scholarly journals Traditional neighborhood design as a new urbanist principle for the revival of post-industrial city centers: a comparative study of Lyon and Lodz

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Monika Maria Cysek-Pawlak ◽  
Tomasz Krystkowski ◽  
Jakub Misiak
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Neighborhood Design ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
Spatial Quality ◽  
New Urbanist ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Different Levels

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the role of a Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND), one of New Urbanist principles, in the regeneration of post-industrial city centers. Its structure is the following. First, the contemporary elements of the TND are identified. Then, their actual versus declared use in strategies aimed at the renewal of major post-industrial sites is analyzed. Finally, the elements’ ability to improve the spatial quality of an urban area is assessed. The above purpose is achieved by analyzing the application of the New Urbanist planning tools by two urban regeneration projects at different levels of completion. The sites of the projects are the central areas of the French metropolis of Lyon and of the Polish city of Lodz.

scholarly journals Integration of Satellite Data with High Resolution Ratio: Improvement of Spectral Quality with Preserving Spatial Details

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 4418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Sekrecka ◽  
Michal Kedzierski
Keyword(s):  
High Ratio ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Spectral Quality ◽  
Local Statistics ◽  
Panchromatic Image ◽  
Urbanized Area ◽  
Fusion Methods ◽  
Spatial Quality ◽  
Different Levels

Commonly used image fusion techniques generally produce good results for images obtained from the same sensor, with a standard ratio of spatial resolution (1:4). However, an atypical high ratio of resolution reduces the effectiveness of fusion methods resulting in a decrease in the spectral or spatial quality of the sharpened image. An important issue is the development of a method that allows for maintaining simultaneous high spatial and spectral quality. The authors propose to strengthen the pan-sharpening methods through prior modification of the panchromatic image. Local statistics of the differences between the original panchromatic image and the intensity of the multispectral image are used to detect spatial details. The Euler’s number and the distance of each pixel from the nearest pixel classified as a spatial detail determine the weight of the information collected from each integrated image. The research was carried out for several pan-sharpening methods and for data sets with different levels of spectral matching. The proposed solution allows for a greater improvement in the quality of spectral fusion, while being able to identify the same spatial details for most pan-sharpening methods and is mainly dedicated to Intensity-Hue-Saturation based methods for which the following improvements in spectral quality were achieved: about 30% for the urbanized area and about 15% for the non-urbanized area.

scholarly journals Urban Regeneration: From the Arts `Feel Good' Factor to the Cultural Economy: A Case Study of Hoxton, London

Urban Studies ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy C. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Cultural Economy ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Post Industrial

This paper seeks to examine critically the role of culture in the continued development, or regeneration, of `post-industrial' cities. First, it is critical of instrumental conceptions of culture with regard to urban regeneration. Secondly, it is critical of the adequacy of the conceptual framework of the `post-industrial city' (and the `service sector') as a basis for the understanding and explanation of the rise of cultural industries in cities. The paper is based upon a case study of the transformation of a classic, and in policy debates a seminal, `cultural quarter': Hoxton Square, North London. Hoxton, and many areas like it, are commonly presented as derelict parts of cities which many claim have, through a magical injection of culture, been transformed into dynamic destinations. The paper suggests a more complex and multifaceted causality based upon a robust concept of the cultural industries as industry rather than as consumption.

The role of electronic medical records in improving the quality of health care services: Comparative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Ayaad ◽  
Aladeen Alloubani ◽  
Eyad Abu ALhajaa ◽  
Mohammad Farhan ◽  
Sami Abuseif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Electronic Medical Records ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Services

The subject who thinks economically? Comparative money subjectivities in neoliberal context

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Joanne Verdouw
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Life Goals ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Life Values ◽  
Study Participants

Theoretically, neoliberalism is acknowledged as a powerful, discursive mode of governmentality, whose key tenets widely influence sociological discourses around the role of money in attaining quality of life and happiness. However, few studies qualitatively reflect in any detail on how neoliberalism is implicated in the making of particular subjectivities. In this comparative study, participants from different income contexts (middle and low income, and downshifters) are interviewed about money meanings with attention to the particular ways of living they narrate. The findings attest to participant adoption of, and/or resistance to, lay forms of neoliberalism in the ordering of their subjectivities around key themes: life values, life goals, monetary boundaries and future understandings. Their stories show the prevalence of the neoliberal subject and clarify the practical limits of neoliberal discourses, as well as demonstrating how moral alternatives to neoliberalism can transform self-understanding and practice.

scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF THE ŁÓDŹ INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE ROUTE BY ITS INHABITANTS: AN EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN TOURISM RESEARCH

Turyzm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Anna Jaśkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Participation ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
Industrial Architecture ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Post Industrial

Abstract Łódź as a post-industrial city has great potential for post-industrial tourism. An attempt to utilise this has been the creation of the Łódź Industrial Architecture Trail, bringing together buildings related to its industrial past. According to the author, to make the trail a tourist attraction, the first people who should be aware of its value are the city’s inhabitants. The survey confirmed the very important role of social participation in creating the image of a city, and providing the basis for further work on its improvement and promotion. The article does not cover social participation as part of the process of development, but can serve as a contribution to a discussion of the role of a city’s inhabitants in shaping its tourism attractions. At the same time, the article confirms that social participation is an extremely important element of tourism research and forms an introduction to its effective use in practice.

scholarly journals Perception of the Łódź Industrial Architecture Route by its inhabitants: An example of social participation in tourism research

Turyzm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Anna Jaśkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Participation ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
Industrial Architecture ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Post Industrial

Łódź as a post-industrial city has great potential for post-industrial tourism. An attempt to utilise this has been the creation of the Łódź Industrial Architecture Trail, bringing together buildings related to its industrial past. According to the author, to make the trail a tourist attraction, the first people who should be aware of its value are the city’s inhabitants. The survey confirmed the very important role of social participation in creating the image of a city, and providing the basis for further work on its improvement and promotion. The article does not cover social participation as part of the process of development, but can serve as a contribution to a discussion of the role of a city’s inhabitants in shaping its tourism attractions. At the same time, the article confirms that social participation is an extremely important element of tourism research and forms an introduction to its effective use in practice.

scholarly journals Role of Alfuzosin in Ureteral Stent Related Urinary Symptoms Score: A Comparative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Author(s):  
Santosh Shrestha ◽  
DB Adhikari ◽  
A Gurung ◽  
S Pradhan ◽  
NV Gurung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Stent Placement ◽  
Flank Pain ◽  
Ureteral Stent ◽  
Urinary Symptoms ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stent Insertion ◽  
Alpha Blockers

Background: Ureteral stent placement is a routine urological procedure. However, patients inserted with ureteral stent exhibited increased urinary symptoms that compromise patients’ quality of life.Objective: To assess the efficacy of alpha blockers (Alfuzosin) in the management of ureteral stent related urinary symptoms.Methods: Total of 60 patients after ureteral stent insertion was randomly divided into two equal groups; 30 in alfuzosin group and the remaining 30 in control group. Urinary symptoms questionnaire was filled after two weeks and results were statistically analyzed.Results: Urinary symptoms like urgency, frequency and flank pain were significantly less in the alfuzosin group when compared with control group.Conclusion: Alpha blocker (Alfuzosin) was found to be effective in reducing ureteral stent related urinary symptoms.Journal of Gandaki Medical CollegeVol. 10, No. 1, 2017, page: 28-30

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