scholarly journals Analyzing the effect of mid-rise development on retail vibrancy in the Beach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Golovkin
Keyword(s):  
Infill Development ◽  
Retail Development ◽  
Main Street ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Built Form ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
The City ◽  
Development Pressure

In order to meet provincially-mandated growth targets, the City of Toronto has embraced mid-rise infill development along transit-supported avenues as the preferred approach to intensification and reurbanization. In the Beach neighbourhood, growing development pressure along Queen Street East within the Woodbine Beach Precinct has resulted in a departure from fine grain retail, which is still prominent in the eastern part of the neighbourhood. Using a set of key retail vibrancy indicators, this study explores how this new built form is affecting retail businesses on an important historic main street. Implications regarding the existing retail planning approach are discussed, as well as recommendations for strengthening city-wide retail policy, and in turn retail vibrancy in the Beach neighbourhood. Keywords: retail vibrancy, main street, fine grain, mid-rise, retail development, Toronto

scholarly journals Analyzing the effect of mid-rise development on retail vibrancy in the Beach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Golovkin
Keyword(s):  
Infill Development ◽  
Retail Development ◽  
Main Street ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Built Form ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
The City ◽  
Development Pressure

In order to meet provincially-mandated growth targets, the City of Toronto has embraced mid-rise infill development along transit-supported avenues as the preferred approach to intensification and reurbanization. In the Beach neighbourhood, growing development pressure along Queen Street East within the Woodbine Beach Precinct has resulted in a departure from fine grain retail, which is still prominent in the eastern part of the neighbourhood. Using a set of key retail vibrancy indicators, this study explores how this new built form is affecting retail businesses on an important historic main street. Implications regarding the existing retail planning approach are discussed, as well as recommendations for strengthening city-wide retail policy, and in turn retail vibrancy in the Beach neighbourhood. Keywords: retail vibrancy, main street, fine grain, mid-rise, retail development, Toronto

scholarly journals Infill projects and sustainable land use in heritage zones: how to reconcile competing interest sets

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Ewa Stachura
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Vacant Land ◽  
Infill Development ◽  
City Community ◽  
Built Form ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The City

<p class="Abstract">Sustainability and heritage are inextricably linked. Heritage conservation helps to build and maintain cultural identity and social cohesion of the city community, especially amongst indigenous residents. Heritage zones in European cities and towns over time have suffered destruction and undesirable urban transitions that alter or remove heritage urban fabric. While architecture and urban heritage aims are generally to promote infill development that retains the integrity of the original structure, communities tend to argue for social values that emphasise the retention of vacant land even if it was originally part of the heritage-built form. Hence, the aim of this paper is to identify city residents’ aspirations in relation to such vacant land and spaces. The paper will investigate the case of Raciborz, a medium-sized city in Southern Poland. It will seek to answer the following questions: 1) Are heritage urban composition and principles of its protection antagonistic to the residents’ aspirations? 2) What are the criteria for classifying and valorising vacant land within a heritage city centre? 3) What is the most appropriate way for city administrations to engage with communities to reconcile competing interest sets? What might be possible educational actions addressed to the communities? In the paper the procedure of identifying and evaluating empty sites in the heritage city centre will be presented as well as the results of survey presenting residents’ ideas of optimal way of use of empty city spaces.</p>

scholarly journals The Role of the Humic Substances in the Fractioning of Heavy Metals in Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 1289-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
ESTEFAN M. DA FONSECA ◽  
JOSE A. BAPTISTA NETO ◽  
JOHN MCALISTER ◽  
BERNARD SMITH ◽  
MARCOS A. FERNANDEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Metal Partitioning ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Soluble Phase ◽  
The City ◽  
South Zone

One of the main results of the processes related to urbanization is the contamination of the adjacent water bodies. Inserted in this context, the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon is situated in the south zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This ecosystem receives several inputs containing all sorts of pollutants, including heavy metals. The present work aimed to study the partitioning of heavy metals in the sediments of Rodrigo de Freitas and the influence of organic matter in this fractionation dynamic. The results of these analyses presented the contents of organic matter as an important metal-capturing agent. Fractionation of organic matter resulted in a predominance of humine. Heavy metal partitioning showed that the metals bound by the water-soluble phase have no significant concentrations. Special features such as, reducing sediment, high levels of organic matter and fine grain size have transformed this ecosystem in an effective deposit of pollutants, where heavy metals are not available in easily reactive fractions.

scholarly journals Rethinking planning in a digital marketplace: implications of e-commerce for land use policy in Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Federici
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Land Use Policy ◽  
Retail Development ◽  
Goods Movement ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Land Use Policies ◽  
Industrial Real Estate ◽  
The City ◽  
Municipal Level

The intention of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe is to create a planning framework that achieves complete communities and a thriving economy. However, there is minimal direction for municipalities planning for retail development to realize these goals. This is problematic, as e-commerce is disrupting the retail industry and is transforming the commercial and industrial real estate that support it. This paper examines e-commerce growth over the past thirteen years in Canada and demonstrates how this is prompting changes in both land markets through two case studies. Case studies identify implications that e-commerce will create for land use policy in Toronto moving forward. Recommendations presented to address these implications prompt upper levels of government to collect data to inform decision making at the municipal level. Recommendations for the City of Toronto are aimed at relaxing land use policies to create a strategy to facilitate efficient goods movement. Key words: E-commerce; Land Use Policy; Toronto, Canada

scholarly journals Alternative Modernity of the Princely states- Evaluating the Architecture of Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Niyati Jigyasu
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Urban Planner ◽  
Built Form ◽  
History Of ◽  
Princely State ◽  
The City ◽  
Lasting Influence

The first half of the 20th century was a turning point in the history of India with provincial rulers making significant development that had positive contribution and lasting influence on India’s growth. They served as architects, influencing not only the socio-cultural and economic growth but also the development of urban built form. Sayajirao Gaekwad III was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is notably remembered for his reforms. His pursuit for education led to establishment of Maharaja Sayajirao University and the Central Library that are unique examples of Architecture and structural systems. He brought many known architects from around the world to Baroda including Major Charles Mant, Robert Chrisholm and Charles Frederick Stevens. The proposals of the urban planner Patrick Geddes led to vital changes in the urban form of the core city area. New materials and technology introduced by these architects such as use of Belgium glass in the flooring of the central library for introducing natural light were revolutionary for that period. Sayajirao’s vision for water works, legal systems, market enterprises have all been translated into unique architectural heritage of the 20th century which signifies innovations that had a lasting influence on the city’s social, economic, administrative structure as well as built form of the city and its architecture. This paper demonstrates how the reformist ideas and vision of an erstwhile provincial ruler lead to significant architecture at the turn of the century in Princely state of Vadodara.

scholarly journals POLA PEMANFAATAN RUANG PADA SELAMATAN DESA DI PERMUKIMAN PERKOTAAN, STUDI KASUS: SELAMATAN DESA RW IV KELURAHAN JAJAR TUNGGAL SURABAYA

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahlia Astari ◽  
Agung Murti Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Main Street ◽  
Behavior Study ◽  
Dense Urban Area ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
The City

Selamatan desa adalah ritual yang bertujuan untuk mengucapkan rasa syukur atas panen yang melimpah dan menghindarkan diri dari mara bahaya. Di beberapa daerah di Kota Surabaya masih melaksanakan tradisi tersebut terutama di daerah pertanian. Meskipun demikian, RW IV Kelurahan Jajar Tunggal masih mempertahankan tradisi tersebut meskipun kondisi permukiman berada di wilayah padat perkotaan dengan penduduk yang mayoritas beragama Islam dan bekerja di sektor swasta dan bekerja sebagai tukang. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini ingin mengetahui pola pemanfaatan ruang yang terjadi pada pelaksanaan selamatan desa dengan memanfaatkan jalan utama untuk melaksanakan tradisi tersebut. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan behavior mapping dengan pemetaan perilaku yaitu place centered maps. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa pola pemanfaatan ruang di jalan utama kampung berbentuk menyebar dan mengelompok di daerah yang rindang dan dekat dengan warung/toko. Sedangkan pada saat selamatan desa, pusat aktivitas terjadi hampir di sepanjang jalan utama kampung Selamatan desa is a ritual that aims to create a sense of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and refrain from danger. In some areas in the city of Surabaya still  performs  this tradition, especially in the areas that still have agricultural land. However, RW IV Kelurahan Jajar Tunggal still performs this tradition even though the conditions in the settlements located in the dense urban area with a  Muslim  majority society and livelihood as private sector employees and craftmans. Therefore, this study wants to know the pattern of utilization of space that occurs in Selamatan desa that using the main street for the tradition. The Method used is descriptive qualitative with environment behavior study approach with behavior mapping by place centered maps. The results of this study indicate that the pattern of use of the street in everyday activities shaped with spread and clustered form in an area close to stall or shady areas. While at Selamatan desa, the concentration of activity spread all along the main street

The Holistic Urban Planning Approach of Urban Sustainable Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
Hong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Harmonious Society ◽  
Development Patterns ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
Planning Approach ◽  
Holistic Analysis ◽  
The City

The lacking of holistic analysis in urban planning is urgent in China. This paper start from complexity theory to analyze and study the urban development patterns in urban planning of China cities. This paper analyzes the need of holistic analysis in the process of urban planning. This need is very important for the current process of urban modernization and the building of harmonious society in China. As discussed in this paper, we must make an effort to improve urban planning by virtue of choosing a very clear direction according to the nature of urban planning. From the perspective of different disciplines to understand the city and urban planning, we can able to make a complex system of our city and complex understanding of things deviation reduced, and finally effectively promote the development of the city.

scholarly journals Urban-planning analysis of the project of infill development in terms of sustainable development of the city

2019 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 03014
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Popova ◽  
Irina Ptuhina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Infill Development ◽  
Land Usage ◽  
The City

This study is devoted to two pressing problems of Russian urban development: infill development and sustainable development of territories. The authors put forward the concept of assessing effectiveness of land usage, based on urban-planning standards, which is substantiated relationship between planning parameters and sustainable development of the city. The authors also considered the project of residential infill development, and proposed alternative options for planning solutions that are more consistent with current regulations.

Po głównej ulicy Grodna – miasta ostatniego sejmu Rzeczypospolitej (rekonstrukcja zabudowy ulicznej z końca XVIII wieku)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (0) ◽  
pp. 52-66
Author(s):  
Viachaslau Shved
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Main Street ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City ◽  
Historical Centre

This article is an attempt to reconstruct the main street of Grodno – a city of the last Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – in order to portray what could be seen by the residents and deputies to the Sejm which ratified the Second Partition of Poland. The author describes the buildings of the contemporary streets: E. Orzeszkowa Street, Soviet Street, Zamkovaya Street and Soviet Square. Reconstruction of the main (central) streets of Grodno’s historical centre shows that at the end of the 18th century the city was in a state of development, starting from its historical heart: Castle-Marketplace expanded its territory at the expense of the Horodnica and its surroundings. The first in the streets were the temples, magnate palaces, tenements of entrepreneurs and public buildings. Many of them or their owners were featured in the interesting novel by W. Reymont The Last Sejm of the Republic.

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