scholarly journals Public spaces as a factor of the quality of the urban environment (on the example of the city of Irkutsk)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Нина Полякова
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
City Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
The City

The article describes the relevance of the study of public spaces as an important element of the quality of the urban environment. Successfully functioning public spaces are called upon to solve a number of urban problems, including the social isolation of citizens caused by urbanization processes. The characteristic of public spaces of a particular city is based on an assessment of a set of attributes and related criteria developed by placemaking specialists. It is proved that this complex should reflect not only the general requirements for public spaces, but also the features of the city: the diversity of the socio-ethnic structure of the population, cultural and historical heritage, and the specificity of the existing urban environment. The characteristics of the four most visited public spaces of the provincial Siberian city of Irkutsk are fulfilled: the Kirov square; historical and memorial complex "Jerusalem Mountain "; Municipal Park "Yunost Island"; shopping and entertainment complex "130th quarter". The results showed that the public spaces of the city perform a number of functions with varying degrees of success: best recreational and entertaining, partially creative and the function of storing the “collective memory” of the city. At the same time, the city does not have public spaces that fully meet the objectives of the development of urban society; this applies to both historical and newly created. Their main drawback is the inconsistency with the modern challenge for Irkutsk, namely, the solution to the problem of social inclusion of new citizens. Some measures have been proposed for City management to purposefully strengthen the elements of public spaces that implement the function of involving residents, especially migrants, in the public life of the city.

scholarly journals Compositional situation: analysis of the location of two sculptures in Mexico City

1970 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Leszek Maluga
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Situation Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
The Subject

The study consists of two parts. In the first one, the author outlines a methodological concept of researching the quality of compositional and artistic spatial systems that are created, for example, in the urban environment with the participation of, inter alia, architectural objects and works of art. The subject of this type of research was called a ‘compositional situation’. In the second part, the author uses the proposed research method to analyze specific cases. These are two situations existing in the public spaces of Mexico City, in which sculptures of famous Mexican sculptor Sebastian were located.

scholarly journals Participation in Cities in Sociological Discourse

Discourse ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-61
Author(s):  
A. A. Beschasnaya ◽  
N. N. Pokrovskaia
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
City Management ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Introduction. The social practice of participativeness, active participation in the transformation of urban space in the interests of residents, is gaining popularity among the urban population. The study of this phenomenon is interest for obvious integration with management decisions. Expanding the practice of implementing social activity of the population and studying the components of participativeness determine the goal of writing the paper-the formation of a theoretical and methodological basis for studying this phenomenon.Methodology and source. The paper presents a review of classical and modern sociological theories that reveal the potential of empirical study of aspects of the manifestation of participation of urban residents. Among the mentioned by the authors are the theory of social action, social solidarity, phenomenology, social constructivism.Results and discussion. The problematic nature of living in cities and the penetration of these problems into the daily interaction of citizens forms the origins of solidary participation of citizens-individual and private interests form collective actions-processes. Multiple individual forms of citizens' activity on urban improvement are transformed into participativeness – institutionalized joint activity. Its participants can take differentiated positions in the social structure of the urban community according to the criteria of having a diverse experience of interaction, i.e. exchange, with the urban environment and taking a position in the city management structure, which determines the level of regulated authority to make managerial decisions. The problems of urban life that are common to different categories of citizens and the typification of social activity to solve them order the interaction of participants, organize and “produce” the urban space.Conclusion. In the process of reasoning, a theoretical model of the formation of participativeness is presented, which allows us to trace the transformation of activity of the urban population into the right to the city and the formation of a favorable urban environment.

scholarly journals Urban water bodies as the basis for functioning of public spaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 217 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Valentina Kurochkina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
High Rate ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Recently, housing construction in cities has been carried out at a high rate. Increasingly, urban abandoned and flooded depressive spaces near water bodies (often rivers), which were previously used as industrial facilities or temporarily used, are becoming the sphere of architectural and landscape transformations. The restoration of such territories helps to improve the quality of urban space and improve its ecological properties. Correct development of territories near rivers and various water bodies has a great health-improving effect on the urban environment, improves its natural and climatic conditions. In addition, social and economic factors play an important role in this process, since such transformed territories and territories adjacent to them significantly increase investment attractiveness. This paper examines modern approaches to the development of urban public spaces, based on the formation of architectural environments that ensure the relationship of urban development with water bodies and adjacent territories. The paper notes that water bodies are not only an important component of the natural-ecological framework, but are also the basis for the framework of urban-planning natural-technogenic systems as a whole. And the creation of a continuous urban fabric is impossible without the organization of a ‘water’ line of development, provision of compositional, functional and communication interconnection of open urban and water spaces, which is actively being introduced today in architectural and urban planning practice. The paper examines the role of water bodies in the ecological system of the city, as well as in its structure as a whole. The aim of the study is to identify the features of the formation of a public urban space, to determine the patterns of its development, to identify criteria that reflect the nature, scale and features of the impact of urbanization on a water body. Some principles of revitalization of coastal areas, as well as the creation of a system of publicly accessible, compositionally expressive spaces are considered. The principles of space transformation aimed at the formation of a holistic image of the city, as well as the impact of such a spatial arrangement of urban and water bodies on the safety and quality of the urban environment are considered.

Parameters of the development of social and cultural environment of the city (on the issue of social and cultural urbanism specifics)

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-131
Author(s):  
Marina I. Dolzhenkova ◽  
Tatyana G. Bortnikova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Health Care Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Frame Work ◽  
The City

The study is devoted to examining the essence of the phenomenon of social and cultural urbanism – an extensive interdisciplinary field of research devoted to cities and the processes of urban lifestyle formation, urban leisure, overcoming depersonalization, asociality and isolation of citizens, their mutual alienation and antipathy. The modern city is considered as a specific, ration-ally organized territory; a special self-developing whole organism, where a uniquely organized so-cial and patial environment arises, the form of existence of a particular society. The problems of social and cultural urbanism are connected with mass urban culture and leisure, within the frame-work of which projects of recreation zones are being developed that positively affect the develop-ment of urban spaces and communities, making them attractive to residents and tourists. In any urban environment, a special way and type of culture develops; in the structure of the settlement functional clusters are formed that integrate the life, work and leisure of citizens. The quality of human life largely depends on the state of the social and cultural environment created in the city (quality of housing, public services, communications, trade, health care, education, etc.). The ur-ban social and cultural environment is positioned as a complex self-organizing subsystem of the urban structure, characterized by a number of quantitative and qualitative indicators. The urban environment through the methods of people interaction forms a unique social and psychological type of personality, which is characterized by rationality, mobility, willingness to change, the sub-ordination of one’s own interests to the needs of others, the ability to overcome the difficulties of reality. Common problems of the urban social and cultural environment are insufficient cultural and leisure infrastructure; low living standards and purchasing power of the population; lack of sustainable cultural and historical traditions; lack of active partnership between organizations of the spheres of culture, leisure and art in solving city problems.

scholarly journals Housing the Fort Garry: Urban Housing for the Fort Garry Site

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Kelly ◽  
◽  
L. Scott Lambert ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Urban Pattern ◽  
The City

This project developed out of the intention to explore new ways of combining private and public spaces in an urban environment. It was felt that, in order for housing to truly become part of the city, it must engage itself with other functions on the ground plane. Thus, in developing this scheme of a mixture of residential, commercial, and recreational uses, it was decided to break from the typical urban pattern of public spaces on the lower levels and private spaces above. Instead, half of the ground plane was devoted to residential spaces grouped around semiprivate courtyards. The other half was assigned to large functions – a recreation center and a grocery store – which would be used not only by the residents of the development but also by members of the public who spend time downtown.

Life in small urban spaces of “Sanskari Nagari – Vadodara”

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-90
Author(s):  
Abhilash Kolluri ◽  
Garbhit Naik ◽  
Shubham Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Western India ◽  
Street Life ◽  
Life Project ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Dynamics ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

This paper envisages the situation of social life in the city of, “Vadodara – Sanskari Nagari” during and post-pandemic. In the globalization hub of Western-India, the city Vadodara stands true to its name – “Sanskari Nagari”, which still celebrates its rich heritage and culture to its fullest. The social life of people in Vadodara is not only a part of their culture but also part of their routine, which can be perceived from the world’s largest “Garba-gathering”; to every day’s post office hour “Chai-meetup”; to relishing their free time playing “Ludo” by the sides of bridges across the city. With the presence of COVID-19, city people are hesitant about social gatherings and meeting people. Ultimately, life is resuming but at a slow pace and there is an urge to “reimagine” the public spaces and public behaviour so that city doesn’t lose its charm. Referring to the city assessment of William H. Whyte, the mentor of Street Life Project for Public Spaces, Pedestrian behaviour, and City Dynamics, through his book – “Social Life Of Small Urban Spaces,1980” forms the prelude for the research. This paper draws attention to similar spaces for the city of Vadodara as referred to in the book. We see what we do not expect to see, and get acquainted to see crowded spaces. Hence, this paper analyses the selected “Urban-blocks” and “Neighbourhood-spaces” of different typology and their diverse activities. Conclusion focus on the rational segregation and “re-defining” of Urban Spaces based on their safe carrying capacity.

scholarly journals PRINCIPLES OF FORMATION OF PUBLIC SPACES FOR THE HISTORICAL PART OF CITIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Elena A. SYSOEVA ◽  
Ksenia N. DAKHNYUK
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City ◽  
Public Environment

The article is devoted to identifying the principles of the formation of a socially-comfortable urban environment in the historical part of cities. It covers various aspects that infl uence the modeling of the public environment, from urban to social. The collected material, using the studied cities with public spaces in historical buildings as an example, will reveal the factors infl uencing the transformation of spaces; develop a methodological base for design in the structure of historical buildings, determine the place of function in such design. This methodological material will become the basis for the design of public spaces in the historical part of the city of Samara.

scholarly journals Percepções de atletas paralímpicos sobre a inclusão social por meio do esporte (Paralympic athletes perceptions about social inclusion through sport)

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 655-661
Author(s):  
Bruna Solera ◽  
Patrick Paludett Flores ◽  
Ana Luiza Barbosa Anversa ◽  
Yedda Maria Da Silva Caraçato ◽  
Vânia de Fátima Matias De Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Wheelchair Basketball ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Paralympic Sport ◽  
The City

 A presente pesquisa objetivou analisar a percepção dos atletas de esporte paralímpico acerca da influência da prática esportiva para a inclusão social. Para isso, contou-se com a participação de 19 atletas das modalidades Bocha, Basquete em Cadeira de Rodas e Vôlei Sentado da cidade de Maringá-PR/Brasil. Como instrumento de pesquisa, optou-se pela entrevista não estruturada. Os dados coletados foram analisados com base nos pressupostos da análise de conteúdo e organizados com auxílio do software NVivo. Evidenciou-se que o esporte e seus desdobramentos, a partir da visão dos atletas paralímpicos, contribui significativamente com a qualidade de vida e convívio social entre os pares, o que pode gerar alguns indicativos para o processo de inclusão social. Nesse sentido, conclui-se que o envolvimento com o esporte paralímpico não contribui diretamente com a inclusão social dos sujeitos, uma vez que as relações interpessoais em sua maioria ainda permanecem restritas as pessoas com deficiência, porém, destaca-se que tal ação possibilita ganhos pessoais ímpares para a vida dos atletas.  Abstract: The research aimed to analyze the perception of Paralympic sport athletes about the influence of sports practice for social inclusion. For this, 19 athletes from Bocce, Wheelchair Basketball and Sitting Volleyball from the city of Maringá-PR participated. As a research instrument, opted for the unstructured interview, with the data collected and analyzed based on the assumptions of the content analysis and organized with the aid of the N Vivo software. It was Evidenced that the sport and its unfolding contribute to the quality of life and inclusion of the people involved, however, the inclusion is carried out in certain spaces and among people with disabilities. It is concluded with this, that the involvement with the Paralympic sport does not contribute to the social inclusion of the subjects, even contributing to gains for the athletes' lives.  Resumen: El estudio tuvo como obje the Paralympic sport does not contribute to the social inclusion otivo analizar la percepción de las personas con discapacidad involucradas en el deporte paralímpico sobre la influencia del deporte para la inclusión social. Para ello participaron 19 deportistas de Bochas, Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas y Voleibol Sentado de la ciudad de Maringá-PR. Como instrumento de investigación se optó por la entrevista no estructurada, con los datos recolectados y analizados en base a los supuestos del análisis de contenido y organizados con la ayuda del software N Vivo. Se hizo evidente que el deporte y sus consecuencias contribuyen a la calidad de vida e inclusión de las personas involucradas, sin embargo, la inclusión se realiza en determinados espacios y entre personas con discapacidad. Se concluye con esto, que la implicación con el deporte Paralímpico no contribuye a la inclusión social de los sujetos, contribuyendo incluso a ganancias para la vida de los deportistas.

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of the Workplace in Experiences of Commuter Stress: A Mixed-Method Study from Sofia, Bulgaria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Anna Plyushteva
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Spatial Constraints ◽  
The Public ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
The Social

Several studies have argued that the effects of commuter stress spill into other domains of everyday life, including the workplace. However, the entanglements between commuter stress and the workplace are complex and multidirectional. Commuter stresses both shapes and is shaped by managerial policies, workplace social relations, and the negotiations of working schedules. The present paper explores these interconnections. Drawing on a survey of 281 office-based employees in 27 companies in Sofia, Bulgaria, the paper demonstrates how the characteristics of individuals and individual journeys are important in shaping commuter stress but not exclusively so. In examining the significance of the workplace in relation to commuter stress, the paper differentiates between the geographical location of the workplace and the employing organisation, thus offering a granular understanding of spatial (e.g., the quality of the public spaces surrounding the office) and organisational (e.g., managerial decisions regarding parking) factors. The paper highlights the social and spatial constraints within which commutes are carried out, thus emphasising the role of employers and local government in what is often understood in terms of individual travel choices.

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