scholarly journals Social Housing Customization in Brazil

Encyclopedia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-601
Author(s):  
Luisa Felix Dalla Vecchia ◽  
Nirce Saffer Medvedovski
Keyword(s):  
Mass Customization ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Unit Design ◽  
The City ◽  
Development And Evolution ◽  
Housing Units

Social housing customization in Brazil refers to the current processes of development and evolution of government-funded neighborhoods for the lowest-income population. The mass production of small housing units that do not satisfy family needs instigates a self-design and self-construction process post-occupancy to customize the units. Ultimately, these changes to the units bring unintended negative consequences for the families and the city. In this context, mass customization is seen as an alternative to address some of the problems related to unit design.

scholarly journals The regional pattern of renewal in urban residential areas in Germany since the 1970s

Dela ◽  
2004 ◽  
pp. 475-484
Author(s):  
Ito Tetsuya
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
City Center ◽  
Regional Pattern ◽  
Southern Area ◽  
The City ◽  
Housing Units

This study uses the case of Nuremberg to investigate the regional pattern of renewal in urban residential areas on a middle scale from the standpoint of physical and social structure in Ger-many since the 1970s when the supply of dwellings surpassed demand and many urban renewal projects have been carried out. I study the regional pattern of social structure, social housing units, urban renewal projects and the number of construction in the urban area. The regional pattern of renewal is divided into two types in the urban area located within a radius of 3 km from the city center and in the southern area.

scholarly journals They Do Their Best, but Their Best Isn’t Good Enough: How Social Housing Can Support Older Tenants Aging in Place

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
Christine Sheppard ◽  
Andrea Austen ◽  
Sander Hitzig
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Age In Place ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The City

Abstract Toronto Community Housing (TCH) is the second largest social housing landlord in North America, and is home to over 27,000 older adults, half of whom live in 83 “seniors-designated” buildings. There is inadequate and inconsistent delivery of services in these buildings, negatively impacting tenants’ ability to age in place. We conducted two half-day consultations with service providers (n=74) and tenants (n=100) to identify strategies to improve unit condition, promote stable tenancies (i.e., prevent evictions) and enhance access to health and support services for older adults living in TCH. Through facilitated discussion, participants identified their top two recommendations for each priority area and reflected on the strategies that were hardest and easiest to implement, as well as the ones that would have the most and least impact on quality of life for older tenants. Participants recognized the need for more education as a way to empower older tenants and reduce stigma associated with unit condition issues (e.g., pest problems) and arrears. More frequent touch points with tenants was also recommended as a way to identify older adults at-risk of eviction and work proactively (instead of reactively) to support them. Service providers and tenants believed that system navigators working directly in the buildings would be a key facilitator to building trust and helping older tenants access needed services. Outcomes of the have several program and policy implications for TCH, as they partner with the City of Toronto to design a new integrated service model for the seniors-designated buildings.

scholarly journals Improving Factors of Divorce Rate in Sabang City

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Sulaiman ◽  
Muzakir Muzakir ◽  
Ema Syithah ◽  
Baharuddin Baharuddin ◽  
Ainon Mardhiah
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Divorce Rate ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Marriage Contract ◽  
Divorce Rates ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of this study was to look at the factor of increasing divorce rates in the city of Sabang. This research integrates library research and field research using a qualitative approach. This study uses. descriptive method of analysis The highest results of the study showed that the factor of increasing divorce in Sabang City was caused by; first, continuous disputes and disputes amounted to 80 cases, secondly, leaving one party numbered 38 cases, third, economic (family needs not met) as many as 9 cases, fourth, domestic violence in 5 cases, and fifth, sentenced to imprisonment ( involved in the use of narcotics) totaling 4 cases, the data is the data of the last three years. Whereas prevention efforts to avoid divorce are carried out by conducting marriage counseling conducted by the Office of Religious Affairs in the Sabang City area, at least one week before the implementation of the marriage contract, this guidance activity is mandatory for couples to marry, besides the Shari'ah Court of Sabang also conducted mediation with every party who filed a divorce or divorce divorce, out of the 63 cases of mediation cases that entered, only 5 cases of mediation were successfully mediated in the last three years and if the mediation attempt was unsuccessful a register was held to proceed to the trial stage.

scholarly journals THE POTENTIAL OF STRAVA DATA TO CONTRIBUTE IN NON-MOTORISED TRANSPORT (NMT) PLANNING IN JOHANNESBURG

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 587-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Selala ◽  
W. Musakwa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
The North ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
The City ◽  
Motorised Transport

Transportation is one of the most fundamental challenges of urban development in the modern world. Cities are currently moving towards sustainable transportation, which includes non-motorised transportation (NMT). The city of Johannesburg has a goal of becoming a smart city, with sustainable development and smart mobility. Encouraging the use of non-motorised transportation and public transport has the potential of reducing the use of private motorised transport and therefor its negative consequences within the city of Johannesburg. There is limited research on cycling and how cyclists interact with cycling infrastructure within the city. The lack of such knowledge hinders proper planning for NMT. This research studies the ability of geolocation based services to provide such information which can be useful in planning for NMT. Strava Metro application is the example of such geolocation based services. The potential of this app to influence planning is investigated. According to the information acquired by Strava Metro, there are more cyclists in suburbs at the centre of Johannesburg and towards the north and to the east, and in Kibler Park at the south western part of the city. There are indications that the numbers of cycling activities recorded by Strava Metro are affected by the availability of gated communities, income levels, crime levels and the provision of infrastructure.

scholarly journals Housing As Social Assistance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shem Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Housing Policies ◽  
Neoliberal Reform ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
Social Mix ◽  
The City ◽  
Policy Failures

<div>This Major Research Paper conducted analysis of social housing policies and regulations in Ontario from 1993 to present. It was done to unearth the dominant discourses that informed social housing policies. Through a review of the Literature, a broader perspective will be had on social housing as well as social assistance, of which is deeply intertwined with social housing. The lack of a national strategy on social housing has caused Toronto to adopt a more entrepreneurial approach to housing, using public private partnerships, social mix revitalization initiatives, and other market and third sector influenced development mechanisms.</div><div><br></div><div>Social policy has been neoliberalized in Ontario at least since the advent of the ‘Common Sense Revolution’ in 1995, when a Conservative government was elected on a platform of neoliberal reform. Since then social housing has not been given the priority it deserves even with the changing of government and promises to address the lack of affordable housing in Toronto. These findings highlight difficulties on the part of Toronto to develop new affordable housing at a time when the city continues to grow and demand for housing is increasing. The visibility of homelessness across the city suggest policy failures and a need to act, to address the problem of lack of affordable housing post haste.</div>

scholarly journals Survival Strategies of City Transportation Drivers In Purwokerto Banyumas Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Nur Aini ◽  
Lilis Siti Badriah
Keyword(s):  
Informal Sector ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
On Line ◽  
Family Consumption ◽  
The City

According to the Central Statistics Agency (2017), the proportion of workers in the Indonesias informal sector is 57.03 percent in 2017. One of the jobs in the informal sector is city transportation drivers. Purwokerto has a population of 263,501 people in 2017 spreading across four sub-districts. Population needs for transportation are served by city transportation. The existence of the Trans Jateng bus and the growing development of on-line transportation services have reduced consumer demand for urban transportation services. As a consequence, it had an impact on the income of city transportation drivers. This study aimed to analyze the income and consumption, the welfare of life, and survival strategies of city transportation drivers in Purwokerto in meeting their family needs. The total sample of 78 respondents was selected randomly. The analytical methods used in this study were tabulation, Average Propensity to Consume analysis, comparison between income and Decent Standar of Living in Banyumas Regency, and survival strategies using coping strategies. The results indicated that 51.3 percent of respondents had basic income smaller than other income; the basic income of 89.74 percent of respondents had not been able to meet family consumption, but based on family income, it was obtained that 69.23 percent of respondents has been able to meet family consumption; both of basic income and family income of the majority of drivers have not been able to meet a Decent Standard of Living; the survival strategies used by the respondents were active, passive, and network strategies. This study implies that the Regional Government needs to adopt a policy that supports the city transportation drivers in the form of limiting the number of on-line transportations and monitoring the red zones as well as regulating the Trans Jateng Bus lane so that it may not have a negative impact on the city transportation.

scholarly journals La forma de lo informal : lectura sin escala de los barrios informales de Quito desde la teoría de la forma colectiva de Maki = The form of the informal: Non-stop reading of informal neighborhoods in Quito from the theory of Maki

2019 ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Marlown Cuenca Gonzaga
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
American Cities ◽  
The City

ResumenLa informalidad es parte del paisaje urbano en la ciudad de Quito, ha crecido deprisa y heterogéneamente, desbordada por condicionantes físicas y condicionantes económico-sociales propias de la evolución de las ciudades modernas latinoamericanas, cuya economía depende directamente de la extracción de recursos naturales, esto ha creado dos ciudades con características diferenciadas: la ciudad formal y la ciudad informal. Este estudio trata de entender estos dos modelos a través de una herramienta que analice las relaciones de los componentes urbanos insertados en la globalidad de la complejidad urbana. Desde la hipótesis se comprueba que los barrios de invasión y autoconstrucción generan mecanismos y procesos urbanos evolutivos, que guardan mejores relaciones escalares y relaciones internas de conectividad más dinámicas e intensas que los sistemas planificados convencionales para la vivienda social.AbstractInformality is part of the urban landscape in the city of Quito, it has grown rapidly and heterogeneously, overwhelmed by physical conditions and socio-economic conditions of the evolution of modern Latin American cities, whose economy depends directly on the extraction of natural resources. has created two cities with different characteristics: the formal city and the informal city. This study tries to understand these two models through a tool that analyzes the relationships of the urban components inserted in the globality of urban complexity. From the hypothesis it is verified that the neighborhoods of invasion and self-construction generate evolutionary urban mechanisms and processes, which have better scalar relationships and internal connectivity relationships that are more dynamic and intense than the conventional planned systems for social housing.

scholarly journals The Features of the Concept of Mass Customization

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Skačkauskienė ◽  
Sigitas Davidavičius
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Synthesis Methods ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Delivery Time ◽  
Market Conditions

In order to achieve competitive advantage organizations are forced to analyse and discuss application possibilities of customized solutions. Unfortunately, the application of such solutions is associated with increases in costs, raising the time of delivery and decreasing the level of quality compared to mass-produced products. Circa 1990 the concept of mass customization was proposed which solved mentioned problems and which, compared to the mass production, has properties necessary for more efficient adaptation to changing market conditions without making concessions in price, quality and delivery time. This paper analyses the concept of mass customization aiming to define research area in order to adapt the concept for service organizations. The analysis of mass customization definitions presented in the literature was processed and summary presented, this enabled to identify the main dimensions which are characterizing mass individualization. The main types of mass customization were presented and analysed in this article as well. Comparative literature analysis, abstraction and synthesis methods were applied during the research. The results of analysis enabled to formulate guidelines of further research.

scholarly journals One's Home - Finding a balance between community and individuality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Takemoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Housing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The City ◽  
Design Aspect ◽  
Design Techniques

<p><b>The urban lifestyle separates many families, forcing members to live alone. </b></p> <p>As population grows and cities condense, we need to build up, and live small. However, as we and the space we occupy become smaller relative to the city, we lose the sense of integration with and connection to context (Florian Urban, 2012). Without feeling belonging, we often feel loneliness. Those who live alone need to feel that they are a part of a community while celebrating their individuality. </p> <p>This thesis explores ways to reduce loneliness through the design of social housing through co-living. It considers the diversity of people and their choices of living needs, creating a place where we feel belonging as part of a community, while having enough privacy to feel safe. The design aspect of the thesis explores the different design techniques which reflect studies of sociology and learnings from precedents in order to support the physical and emotional well-being of the residents while also being more sustainable by being space efficient.</p>

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