scholarly journals Spatial and functional transformation of the city center structure in the process of transition

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Velev ◽  
Petar Mitkovic ◽  
Ljiljana Vasilevska
Keyword(s):  
Transition Process ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Functional Structure ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
City Center ◽  
Functional Transformation ◽  
City Space ◽  
The Future ◽  
The City

Goal of this paper is to point to the ambivalent influence of transition process on the urban environments. The phenomenon of "transition" is defined as complex, multilayered process followed by new market and social principles. By observing the chronological order of changes which occurred in the city morphology, it gives recommendations for overcoming the city center identity crisis as the most significant pubic city space. Through definition and reconsideration of spatial and functional structure of the city center in the context of modern influences of the transition process, this paper emphasizes the elements which could be input in a direct or indirect way into the future strategies and plans. Accordingly, it proposes a set of measures for possible redefinition of the existing concept of the city centers and its adaptation to the demands of the time ahead.

scholarly journals Animal work, memory, and interspecies care: police horses in multispecies urban imaginaries

2021 ◽  
pp. 147447402110036
Author(s):  
Nora Schuurman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Work Memory ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
The Public ◽  
Relational Networks ◽  
City Space ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
The City

Mounted police units around the world have entered social media, with the aim of bringing the police closer to the public. In this paper, I analyze the Facebook page of the mounted police in the city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. I ask how equine agency, animal work, interspecies care, and the relational networks of memory are interpreted, communicated, and performed on social media, contributing to the co-production of urban imaginaries. I approach the material as performances of animality and human–animal relations, concentrating on shared interpretations and representations of the horses and their agency. To be able to analyze human–animal encounters and interaction in urban space as they are experienced, imagined, remembered, and collectively shared, I suggest a novel concept of multispecies urban imaginary. Developing the concept widens the focus of understanding the multispecies nature of urban environments and includes animals in the experiences and perceptions of city space – where they belong.

scholarly journals Influence of Defensive Work on City Landscape Shaping – Warsaw Fortress System Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-116
Author(s):  
Ewa Zaraś Januszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
City Space ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
System Information ◽  
The City ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Individual Objects

AbstractThe following article presents the results of analyses of source materials regarding the presence of a defense work in the city space and the results of one case – the Warsaw Fortress System. Information on the characteristics of the fortified landscape was presented, with particular reference to one of the types of fortifications – the ring fortress. A very important element was to trace the history of this object and its changes in the last 150 years. Individual objects characterized by interesting architecture, terrain and interesting vegetation perform different functions in the city landscape. These functions result primarily from the different use of objects. It is also evident that these objects in the future may also develop as a result of adaptation to new purposes or use. They have a very large spatial and natural potential.

scholarly journals Evaluating three urban canopy models against in-situ observations for a heat-wave case in Amsterdam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjan Willemse ◽  
Alberto Martilli ◽  
Bert Heusinkveld ◽  
Oscar Hartogensis ◽  
Gert-Jan Steeneveld
Keyword(s):  
Heat Wave ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Urban Canopy ◽  
City Center ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Current Climate ◽  
The Future ◽  
The City

<p>With increasing urbanization and ongoing climate change there is a need to develop and evaluate modelling infrastructure for urban weather and climate. In this study we evaluate three urban canopy models for a heat-wave case study in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), notably the single-layer urban canopy model (SLUCM) and the building environment parameterization (BEP) and the BEP+BEM (BEP+Building Energy model) urban canopy models within the WRF infrastructure. Model results are evaluated against a network of near surface observations of air temperature, turbulent surface fluxes, SODAR wind profiles, and radio soundings of temperature and humidity taken in the city center of Amsterdam.</p><p>We find that the BEP+BEM model outperforms the other schemes for the near surface air temperature, with a bias of -0.66 K for BEP+BEM, -1.51 K for BEP and-1.56 K for SLUCM. However, WRF produces an elevated inversion level that, at the same time, is substantially (~ 2-8 K) weaker than observed in the radiosoundings.</p><p>To estimate the future increase in energy demand by air conditioning, we project this heatwave case study to the future. To do so, we force the WRF model with increased temperatures in initial and boundary conditions following the four KNMI climate scenarios. With the climate scenario with the largest warming (WH-scenario) we find a 2-m temperature increase of ~3 K during daytime compared to the current climate. Finally we find that for this scenario the energy consumption by air-conditioning increases between 25% and 40% in the city center compared to the current climate (with constant number of airco’s installed).</p>

scholarly journals The Terazije terrace as a development axis of the center of Belgrade

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-238
Author(s):  
Denis Ambruš
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
International Competition ◽  
City Centre ◽  
City Center ◽  
Spatial Organisation ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City ◽  
Historical Centre

The main problem with urban planning of Belgrade's historical city centre lies within the area of the Terazije terrace, which has over the years changed its appearance. Architect Nikola Dobrović laid down its foundations in 1929 in his entry to an international competition. It is precisely this concept which paved the way for the area to be expanded as needed, and gradually to reach the Sava riverbank. Two types of construction would need to take precedence in order for Savska padina to have the uniqueness of the space and better view at Savska padina. The first type of construction is defined by horizontal texture of terraces and esplanades and the second with clusters of buildings and mega-structures concentrated in one zone only. In this way the right balance between the historical centre and the Sava riverbank would be struck, with the focus on Terazije and the Sava amphitheater and the future gravitation towards the Terazije terrace serving as the driving force of the city centre's development. In this scenario, the existing "barrier" between the development and integration is recognised as an instrument of urban planning. Regulating the area around the Terazije terrace as a model for the development of the city centre would in the best way contribute to its concretization and set a good example of spatial organisation, respecting the identity and the context of the city center.

scholarly journals Speculative fiction and African urban futures: Reading Imagine Africa 500

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-106
Author(s):  
Doseline Kiguru
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Speculative Fiction ◽  
African City ◽  
City Space ◽  
Physical Setting ◽  
The Future ◽  
Urban Futures ◽  
The City

This article explores the place of the future African city as presented in contemporary African speculative fiction. It focuses on the short stories in the collection Imagine Africa 500 to look at how the urban space is conceptualized in these narrations of an imagined future Africa, 500 years from now. While the discussion looks at the urban space and imagined technological development, it also takes note of ecological narratives and the contrast drawn between the city and the rural, the local and the foreign, as imagined for the future. The article aims to provoke a debate on the imaginations of what a future African city may look like as presented through literary works and the significance of these imaginings today within developmental and environmental lenses. The aim is to look not only at the creative text but the literary production mechanisms that produce these texts, taking note of the significance of the city space as a physical setting for literary organizations that produce such texts as well as a central theme in the narratives told through these platforms. It reads the future city through use of language, space, form and style to look at how the modern short story is theorizing on African futures.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Kemampuan Mendongeng kepada Guru-Guru PAUD dan TK Makanatut Thalibin Desa Pulantan Kecamatan Aluh-Aluh

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Jamiatul Hamidah ◽  
Sri Normuliati ◽  
Istiqamah Istiqamah
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Further Training ◽  
City Center ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Student Parents ◽  
The Future ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
The City

This community service aims to improve the knowledge and skills of storytelling for teachers and parents of PAUD students in Pulantan Village, Aluh-Aluh sub-district. This dedication was held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, in PAUD Makanatut Talibin. The target of this activity is PAUD teachers and student parents/guardians. The reason for choosing this school is because the schools are classified as far from the city center and include the villages built by the PKH program. The method used in the implementation is by presentation/lecture and storytelling simulation/training. After this activity was carried out, it was concluded that storytelling had not become a habit and approach to the formation of children's character both by teachers and parents. This is because teachers and parents have very little ability in storytelling. Therefore, in the future, it is hoped that further training will be carried out by involving more teachers and parents and bringing in speakers who are more competent in storytelling such as Mother Enik Mintarsih, a storyteller from South Kalimantan.

City Structure in Transition

2012 ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kh. Md. Nahiduzzaman ◽  
Adel S. Aldosary
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
City Center ◽  
The World ◽  
City Structure ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

With the technological advancement of ICT, the cities of the world are becoming so dependent that ICT is challenging the conventional ideas and classic theories of city structure. The cities of the world are undergoing a transition that is caused by the shift of principle from ‘physical movement’ to ‘virtual movement’. The state-of-the-art ICT featured by internet and e-commerce (Business-to-Commerce - B2C) is facilitating such shift which influences in changing the conventional ideas and structure of CBD, core business areas, city center, etc. Though the magnitude of influence on the transition process is yet to be known, there is an obvious transition that almost all cities of the world are experiencing. This book chapter conceptually discusses and portrays the potential changes in the conventional city structure by analyzing three classic city models (i.e., multi-nuclei, concentric and sector models), exploring the technological advancement in ICT and increasing dependencies on it and by drawing evidence from a pilot case study. This chapter argues that ICT induced change in the city structure, which we may call ‘future city’ or ‘transitional city’, would bring positive impacts on the physical and social environment, competitive land and transportation system in the city.

scholarly journals Noise complaints during a pandemic: A longitudinal analysis

Noise Mapping ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Yalcin Yildirim ◽  
Mahyar Arefi
Keyword(s):  
Time Frame ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
City Center ◽  
Building Permits ◽  
Building Level ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
The City ◽  
Staying At Home ◽  
At Home

Abstract COVID-19 has affected people’s lives in different ways from reduced mobility and staying-at-home orders to other daily life routines. These changes have, in turn, affected the quality of life in urban environments including air quality and noise. The noise aspect, for example, suggests quieter environments due to fewer vehicles on streets, and less human activities. On the other hand, staying at home may cause more activities happening at the building level, i.e., more people in buildings may make more noise for neighbors. In order to understand this nexus, the study examines the noise complaints data in Dallas, USA. To do this, the study first compares the noise complaints after the COVID-19 intercourse and the same data period in 2019. Findings surprisingly show reduced noise complaints during the COVID-19 time frame by about 14% compared to the pre-COVID-19 period. The majority of this reduction occurred in and around the city center. In other words, the noise complaints seem more spatially dispersed at the outskirts of the city. Another finding that directs more detailed analyses, however, considers the massive reduction of ridership, traffic circulation, and building permits. This needs some other techniques for determining the sources for incommensurate noise complaints.

Minimetrò in Perugia as leverage for urban regeneration

TERRITORIO ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 148-163
Author(s):  
Luca Fondacci
Keyword(s):  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Historical Centre

In the 1970s, the fragile historical centre of the city of Perugia was a key area where the binomial of sustainable mobility and urban regeneration was developed and applied. At the turn of the xxi century, the low carbon automatic people-mover Minimetrò broadened that application from the city's historical centre to the outskirts, promoting the enhancement of several urban environments. This paper is the outcome of an investigation of original sources, field surveys and direct interviews, which addresses the Minimetrò as the backbone of a wide regeneration process which has had a considerable impact on the economic development of a peripheral area of the city which was previously devoid of any clear urban sense. The conclusion proposes some solutions to improve the nature of the Minimetrò as an experimental alternative means of transport.

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