Investigative Study on Child-Friendliness of Urban Physical Environment Factors for Safety Urban Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-172
Author(s):  
Mi Jin Kong ◽  
Hong Kyu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Environment Factors

scholarly journals Semiotics of destruction: traces on the environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 147035722095737
Author(s):  
Anders Björkvall ◽  
Arlene Archer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Complex Power

Research in fields such as multimodality and semiotics has focused on creation of value in different forms: aesthetic, economic and symbolic. However, the destruction of value has attracted much less attention. The aim of this article is to identify social, semiotic and ideological functions of acts of destruction based on an analysis of the traces these acts leave on the urban environment. Five overarching acts of destruction are discussed, but the authors’ main focus is on what they call transformation-driven and social presence-driven destruction, with two examples from Sweden and South Africa. The article discusses sanctioned destructive acts that are largely in compliance with dominating semiotic regimes at a certain time and place, as well as disruptive actions that challenge or even disobey those regimes. The analysis shows how a distinction between sanctioned and disruptive is in no way clear and often depends on complex power distributions between semiotic regimes at a given time and place. In fact, traces in the physical environment that may point to or index highly destructive acts can, in relation to other semiotic regimes, be regarded as creative and constructive. The authors argue that the semiotic processes of destruction and the traces they leave deserve more attention from research in the fields of multimodality and semiotics.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Local Neighbourhood Environment on Walking Levels during the Walking for Wellbeing in the West Pedometer-Based Community Intervention

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. Robertson ◽  
C. Ward Thompson ◽  
P. Aspinall ◽  
C. Millington ◽  
C. McAdam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
The West ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
The Relationship

We investigated the relationship between walking levels and the local neighbourhood physical environment during the Walking for Wellbeing in the West (WWW) randomised pedometer-based community intervention. Walking activity was recorded as step counts at baseline (n=76), and at 3 months (n=57), 6 months (n=54), and 12 months (n=45) post-intervention. Objective physical environment data were obtained from GIS datasets and street surveys conducted using the SWAT audit tool. Sixty-nine environment variables were reduced to eight environment factors using principal axis factoring, and the relationship between environment factors and (i) step counts, and (ii) the change in step counts relative to baseline, was examined using hierarchical multiple linear regression, controlling for age, gender, income, and deprivation. Five environment factors were significant predictors of step counts, but none were significant predictors of the change in step counts relative to baseline. None of the demographic variables included in the analysis were significant predictors at any stage of the study. Total variance explained by the environment ranged from 6% (P<0.05) to 34% (P<0.01), with lowest levels during the initial stages of the study. The physical environment appears to have influenced walking levels during the WWW intervention, and to have contributed to the maintenance of walking levels post-intervention.

Relationships between perceptions of virtual destination environment, satisfaction and loyalty

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz Yüncü
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Systematic Design ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Preference Matrix

Purpose – This paper aims to clarify the relationships between virtual destination environment factors and visitors’ satisfaction and loyalty. Virtual destination environment factors are based upon Kaplan and Kaplan’s preference matrix. Kaplan and Kaplan (1982) developed a preference matrix to describe how people use information to satisfy their needs of making sense and exploration in a physical environment. According to the model, while coherence and legibility help one to understand the place, variety and mystery landscape encourage exploration. Each of the factors can be associated with elements of the virtual destination environment. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 170 users who visited My Destination Barcelona Facebook page. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, as well as structural equation modelling (SEM) were used to analyze the data. Findings – The study explored the relationships between virtual destination environment, satisfaction and loyalty based on the Kaplan and Kaplan’s preference matrix. According to the findings, when the virtual destination environment includes a variety of visuals and enough information related to the destination, and at the same time, when it includes environmental factors which stimulate curiosity, excitement and entertainment, the virtual destination environment will provide visitors’ satisfaction and loyalty. Research limitations/implications – Several limitations of the present study should be mentioned. First, data from this study were collected from visitors of only one destination Facebook page (My Destination Barcelona) as a virtual destination environment. Second, although the sample size (N = 170) in the study seems enough for SEM, it is quite low. In addition, the use of a convenience sampling approach could decrease external validity. Thus, future studies should consider developing a systematic design to better represent the population. Originality/value – This paper examines how online visitors perceive virtual destination environment and how perception directly influences visitors’ satisfaction feelings and indirectly affects their loyalty.

scholarly journals Physical environment factors and their impact on the cognitive process and social behavior of children in the preschool facilities

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danica Stankovic ◽  
Aleksandar Milojkovic ◽  
Milan Tanic
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Psychological Aspect ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
The Social

The problem researched in this paper refers to the promotion of the evaluation system in the designing of the pre-school facilities, and the issue is approached from the psychological aspect, in order to investigate the potential for improvement of this kind of structures. In the paper, the systematization of the physical environment factors and their influence on the cognitive processes and the social behavior of children in the pre-school facilities. The conclusion is that the quality of architectonic design, that is, the quality of organization and materialization of the designed physical environment of the pre-school premises correlates with the positive developmental results of the children.

A methodology for the analysis of the relationships between farms and their physical environment

2009 ◽  
Vol 148 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. RIVEIRO ◽  
M. F. MAREY-PÉREZ ◽  
E. R. DÍAZ-VARELA ◽  
C. J. ÁLVAREZ
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Spatial Location ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Agricultural Census ◽  
Heterogeneous Region

SUMMARYAgricultural activity involves direct interaction with the physical environment factors in the environmental context in which the activity is developed. Galicia, northwest Spain, is an environmentally heterogeneous region that encompasses territorial spaces with different levels of suitability for each agricultural activity. In barely 30 years, the production systems of the region have evolved from self-sufficiency to commercial production; however, the requirements of production for each differ greatly. During such a transformation, many farms have disappeared while other farms have conformed to the requirements of the current production systems without changing location. Decision-making in rural planning requires knowing the spatial distribution of farms, the evolution of farm distribution and the relationship between the spatial location of farms (associated with some specific environmental characteristics) and the production systems used.The current paper describes a methodology for analysing the spatial distribution of farms and for determining the relationships between the spatial location of farms and the values of the physical environment factors that are characteristic of each spatial location. The methodology has been developed by using Agricultural Census data and is exemplified through the analysis of two crops (wheat and potato) and one farming activity (dairy farming). Results show the location of farms and the production systems used, and reveal different degrees of fit to the physical environment factors considered.

scholarly journals Urban environment factors in advertising poster in Ho Chi Minh City

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 01020
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Viet Ha
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Advertising Industry ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Commercial Advertising ◽  
Graphic Elements

Poster design is an important part in graphic design and contributes considerably to the “green industry” – the modern advertising industry. In the era of International Integration of Vietnam, there is a large number of changes in advertising posters, and Urban Environment factors plays a very important role in this process. Advertising poster is integrated with visual languages, creating a totally new outlook on aestheticism. Special attention has given to the Urban Environment factors, and they have even become a trend, spreading to the art of design, particularly in advertising posters. The article analyses how Urban Environment factors have been expressed in advertising posters, especially in graphic elements, from concept to execution. The article focuses on Commercial Advertising Posters which is used for brands available in Vietnamese market from 2010 till now (2017). The area of research is Ho Chi Minh City, where there is a diversity of market trends and also a place which is greatly and quickly influenced by new trends in Art and Design. This is also considered as the place that can quickly absorb new trends of Arts and Culture in creating Advertising campaigns for Vietnamese market. Besides, Ho Chi Minh City is the leader in development of modern society for Vietnamese; there are many construction projects for skyscraper, plazas, living space, security for storage of belongings and for comfortable life and work of urban population.

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