scholarly journals Urban Planning and Economic Development of Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Krishna Raj Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Economic Planning ◽  
P Value ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
The Relationship

Urban planning is an integral part of economic planning. The concept of planning has became more popular because of answering the questions; what to produce, how to produce and to whom should be produced. If there is a proper planning in urban areas of any country, then economic development is possible in those nations. In this paper, attempts were directed to explore the relationship between dependent and affecting variables (independent variables) in the time of study of urban planning. It concluded that there is no association among urban growth and urban population, number of urban areas as well as urban population percent. The identified urban indicators are regressed with urban growth which reveals that the variables are not best fitted so that the development of our nation is still in the verge of obstacle. P value of all these independent variables are insignificant (P > 0.05, 0.87 coefficients of urban population percent, 0.72 coefficient of number of urban areas and 0.09 coefficient of national population growth > 0.05).

scholarly journals THE URBAN PLANNING CONCEPT BASED ON SMART CITY APPROACH

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bakri ◽  
Anita Ahmad Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Urban Population Growth ◽  
The City ◽  
Planning Concept

<p><em>Smart City comes as a strategy to reduce the problem due to rapid urban growth and urbanization. The concept of Smart City is needed to ensure the conditions of a habitable City in the context of rapidly growing urban population growth. The urgency of this challenge prompted many cities to begin to find smarter ways of managing urban areas. One way to make the concept of the smart city is to make the city an icon that is sustainable and livable. This study aims to provide the necessary information in building and developing a city through the smart city approach. This paper clarifies the meaning of the word "smart" in the city context through an approach based on an in-depth literature review of the relevant study. This study will identify the main factors and characteristics that characterize smart cities. The method used to obtain various factors and the characteristics of the Smart City in the arrangement of a region is done by studying various kinds of the literature of various concepts and components in the Smart City. The results obtained in this study there is a concept of Smart City in urban planning by mapping various factors and characteristics in the Smart City. </em></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong><em>: Smart City, Urban planning, smart city characteristic </em></p>

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Government Policies in Controlling COVID-19 in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 002073142098374
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Pandey ◽  
Nitin Kishore Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Cumulative Number ◽  
Population Number

The purpose of this study is to find the demographic factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 and to suggest a measure for identifying the effectiveness of government policies in controlling COVID-19. The study hypothesizes that the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 patients depends on the urban population, rural population, number of persons older than 50, population density, and poverty rate. A log-linear model is used to test the stated hypothesis, with the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 patients up to period [Formula: see text] as a dependent variable and demographic factors as an independent variable. The policy effectiveness indicator is calculated by taking the difference of the COVID rank of the [Formula: see text]th state based on the predicted model and the actual COVID rank of the [Formula: see text]th state[Formula: see text]Our study finds that the urban population significantly impacts the spread of COVID-19. On the other hand, demographic factors such as rural population, density, and age structure do not impact the spread of COVID-19 significantly. Thus, people residing in urban areas face a significant threat of COVID-19 as compared to people in rural areas.

Planning for Growth: Contradictions in the Framework of Economic and Urban Development from the “Spanish Miracle” (1959-1973)

2020 ◽  
pp. 009614422098333
Author(s):  
Juan Luis De las Rivas Sanz ◽  
Miguel Fernández-Maroto
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
National Level ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Economic Planning ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Planning Policies

In the postwar period, the strong economic growth in Western countries coincided with the configuration of their modern urban planning systems. This article aims at exploring to what extent the targets of the economic planning that was broadly adopted in this growth period conditioned the performance of urban planning tools by analyzing the case of Spain. During the so-called “Spanish miracle” that started in the early 1960s and lasted until the mid-1970s, there were notable contradictions between economic and spatial planning policies and between the performance of the national and the municipal governments. It is concluded that the lack of an integrated approach to regional and urban planning policies at national level combined to the gap with the actual local planning framework, illustrated through the example of three cities, can help to understand the patterns of urban growth in a context of an expanding economy.

scholarly journals Effects of Inventory Management on The Performance of State Corporations in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Kwambai Mercy Jelagat ◽  
Dr. Samson Nyang’au Paul
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Inventory Control ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
P Value ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of inventory management on the performance of state corporations in Kenya with an aim of making recommendations.Methodology: The study employed a descriptive research design. The researcher preferred this method because it allows an in-depth study of the subject. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. The study employed stratified random sampling technique in coming up with a sample size. Pilot study was carried out to establish the validity and reliability of the research instruments. The instruments were designed appropriately according to the study objectives. The data collected was analyzed by use of descriptive and inferential statistics. The study used multiple regression and correlation analysis to show the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variables. The data generated was keyed in and analyzed by use of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24 to generate information which was presented using charts, frequencies and percentagesResults and conclusion: The regression equation above has established that taking all factors into account (inventory categorization, inventory control techniques, information technology integration and demand and supply forecasting) constant at zero, performance of state corporations in Kenya will be an index of 0.817.The findings presented also shows that taking all other independent variables at zero, a unit increase in inventory categorization will lead to a 0.537 increase in performance of state corporations in Kenya. The P-value was 0.000 which is less 0.05 and thus the relationship was significant. The study also found that a unit increase in inventory control techniques will lead to a 0.097 increase in performance of state corporations in Kenya. The P-value was 0.002 and thus the relationship was significant. In addition, the study found that a unit increase in information technology integration will lead to a 0.067 increase in the performance of state corporations in Kenya. The P-value was 0.000 and thus the relationship was significant. Lastly, the study found that a unit increase in demand and supply forecasting will lead to a 0.08 increase in the performance of state corporations in Kenya. The P-value was 0.001 and hence the relationship was significant since the p-value was lower than 0.05. The findings of the study show that, inventory categorization contributed most to the performance of state corporations in Kenya. The findings of the study indicated that; safety stock management, inventory control techniques, information technology integration and demand and supply forecasting have a positive relationship with performance of state corporations.Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: Finally, the study recommended that public institutions should embrace inventory optimization practices so as to improve their performance and further researches should to be carried out in other public entities to find out if the same results can be obtained.

Progetti urbani di riqualificazione

TERRITORIO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 129-129
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Clear Case ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Expected Outcomes

- The doctorate students of the 13th edition of ‘Urban, territorial and environmental planning' dealt with important theoretical questions concerning the redevelopment of abandoned and underused urban areas in the basic ‘Urban planning course'. The essays published here present three situations in which an examination is made of the main stages in the transformation of areas, the legislative instruments that were used, the objectives set by planners, the expected outcomes and the effects induced. The three cases are presented as examples although with different degrees of planning consistency and effectiveness: one clear case of success expected and achieved at Bercy (Paris); one case of circumscribed success, but with unplanned outcomes within the Pompeo Leoni area (Milan); one case of success, but with unsettling effects on the relationship with the surrounding urban context Jaffa (Israel).

scholarly journals People’s perception and awareness on air pollution in rural and urban areas of Mymensingh Sadar upazila

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
R Sarker ◽  
M Yeasmin ◽  
MA Rahman ◽  
MA Islam
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Educational Qualification ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
The Relationship

The present study was conducted to investigate peoples’ perception level and awareness of air pollution in some selected areas of Mymensingh sadar upazila. The relationship of independent variables (age, educational qualification, family size, residence and communication exposure) with the peoples’ perception level and awareness of air pollution (dependent variable) was done to understand the objectives of the study. Six Hundreds (600) respondents were selected randomly from six study sites under Mymensingh sadar upazila for collecting data during the period of Jan 2016-April, 2017. Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficients were computed to examine the relationship between the concerned variables. The findings revealed that about half (46.67 percent) of the peoples had medium perception and awareness, 31.67 percent had low and 21.67 percent had high perception and awareness about air pollution. In rural areas, 43.33 percent respondents had low, 50.00 percent had medium and only 6.67 percent had high perception and awareness of air pollution. In urban areas, 20.00 percent respondents had low, 43.33 percent had medium and 36.67 percent had high perception and awareness of air pollution. Majority of the respondents (93.33 percent) were lacking of proper awareness of air pollution in rural areas while 63.33 percent in urban areas. Out of five independent variables, three variables such as educational qualification, residence and communication exposure had positive and significant relationship, age had negative and significant relationship and family size had no relationship with their perception and awareness of air pollution.Progressive Agriculture 29 (1): 22-32, 2018

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSAL ETHICS OF ENGINEERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-126
Author(s):  
Zawiah Mat ◽  
Nooraini Sulaiman ◽  
Sazelin Arif ◽  
Safiah Sidek ◽  
Norain Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
P Value ◽  
Engineering Profession ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽  
Governing Institutions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Very High

Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between professional and universal ethics of engineers. Methodology:This study used quantitative methods to distribute the questionnaire by using random sampling to get data from 248 respondents of engineers from government and private sectors in Melaka. Respondents were required to valuate agreement to statement about work ethics that used a five-point Likert scale. Meanwhile, the scales used for measuring correlation were given as 0.000-0.2000 “negligible”, 0.201-0.400 “low”, 0.401-0.600, “moderate”, 0.601-0.800 “high”, and 0.801-1.000 “very high”. The Pearson correlation analysis was used to obtain these correlation results. In this research, we analysed the data collected using SPSS Ver.22 to identify the relationship between professional and universal ethics of engineers in Melaka. Main Findings:The findings showed that all variables of professional of engineers correlated significantly with universal ethics. The significant level (p-value) was found to be less than 0.05, the study findings indicate a significant relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. Results obtained in this study confirmed that there were significant positive relationships between all variables that could influence professional and universal ethics. Implications:This study contributes towards the improvement of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM’S) existing policy. Based on the study’s findings, the policy implication of this study includes: responsible bodies such as the governing institutions of engineers need to ensure that ethical practices are made as the main core in their profession by increasing knowledge and awareness about ethical practices in the engineering profession. Originality:This study only focus on the relationship between professional and universal ethics of engineers and the results will be useful towards the improvement of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM’S) existing policy.

scholarly journals Analise de Alguns Componentes da Demanda de Serviço Aéreo no Sistema Urbano Brasileiro

1979 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Lucy A. R. Freire ◽  
Marina Sant'Anna ◽  
Marlene P. V. Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Urban Population ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Socioeconomic Variables ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this paper is to examine how some socioeconomic variables can explain the magnitude and distribution of air travel frequency at brasilian urban system. Thus to explore the relationship between frequency of air travel and urban socioeconomic importance three variables were selected: urban population, number of automobiles and number of persons occupied in tertiary activities. The results revealed that only one variable seems to influence air passenger potential i. e. urban population; the others variables did not presented great significance.

scholarly journals The Link between Participation, Leadership, Social Capital and Personal Psychology with Economic Empowerment among Women Smallholder Groups in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 729-735
Author(s):  
Fauziah binti Ani
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Women Groups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
East West

Many developing countries turn to women groups as a way to empower women of similar socioeconomic backgrounds. In this regard, this research was conducted to study the relationship between the level of participation, leadership, social capital, personal psychology and economic empowerment among members of women smallholder groups. A total of 433 members of women smallholder groups involved in economic development activities were selected from four Peninsular Malaysia states covering four regions: south, east, west, and north. Through utilizing questionnaires, the results of this analysis were obtained and analysed with the Pearson Product Moment Correlation -SPSS. The findings show that these four independent variables are related moderately and highly to economic empowerment. Based on the study findings, it is possible to improve the economic empowerment of women smallholder groups by paying attention to those four variables.  

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