scholarly journals Interrogating Vitality of the Streets in two Cypriot Towns

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Siavash Jalaladdini ◽  
Derya Oktay
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
North Cyprus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
International Publishing

This paper focuses on the issue of vitality in urban public spaces, streets in particular, as a major indicator of their success and as one of the determinants of livable cities. The study first provides a theoretical framework for understanding the social value and role of urban public spaces in quality of urban life. Second, it discusses essential components of vitality in streets. Finally, it investigates vitality and its determinants in two main streets in Famagusta and Kyrenia, in North Cyprus. The paper highlights some issues such as proper connection and proximity to important magnets, along with physical and social attributes in the street area. Keywords: Urban public spaces, Major streets, Vitality, North Cyprus eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Public Perception on Cultural Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
Sabrina Idilfitri ◽  
Nur Izzati Mohd Rodzi ◽  
Nik Hanita Nik Mohamad ◽  
Suria Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Environmental Setting ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

A better quality of urban life can be achieved with one of the best planning method; public perception. The local communities and the tourists are the groups that are identified as the most influence and affected individual in an area and give the tremendous boost to any development. The research aim is to obtain the level of awareness and appreciation of these groups toward the cultural attraction. It is envisaged that the analysis will further contribute to the knowledge and idea of professional disciplinary. The findings are hoped to contribute towards establishing the preservation of cultural attractions including architecture, religion attraction, and natural environmental setting. Keywords: Public perception; cultural attraction; landscape planning eISSN 2514-7528 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI:https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i10.310

scholarly journals Role of Public Space in Achieving Social Sustainability in Cairo

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Mennat-Allah El-Husseiny
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

Public space has been always regarded as a reflection of the social status of the community. Based on this assumption, the challenge for achieving a ‘socially sustainable’ community in Cairo is in need to be re-questioned in relation to the role of public space. Accordingly, the paper explores the role of public-space in maintaining the social sustenance in the extreme ends of Cairo’s social structure, first: the gated communities taking ‘Beverly Hills’ as a prototype, and second the informal areas taking ‘Al-Zahraa’ district a prototype.Keywords: Social sustainability; Neoliberalism; Public spaces; Gated communities.eISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Pathway to Financial Well-being: A review on the role of psychological factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Mohd Samsuri Ghazali ◽  
Sharifah Faigah Syed Alwi ◽  
Nurul Nadia Abdul Aziz ◽  
Siti Fahazarina Hazudin
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Systematic Exploration ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Financial Behaviour ◽  
Open Access Article

This paper aimed to complete a rigorous, systematic exploration of the literature investigating the effects of psychological factors on the financial well-being in Malaysia context. We identified 13 papers that report empirical evidence on the effect of psychological factors on the financial well-being in Malaysia context. The findings conclude that the studies in financial well-being are focusing on four groups of respondents namely college student, young employees, singles mothers and Muslim individual and the eleven types of psychological variables are identified. This assemblage of reviewed research papers will be useful for the academia and government to cultivate understanding on the psychological rumblings of an individual and leading to greater financial well-being, hence uplifting the quality of life of affected parties.Keywords: Financial well-being; Financial behaviour; Psychological Factors;eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2063

scholarly journals ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE IN URBAN POVERTY AREAS THROUGH A STRATEGY OF INTEGRAL MULTI APPROACHES Public Spaces as Arena for Change

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Elewa
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
Emerging And Developing Countries

Urban poverty areas (UPA) in the main cities of the emerging and developing countries are representing the product of a chaotic urban-isation process. This process started through the recent decades as a result of the economic reform in many Emerging countries, mainly in Asia, South America, and some cases in Africa such as Egypt and South Africa. Under the umbrella of the term UPA, there are many other terms such as slums, shantytowns and informal urbanism. In this study, the focus is on a special case of UPA which exist in the main cities of the emerging countries and some cases of developing countries. These UPA have some of the slums characteristics, which indicate the low quality of the urban life such as the pollution of the urban environment, the high density of built up area and the lack of social spaces. However, these areas mainly consist of permanent buildings which were built in most cases by the dwellers themselves due to their basic socio-economic needs, also in most of the cases the basic infrastructure are available. The study hypothesis is discussing the possibility of enhancing the quality of urban life in those UPA through a strategy of integral mul-ti approaches based on the potential opportunities of public spaces. In other words, the key to a successful strategy is “integration”, meaning that all approaches, policies, and projects are considered in relation to one another. This includes the using of new approaches such as green infrastructure (GI) through an integration framework with the other prevalent urban approaches such as participatory, towards innova-tively interactive urban communities. An analytical comparative study was done based on qualitative methods by studying various case studies of UPA in main cities of emerging and developing countries that were up-graded through a strategy of integral multi approaches. These rely on the public spaces as a medium for change, as well the using of quantitative and qualitative methods through actual case studies. The results represent lessons from practice. Based on actual cases, the cumulative urban experiences through various selected cases of upgrading UPA showed that the success depends on the using of an integral approach (multi-disciplinary) that relies on livable innovative public spaces. The new approaches such as GI cannot stand alone, but the strategies can be efficient by using integral an multi approach strategy. The cases also showed that public spaces in UPA are cen-ters of the daily socioeconomic activities, which is why these areas can act as arenas for change, towards better quality of urban life.

scholarly journals Residents’ Well-being of a Village in a Great City. Case Study: Kampong Bharu (New Village), Kuala Lumpur City.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI2) ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
Oliver Hoon Leh Ling ◽  
Hazirah Azami ◽  
Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi ◽  
Qi Jie Kwong
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
Open Access Article

Urbanisation, a human settlement is growing from a village to a megacity. However, there are few cases of villages, which had been lacking behind in the trend of urbanisation. For instance, Kampong Bharu (New Village) had been maintained as a village setting even though it is located within the boundary of Kuala Lumpur city. A study has been carryout to examine the residents’ well-being of the Kampong Bharu by using a questionnaire survey and statistical analysis. In general, the well-being of villages was within a moderate level. The social and economic developments were contributed to the psychological well-being of residents. Keywords: City; correlation; quality of life; satisfaction eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI2.2523.

Fostering Civic Participation Through Youth Town Councils in Europe

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Luigina Mortari
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life

AbstractOne objective of environmental education is that of educating the young to play an active role as members of civil society. A way of promoting this kind of learning is that of engaging the young in participatory activities in which they can contribute to the conception and planning of a better quality of urban life.This paper presents an educative experience based on the assumption that in order for the young to be empowered to become responsible citizens, it is important to grant them the role of “young citizens”, who actively contribute to the construction of a new way of thinking about the quality of urban life and where they are engaged in the production of ideas to be realised in the urban environment.The educational research is framed in the phenomenological-hermeneutic theory of inquiry. The data have been collected from the analysis of the ideas expressed by the participants both in individual written reflections and in conversations in the classroom.

scholarly journals Two Interviews, Images of the Mobility Paths

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (73) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Imbronito ◽  
Biagio Antonio Barletta Jr
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Jane Jacobs ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
The Way

This document compares two videos that date from the same year (1969) and provide a basis for discussion about two different paradigms of urban thinking present in the 1960’s: an interview with Jane Jacobs on the show "The way it is", on Canadian broadcaster CBC, in which she disputes the plans to build Spadina Expressway in Toronto, and a presentation by the then Mayor of São Paulo, Paulo Salim Maluf, on the plans to build Elevado Presidente Costa e Silva (currently named Elevado João Goulart, nicknamed Minhocão [the Big Worm]), an elevated expressway in São Paulo. By confronting the videos, the antagonism of the discourses regarding the role of road infrastructure, the value given to the urban environment, and the idea of quality of urban life becomes clear. The materials are also an illustration of two different outcomes: the halting of the Spadina Expressway works in Toronto and the completion of the Minhocão works in São Paulo.

scholarly journals COMFORT AND WELFARE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SQUARES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CRATO-CE

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-141
Author(s):  
Rudá Peixoto Teles ◽  
Maria Lucineide Gomes da Silva ◽  
Rosemary de Matos Cordeiro
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Development And Environment

The urbanization process of the majority of the Brazilian cities has occurred without appropriate planning that would consider the importance of environmental components. Nevertheless, it is widely known that the quality of urban life depends on a variety of factors, such as infrastructure, socioeconomic development and environment related aspects. With regard to these last factors, public green areas are essential for the maintenance of public welfare and, among these places, the public squares function as social interactive and leisure options for citizens. Due to their beauty, the squares contribute to urban ornamentation and usually host civic or religious events. Thereby, this study aimed to characterization the social and environmental role played by the public squares in the municipality of Crato-CE.  As a methodological approach, bibliographic researches, as well as, the application of 50 questionnaires have provided the necessary information. The results suggest that there is a diversification of the squares frequenters at different times of the day, in addition to a variety of reasons that influence people to stay at or pass by these places. It was perceived that being at squares stimulates positive feelings, as the feeling of happiness described by 46% of the interviewers, freedom experienced by 30% and contact with nature by 15%.  Therefore, it is undoubtedly possible to emphasize the importance of public squares for the municipality and the wellbeing of its citizens.

scholarly journals Dynamic Visual Therapy for Alzheimer Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman ◽  
Mustafa Halabi Azahari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Visual Technology ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Open Access Article

Intervention by using dynamic visual technology can be a persuasive nourishment mechanism in order to enrich the quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Interventions that contain reminiscence use the person's creativity and memoirs to implicate them in activities that may offer a variety of aids. Unfortunately, the design of this technology can be a byzantine procedure. The objective of this study is to determine the role of dynamic visual as a form to enhance reminiscence psychoanalysis therapy for the patient with AD. Emphasizing of the subject was done on individuals who suffered mild stage of AD. Keywords: Dynamic Visual, Alzheimer, Reminiscence, and Therapy eISSN 2514-7528 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i8.277 

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