Three examples of temporary stormwater catchments in dense urban areas: a sustainable development approach

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Piel ◽  
I. Perez ◽  
T. Maytraud
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
County Council ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Dense Urban Area ◽  
Development Approach

The Seine Saint-Denis County Council carried out a study involving 200 water storage installations within its jurisdiction. The results showed that many of the basins were inadequate in such a dense urban area. The main problems were the following: difficulty of access, insufficient maintenance and poor integration into the urban landscape. To remedy the situation, the DEA launched research and information projects aiming to foster the development of techniques which would be better suited to dense urban areas, looking especially at catchments in parking lots, squares and other urban spaces. Three examples follow, illustrating the high potential of these techniques as well as the concrete or theoretical obstacles they may encounter. On a broader level, the examples demonstrate that these techniques are part and parcel of a “sustainable development” approach.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development of Urban Spaces towards Climate Protection and Adaptation to its Changes

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-133
Author(s):  
Bogusław Wojtyszyn
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Climate Protection ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The World ◽  
Cities For Climate Protection

Abstract The article concerns urban spaces highly responsible for climate change in the country, Europe, and the world. This topic is now of major importance because it reflects on every citizen of Europe and the world in that we all confront the necessity of climate protection and adaptation also in law, to climate change in urban areas. It is associated with a radical change of lifestyle in the world’s cities, mainly in terms of energy consumption and its methods of production. The research results presented in the article indicate the need to adapt current methods for slowing down adverse climate change into functional and spatial systems of urban development and their economic, legal, and social conditions affecting the pace of implementation of new technologies for climate-friendly sources such as low-carbon, energy-saving, and renewable energy. Attention was also paid to the possibility of ecological revitalization of the existing urban structure of buildings, among other things, in order to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions adversely affecting the climate. On the other hand, modern ideas for an Eco-City and solutions for a Green-City and Solar-City, presented in the article, implemented through sustainable development in the field of planning activities and energy management methods, can be additional indicators of the direction of sustainable development for Polish cities for climate protection and adaptation to its changes.

scholarly journals Spatial Transformation of New City Area: Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability Perspective of Makassar City, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Batara Surya ◽  
Syafri ◽  
Herminawaty Abubakar ◽  
Hernita Sahban ◽  
Harry Hardian Sakti
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Spatial Transformation ◽  
Spatial Expansion ◽  
City Area ◽  
New City

The spatial transformation of new urban areas into industrial urban areas impacts spatial structure, spatial patterns, and environmental degradation. This study aims to analyze the spatial transformation work as a determinant of the development of the new urban area of Metro Tanjung Bunga Makassar and analyze the relationship of spatial expansion, land use change and population increase for the growth of new city areas and the sustainable development of the Metro Tanjung Bunga area, Makassar city. The data for this study has been obtained through observation, surveys and documentation. The research approach used is a sequential explanation. According to the results, that excessive urbanization and maximum compaction led to spatial expansion towards the development of the new urban area of Metro Tanjung Bunga. Moreover, the increase in number has a dominant influence with a value of 32.3% on the growth of the new city area of Metro Tanjung Bunga, Makassar City. Spatial expansion, land use change, and population increase were determinants of growth factors in the new urban areas and they also had a significant impact on environmental quality degradation. This study recommends the importance of considering the impact of new urban spatial areas for the formulation of strategic policies on sustainable development as an effort to meet national development targets for the case of Metropolitan Cities in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Stimulation Surfaces in Urban Places

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Martina Majorošová ◽  
Eva Mazancová
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
City Environment ◽  
The Common ◽  
Urban Places ◽  
Stimulation Of

AbstractThe aim of this article is to point out the potential of urban spaces that have not been primarily meant to be barefoot parks. The stimulation of bare feet is used as a part of therapy or for the prevention of plantar problems. The high number of research papers or blogs available about bare feet shows the interest in this topic among scientists, doctors and the broader population. People are usually shod in a city environment. An analysis of some existing barefoot/sensomotoric spaces compares 3 different projects located in Italy, Germany, and Colombia. The paper shows the common and different approaches in information systems and the amount, variability, and spatial arrangement of stimulation surfaces of these projects. The same method of categorization is used in the analysis of a newly reconstructed park in Slovakia, which was built without a request for a barefoot space. A comparison of these analyses shows the high potential for a regular park having a barefoot area. This research proves that barefoot places in urban areas could be instituted without any significant financial or construction interventions.

scholarly journals MIGRATIONS, POWER AND URBAN SPACES IN SICILIJA THROUGH AN ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Daria Settineri
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Extra State

In this article, the author, based on concrete factual material, explores the specifics of modern migration processes considered within an urban area localized in Palermo (Sicily). In the context of this complex heterotopic space, resorting to the conceptual apparatus of M. Foucault, this kind of rhizome, if we operate with the concepts of J. Deleuze and F.Guattari, the author analyzes the actions of various actors of power – local and transnational – which dominate in this closed socio-urban environment, outlined by the framework of certain city blocks, – formal and informal, institutionalized and not, state and extra-state, legal and illegal, political, social, ecclesiastical, economic, criminal, the objects of projection and manifestation of which are migrants (primarily illegal) concentrated in these urban areas, who coexist there with the local population. The author also studies reactions of “newcomers” to the factors that affect them, including their ways of understanding and familiarizing with of their new place of residence as a micro- and the macrocosm, in all the diversity and complexity of the social connections that permeate this habitat and the factors that affect it.

scholarly journals Machas de inundação no município de Itajubá-MG

ForScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e00594
Author(s):  
Caik Elisio Tonelli Faria ◽  
Alexandre Augusto Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Computer Programs ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Planning Problems

Problemas e catástrofes geradas por ações da natureza são cíclicos na história de nosso planeta.Um desses problemas, se não o principal e mais recorrente, são as inundações que vêm ocasionando diversos prejuízos tanto para a população quanto para os municípios em geral. Com o município de Itajubá-MG não é diferente. Principalmente por ter se desenvolvido às margens do rio Sapucaí, tem passado por problemas com inundações desde a sua fundação em 1819. No ano 2000, foi registrada uma das suas maiores inundações, que afetou 80% da sua população urbana. Atualmente, devido aos avanços da tecnologia, problemas referentes às inundações podem ser diagnosticados e evitados, utilizando-se programas computacionais, como Autocad e Global Mapper, com os quais, dentro deste trabalho, pôde-se se ter a real noção das áreas dentro do município em estudo susceptíveis a enchentes e inundações. Como principal resultado, observou-se uma mancha de inundação ocupando 65% da área urbana total do município, o que pode servir como base para realizar obras de prevenção e permitir um avanço municipal controlado. A partir desse levantamento pode-se ter a representação da fragilidade da cidade quanto a problemas ambientais decorrentes das chuvas torrenciais. Percebe-se a necessidade de um maior e melhor planejamento do crescimento urbano, por parte dos órgãos regulamentadores, adotando-se estratégias para o desenvolvimento eficiente e sustentável da região. Palavras-chave: Inundações. Planejamento. Problemas.   Flood spots in municipality of Itajubá-mg Abstract Problems and disasters generated by nature actions are cyclical in the history of our planet. One of these problems , maybe the major and most frequent, are the flooding which has been causing many losses for both the population and the municipalities in general. In the city of Itajubá -MG it is not different. Mainly because the city is located in the banks of the Sapucai river, it has experienced problems with flooding since its foundation in 1819. In 2000, the city faced one of its biggest floods, which affected 80% of its urban population. Currently, due to advances in technology, problems related to flooding can be diagnosed and prevented by using computer programs such as Autocad and Global Mapper, which ones, in this work, allow us to have a good idea about areas in the studied city, that could be potentially affected by floods. As the best result,  one flood spot occupying 65% of the urban area of the city was observed. The information can be used for preventing actions and as a base for a mediated growing. From this results, it is possible to measure how fragile is the city regarding to environmental problems related to storms, which requires that regulatory organizations make a bigger and better growing planning for the urban areas, applying strategies for the efficient and sustainable development in the region. Keywords: Floods. Planning. Problems.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Post Socialist Spatial Development of the Functional Urban Area of Veszprém, Hungary

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Iváncsics ◽  
Krisztina Filepné Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Important Trend ◽  
Urban Rural

Abstract The post-socialist era resulted remarkable changes in urban landscape in Eastern Europe and in Hungary. The special circumstances caused moderate level of urbanisation and special patterns of urban sprawl, traceable in land use changes. The urban sprawl and suburbanisation became an important trend around smaller Hungarian cities as well. Regulators are eager to rule the evolution of spaces, however, it is hard to control all aspects of land use. The research presented in this paper shows the dynamics of new artificial areas with the help of land use changes from the Corine Database for the functional urban area around Veszprém and attempts to find the most important policy responses to the growing artificial surfaces after transition. The research questions are: What are the most important trends in changing in-built areas in a small city after the transition? What kind of new artificial areas appeared and where are they situated? Were the land use plans and nature protection effective tools for manage urban sprawl? With the help of Corine land use changes between 1990-2018 the most important spatial changes are shown, and the different peri-urban areas are compared around the core town. Attention is drawn to the importance of regulation for sustainable land use and protection of resources. It also highlights the importance of the regulatory power of municipalities. Changes in the environment of Veszprém may give inspiration for the rethinking the relationship of urban-rural, and catchment area and core town.

scholarly journals MANAJEMEN LIMPASAN AIR HUJAN DI DAERAH PERKOTAAN DENGAN RAIN GARDEN DAN MENJAGANYA DARI KEBERADAAN NYAMUK

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nova Annisa ◽  
Hafiizh Prasetia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Good Treatment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rain Garden ◽  
Runoff Water ◽  
Concrete Layer

ABSTRAKRain garden adalah salah satu praktik pembangunan berkelanjutan untuk mengatasi masalah limpasan air hujan. Rain garden sangat cocok sekali dikembangkan di daerah perkotaan dimana lahan resapan sudah mulai hilang digantikan dengan lapisan beton yang kaku. Tujuan dari kajian ini adalah mengungkapkan bagaimana model rain garden untuk daerah perkotaan dan bagaimana cara untuk menjaganya dari keberadaan nyamuk. Kajian dilakukan dengan analisis deskriptif. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan diketahui bahwa model rain garden dapat dikembangkan untuk daerah perkotaan. Model rain garden yang satu dan yang lainnya dapat dihubungkan dengan pipa atau gorong-gorong sehingga memungkinkan rain garden berjalan optimal. Rain garden yang bagus harus tidak ada genangan lebih dari 72 jam. Hal ini bertujuan untuk menjaga dari keberadaan nyamuk yang dianggap mengganggu. Perawatan yang bagus terhadap rain garden juga mampu untuk menjaganya dari nyamuk. Kata Kunci: rain garden, nyamuk, siklus hidup  ABSTRACT Rain garden is one of sustainable development practices to overcome the problem of runoff water. Rain garden is very well suited to develop in urban areas where the recharge ground has begun to disappear replaced with a rigid concrete layer. The purpose of this study is to reveal how the rain garden model for urban areas and how to guard against the presence of mosquitoes. The study was conducted by descriptive analysis. Based on the observation, it is known that rain garden model can be developed for urban area. Rain garden models that one and the other can be connected with a pipe or culvert that allows rain garden to run optimally. A nice rain garden should have no puddle over 72 hours. It aims to keep from the presence of mosquitoes that are considered disturbing. Good treatment of rain garden is also able to keep it from mosquitoes. Keywords: rain garden, mosquitoes, life cycle

scholarly journals Marketing of Cities as Centres of Socio-Economic Development in the Process of Globalisation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Sergeys Ignatyevs ◽  
Sergey A. Makushkin ◽  
Sergiy Spivakovskyy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Integrated Method ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Marketing Tool

Modern trends in the formation of urban development are based primarily on the extent to which the territory of a city can be attractive for investors, interested people in general and public administration systems. When regarding programs for the development of urban areas in the structure of sustainable development, it is necessary to highlight the methods of forming an attractive image of a city, which is considered a marketing tool. Understanding the possibilities for the development of an urban area requires the formation of tools for spatial marketing and opportunities for the establishment of measures for the development of individual tools of communication between city authorities and the external environment. The novelty of the research is determined by the structural feature of the formation of an integrated method of using marketing tools to promote the image of a city in the informational, social, and cultural aspects. The authors show the tools for implementing the marketing strategy of the urban area as elements of sustainable development. Stakeholders of sustainable development are shown not only local management structures but also global investment funds and transnational corporations. The practical significance of the study is determined by the possibility of forming based on an urban area, which is marked by the presence of sustainable development markers, innovative and science-intensive centres, and analytical corporations. The formation of development centres is also possible through the creation of smart cities.

scholarly journals Green Innovation Areas—En Route to Sustainability for Shrinking Cities?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Pallagst ◽  
José Vargas-Hernández ◽  
Patricia Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Shrinking Cities ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Innovative Solutions

Green Innovation Areas have been developed in the US context of urban development in order to jump-start innovative solutions in abandoned areas. Prospective types of uses in these areas are not predetermined, but should be experimental and innovative. So far they can comprise vast greenhouse uses to less extensive clover fields, but their potential is not yet fully discovered. Implementing new and innovative economic uses in urban areas is relatively new in research for urban areas, in particular, when development types like bioeconomy are implemented. The joint German–Mexican research presented in this article aims at exploring the use of vacant inner urban spaces as Green Innovation Areas—discussing their potentials for sustainable development of shrinking cities.

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