samara, it is studied how the social and demographic composition of the inhabitants has a direct impact on territorial relations within the district. The main trends and prospects of self-development for characteristic socio-spatial units of the city, as well as planning and administrative methods of preventing territorial conflicts are presented. The necessary conditions for spatial self-organization and the formation of viable urban communities are described.

scholarly journals Wpływ kapitału społecznego mieszkańców na kształtowanie przestrzeni wspólnych w środowisku mieszkaniowym

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Anna Cudny
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
National Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Influence of social capital of inhabitants on shaping common spaces in a housing environment The last two decades of the century have brought unusually many changes in the built environment. These include not only changes directly related to the emergence of a new urban fabric, but also changes in social attitudes towards common spaces located in residential areas. The built environment has never been evaluated so strongly. This assessment translates not only into the everyday outdoor activities of residents (necessary, optional and social activities), but also to economic projects (purchase, sale and rental of real estate). At the same time, the city ceases to be, as it has been so far, mainly subjected to criticism, and the residents are gradually changing their demanding attitude concerning the development of space to participate in the process of its creation. Society wants to have a real impact on urban space, especially on the space closest to them. Thus, the right to the city is no longer a privilege or a duty, but it becomes a need. Trying to meet this need results in a phenomenon which we can increasingly observe in Poland, and which we have been witnessing abroad for many years: activities in public space are changing into activities for public space. They include the transformation of common spaces related to the place of residence—improving their aesthetic quality, functional changes, modernization of development elements. Observing numerous examples of public participation in shaping public spaces, it was noticed that the initiation, course and effects of activities largely depend on the social capital of the group undertaking said activity. Accordingly, there is a need for research on the mutual relation between the level of social capital and the issue of shaping and managing public space with the participation of local communities, which will be the main topic of the paper. To investigate the above-mentioned issue, qualitative research methods were used in relation to the relationship: site visit, non-participant observation and focus interviews. This contributed to a comparative study of three selected Warsaw case studies. They were analysed in terms of meeting the qualitative criteria selected for the study. These criteria have been indicated on the basis of the Social Capital Development Strategy 2020, which is one of the parts of the Medium-Term National Development Strategy. The result of the analyses is an indication of derived factors from within the group of space users and external factors that have a positive and negative impact on initiating, carrying out and maintaining the effects of changes in common spaces developed with the participation of local communities in Polish conditions. The conclusions can be used to improve future participation processes related to urban space - both by non-professionals participating in them, as well as experts - architects and town planners.

scholarly journals Communication Strategies of Polish Exiles of the second half of the 19th Century (the example of Tara and Kurgan)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-217
Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Mulina
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Diaspora Studies ◽  
Group Solidarity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Polish Migrants ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The City

Diaspora studies penetrating into the Polish-Siberian theme since the late 1990s focused as a rule on the study of stable institutions, social organizations created by migrants for the preservation and development of ethnic community, and articulation of ethnic interests. However, such organizations among the Siberian Poles appeared only in the late XIX-early XX centuries. To understand the ethnic processes that took place among Polish migrants in the earlier period, the study of informal social ties of Polish migrants, various elements of group solidarity and communication systems becomes of paramount importance. The purpose of this study is to reconstruct, on the basis of office documentation and correspondence, the communication strategies of exiled participants in the revolts of the 1863-1864 on the example of two cities of Tobolsk province, namely, Kurgan and Tara. As a result of the study, we recorded the existence of a fraternity in Tara, covering most of the Poles who lived in the city. The self-organization of the exiles was facilitated by the presence of ready-made social structures – large traditional families and the system of communication between them that has developed at home. The emersion of the community in Kurgan was the result of the efforts of a group of exiled nobles who had a good education. In the conditions of a limited social status, and the absence of rich compatriots, the social value of this community turned out to be insufficient to become the center of attraction for Poles.

scholarly journals Origami as a Means of Geometric Modeling: Environmental Approach to Self-Organization in Young Childhood

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-237
Author(s):  
Galina Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear System ◽  
Young Child ◽  
Geometric Modeling ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Mathematical Culture ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development

Origami is a means of geometric modeling and self-organization formation in young children. As a part of preschool education, it serves as propaedeutics of basic geometry. One of the tasks of modern education is to improve the social status of mathematics because of its ability to encourage self-development in children. The research was based on the synergetic paradigm which defines a young child as an open nonlinear system capable of self-development. The article gives a theoretical and conceptual justification of origami as a means of self-organization development through the nonlinear educational environment that introduces preschoolers to mathematical culture. Origami proved to be able to enrich preschool education as this activity concentrates the educational resources of the structure-forming environment.

scholarly journals THE URBAN COMMUNITIES OF THE LEFT-BANK UKRAINE IN THE PERIOD OF MODERNIZATION OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

2018 ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Nikitin
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Common Features ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The City

Changes in dynamics and structure of urban population of the Left-bank Ukraine in the second half of the ХІХ century are analyzed in the article. The regional peculiarities of the ethnonational and social composition of urban population are shown. The urban community is characterized as being the overwhelming majority of the population of cities and towns of the Left-bank of Ukraine. The types of occupations of urban citizens and their place in the social hierarchy of the city are outlined. The main religious groups in the cities of left-bank Ukrain and their impact on the community life are considered. Common features and regional peculiarities in the formation of city self-government bodies, the percentage of population that took part in the formation of self-government bodies are presented. Based on the use of the method of historical statistics, the educational level of urban residents who participated in the activities of self-government bodies, are determined. The reasons for the ineff ectiveness of self-governing bodies are stated.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Community Development: A Case Study from the Perspective of Self-Governance and Public Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
Yang Fu ◽  
Weihong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The City

(1) Background: There is a global trend to stimulate sustainable urbanization by updating the hardware of the built environment with green technologies. However, simply greening the city hardware does not ensure a sustainable urban system. In reality, urban communities, as cells of the city, play a crucial role in the sustainable development of the entire city. (2) Methods: This paper conducts a case study by investigating a community in Taipei with semi-structured interviews and other first-hand data. It examines how self-organization, voluntary groups, and the public participation of community members has successfully institutionalized a governing system for the sustainable development of communities; (3) Results: This paper identifies the major actors and mechanisms underpinning the sustainable development of urban communities with a case study in Taipei. The establishment of this more cost-effective form of community governance will possibly provide more benefits to community members; (4) Conclusions: This case study will shed light on the sustainable development of urban community in many other cities, offering possible pathways and epitome for self-organization of urban community in the coming era. Its cost-effective institutional design contributes greatly to sustainable community development, partly solving the current failure to promote urban sustainability.

scholarly journals Patrimonialização: silêncios e escuta museológica

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sid]elia Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethnographic Observation ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
The One ◽  
Institutional Actors ◽  
The City

This article analyses the importance of integration between patrimonialization and Museology for social development. This research was carried out in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, in the do Abaeté and St. Bartholomew Metropolitan parks. The patrimonialization is analyzed in its sociological and anthropological dimension, considering it as part of the construction of citizenship. The methodological procedures adopted were bibliographical research, archiving, ethnographic observation and interviews. The results showed, on the one hand, an incomplete official patrimonialization, revealing tensions and difficulties in the dialogue between the institutional actors and local communities. On the other hand, patrimonialization although essential, must also respond to the museological demands of the social groups involved with the preserved heritage. There is also a further conclusion about how important it is that coordinated policies be formulated so as to make viable the integration patimonialization and museology as a means of stimulating local development. Keywords: patrimonialization, museology, public policies, developme

The Role of Retail in the Roman City

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. R. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Urban Living ◽  
The Social ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Roman Urbanism ◽  
The City

This chapter concludes the book by examining the extent to which shops and bars were deeply integrated into the social and structural underpinnings of Roman urbanism. It looks more closely at the very things being retailed in bars: so, something of the menu of the Roman food and drink outlet. It also considers the role of shops and bars in the social and economic life of the city, and the extent to which these types of spaces serve as an index of urban living conditions. The aim of the chapter, indeed of the book, is not simply to argue for the “importance” of retail outlets to Roman life. It is rather to stimulate more and better ways to integrate studies of Roman retail into our growing understanding of cities and their urban communities.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CITIES IN THE MURMANSK REGION BASED ON SOCIOLOGICAL INFORMATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4/2020) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
I. A. Guschina ◽  
◽  
D. L. Kondratovich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Region ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Murmansk Region ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Single Industry ◽  
The Arctic Region

The article presents the results of a sociological study of social aspects of self-development of a number of single-industry towns and towns with a diversified economy in the Arctic region — the Murmansk region. Structured sociological information on the population's assessment of social aspects of self-development makes it possible to adequately assess the dynamics of public opinion and use this knowledge in solving the problems of modernizing the system of public relations and the processes of self-development of local communities. Similar studies performed by the authors in 2008–2010 revealed a weaker level of social activity of the population, low estimates of the current life situation in single-industry towns, compared with estimates of the population in towns with a diversified economy. This article analyzes self-assessments of the population in relation to territorial and civil identity, which contributed to understanding the degree of social cohesion of local communities, examines assessments of significance of factors of the Northern specificity, determines the motives for participation in socially significant activities, and identifies the rating of problems that affect life quality in local communities. It is found out that over the past decade there has been a significant convergence of residents’ opinions in single-industry towns and tons with a diversified economy on important issues of life organization. It can be assumed that this indicates the success of the state policy to improve the socio-economic situation in single-profile territorial entities. In addition, a certain uniformity of the social environment of living in the studied groups of towns can contribute to forming innovative social technologies for self-development of the social potential of local societies throughout the Arctic region — the Murmansk region.

scholarly journals Kyiv City Communities of the Early 1880s in the Context of Alexander Polovtsov’s “Diary”

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Maryna Budzar ◽  
Tetiana Tereshchenko
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Imperial Power ◽  
The City ◽  
Informative Character

The article examines the life of urban communities of Kyiv in 1880–1881 in the perception of an imperial official, senator Alexander Polovtsov (1832–1909). The author`s concept based on the opinion that an important part of historical urban studies is the analysis of the activities of urban communities. They represent the state of urban life at a particular historical stage. The article uses excerpts from the “Diary” of Alexander Polovtsov, the Head of the Senatorial Revision Commission, dedicated to his stay in Kyiv in the autumn of 1880 and early 1881. This source is valuable mainly because the author, who did not live in Kyiv (wider — in Ukraine), looked at inhabitants of the city from “outside”. Such a detached view allows us to see Kyiv citizens, firstly the officials of the administrative and administrative apparatus, clergy, landlords, intellectuals — from conservatives to liberals — through the eyes of an “outsider”, a representative of imperial power. At the same time, the article presents diaries and memoirs of representatives of the Kyiv national-democratic intelligentsia, where the events described by Alexander Polovtsov are shown from a different perspective. This perspective of the study deepens the ideas about the peculiarities of the social and cultural life of Kyiv at a crucial moment in history — on the eve of the death of Alexander II and the accession of Alexander III and the change in the political course of the Empire. The informative character of Polovtsov`s diary is determined by its genre specificity. The text is full of facts, descriptions of events, meetings with people. From the position of the imperial high official represented a diverse range of beliefs, opinions, and attitudes of Kyivans in the field of politics, economics, land tenure, education, urban development, etc. The diary is full of succinct descriptions of the individuals contacted by the author. Polovtsov`s assessments help to understand not only how the tsarist government dealt with pressing economic, social and political problems in Ukraine. It helps understand the actions in resolving urgent economic and sociopolitical problems of Ukrainian provinces, the tsarist official`s own attitude to the people in whose milieu he found himself.

scholarly journals Procesy rewitalizacyjne w mieście jako działanie społeczne na rzecz peryferii

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Szpunar
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Psychological Counselling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Therapeutic Activities ◽  
The City

The article presents the specificity of cities due to segregation processes, which form a part of the urbanisation structure of a city. These processes are also reflected in the access to basic public services: education, health care, housing, technical communal infrastructure, recreation and security, and this has a fundamental and direct impact on the quality of people’s lives. The article shows how, in the social space of the city of Gdynia, it is possible to eliminate the effects of segregation, and what is the significance of revitalisation activities which minimise these effects, but do not, in fact, change this division (social, spatial, cultural). The selected revitalisation projects in Gdynia concern the revitalisation project of the so-called ‘Pekin’, the second, the revitalisation of the districts Grabówek and Chylonia, and the project ‘Utrecht’, aimed at homeless people, mostly from ‘Pekin’, Chylonia, Grabówek, or currently living in these districts. The revitalisation of ‘Pekin’ is mainly an activity of activating residents in the professional sphere, helping with finding alternative accommodation and financial support with apartment rentals. The entire estate will eventually be demolished. The revitalisation of Chylonia and Grabówek are animation, socio-therapeutic activities, streetworking, pedagogical and psychological counselling, training, volunteering (including international volunteering), organising the local community.

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