Dominant Concepts of Urban Improvement in Siberia: a Sociological Case Study in Omsk

The research featured the conflict between urban communities that arises as a result of the implementation of the urban improvement strategy. The authors used an interdisciplinary approach to study the institutional dissonance in terms of discursive practices, which is a form of urban communities’ discourse. A sociological survey made it possible to describe the institutional dissonance that appeared when Omsk residents started demonstrating their dissatisfaction with the attempts of the local authorities to improve the urban environment. They claimed that the authorities did not understand the residents’ needs. Moreover, the media transmitted a negative image of the city, which made the citizens even more dissatisfied with their life quality. The research involved an empirical study conducted by the case study method. In included 17 interviews with community activists and five interviews with local authorities. The article introduces the results of an overt observation of the activists and an analysis of the regional mass media. The research revealed the dominant concepts of improvement of the city of Omsk. The institutional dissonance proved recorded in the urban discourse. The research also demonstrated how the dominant concepts of city improvement can reveal themselves in the discourse of activists, regional authorities, and regional media.

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Carnavalesk taalgebruik en de constructie van lokale identiteiten

Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1075/dujal.1.1.04cor ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 15-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Leonie M.E.A. Cornips ◽

Vincent de Rooij ◽

Irene Stengs

Keyword(s):

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Integrated Analysis ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Language And Culture ◽

Norms And Values ◽

Southern Netherlands ◽

Interdisciplinary Study ◽

The City ◽

Selection Of

This article aims to encourage the interdisciplinary study of ‘languaculture,’ an approach to language and culture in which ideology, linguistic and cultural forms, as well as praxis are studied in relation to one another. An integrated analysis of the selection of linguistic and cultural elements provides insight into how these choices arise from internalized norms and values, and how people position themselves toward received categories and hegemonic ideologies. An interdisciplinary approach will stimulate a rethinking of established concepts and methods of research. It will also lead to a mutual strengthening of linguistic, sociolinguistic, and anthropological research. This contribution focuses on Limburg and the linguistic political context of this Southern-Netherlands region where people are strongly aware of their linguistic distinctiveness. The argument of the paper is based on a case study of languaculture, viz. the carnivalesque song ‘Naar Talia’ (To Italy) by the Getske Boys from the city of Heerlen.

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Addressing local government issues in the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation during the implementation of municipal reform in Russia

RUDN Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.22363/2312-8313-2019-6-2-133-147 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 133-147

Author(s):

Aleksey Andreevich Amiantov

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Constitutional Principle ◽

Municipal Reform ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Regional Authorities ◽

Legal Consequences

The presented study is devoted to the study of the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in relation to issues of local self-government in the context of the municipal reform of 2014-2015. and its legal consequences. The aim of this work is to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on the identified problems of the work of local authorities in the period following the start of municipal reform. The research methodology is built by combining descriptive analysis elements and a case study. It is concluded that the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has consistently maintained its position on the constitutional nature of the reform of local authorities. The provisions of the relevant regulatory legal acts are limited only partially and only in relation to first-level municipalities - municipal authorities of settlements. Given the deprivation of the latter a significant part of the powers and the observed transition to a singlelevel system of local self-government, the adoption of these restrictions does not significantly affect the implementation of the reform. Of fundamental importance is the position of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation regarding the new powers of regional authorities in relation to municipalities. The increase in the arsenal of legal instruments of the influence of the leadership of the constituent entities of the federation on the heads of local self-government was not interpreted as a violation of the constitutional principle of the independence of municipalities. The latter opens up the possibility for further legalization of the process of embedding municipal bodies in the structure of the informal “power vertical”.

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Research on the fuzzy evaluation of the livability of old urban communities using an analytic hierarchy process – a case study of Nanjing city in China

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-02-2021-0040 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Xiaoxiao Wang ◽

Ruiting Shi ◽

Ting Wang

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Urban Communities ◽

Urban Renewal ◽

Indicator System ◽

Content Type ◽

Evaluation Indicator ◽

Evaluation Indicator System ◽

Community Livability ◽

The City

Purpose Due to the different actual construction conditions in different cities, the requirements for community livability may also differ due to different geographical locations and urban construction priorities. The research system in this paper can be applied to study similar old communities in old urban areas. The indicator system would need to be adjusted in different places, based on specific construction situations and higher planning requirements. This process would provide valuable insights for effective construction projects that support the livability of the old communities. Design/methodology/approach Based on sustainable and people-oriented development principles, this study considered the development of old urban communities during today’s rapid urban renewal and development. Using previous literature and related research experience, this study established an evaluation indicator system to assess the livability of old urban communities. Based on the local resident experience and satisfaction, the study investigated current weaknesses in the construction of livable old urban communities and developed corresponding recommendations for reform based on these. The goal was to provide guidance and recommendations for renewing old communities in during urban development and further promote the sustainable development of the city. Findings Based on the people-oriented principle and focusing on old urban communities as the research object, this study constructed an evaluation indicator system to evaluate the livability of urban old communities. The goal was to identify the weaknesses in the construction of old urban communities, with a focus on livability. Using the Bei’anmen community in Nanjing as a case study, the AHP method and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method were applied to evaluate the overall target level and specific indicators, with the goal of assessing the level of livability in the Bei’anmen community.[AQ2] The results show that the livability of the Bei’anmen community is “very poor,” with significant room for improvements in community livability. This study also proposed corresponding measures for improving problems related to livability in the old urban community. Establishing the indicator system may help evaluate the livability of similar old communities in Nanjing and the same types of old communities in other cities. Understanding the overall livability of communities under construction can help identify weaknesses in other own construction approaches and may inform appropriate steps to improve the sustainable construction of the community in the wave of continuous urban renewal. This may realize the further development of livability in the community. Originality/value The community is an integral part of the city and strengthening the community’s civilization can support a harmonious and stable social environment. In constructing livable communities, improving the community civilization can promote social progress and civilization, promote social harmony and support the harmonious and sustainable development of communities. To strengthen the construction of a livable community, it is important to apply a residential perspective and provide a good platform for managing community participation and interaction. This may include organizing community-level cultural activities and strengthening communication between residents to increase the residents’ affection for the community. This would enhance the residents’ sense of belonging, forming a harmonious and stable atmosphere of community life, mutual help and mutual tolerance.

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REGENERATION OF A DECAYING URBAN INDUSTRIAL AREA DRIVEN BY ENDOGENOUS HOME INDUSTRIES: A CASE STUDY OF MARÉ FAVELA, RIO DE JANEIRO

Journal of Green Building ◽

10.3992/jgb.16.2.237 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 237-248

Author(s):

Shanshan Wu ◽

Hao Li

Keyword(s):

Urban Communities ◽

Low Income ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Industrial Area ◽

Production Model ◽

Home Production ◽

Home Industries ◽

The City

ABSTRACT Favelas are low-income urban communities in Brazil, and Maré in Rio de Janeiro has the largest cluster of favelas in the country. The prevailing view of a unique, regulated, and normative city conflicts with the reality of the continued expansion of the favelas, posing challenges for architects and urban planners in developing new strategies for integrating informal areas with the main city. This study focused on a decaying industrial area adjacent to the Maré favelas and explored a sustainable path for improving both the quality of the built environment and the quality of life of the residents. Effective infrastructure and socioeconomic links between the favelas and the city were proposed. The home production model that emerged from the favelas inspired the use of the abandoned industrial area as a home-industry incubator. The study proposed an urban regeneration strategy involving a bottom-up industry-space process evolving from home industries to group industries, and finally to larger community industries. This strategy can accelerate Maré’s development and integration with the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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Environmental Urbanization Assessment Using GIS and Multicriteria Decision Analysis: A Case Study for Denizli (Turkey) Municipal Area

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2018/6915938 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Erdal Akyol ◽

Mutlu Alkan ◽

Ali Kaya ◽

Suat Tasdelen ◽

Ali Aydin

Keyword(s):

Decision Analysis ◽

Environmental Quality ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Spatial Information ◽

Life Quality ◽

Multicriteria Decision Analysis ◽

Multicriteria Decision ◽

The City

In recent years, life quality of the urban areas is a growing interest of civil engineering. Environmental quality is essential to display the position of sustainable development and asserts the corresponding countermeasures to the protection of environment. Urban environmental quality involves multidisciplinary parameters and difficulties to be analyzed. The problem is not only complex but also involves many uncertainties, and decision-making on these issues is a challenging problem which contains many parameters and alternatives inherently. Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a very prepotent technique to solve that sort of problems, and it guides the users confidence by synthesizing that information. Environmental concerns frequently contain spatial information. Spatial multicriteria decision analysis (SMCDA) that includes Geographic Information System (GIS) is efficient to tackle that type of problems. This study has employed some geographic and urbanization parameters to assess the environmental urbanization quality used by those methods. The study area has been described in five categories: very favorable, favorable, moderate, unfavorable, and very unfavorable. The results are momentous to see the current situation, and they could help to mitigate the related concerns. The study proves that the SMCDA descriptions match the environmental quality perception in the city.

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Sociology and Sport, the Analysis of Social Grounds Affecting the Tendency of Citizens Toward the Public Sport in Iran: Case Study: the City of Kerman in 2020

10.20944/preprints202101.0089.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

alireza sanatkhah

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

The Body ◽

Economic Capital ◽

Direct Impact ◽

Statistical Population ◽

The Public ◽

Path Diagram ◽

The Media ◽

The City

The present study has been done using the Survey Research. The research sample scale equals 400 people, besides its statistical population is included the 15-year population and most of the city of Kerman in 2020. The method of multistage-cluster-stratified sampling was used in five districts of the city of Kerman, moreover the results have been analyzed by SPSS and AMOSS16 software, and only is one model fitted with reality among five models of designed path. The results of analysis of path diagram indicate that other coefficients of the path all of them are significant except the direct impact of one's image of the body on sport-based cultural capital and social class on the tendency toward the public sport. Other results of the study suggest that sport-based socio-economic capital leaves an indirect effect on sport-based cultural capital by which the tendency of citizens toward the sport grows up. At that showing athletic advertisements in the media are effective on the tendency of citizens to public sport.

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The Construction of City Images in Micro Films: A Case Study of Taipei City Government

World Journal of Social Science Research ◽

10.22158/wjssr.v2n2p336 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 336

Author(s):

Chia-ju, Lin

Keyword(s):

Rapid Development ◽

City Government ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Taipei City ◽

The Media ◽

The Government ◽

The City ◽

Selection Of ◽

Romance Narratives

In recent years, with the rapid development of the media, an increasing number of corporations and even government agencies are using the new format known as the micro film as a means of advertising and marketing. In this study, we took the micro films produced by the Taipei City Government as objects of analysis to investigate the image of the city as constructed in and produced by these films. Furthermore, in this study, the symbol of image in three such micro films was studied: Love@Taipei, My Micro Tour of Taipei, and Happily Ever After. It was found that in these films, the characteristics of the city of Taipei have been presented accurately and successfully by means of the [appropriate selection of] celebrity performers, the romance narratives used, and the lively presentation of these films. Therefore, these films have foregrounded an image of Taipei that is free, friendly, diverse, and progressive; furthermore, they have successfully conveyed the idea that “Taipei is a city that is positive and capable of outstanding achievements”. These films, designed to attract audiences, have been made with great skill and portray little elements of the government-run campaigns they are actually part of, thus making them even more entertaining for viewers.

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

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12020617 ◽

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.

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Diseminasi informasi zero waste oleh Yayasan Pengembangan Biosains dan Bioteknologi

Jurnal Kajian Informasi dan Perpustakaan ◽

10.24198/jkip.v8i1.26615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 49

Author(s):

Umy Fatkhah ◽

Yunus Winoto ◽

Ute Lies Siti Khadijah

Keyword(s):

Urban Communities ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Zero Waste ◽

Study Approach ◽

Study Results ◽

The Media ◽

Instructional Aids ◽

Media And Communication

The Bioscience and Biotechnology Development Foundation (YPBB) managing organic and non organic waste through a program called zero-waste. This study aimed to determine the zero waste information dissemination activities at YPBB. The study used a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data collection techniques used were observations, interviews, and document analysis. The analysis was performed by data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. Study results indicated that zero-waste information dissemination activities were through Programs Zero-Waste Lifestyle (ZWL) and Zero-Waste Cities (ZWC). The ZWL Program comprised training involving partners. Communicators in the ZWL Program were YPBB voluntary trainers, that the message conveyed was informative, using a clear and to understands word approach and a humorous approach. The media used presentation slides as instructional media, organic nonorganic waste, takakura, and biopore drills as instructional aids. The ZWL Program participants were middle and upper-middle urban communities. The kelurahan or RW implemented the Zero Waste Cities Program (ZWC). Communicators in this program were RW heads and cadres, that give messages were persuasive and educational, conveyed through posters and WhatsApp groups. The study concludes that the dissemination of zero waste information through the Zero-Waste Lifestyle (ZWL) and Zero Waste Cities (ZWC) Programs are viewed from communication elements, namely communicators, messages, media and communication elements that are already running and by the program planned. The conclusion this research shows that the dissemination of zero waste information through ZWL and ZWC according to the communication element is already in progress, and according to the planned program.

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KONSEP ECO DESAIN PADA DESAIN MEDIA INFORMASI DIGITAL UNTUK KAMPUS ITATS

Jurnal Kreatif : Desain Produk Industri dan Arsitektur ◽

10.46964/jkdpia.v8i1.77 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Renaldy Widyo Arifanto ◽

Ningroom Adiani

Keyword(s):

Private University ◽

Accurate Information ◽

Digital Information ◽

Media Design ◽

Bulletin Boards ◽

The Media ◽

Information Media ◽

Institute Of Technology ◽

The City

Abstrak Kampus Institut Teknologi Adhi Tama Surabaya (ITATS) merupakan Kampus atau institusi swasta yang berbasis teknologi yang berlokasi di kota Surabaya. Kampus ITATS dinobatkan sebagai perguruan tinggi swasta unggulan di jawa timur dan menyandang predikat Eco Campus sejak 2013. Kampus ITATS telah menyediakan beberapa media penyampaian informasi mengenai kampus seperti brosur, banner, mading, dan juga website namun media tesebut dinilai masih kurang efektif dan kurang menggambarkan kesan teknologi sebagai basis kampus ITATS. Peneliti merancang sebuah media informasi yang berbasis digital dengan mengedapankan unsur teknologi dan juga eco green yang merupakan identitas kampus ITATS. Desain media informasi berbasis digital dipilih karena sifatnya yang dinamis dan atraktif sehingga informasi yang disuguhkan menjadi lebih menarik dan modern. Dalam tahap merancang produk ini, peneliti melakukan studi kasus terhadap beberapa media informasi yang telah ada, lalu melakukan analisa berupa analisa material, warna, bentuk, penempatan, sistem, informasi, dan interface. Peneliti juga melakukan wawancara terhadap pihak terkait guna memperoleh informasi yang akurat. Hasil akhirnya peneliti menciptakan desain media informasi digital yang sesuai dengan kriteria kampus ITATS. Abstract Surabaya Adhi Tama Institute of Technology Campus (ITATS) is a technology-based campus or private institution located in the city of Surabaya. The ITATS campus has been named the leading private university in East Java and holds the title of eco campus since 2013. The ITATS campus has provided a number of media for delivering information about the campus such as brochures, banners, bulletin boards, and also websites, but the media is considered ineffective and lacks an impression technology as an ITATS campus base. Researchers designed a digital-based information media by deducing elements of technology and also eco-green which is the identity of the ITATS campus. Digital-based information media design was chosen because of its dynamic and attractive nature so that the information presented becomes more attractive and modern. In the stage of designing this product, the researchers conducted a case study of several existing information media, then conducted an analysis in the form of material, color, shape, placement, system, information, and interface analysis. Researchers also conducted interviews with related parties in order to obtain accurate information. The final result is the researcher creates a digital information media design that matches the ITATS campus criteria.

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