scholarly journals Participatory measurements of sustainable urban development and quality of life in post-socialist Zadar, Croatia

Spatium ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branko Cavric ◽  
Silvija Toplek ◽  
Ante Siljeg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
Planning Decision

Over the last two decades, there has been an intensive discourse and research about measuring sustainable urban development. Many cities, regions and countries have decided to introduce indicators for monitoring and measuring the progress towards sustainability. Today there is a wide spread perception that information on the environment in general, and urban environment in particular, is the determinant of effective rational decisions and allocation of resources. Such information would enable planners and decision makers to formulate redistributive policies and programmes to address some of the disparities that exist in a post-socialist city. Cities of the post-socialist world characterized by sharp disparities, socio-economic contrasts and environmental degradation provide an excellent laboratory for tracing information on the quality of urban life. The current situation in the emerging Croatian coastal city of Zadar reflects the diversity of the post-socialist urban change in a very fragile Mediterranean landscape. This paper takes a critical look at sustainable development and its measurements. It describes the participatory approach through which different local communities in Zadar were evaluating quality of life based on basic pillars of sustainable development. The identification and collection of their opinions provide valuable data base and community input into urban governance and development planning decision making.

scholarly journals The Importance of Architectural Heritage for the Quality of Urban Life on Selected Examples of Polish Towns

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Aleksander Owerczuk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Quality Of Urban Life ◽  
Historical Architecture

In recent years, the importance of architectural heritage as a factor in urban development and improving the quality of life of residents has increased in Poland. Protection and use of historic architecture should be in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The potential for historical architecture can then be fully exploited. The above topics were discussed based on examples of small towns in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento urbano sustentável e qualidade de vida: uma pesquisa bibliométrica das publicações na base Web of Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 459-477
Author(s):  
Pabla Pereira da Silva ◽  
Roberto Schoproni Bichueti ◽  
Carlos Rafael Röhrig da Costa ◽  
Gabriela Dubou ◽  
Estela dos Anjos Pires
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development

Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar as características da produção científica relacionadas às temáticas desenvolvimento urbano sustentável (sustainable urban development) e qualidade de vida (quality of life), por meio da base de dados Web of Science (WoS), no período de 2008 a 2017. Para isso, o estudo possui uma abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, onde a etapa quantitativa buscou identificar algumas variáveis acerca da produção científica sobre Desenvolvimento Urbano Sustentável e Qualidade de Vida e a etapa qualitativa buscou analisar os conteúdos presentes nos dez artigos mais citados, de acordo com o relatório de citações da Web of Science. A partir da pesquisa realizada, pode-se constatar que os estudos sobre desenvolvimento urbano sustentável e qualidade de vida são emergentes e estão em constante evolução. Além disso, foi possível verificar que as temáticas pesquisadas consistem em assuntos multidisciplinares. Por fim, ao analisar os dez artigos mais citados, concluiu-se que as suas contribuições s;ão de grande relevância para os estudos futuros em rela;ão ao desenvolvimento sustentável das cidades, bem como a qualidade de vida dos cidadãos.

PRIORITIES OF CANADA URBAN DEVELOPMENT: FROM SUSTAINABLE TO SMART CITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-183
Author(s):  
Vladyslav Kolomechiuk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Innovative System

The article deals with the priorities and dynamics of the Canada urban development and describes the sustainable cities evolution. The purpose of the work is to compare the main achievements in the implementation of sustainable cities in Canada and to outline the problems and prospects of the formation of smart cities. To date smart cities is also an innovative system, where technologies are used to improve the relationship between citizens and their governments and provide social innovation and improve quality of life. A sustainable and smart cities is a place where citizens work with local authorities to improve service delivery, develop community initiatives and create solutions to improve quality of life. In this context, it is important to analyze the current policy of sustainable urban development in Canada in order to identify problem points and formulate recommendations for further de-velopment.

Urboecology Problems in Building the Quality Index of the Urban Environment and its Use for Assessing the Sustainable Development of Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
D.M. Suvorov ◽  
L.A. Suvorova ◽  
T.V. Baybakova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Characteristics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Development ◽  
Dynamic Quality

The analysis of domestic and foreign sources on the methodology of construction and use of integral indices of quality of the urban environment and sustainable urban development was carried out. It is shown that these indices can be represented as urban-ecological in a broad sense. A method developed by the authors for the formation of a dynamic quality index of the urban environment, which allows the dynamics of the index and its components to evaluate both the quality of the urban environment and the direction of its change, is presented. Using the example of Kirov, the environmental characteristics of the urban environment, taken into account when calculating the index, and the problems of their measurement and presentation are described in detail. The prospects of the developed methodology for solving problems of urban ecological development are shown.

Industrial Zones in Modern Cities: a Source of Socio-Ecological Inequality or an Opportunity for Prosperity?

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.A. Vershinina ◽  
A.R. Kurbanov ◽  
A.V. Liadova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Modern City ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Industrial Zones

In this article examines the interrelation between the processes of industrialization and urbanization in terms of their impact on the quality of life in cities. The modern city is largely the result of the accelerated development of industry in the XIX - early XX centuries, however, the transition to the postindustrial phase of the development of society, which begins in the second half of the XX century, leads to deindustrialization of urban development. One of the trends of modern urban planning is the reconstruction of industrial zones which is carried out in the form of their adaptive reuse, which avoids many of the costs associated with their radical restructuring, although such a path is not always possible. According to opinions of the authors, the appeal to the idea of adaptive reuse becomes one of the means of revitalizing the urban landscape and, as a result, urban life.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development of Urban Green Areas for Quality of Life Improvement—Argument for Increased Citizen Participation

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Constantinescu ◽  
Andreea Orîndaru ◽  
Ștefan-Claudiu Căescu ◽  
Andreea Pachițanu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
Degree Of Association

Considering the imperative need for sustainable urban development, this article argues for increased citizen participation in the decision-making process, as it generates better outcomes (due to a wider range of perspectives) and also makes people better citizens, as they will be partially responsible for the results. One major dimension of urban areas’ which needs a sustainable development is represented by parks, which can be directly associated to citizens’ quality of life (QoL). Thus, we have conducted direct research (face-to-face interviews) of park visitors in order to analyze the perceived impact of green areas on their quality of life. From all the QoL dimensions, we have selected six which are directly linked to park visits—health (mental and physical), social interaction, education and culture, family life, freedom, and connection with nature—in order to determine the perceived degree of association between them, as well as the specific activities done in the park that impact those six dimensions. The research results were used to develop a conceptual model which links quality of life to park visits, a model that can and should be used by public authorities in order to build a collaborative process for urban sustainable development.

scholarly journals Living in Fear

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
William Wee-Lim Hew ◽  
Boon-Yee Low ◽  
Gerald Guan-Gan Goh ◽  
Siok-Hwa Lau
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Income Disparity ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Neighbourhood Level

While urbanisation has always been welcomed as a driver to economic amelioration, it has also been criticised for raising expectations and complicating the lives of  urban residents. With urban development, wellbeing is often compromised as income disparity increases, quality of life decreases. Of late, crime has been a major concern. Criminal activities have eroded the sense of urban wellbeing and caused the desertion of neighbourhoods.  While the Malaysian government tries to achieve sustainable urban development by containing urban sprawl, crime is undoing these efforts. Interviews with residents in crime-prone areas show that many are increasingly threatened by criminal activities in their neighbourhoods and have shown high tendencies to move out of the neighbourhoods. Steps to contain this problem is by having neighbourhood-level security measures as well as heightened involvement in community safety initiatives

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