scholarly journals Urban planning concept of recreational area formation (the Voronezh case studies)

Author(s):  
Anna V. Shutka ◽  
Elena I. Gur'eva
2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (No. 5) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
A. Drábková ◽  
L. Šišák

Currently, recreation is the most common use of protected areas and there are scarce data on the users and their opinion. The research was focused on visitors to the Blaník Protected Landscape Area (hereafter referred to as PLA), a well-known recreational area where data on visitors, important for PLA management, are missing. Therefore, the aim of the paper is find out: what kind of visitors comes to the study area; the type of forest trails and tourist facilities the visitors prefer. A questionnaire survey of forest visitors was used. Results show that the visitors mostly prefer maintained trails. According to forest visitors’ opinion, the most convenient facility to place near the forest tourist trail is the nature trail panels. Furthermore, based on the acquired data, it was possible to create a visitor’s profile which is important for respective research and other case studies in similar areas, and for managers of protected landscape areas to comply with both the visitors’ needs and the needs of the protected area.  


2019 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 209-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Lobaccaro ◽  
S. Croce ◽  
C. Lindkvist ◽  
M.C. Munari Probst ◽  
A. Scognamiglio ◽  
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Kybernetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1969-1986
Author(s):  
Monika Mačiulienė ◽  
Aelita Skaržauskienė

Purpose An increasingly urbanized global population is facing multiple, inter-related and inter-connected challenges. By applying the so-called Living Lab concept, the authors open up innovation processes through online and offline collaborations between urban policymakers, non-profit organizations, citizens and other stakeholder groups. However, much of the current research being conducted on Living Labs is lacking in empirically tested methodologies for the co-creation of sustainable urban innovations in defined contexts. This research is intended to fill this gap by presenting a systemic approach to digital co-creation processes in Living Labs. The purpose of this paper is to present the first evaluation results of European Living Labs by applying the new developed digital co-creation monitoring technique. Design/methodology/approach By emphasizing the interplay between places, technology and people, the Digital Co-Creation Index (DCCI) calculation methodology provides a systemic understanding of the basic factors shaping the co-creative processes in Living Labs. DCCI has been used to evaluate such labs in four different European cities: Aukštamiestis in Vilnius, Lithuania; Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal; Città Studi in Milano, Italy and Zuid Park in Ghent, Belgium. The empirical data for assessment and index calculation were collected by using a mixed-method approach (i.e. qualitative and quantitative analysis). Findings While the findings are complex and varied, the case studies in this paper share several characteristics and patterns – the attractiveness of physical spaces, opportunities for experimentation, the density and diversity of stakeholders involved and the emergence of creative communities that co-design novel initiatives. The results show that digital technologies are underused in the evaluated Living Labs. Research limitations/implications The results are limited to a comparison of the European Living Labs in the research sample. In the absence of an index that was obtained, designed and tested in other territorial contexts, the comparative value of the outcomes of this research can be established between only four case studies. The authors anticipate that the implementation of the C3Places project and other research activities will yield even more scientific results. The findings and their implications should be discussed and tested in the broadest context possible. By focusing on creative synergy between places, technology and people, this paper presents a unified and empirically validated systemic approach to assessing digital co-creation efforts in urban planning. Originality/value Unlike previous research, this paper presents a unified and empirically based approach to assessing digital co-creation efforts in urban planning by emphasizing interplay between place, technology and people.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
Rusu Sorina-Georgiana

Because of the current world mutations, national security provides large complexity and requires new designing solutions for: security challenges, military technology, strategies and tactics, merging of structures, methods, techniques and technologies concerning security challenges, need for responding to social constraints (democratic rights, law of war), and attempts to surpass the opponent / enemy / partner, etc. So, in order to reconvert abandoned military areas, which were previously restricted (restricted areas) but currently passing transformation processes, we must consider the intervention both within and outside of a well-defined system. Therefore, we have to work inside and outside of the military system, as well as on the boundaries of hard-shaped structures. Camouflage is not only instructive for military practitioners’ intent on developing their skills, but also is interesting and entertaining means for much wider audience. Two case studies used as examples reveal the possibility that camouflage pattern concept may offer the effects that prove the chance of using camouflage as a scientific, designing and planning landscape tool. Results of the case studies indicate the importance and possibility of intervention integrated into the landscape by combining military means and elements of urban planning, and regulation specific to these types of functions. Santrauka Dėl pasaulyje vykstančių pokyčių rūpinimasis valstybės apsauga yra sudėtingas ir reikalauja naujų sprendimų ieškojimo, susijusių su saugumo iššūkiais, karinėmis technologijomis, strategijomis ir taktikomis, sujungiant struktūras, metodus, technikas ir technologijas, siejamas su saugumo problemomis, dėl būtinybės reaguoti į socialinius suvaržymus (demokratinės teisės, karo teisė), bandant pranokti priešininkus / partnerius ir t. t. Taigi, siekiant konvertuoti apleistas karines teritorijas, į kurias anksčiau patekti buvo draudžiama (draudžiamos teritorijos), vykstant kaitos procesams, reikia apsvarstyti intervenciją tiek gerai apibrėžtos sistemos viduje, tiek už jos ribų. Todėl karinės sistemos viduje ir už jos ribų reikia dirbti kaip griežtose struktūrose. Maskuotė naudojama ne tik karinių specialistų siekiui lavinti įgūdžius, bet ir kaip įdomi priemonė, skirta kur kas platesnei auditorijai. Dviejų atvejų tyrimai kaip pavyzdžiai atskleidžia galimybę, kad maskuotės modelio koncepcija gali išgauti poveikį, kuris įrodytų, jog maskuotę galima naudoti kaip mokslinį įrankį kraštovaizdžiui projektuoti ir planuoti. Šio atvejo tyrimų rezultatai rodo integruotos į kraštovaizdį intervencijos svarbą ir galimybę derinti karines priemones, miestų planavimo elementus ir specifinį reguliavimą šio tipo funkcijoms.


2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-650
Author(s):  
Inga Karlštrēma

This article examines the history of Riga’s first gas factory as both a contributor to, and witness of, the Industrial Revolution in Riga. The factory became an important urban landmark in the rapidly growing city due to its sophisticated architecture as well as its central placement in the most picturesque recreational area of the city, namely, in the surroundings of the city canal greenery. This article aims to examine how the knowledge transfer is embodied in Riga’s first municipal gasworks, its transnationally developed planning phase, and its locally outstanding buildings, which gained significance by becoming a symbol of both technological and social progress in Riga.


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