scholarly journals Spaced Out in the City: The Wrinkled World of Transit for Those with Limited Mobility

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Koch
Keyword(s):  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
Urban Accessibility ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Automobile Use ◽  
The City

The problem of urban accessibility for persons with mobility restrictions has been for some years a subject of discussion both within academic communities and communities of physically restricted transit users. Some have argued the issue lies within the spaces created by those whose experience of the city is dependent on transit rather than automobile use, or who use wheelchairs rather than walk. This paper attempts to advance what has been a largely experiential literature into a more sustained argument that develops a program to describe the altered spaces created by different transit modalities for users with different abilities. With a review of the literature it begins with the author's own experience and the means by which it led to a new transit initiative focused upon surface analytics in transit analysis rather than a more traditional mode of consideration.

Reconstruction Of Urban Parks Of Culture And Rest Of The Soviet Period

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Functional Zoning ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
The City

This article analyzes the main problems of urban public spaces, because today public spaces can determine the future of cities. It is noted that parks are multifunctional public spaces in the urban environment, as they are an important element of the citywide system of landscaping and recreation, perform health, cultural, educational, aesthetic and environmental functions. The article notes that the need for easily accessible and well-maintained urban parks remains, however, the state of parks in many cities of Russia remains unsatisfactory, requiring reconstruction. A brief historical background of the Park of Culture and Rest of the Soviet period in Omsk is expounded, the analysis of the existing territory of the Park is presented. It is revealed that the Park, being the largest public space in Omsk, does not meet the requirements of modern urbanism, although it represents a great potential for designing the space for the purpose of recreation of citizens. Performed functional zoning scheme of the territory of the Park in question, where its division into functional areas destined for active recreational users of the Park is presented, considered the interests of senior citizens, people with limited mobility, etc. Reconstruction of Parks of the Soviet period can provide the city with additional recreational opportunities, as well as increase its tourist attractiveness.

scholarly journals NARRATIVAS SOBRE O DIREITO À EDUCAÇÃO EM DISPUTA: luzes antropológicas para compreender as mobilizações juvenis

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 586
Author(s):  
Valdeci Reis
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
De Se ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

Estudo etnográfico, com revisão de literatura sobre a construção social do conceito juventude, tem como objetivo relatar e analisar narrativas juvenis em torno do direito à educação. A análise empírica seleciona duas ondas de mobilizações protagonizadas por jovens estudantes: Atos em defesa das Universidades e Institutos Federais ocorridos na cidade de Florianópolis-SC; Na capital da Argentina, Buenos Aires, a narrativa etnográfica se debruça na análise de mobilizações protagonizadas por jovens portenhos que tomaram as ruas exigindo a manutenção da Ley Nacional de Educación, além de se posicionarem radicalmente contra as medidas de austeridade anunciadas pelo Governo Maurício Macri. A análise dos dados etnográficos aponta que a pauta em defesa da educação é capaz de unir coletivos e organizações dos mais variados espectros ideológicos.Palavras-chave: Juventude. Neoliberalismo. Participação social. Etnografia. América Latina.NARRATIVES ON THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN DISPUTE: anthropological lights to understand youth mobilizationsAbstractEthnographic study, with a review of the literature on the social construction of the concept of youth, in order to report and analyze youth narratives around the right to education.The empirical analysis selected two waves of mobilizations carried out by young students: Acts in defense of public educational institutions occurred in the city of Florianópolis-SC, Brazil;In the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, the ethnographic narrative focused on the analysis of mobilizations carried out by young people who went to the streets demanding the maintenance of the “National Education Law”, as well as to stand radicallyagainst the austerity measures announced by the MaurícioMacri Government. The analysis of the ethnographic data indicates that the agenda in defense of education is capable of uniting collectives and organizations affiliated to the mostdiverse ideological currents.Keywords: Youth. Neoliberalism. Social participation. Ethnography. Latin America.

scholarly journals Retail Prices in a City

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-206
Author(s):  
Alon Eizenberg ◽  
Saul Lach ◽  
Merav Oren-Yiftach
Keyword(s):  
Credit Card ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Important Variation ◽  
High Propensity ◽  
Expenditure Data ◽  
Retail Prices ◽  
The City

This study examines grocery price differentials across neighborhoods in a large metropolitan area (the city of Jerusalem, Israel). Important variation in access to affordable grocery shopping is documented using CPI data on prices and neighborhood-level credit card expenditure data. Residents of peripheral, nonaffluent neighborhoods are charged some of the highest prices in the city and yet display a low tendency to shop outside their neighborhood. In contrast, residents of affluent, centrally located neighborhoods often benefit from lower grocery prices charged in their own neighborhood while also displaying a high propensity to shop at the hard discount grocers located in the city’s commercial districts. The role of spatial frictions in shaping these patterns is studied within a structural model where households determine their shopping destination and retailers choose prices. The estimated model implies strong spatial segmentation in households’ demand. Counterfactual analyses reveal that alleviating spatial frictions results in considerable benefits to the average resident of the peripheral neighborhoods. At the same time, it barely affects the equilibrium prices charged across the city, and so it does little to benefit households with limited mobility (e.g., the elderly). (JEL L11, L81, R22, R23)

scholarly journals Overcoming obstacles to parkland acquisition: an analysis of the City of Toronto's parkland acquisition tools, why they have failed the downtown, and what can be done about it

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Lewis Knowles
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Land Supply ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Governance Challenges ◽  
Timely Fashion ◽  
The City

Since the mid-1900s, municipal parkland acquisition in North America has occurred largely through the development process. This paper asks how well Toronto’s existing acquisition tools and policies are meeting the needs of present and future populations in the downtown. Research was conducted through a review of the literature, policy and budgetary analysis, and twelve key informant interviews with municipal parks staff, councillors, developers, a planning consultant, and community advocates. The research finds that there are many factors that have impeded parkland acquisition in the downtown, including lack of a strong planning framework, historical disbursal of cash-in-lieu funds city-wide, governance challenges, underfunding of existing operations, limited land supply, a perception of land as overpriced, inability to purchase at market price and in a timely fashion, and limited knowledge of existing tools. The paper acknowledges what has worked and concludes with recommendations to improve the City’s parkland acquisition and development framework.

scholarly journals Rights in Transit: Public Transportation and the Right to the City in California's East Bay

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Jacob Shell ◽  
Julie Cidell ◽  
Samuel Stein ◽  
Nicholas Klein ◽  
Joaquín Villanueva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Right To The City ◽  
East Bay ◽  
The Right ◽  
In Transit ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Eating in the City: A Review of the Literature on Food Insecurity and Indigenous People Living in Urban Spaces

Societies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Skinner ◽  
Erin Pratley ◽  
Kristin Burnett
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The City

scholarly journals AGRICULTURE IN URBAN ECOSYSTEMS: A STEP TO CITIES SUSTAINABILITY1

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
THAYZA DE OLIVEIRA BATITUCCI ◽  
ERIKA CORTINES ◽  
FÁBIO SOUTO ALMEIDA ◽  
ÂNGELA ALVES DE ALMEIDA
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Urban Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Environmental Considerations ◽  
The City

Abstract Urban Agriculture (UA) has emerged as an alternative capable of fostering sustainable relations among the economic, social and environmental spheres in cities. It consists of growing and processing traditionally rural food products in urban zones in consonance with the environmental considerations to promote sustainability. This study set out to analyze the interactions of agricultural activities and the urban ecosystem. A review of the literature and a case study of an Urban Agriculture program developed in the metropolitan area of the city of Rio de Janeiro showed that Urban Agriculture provides considerable ecosystem services, generates income, increases biodiversity conservation and fosters social inclusion, functioning as a mechanism for achieving equilibrium among the components of the urban ecosystem.

scholarly journals Modernization of transport infrastructure for the development of pedestrian and bicycle paths on the example of a large city in Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 02012
Author(s):  
Irina Kustysheva ◽  
Anastasia Konyukhova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Large City ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Summer Time ◽  
The City

The article examines the promising directions of the existing concept of the Russian Federation on bicycle transport. Unlike Western countries, bicycle transport in Russia is only gaining its popularity and many people who preferred cars, in the spring-summer time, give their preference to bicycles and scooters. The study proves the relevance of the issue at stake, justifies the modernization of the existing transport frame of the territory and the need for its improvement with the help of a new project that will create comfortable conditions for movement and will be very significant for the city. The priority development of the territory is considered through the construction of a new pedestrian and bicycle transport bridge. The authors have developed proposals for solving the problem for comfortable movement of pedestrians and cyclists, as well as for people with limited mobility. The experience of foreign countries in creating projects of transport infrastructure for walking and cycling, which allows creating the most comfortable conditions for movement around the city, is generalized.

scholarly journals Attractiveness of Cities during Social Isolation: Views of Residents of the Silesian Voivodeship (Poland)

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 1272-1284
Author(s):  
Jacek Szołtysek ◽  
Rafał Otręba
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to the widespread introduction of the principles of social isolation and drastically reduced the right of residents to use the city, limiting mobility and meetings. The article examines whether the temporarily limited mobility due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, reducing the quality of life in the city, also reduces its attractiveness. The city, assessed from the viewpoint of its attractiveness, aims to strengthen its appeal. We assume that the attractiveness of the city and assessment of the quality of life in the city are based on similar features. We sought answers to the following research questions. (1) Is it really possible to notice a decrease in the city’s attractiveness due to the pandemic? (2) Does a respondent’s opinion (belief) about the city as a living environment influence the assessment of the city in which the respondent lives? (3) Do factors describing the mobility of city inhabitants influence the quality of life? We revealed that the demographic characteristics of residents are to varying degrees related to the assessment of the attractiveness of the city. Gender of respondents has no significant influence on the assessment of the city and current place of residence, while age and educational level of education are important for this assessment. The older is the respondent, the lower is their assessment of the city. Simultaneously, the higher is the educational level, the higher is the propensity to assess the attractiveness of the city. The analysis of mobility revealed that not all examined mobility elements will equally improve the quality of life (measured by the assessment of the place of residence). Out of the 7 factors identified in the study, only 3 turned out to be statistically significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that these factors improve the quality of life of city residents.

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