scholarly journals Analysis for need of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) facilities in Khamgaon city

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1108-1113
Author(s):  
Gaurav N. Deokar
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
The People ◽  
Local Air Pollution ◽  
Wheel Chair ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The City ◽  
Motorised Transport ◽  
Main Streets

Abstract: In our day to day life we have seen the emission from transport sector is increasing. Along with carbon emissions, the transport sector is also responsible for road congestion, local air pollution, noise and accidents. In urban areas, the share of both public transport and NMT has been decreasing, resulting in increasing negative impacts. Therefore development of NMT in the cities is very important. NMT comprises of walking, Cycling, wheel chair travel and small wheeled transport etc. This transport facilities fulfill transportation as well as recreational objectives as these are ecofriendly modes. Previous planning only focus on movement of MT and there is no planning for NMT but the scenario is most of the short trips upto 5km in our country are carried out by walking and cycling.. NMT promotes health as well as social equality and is free from pollution which makes it ecofriendly. NMT are affordable to all classes which maintains social equality among citizens. Present Indian scenario shows undermining of importance and safety of NMVs in Indian cities. In India it should be taken seriously to priorities the use of NMT and focus on implementation of this facilities, maintenance and operation of this system. The governments should run the programs to encourage the people to move towards the use of NMT. This study aims to determine the need of NMT facilities within the city and people views regarding existing traffic conditions along main streets within the city. The city is divided in different parts as per wards and quessionnaire survey is carried out to know people views. The overall study shows the need for the provision of NMT facilities like footpaths, cycle ways, croos points at main streets within the city. Keywords: NMT- Non Motorised Transport, NMV- Non Motorised Vehicles, MT- Motorised Transport

scholarly journals Contribution of Local and Transboundary Air Pollution to the Urban Air Quality of Fukuoka, Japan

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 431
Author(s):  
Ayako Yoshino ◽  
Akinori Takami ◽  
Keiichiro Hara ◽  
Chiharu Nishita-Hara ◽  
Masahiko Hayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Gaseous Species ◽  
Transboundary Air Pollution ◽  
Local Air Pollution ◽  
The City

Transboundary air pollution (TAP) and local air pollution (LAP) influence the air quality of urban areas. Fukuoka, located on the west side of Japan and affected by TAP from the Asian continent, is a unique example for understanding the contribution of LAP and TAP. Gaseous species and particulate matter (PM) were measured for approximately three weeks in Fukuoka in the winter of 2018. We classified two distinctive periods, LAP and TAP, based on wind speed. The classification was supported by variations in the concentration of gaseous species and by backward trajectories. Most air pollutants, including NOx and PM, were high in the LAP period and low in the TAP period. However, ozone was the exception. Therefore, our findings suggest that reducing local emissions is necessary. Ozone was higher in the TAP period, and the variation in ozone concentration was relatively small, indicating that ozone was produced outside of the city and transported to Fukuoka. Thus, air pollutants must also be reduced at a regional scale, including in China.

scholarly journals A Multi-Scalar Approach for Assessing Costs and Benefits of Risk Reduction Alternatives for the People and the City: Cases of Three Resettlements in Visakhapatnam, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 5958
Author(s):  
Garima Jain ◽  
Amir Bashir Bazaz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Asset Accumulation ◽  
Hazard Exposure ◽  
The People ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
The City

Resettlement undertaken with the objective of reducing disaster risk often narrowly focuses only on reducing hazard exposure. However, when resettlements are analyzed from the perspective of holistic development outcomes, including livelihood conditions, health implications, social cohesion and employment opportunities, they are often found to be lacking. Apart from this contrast between considerations of disaster risk and everyday socio-economic risks at the household or settlement level, resettlement programs also lack a clear focus on achieving wider regional development goals including poverty reduction, economic growth and environmental protection. This relates to the sectorization of attitudes to disaster risk and the lack of integration with development concerns across multiple actors involved. This paper offers an approach: (1) to systematize costs and benefits; and using these (2) to assess policy alternatives that could maximize the beneficial outcomes for the resettlement intervention as well as improve overall sustainability for the urban areas they are set in. This paper first situates “risks” within a larger context of structural risks, and then uses the framework of asset accumulation to recognize the changes experienced by the people as costs or benefits. For this, it goes beyond the resettlement site to a broader regional perspective of the city and reflects on the long-term historical trends as well as future risks created by the intervention in the context of urbanization processes and increasing climate variability. To illustrate the use of this approach in assessing intervention alternatives, the paper analyzes three empirical case studies representing in-situ, voluntary and involuntary resettlements from urban Andhra Pradesh in India.

Solo travellers to city destinations: an exploratory study in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeid Abbasian
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
The People ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
The City ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to gain more insight into the phenomenon of solo travel to city destinations and attain more knowledge on the topic.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed a questionnaire consisting of qualitative and quantitative items. In all, 21 individuals (12 women, 9 men) responded.FindingsThe most important reason for solo travel was their own free choice and in some cases, difficulty finding companions. Their activities at the destinations were mostly visiting attractions followed by visiting friends, shopping, walking, eating at restaurants, learning the language, working, etc. They mostly mentioned advantages but also some disadvantages with solo travelling. Their experiences, especially with the people in the host destinations, have been positive and they show overall satisfaction with their visit. A predominant share of the interviewees showed a kind of loyalty to one or more specific city destinations and wished to revisit them again and again.Practical implicationsThe current study might have some implications for city tourism developers/destination developers, travel agencies, national or regional tourism boards and tour operators in major urban areas and cities. Especially, this study has a practical contribution to the city tourism practitioners and gives them more insight in what values, attitudes, perceptions, expectations and motivations the solo travellers might have before or while they visit their cities. The study also has implications for potential solo travellers seeking more knowledge and information on the issue.Originality/valueThe phenomenon of solo travel to city destinations is an unresearched topic in Sweden. This exploratory study is the first in Sweden to focus on solo travellers visiting city destinations.

scholarly journals Spatial inequality hides the burden of dog bites and the risk of dog-mediated human rabies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micaela De la Puente-León ◽  
Michael Z. Levy ◽  
Amparo M. Toledo ◽  
Sergio Recuenco ◽  
Julianna Shinnick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Spatial Inequality ◽  
Human Rabies ◽  
Medical Facility ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Dog Bites ◽  
The People ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTCurrently, there is an active rabies outbreak in the dog population of Arequipa, Peru. Inhabitants of the city are bitten by both pets and free-roaming dogs; therefore, the risk of human rabies transmission is concerning. Our objective was to estimate the rate of dog bites in the city and to identify factors associated with going or not going to a medical facility for rabies follow-up. To this end, we conducted a door-to-door survey of 4,000 houses in 21 urban and 21 peri-urban communities. We then analyzed associations between attaining follow-up rabies care and various socioeconomic factors, stratifying by urban and peri-urban localities. We found that the rate of dog bites in peri-urban communities (12.4%) was approximately three times higher than urban areas (4.0%). Among the people who were bitten, a significantly greater number of people in urban areas got follow-up rabies care than those in peri-urban areas.

Third-Spaces and the Creation of Socio-Spatial Identity

2021 ◽  
pp. 144-172
Author(s):  
Amal Adel Abdrabo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Spatial Interaction ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
The People ◽  
Environmental Narratives ◽  
The City

This chapter provides a polite critique of the conventional ways of thinking about space and the intertwined dialectics of the socio-spatial narratives. Conventionally, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) main document on the Creative Cities Network (UCCN) emphasizes two crucial pillars of sustainable development and urban regeneration which are creativity and culture. The first term deals with creative cities and urban areas, while the second addresses culture as the human product that takes either a tangible or an intangible form. Regarding the meaning of activities in contemporary human society, one of the aims of this chapter is to decode the cultural activities in the city of Basel in Switzerland. In other words, this chapter is about exploring some aspects of the cultural life and creativity in the ancient city of Basel from a sociological perspective. Theoretically, Basel's culture of festivals and carnivals could be seen as the fundamental quality that brings the people of the city together. For instance, the cultural features of Basel Fasnacht, Morgenstreich, and Basel Herbstmesse reveal highly important aspects of the tangible and intangible dimensions of the culture of Basel as an ancient, medieval European city dating back to the 4th century AD. Methodologically, this chapter aims to represent and produce anthropological knowledge using visual media of research through the methodology of the “Actor-Network Theory”. This method of research comprises three main steps: 1) collecting visual ethnography, 2) designing the Actantial model based on Aristotle's semiotic square, 3) creating visual storyboarding to finalize the Actantiality map through analyzing power dynamics among the human narratives, the historical and cultural narratives, the spatial-environmental narratives, and the official narratives of the state. The main findings of this chapter may confirm or rebut the author's two hypotheses, stating “the city's identity is a mutual manifestation of human-spatial interaction,” and “not all creative cities have to be modern ones; some ancient cities are indeed creative cities based on their cultural, historical and social uniqueness.”

scholarly journals A Preliminary Assessment of Dispersion Level of SO2in Fars Industrial Region, South of Iran, by GIS

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansooreh Dehghani ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Taghizadeh ◽  
Hassan Hashemi ◽  
Ebrahim Rastgoo
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Industrial Park ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide Concentration ◽  
Local Air Pollution ◽  
Standard Limit ◽  
The City

The city of Zarghan is located 25 km northeast of Shiraz, southern Iran. Zarghan is affected by numerous pollution sources such as oil refinery, an industrial park, and Shiraz-Tehran highway. The numerous contaminating sources around Zarghan can cause serious local air pollution. Sulfur dioxide gas is an important index of air pollution in cities. Therefore, in order to control and manage Zarghan air quality, it is important to monitor sulfur dioxide concentration in the surrounding area. It is also essential to know about the contribution level of other sources of pollution as well as dispersion radius of pollutants in the area. In this study, the concentration of sulfur dioxide was measured by passive sampling at 10 different stations. These values were interpolated in other parts of the city using ArcGIS software. The results of sampling showed that the concentration of the gas was 60 µgm−3around oil refinery. The level was 19 µgm−3in region located about 3 km from the oil refinery. It was also demonstrated that the gas concentration was not higher than the standard limit within residential area. On the other hand, the role of the local highway and industrial park was not significant in contaminating air in urban areas.

scholarly journals STUDI PROGRAM BANGUNAN BERDASARKAN KARAKTER KAWASAN DAN PENGARUH CAHAYA PADA MASSA BANGUNAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1561
Author(s):  
Andreas Christian ◽  
Suwardana Winata
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Interaction Space ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The People ◽  
Support Element ◽  
Interaction Stress ◽  
The City

The era of disruption has made it easier to live individually. The city center is a place of rapid development. Life that has a dense activity and individualistic society reduces the quality of social interaction in society. Kelurahan Rawa Barat, Kecamatan Kebayoran Baru, Kota Jakarta Selatan is an area that is filled with formal working communities. Boarding houses that are the first place for the community become the character of the region. Lack of interaction space makes society individualistic and stressful due to the poor quality of social interaction. Stress Relief Light House as a third place to relieve stress for the people of Kelurahan Rawa Barat. The building uses light as a support element to form spaces for therapy and as part of the third space for socializing. Communities can release stress and express themselves in buildings to improve the quality of socialization in the area. Workers can use the building as a place to work as well as a place to gather and play so that the building can be an antidote to busy lives in urban areas and create a warm relationship in the community. Keywords: Individualistic; interaction; light; quality; stress AbstrakPerkembangan jaman yang begitu pesat mengakibatkan semakin mudahnya untuk hidup secara individualistis. Pusat kota menjadi tempat yang sangat cepat perkembangannya. Kehidupan yang memiliki aktivitas padat dan masyarakat yang individualistis mengakibatkan kurangnya dan menurunnya kualitas interaksi sosial pada masyarakat. Kelurahan Rawa Barat, Kecamatan Kebayoran Baru, Kota Jakarta Selatan merupakan kawasan yang dipenuhi dengan masyarakat pekerja formal. Kost-kostan yang menjadi tempat pertama bagi masyakrakat ini menjadi karakter dari kawasan. Kurangnya ruang interaksi menjadikan masyarakat yang individualistis dan stress akibat kualitas interaksi sosial yang buruk. Rumah Cahaya Pelepas Stress hadir sebagai tempat ketiga untuk melepaskan stress bagi masyarakat Kelurahan Rawa Barat. Bangunan menggunakan bantuan cahaya sebagai elemen yang mendukung terbentuknya ruang-ruang untuk terapi dan sebagai bagian dari ruang ketiga untuk bersosialisasi. Masyarakat dapat melepaskan stress serta berekspresi di dalam bangunan untuk meningkatkan kualitas sosialisasi di dalam kawasan. Para pekerja juga dapat menjadikan bangunan sebagai tempat bekerja serta tempat berkumpul dan bermain sehingga bangunan dapat menjadi penawar kehidupan yang sibuk di perkotaan dan menciptakan hubungan yang hangat dalam masyarakat.

scholarly journals Designing Mix-Use Waterfront in Kampung Badur

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Dwira Nirfalini Aulia ◽  
Regina Novita
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
City Center ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
The People ◽  
The City

Currently, the population growth is growing very rapidly resulting in rapid growth of the needs of settlements. The population growth that is not proportional to the availability of land and the income level of the lower middle class  resulted in the emergence of illegal settlements and slums and are on land that is inconsistent with the city spatial plan for example on the edge of the river. This condition causes the decreasing quality of life of the people, especially in urban areas, destroying the environment and the spatial arrangement of the city. Medan city is one of the cities that there are many slums. One of the slums in the city of Medan is Kampung Badur located in Hamdan Village Medan Maimun District. The condition of the slums and the low economic level and the location of Kampung Badur located in the city center became the main problem in this area. Therefore, a solution is needed to solve problems in the area by making Kampung Badur an area that provides decent occupancy for occupancy and facilities that could be enjoyed together. The solution to this problem is to re-arrange Kampung Badur and develop potentials in the area. For example, Kampung Badur area which is right on the edge of the river becomes a potential in the design. So that the solution that can be applied is to develop Kampung Badur into Mix-Use Waterfront with a mix-use concept such as residential, public facilities and public open space to be enjoyed by residents Kampung Badur itself and by the people of Medan City.

scholarly journals The The Adoption of Innovations in Land Processing Without Burning by the People in the City of Dumai

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-72
Author(s):  
Ade Irma
Keyword(s):  
Adoption Of Innovations ◽  
The People ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
Land Cultivation ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Land Management System ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City ◽  
Do So

This research is based on the background of the custom of the people who still do land cultivation by burning. This happens because people assume that the technique of burning is cheaper and faster, but this technique has many negative impacts. The technique of processing land without combustion is a recommended technique to use because it is safer and environmentally friendly, but there are still many people who are reluctant to do so because the cost is very large. The purpose of this research is to find out the land management system that is commonly carried out by the community and analyze the process of adopting innovations in land processing without burning by the people in Dumai City. This research method uses survey and interview methods. Sampling using the snowballsampling method was 14 respondents. Based on the results of the study, the treatment system carried out by the people in Dumai City experienced a transition, from how to burn without burning. The level of adoption of non-roasted land processing innovations in Dumai City through the process of community knowledge, persuasion, adoption decisions, implementation, and confirmation with a medium category indicated by the score category of 3.30.

GAP ANTARA KEBUTUHAN OPERATOR PENGIRIMAN BARANG DAN STRATEGI ADMINISTRATOR KOTA TERHADAP UPAYA OPTIMASI LAST MILE DELIVERY

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Prahara Yanottama ◽  
Nahry Nahry
Keyword(s):  
Operating Systems ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Consolidation

Abstract   Last mile delivery is the logistics transportation segment that has the most negative impacts and more likely to occur in urban areas. This negative impact will be felt by the urban citizens whose quality of life is guaranteed by the city administrator. On the other hand, logistics operators have limitations in changing their operating systems. The purpose of this study is to identify the gaps in the views of each stakeholder in realizing a solution to logistical problems, namely the Urban Consolidation Center, B20 Fuel, Limited Traffic Zone, and Fleet Renewal. Survey methods through questionnaires and interviews with logistics operators and city or govern-ment administrators were carried out to get each party's views on problems. This study shows that, although both parties still lack knowledge of solutions to logistical problems, it is possible to implement these solutions.   Keywords: gap; last mile delivery; logistics transportation; logistics operator; urban area.     Abstrak   Last mile delivery merupakan segmen transportasi logistik yang paling banyak menuai dampak negatif serta mayoritas terjadi di kawasan urban. Dampak negatif tersebut akan dirasakan oleh masyarakat luas yang kualitas hidupnya menjadi tanggungan administrator kota. Di sisi lain, operator logistik memiliki keterbatasan dalam mengubah sistem operasinya. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah mengidentifikasi gap pandangan masing-masing pe-mangku kepentingan dalam mewujudkan suatu solusi terhadap permasalahan logistik, yaitu Urban Consolida-tion Center, Bahan bakar B20, Limited Traffic Zone, serta Pembaruan Armada. Metode survei melalui kuisioner dan wawancara kepada operator logistik dan administrator kota atau pemerintah dilakukan untuk mendapatkan pandangan masing-masing pihak terhadap masalah-masalah. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa, walaupun kedua belah pihak masih memiliki pengetahuan yang kurang akan solusi permasalahan logistik, solusi tersebut mungkin untuk diimplementasikan.   Kata-kata kunci: gap; last mile delivery; transportasi logistik; operator logistik; kawasan urban.

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