scholarly journals Planning Policies To Support The Role Of Active Transportation In Building Complete Communities Within The Town Of Innisfil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Pentikainen

The past decade has been marked by a substantial shift in planning for more compact, complete and pedestrian-oriented communities. Amidst this broader evolution, greater emphasis is being increasingly placed on creating healthy and ‘complete communities’, particularly through the provision of enhanced ‘active transportation’ networks. The overall purpose of this Major Research Paper (MRP) will be to recommend Official Plan policies to more effectively support the role of ‘active transportation’ in creating more ‘complete communities’ in the Town of Innisfil, a rapidly growing municipality located approximately one hour north of the City of Toronto. The underlying argument of this MRP is that enhanced active transportation networks can play an integral role in building more sustainable, healthy and ‘complete’ communities within the Town of Innisfil, because of the substantial environmental, economic, and social benefits that they can provide. Furthermore, planning policies must encompass all elements of planning, designing, implementing and monitoring in order to support the achievement of enhanced active transportation networks.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Pentikainen

The past decade has been marked by a substantial shift in planning for more compact, complete and pedestrian-oriented communities. Amidst this broader evolution, greater emphasis is being increasingly placed on creating healthy and ‘complete communities’, particularly through the provision of enhanced ‘active transportation’ networks. The overall purpose of this Major Research Paper (MRP) will be to recommend Official Plan policies to more effectively support the role of ‘active transportation’ in creating more ‘complete communities’ in the Town of Innisfil, a rapidly growing municipality located approximately one hour north of the City of Toronto. The underlying argument of this MRP is that enhanced active transportation networks can play an integral role in building more sustainable, healthy and ‘complete’ communities within the Town of Innisfil, because of the substantial environmental, economic, and social benefits that they can provide. Furthermore, planning policies must encompass all elements of planning, designing, implementing and monitoring in order to support the achievement of enhanced active transportation networks.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Carolien Fornasari ◽  
Aurora Rapisarda

Abstract. Within the context of postmodern tourism, the importance of preserving and enhancing environmental and cultural assets of destinations is increasingly being recognised as one of the keys to sustainable long-term development of territories. The paper focuses on the complex diachronic relationship between the town of Trento, in the Trentino- Alto Adige region, and its watercourses, and, in particular, on its connection with the Fersina stream. The aim is to raise locals’ and visitors’ awareness of a largely forgotten urban water landscape, and to implement the town’s existing cultural and environmental tourist offer. This is achieved through the revival of collective memory of the fundamental role of water for the development of Trento and through the requalification of the stream and its network of canals, which once brought water to different parts of the city-centre. For such purpose, the validity of cartography and other geo-historical sources has been acknowledged; maps are particularly useful sources for retracing territorialisation processes, and rediscovering past territorialities and related landscapes. Accordingly, we have carried out a geo-historical analysis of cartographic representations of the town, shedding light on the past widespread presence of water within urban space and making some proposals for the enhancement and communication of such heritage.


2021 ◽  
pp. 316-330
Author(s):  
Barton A. Myers

The December 13, 1862, Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, marked the defeat of Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Potomac by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, an important setback for the Union cause and military effort to seize the Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia. The battle and military campaign preceding it, which occurred primarily along the Rappahannock River at the city of Fredericksburg and in adjacent Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, was the most lopsided victory the Army of Northern Virginia achieved during the American Civil War, with the Union Army sustaining combat casualties equivalent to more than double those suffered by Confederates. The campaign also saw the use of urban combat, military occupation, and the direct role of civilians at the center of the November and December military maneuvers around the city, which was positioned approximately equidistant between Washington, D.C., and Richmond. Principal battle locations included the Confederate position of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet’s corps on Marye’s Heights behind the city, the Union artillery position on Stafford Heights, the position of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s Confederate corps at Prospect Hill south of the city of Fredericksburg, and the Rappahannock River itself, which was crossed only after Union engineers built a pontoon bridge under fire. The campaign is noted for Union Army shelling of the city itself as a military position, the failed, multiwave Union infantry assaults against fortified positions, and the destruction of property on December 12 as the town itself was sacked.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
O. W. Saarinen

Kapuskasing, Ontario warrants special mention in the history of Canadian land use planning. The town first acquired special prominence immediately following World War I when it was the site of the first provincially-planned resource community in Canada. The early layout of the settlement reflected the imprints of both the "city beautiful" and "garden city" movements. After 1958, the resource community then became the focus for an important experiment in urban "fringe" rehabilitation at Brunetville, a suburban area situated just east of the planned Kapuskasing townsite. The author suggests that the role of the Brunetville experiment in helping to change the focus of urban renewal in Canada from redevelopment to rehabilitation has not been fully appreciated.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Severin

This major research paper is written to accompany the photographic installation COMET. The project examines the town of Raymond, Alberta and their high school football team, the Raymond Comets. I look to visualize the specific reality of Raymond, especially their approach to sports and how it interfaces with their faith as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This paper supports COMET in three main ways. I examine my own history of sport and my relationship to the Raymond Comets, I overview their faith and its relationship to sport, and I provide my own history developing COMET. I detail the theoretical and practical approaches used to produce COMET, examining the role of observation within photography, and describing the process of building the narrative within the gallery. Finally, I describe influences on COMET, and detail how and where COMET fits in the history of the documentary tradition.


X ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Marisa Grisoni

Tripoli town plan (1930-1936). The consciousness of the pastThe paper recalls the well known urban facts of Tripoli during the Italian colonialism to eventually deepen the theme of the preservation of the past and not only of the Roman one, as well of the city walls. The town plan has been analyzed not only as it has been approved but also as it has been argued, not only through the drawings but also by the debate. A few letters between the professionals involved (especially Alberto Alpago Novello) and some authoritative exponents of the contemporary architecture culture and criticism (like, Gustavo Giovannoni) have assured an original source to underlines the critical background and to reveal a purpose of touristic and commercial development.  


KALPATARU ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Mimi Savitri

Abstrak. Peran magis religius Bengawan Solo adalah penting bagi pendirian Kota Surakarta. Peran ini berkaitan dengan kekuatan gaib, roh halus, dan atau roh-roh nenek moyang yang ada pada sungai khususnya di daerah pertemuan dua sungai. Kepercayaan terhadap kekuatan gaib merupakan hal mendasar dalam kehidupan orang Jawa, akan tetapi hal tersebut kurang mendapat perhatian dari para ahli sejarah maupun arkeologi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memperluas wawasan mengenai kepercayaan orang Jawa terhadap kekuatan gaib dan roh halus yang ada pada tempat tinggal mereka. Survei, fenomenologi, dan kajian pustaka adalah metode yang digunakan untuk mengungkap lebih dalam peran magis religius dari sungai tersebut. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah peran magis religius Bengawan Solo terhadap Kota Surakarta, yaitu daerah sekitar pertemuan dua sungai karena dianggap sakral dan kepercayaan terhadap konsep kosmologi Jawa, bahwa sungai merupakan bagian penting dalam pembentukan tata ruang kota. Penelitian ini sekaligus membuktikan adanya kontinuitas budaya yang hidup di masyarakat sekitar Bengawan Solo sejak dahulu hingga kini.Abstract. The magical-religious role of Bengawan Solo (Solo River) in the establishment of Surakarta was crucial. It was related to mystical power, ghosts, or spirits of ancestors, especially those that reside at a confluence of two rivers. Belief in mystical power was the foundation of Javanese life, but not enough attention has been paid by historians as well as archaeologists. The aim of this research is to widen people’s insight about the belief of the Javanese people to the supernatural power and spirits that inhabited their dwelling places. Survey, phenomenology, and bibliographical study are the methods used to reveal more about the magical-religious role of the river. Results of the research are an understanding of the magical-religious role of Bengawan Solo in the establishment of Surakarta city as shown in the location of the city, which is close to the confluence of two rivers because such location is conceived as sacred, and the other is a belief to the Javanese cosmological concept that rivers are important to the establishment of city layout. It also proves that there is a continuity among the Javanese people who live around the Bengawan Solo from the past until nowadays. 


JOGED ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Surojo Surojo ◽  
Iqbal Satrio Wicaksono

Tulisan ini memaparkan tentang peranan pertunjukan Barikan Qubra dalam mendukung pariwisata di Karimunjawa. Barikan Qubra semula adalah upacara adat bulanan, di mana setiap penduduk Karimunjawa membuat sesaji tumpeng kecil, telur, garam, kacang ijo,  dan cabe merah. Sesaji ini diletakkan di perempatan desa (sekarang sudah menjadi di tengah kota), dengan maksud sebagai ungkapan rasa syukur warga atas panen ikan setiap hari, harapan keselamatan setiap warganya, dan agar dijauhkan dari gangguan penyakit.  Adat Barikan Qubra dilaksanakan setiap hari Kamis Wage menjelang Jumat Pon. Namun 5 tahun belakangan ini dijadikan sekali dalam setahun. Pemerintah desa dengan segenap simpatisan budaya membentuk panitia penyelenggara dengan konsep pergelaran budaya yang lebih besar. Setelah dilaksanakan pertama kali di tahun 2015 dan mendapat tanggapan positif dari seluruh elemen masyarakat, maka ujicoba  ini dijadikan event penting di setiap tahunnya, guna meningkatkan kedatangan wisatawan. Barikan Qubra yang dahulu sebagai upacara adat kini dikemas sebagai seni pertunjukan arak-arakan yang menarik, namun tidak meninggalkan nilai ritual mereka. Arak-arakan atau pawai upacara Barikan Qubra menjadi hal yang ditunggu-tunggu setiap tahunnya. Pawai Barikan Qubra dilaksanakan dari perempatan desa menuju pelabuhan atau dermaga di mana para nelayan  beraktivitas mencari ikan. Tidak hanya sampai di situ, puncak acara pertunjukan berakhir di Alun-alun desa Karimunjawa di mana para warga dan pengunjung menjadi satu dengan wisatawan. Gunungan yang dibuat dengan ukuran besar menjadi rebutan para pengunjung yang hadir. Masyarakat percaya, apabila mendapatkan bagian dari gunungan tersebut, mereka akan mendapat banyak berkah dari Tuhan. This paper presents the results of research on the role of the Barikan Qubra show in supporting tourism in Karimunjawa. The original Qubra was a monthly traditional ceremony, in which every Karimunjawa resident made small cone offerings, eggs, salt, green beans and red chili. These offerings are placed at the village intersection (now in the middle of the city), with the intention of expressing gratitude for waraga for harvesting fish every day and being kept away from diseased diseases and the safety of every citizen.   Indigenous Barikan Qubra which is held every Thursday Wage before Friday Pon, the past 5 years are made once a year. The village government with all cultural sympathizers formed an organizing committee with the concept of a larger cultural performance. After being implemented in 2015 received a positive response from all elements of society, the trial was made an important event every year, to increase tourist arrivals. Baring the Qubra which used to be a traditional ceremony is now packaged as an interesting performing art but does not abandon the value of their rituals.   Indigenous Barikan Qubra which is held every Thursday Wage before Friday Pon, the past 5 years are made once a year. The village government with all cultural sympathizers formed an organizing committee with the concept of a larger cultural performance. After being implemented in 2015 received a positive response from all elements of society, the trial was made an important event every year, to increase tourist arrivals. Baring the Qubra which used to be a traditional ceremony is now packaged as an interesting performing art but does not abandon the value of their rituals.


Author(s):  
Veaceslav MIR

Cities have been almost completely unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. Urban history has known many epidemics and pandemics, and there are clear historical parallels between the 13th and 19th century plague pandemics and cholera epidemics and the 21th century COVID-19 pandemic, from an administrative point of view. However, the cities’ public administration did not take into account the experience of the cities of the past to be prepared for the future problems. This requires developing flexible pandemic strategies and focusing on the decentralization of urban space through an even distribution of population in the urban environment. The COVID-19 pandemic will change the city, as previous pandemics and epidemics did. Urbanism v.3.0. will emerge, combining a green vector of development and digital technologies to ensure the autonomy and sustainability of buildings, districts and cities. At the same time, the role of culture will increase, which will become an effective tool for consolidating the soft power of the city in order to attract new people as the opposition of nowadays trend for living in the countryside.


Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Jana Nozdrovická ◽  
Ivo Dostál ◽  
František Petrovič ◽  
Imrich Jakab ◽  
Marek Havlíček ◽  
...  

The paper evaluates landscape development, land-use changes, and transport infrastructure variations in the city of Martin and the town of Vrútky, Slovakia, over the past 70 years. It focuses on analyses of the landscape structures characterizing the study area in several time periods (1949, 1970, 1993, 2003); the past conditions are then compared with the relevant current structure (2018). Special attention is paid to the evolution of the landscape elements forming the transport infrastructure. The development and progressive changes in traffic intensities are presented in view of the resulting impact on the formation of the landscape structure. The research data confirm the importance of transport as a force determining landscape changes, and they indicate that while railroad accessibility embodied a crucial factor up to the 1970s, the more recent decades were characterized by a gradual shift to road transport.


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