scholarly journals Flexible, Family-friendly: Developing an alternative high-density, vertical housing option

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Louise Ing
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Family Types ◽  
Housing Preference ◽  
Housing Option ◽  
Housing Attributes ◽  
Vertical Development

<p>There are many benefits associated with living in low density, detached housing conditions. However, the increase in housing demands have prompted Auckland’s surge of peripheral land to be developed into homes and the amplified cost of housing. Defined as urban sprawl, many of these housing types are standalone and built on private land, as the preferred type of housing. Studies have demonstrated that Auckland families' housing preference is the standalone dwelling.  The objective for this thesis is to gain a better understanding of urban sprawl, higher-density and vertical development conditions, and recognise the various family types and their associated living preferences. The collected data influences what is considered family-friendly housing attributes, which are reviewed in three different scales of urban, building and unit. This is with the aim to propose another housing option that considers and addresses a family’s housing requirements, as an alternative to the standalone housing option. The resulting design proposes flexible, expanding and contracting units as a solution to provide families the freedom to adapt their living spaces to suit their requirements. By providing family friendly, higher-density dwellings as a suitable option, this could off set the Auckland families’ preference of the standalone house, which is currently contributing towards Auckland’s sprawl.</p>

scholarly journals Flexible, Family-friendly: Developing an alternative high-density, vertical housing option

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Louise Ing
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Family Types ◽  
Housing Preference ◽  
Housing Option ◽  
Housing Attributes ◽  
Vertical Development

<p>There are many benefits associated with living in low density, detached housing conditions. However, the increase in housing demands have prompted Auckland’s surge of peripheral land to be developed into homes and the amplified cost of housing. Defined as urban sprawl, many of these housing types are standalone and built on private land, as the preferred type of housing. Studies have demonstrated that Auckland families' housing preference is the standalone dwelling.  The objective for this thesis is to gain a better understanding of urban sprawl, higher-density and vertical development conditions, and recognise the various family types and their associated living preferences. The collected data influences what is considered family-friendly housing attributes, which are reviewed in three different scales of urban, building and unit. This is with the aim to propose another housing option that considers and addresses a family’s housing requirements, as an alternative to the standalone housing option. The resulting design proposes flexible, expanding and contracting units as a solution to provide families the freedom to adapt their living spaces to suit their requirements. By providing family friendly, higher-density dwellings as a suitable option, this could off set the Auckland families’ preference of the standalone house, which is currently contributing towards Auckland’s sprawl.</p>

TEISINĖ ŽEMĖS NUOSAVYBĖS REIKŠMĖ TERITORIJŲ PLANAVIMUI

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Evaldas Ramanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Private Land ◽  
New Period ◽  
Land Reallocation ◽  
Land Restitution

The paper discusses territory planning and land reform during the period of the independence of Lithuania since 1990. With the beginning of unplanned land restitution private land parcels were formed chaotically. These parcels were not adapted to any developement prospects except farming. So proper planning of these parcels meant a new period of territory planning. An unproper legal system regulating private and state interests in territory planning resulted in such negative processes as fragmentation of farming lands, urban sprawl, unjustified expansion of urban lands. According to this situation, land reallocation principles are suggested that can help to combine private and state interests in the territory planning process. Santrauka 1990 m. atkūrus Lietuvos nepriklausomybę prasidėjo nauji žemės reformos ir teritorijų planavimo procesai. Pradėjus vykdyti žemės pertvarkymo procesą susiformavo naujos privačios žemėtvarkos struktūros. Dėl neprincipingų teisinių nuostatų žemės sklypai formuojami neplaningai, neįvertinant perspektyvaus jų naudojimo. Jų tolesnis vystymas dėl netobulo teisinių valstybės ir privačių interesų suderinimo teritorijų planavimo srityje palaipsniui formuoja tokius neigiamus reiškinius kaip: žemės ūkio teritorijų skaidymas, augantis miestų išdrikimas, nepagrįsta urbanizuojamų teritorijų plėtra. Viena iš galimybių sprendžiant šias problemas galėtų būti nuosavybės teisių pertvarkymas, įvertinant teisingai tiek privačių savininkų, tiek visuomenės interesus.

scholarly journals Sustainable livable housing: A review of what traditional urban areas residents find important

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Musibau Lukuman ◽  
Ibrahim Sipan ◽  
Fauziah Raji ◽  
Olofa S Aderemi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Housing Attributes ◽  
Scale Data

Sustainable livable housing is pre-condition for healthy living, improve quality of life and critical to economic and social survival. It also encompasses various aspects that predominantly depend on economic, social, cultural and environmental (ESCE) conditions within the locality. To this end, this paper seeks to explore, classify and assess the sustainable livable housing attributes from the existing literatures through content analysis. A review of literature revealed a total of ninety two (92) constructs, which were further grouped nine (9) livable housing-related attributes groups. Well-structured questionnaires were administered to residents of traditional urban areas (TUA) of Iwo Osun State, Nigeria with ninety two (92) constructs on Likert scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic and relative importance index (RII).  Out of (92) constructs from nine (9) livable housing-related attributes groups, the results identified seventy eight (78) important attributes (i.e. 35 most important and 43 important) across groups and construct that TUA residents found important. Over RII was 0.409 for overall assessment of sustainable livable housing condition by TUA residents indicating that TUA residents are dissatisfied with their current housing conditions.

scholarly journals Permodelan Simulasi Parametric untuk Menentukan Panduan Rancang Kota

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 291
Author(s):  
Michael Isnaeni Djimantoro
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Maximum Density ◽  
Maximum Height ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Vertical Development ◽  
The City ◽  
Daily Trip

The development of the city is along with population growth in the city, from low density into a higher density. Along with the development of the population of the city that is denser, it is necessary to change the pattern of development, where the trend today is leading to the vertical development although increasing the density of the area is not an easy thing. This is because an increase in the density of the area must be balanced with an increase in facilities and adequate infrastructure. If it is not fulfilled then it will have a negative impact on the city or region. One of the necessary infrastructure for the development is transportation infrastructure since the development of a city will increase density therefore in turn it will generate the daily trip, both from the region and towards the region. In the field of urban design, the formula for the density limitation is set in the urban design guidelines that functions as the foundation for an architect to design the building. Urban design guidelines is mainly formulated in the numbers BCR, FAR, and the maximum height of buildings that will form the frame of the building mass. Therefore, this paper intends to explain the optimum modeling between the density of a region with the treshold of existing road infrastructure. With the modeling of the optimum, then the negative impacts can be reduced and the modeling results will get the maximum density that can be accommodated in an area.

scholarly journals Effects of Poverty on Urban Residents’ Living and Housing Conditions in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Babatunde Femi Akinyode ◽  
Emilia Oluwafolakemi Martins
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Urban Housing ◽  
Housing Condition ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Housing Attributes

The importance of housing has made it received much attention worldwide among scholars and policy makers as a potential tool for man’s productivity. However, little is known about the poverty implications on the living and housing condition among Nigerian residents. This study aims at examining the effects of poverty among urban residents on their living and housing conditions in Nigeria. Questionnaires administration was made among 400 residents to assess residential attributes. Qualitatively supported with the aid of personal interview, observation and photographs. Correlation analysis was drawn between the residents’ socio-economic status and housing condition. Results through descriptive analysis established that majority of the housing exhibit deterioration condition. This resulted from the socio-economic situation and high poverty level of the residents. The result also showed robust and positive relationship between residents socio-economic and urban housing condition. This positive relationship demonstrates support for the negative impacts on the welfare of the residents. Urban housing attributes are of importance for residents’ safety, comfort and convenience to enhance productivity. In view of this, the authors are of opinion that, urgent attention is highly necessary if the residents are to live in an environment that is safe, convenience and comfortable in order to enhance their productivity.

scholarly journals Effect of Socio-Economic Attributes on Resident’s Satisfaction in Low-Density Area of Bauchi Metropolis

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2001-2005
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umar ◽  
◽  
Oyediran Olufemi Oyeleke ◽  
Moses Adegbile Adeleke ◽  
Sulaiman Adekunle Ojeniyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Housing Situation ◽  
Housing Satisfaction ◽  
Frequency Table ◽  
Density Area ◽  
The Government ◽  
Social Amenities ◽  
Low Density Area

This study examined the effect of socio-economic attributes of residents on housing satisfaction in the Bauchi metropolis to reveal ways to improve households’ housing situation in the Bauchi metropolis. The study adopted a quantitative approach. The questionnaire was designed and administered to 380 House Hold Heads with 258 retrieved. Households were surveyed employing stratified random sampling to generate data on the households’ socio-economic attributes and housing satisfaction. Data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics (Mean score and frequency table) and multiple regression through the use of SPSS to examine the effect of variables. The study revealed that most households have means of earning income and that household size is large. Households in the low-density area have moderate satisfaction with their housing condition. The study demonstrated a significant effect of socio-economic attributes on housing conditions and satisfaction in the study area. As a matter of urgency, it was recommended that the government provide the lacking social amenities, renovate the deteriorating ones, and enforce development control standards.

scholarly journals Recent Literature about Urban Sprawl: A Renewed Relevance of the Phenomenon from the Perspective of Environmental Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6551
Author(s):  
Fernando Rubiera-Morollón ◽  
Ruben Garrido-Yserte
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Digital Cartography ◽  
New Methodologies

The urban sprawl phenomenon has attracted the attention of social researchers since the mid-20th century. It seemed that all relevant aspects had been extensively studied and that it would be difficult to produce new studies with significant contributions. However, in the last decade, we have witnessed a revival of the literature on urban sprawl for three main reasons: (i) the existence of new methodologies to measure the phenomenon based on digital cartography and geo-referenced information, (ii) new hypotheses about the relevance of the formation of metropolitan areas not institutionally integrated into urban sprawl in many places and, mainly, (iii) the role of urban density in the environmental sustainability of cities. The recent literature on this third aspect has grown the most and around which it seems that new and interesting lines of future research will develop. The objective of this work is to present a synthetic review of the most recent literature on urban sprawl as of the end of the second decade of the XXI century. This review can serve to recapitulate the growing consensus that is being formed on the lower environmental sustainability of low-density cities and diffuse limits.

Influence of space allowance and housing conditions on the welfare, immune response and production performance of dairy ewes

2008 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariangela Caroprese ◽  
Giovanni Annicchiarico ◽  
Laura Schena ◽  
Antonio Muscio ◽  
Raffaella Migliore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Milk Yield ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Outdoor Area ◽  
Group 3

The experiment used 45 Comisana ewes, divided into 3 groups of 15. The aim was to determine the effects of two different stocking densities and two different housing conditions on welfare, and on production performance of dairy ewes. The stocking densities tested were: high stocking density (1·5 m2/ewe, HD group) and low stocking density (3 m2/ewe, LD group); the two housing conditions tested were: ewes housed indoors (LD group, 3 m2/ewe) and ewes allowed to use an outdoor area (LDP group, 3 m2/ewe divided into 1·5 m2/ewe indoors and 1·5 m2/ewe outdoors). At the beginning of the experiment, and then every 2 months, the cell-mediated immune status of sheep was evaluated. One month after the beginning of the experiment, and 20 d later, the ewes were injected with chicken egg albumin (OVA) to assess their humoural immune responses. Starting from the beginning of the experiment and then monthly, behavioural activities of ewes were monitored using 15-min scans. After lamb weaning, milk yield from individual ewes was measured and milk composition analysed weekly. Housing conditions (low density reared ewes indoors v. low density reared ewes with free access to an outdoor area) affected cell-mediated response, which was higher in LDP than in LD ewes. Concentrations of anti-OVA IgG were mainly influenced by space allowance, with higher antibody titres in LD than in HD ewes throughout the experiment. Both housing conditions and space allowance affected sheep behavioural activities: a greater proportion of LDP ewes displayed standing and drinking behaviours than LD ewes, and a greater proportion of LD ewes was observed walking than HD ewes. Ewes allowed access to the outdoor area had a higher protein content and lower somatic cell count in their milk, whereas reduced space allowance led to a reduction in milk yield and an increase in somatic cell count of milk. Results indicate that both increased space allowance and availability of outdoor area can improve the welfare and production performance of the lactating ewe.

Classification of residential buildings into spatial patterns of urban growth: A morpho-structural approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 239980832097437
Author(s):  
Joan Perez ◽  
Alexandre Ornon ◽  
Hiroyuki Usui
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Urban Structures ◽  
Test Region ◽  
Region Data

This paper presents a methodological protocol that combines a structural and a morphological approach to classify residential buildings into spatial patterns of urban growth. Variography analysis is employed to endogenously detect thresholds of building agglomerations, subsequently used as distance parameters for series of morphological closings over the distribution of the building centroids. The different bounding regions ultimately allow classifying new residential buildings into different categories according to their degrees of clustering/scattering and to their locations within/without existing urban structures and within/without recent urban sprawl. The protocol, developed for areas where suburbs tend to proliferate, is tested on a region in southern France using residential buildings in 2002, 2017, and those that appeared between these two dates. It successfully classified the new buildings into the following categories: “clustered infill urban densification”, “scattered infill urban densification”, “low-density edge-expansion”, “compact edge-expansion”, “low-density scattered urban development”, and “leapfrog urban development” thus showing that new residential buildings are not contributing to urban sprawl and development in a similar fashion. Open access is provided to the source code and to the test region data.

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