scholarly journals Disaster Risk Resilience in Colima-Villa de Alvarez, Mexico: Application of the Resilience Index to Flash Flooding Events

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mendoza-Cano Oliver ◽  
López-de la Cruz Jesús ◽  
Pattison Ian ◽  
Martinez-Preciado MA ◽  
Uribe-Ramos Juan Manuel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
Flooding Events ◽  
The City

Resilience is an indicator of the ability of systems to withstand disruption within acceptable degradation parameters and also their recovery time. It is essential for public policies to understand how the population reacts to a particular risk. In this paper we have performed a study that quantitatively measures perceptions of flooding and resilience to flooding in the city of Colima-Villa de Alvarez, Mexico 2018–2019. A resilience index has been applied to ten zones of the city. In our research we assessed risk perception through a city-wide survey with questions based on a Likert scale. An analysis was performed on public knowledge of the existing security protocols for floods and evaluated the public perception of the availability of critical services, such as fresh water, electricity, food, drainage, communications and public transport during a flash flood events. This research has identified populated low resilience zones that can be considered as priorities for resource and effort to mitigate floods and their impacts. The novel resilience index developed in this work can also be applied to other type of risk that humans face and used as a basis for discussions about urban resilience.

A Hybrid Approach Based on SERVQUAL, SERVPERF, and IPA for Measuring Transit Service Quality

2020 ◽  
pp. 295-311
Author(s):  
Mohamad Haidar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Transit System ◽  
The Public ◽  
International Graduate ◽  
The City

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the public perception of the quality of service in the public transit system in Montreal using a combination of analyses and surveys. The results are used to make recommendations to improve the STM and its perception. General guidelines of SERVQUAL with some additional questions that are more specific to the current social environment of the city are presented. A survey was conducted by asking 250 international graduate Concordia students to rate a series of statements based on the importance of the issue and how much they agreed with the statement, the results were analyzed using three methods: SERVQUAL, SERVPERF, and IPA. The improvement of timetable synchronization between different metro lines and buses is crucial, as well as the education of STM employees in terms of dealing with different ethnicities, languages, and backgrounds are found. The chapter is a rare outside look at the STM and how users perceive the quality of the service, as opposed to the usual internal studies done by the organization itself.

scholarly journals Research on public perception and participation in the relic park——taking Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty city wall relic park as example

2020 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 04058
Author(s):  
Zhengwang Wu ◽  
Jingyi Ye
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Living Room ◽  
Shang Dynasty ◽  
City Wall ◽  
The Public ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
The City

The city wall relic park in Zhengzhou is a city park built on the Shang Dynasty city Wall site. As Zhengzhou is chosen as the eighth ancient capital of China, it is gradually recognized by the public. However, due to the lack of protection, development and utilization of the site, the historical value and cultural value of the Shang Dynasty Wall in Zhengzhou have not been fully shown. The construction of the city wall relic park is related to the soft inheritance and protection of the historical heritage. The spiritual inheritance of the historical heritage mainly depends on the spiritual transmission of the public. The public has the most direct feeling and understanding of it, so it is necessary to introduce public participation. In this paper, the scientific evaluation method Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is used to discuss the problem found by the public when using the city wall space. Suggestions and public participation strategies are given on the construction of the city wall relic park. We need to think about if there is public participation in the site now and how to let the public participate in planning, construction and management of the relic park. In order to make the city wall become the city’s leisure living room, to build the brand of Zhengzhou, and make it famous across the whole country, it’s urgent to put forward countermeasures for the development problem of Zhengzhou.

scholarly journals What's the cause of the decrease in the number of angkot's passengers for LDG route in the city of Malang

2018 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 10007
Author(s):  
Budi Sugiarto Waloeya ◽  
Imma Widyawati Agustin ◽  
Dadang Meru Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Driver Behavior ◽  
The Public ◽  
Route Information ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The City

Increasing the number of population every year in the city of Malang makes the increase also the number of private vehicle users who trigger the occurrence of congestion and lack of public interest to ride public transport, especially in terms of operation and service of public transportation. The main purpose of the research is to explore factors causing the decrease of public transport passengers for LDG route. The research used Importance Performance Analysis. The results showed that the main factors causing the decrease of the number of passengers on the LDG route in Malang City based on the public perception such as driver behavior, the condition of the transport (inside and outside), transportation hygiene, the availability of place to put luggage, the availability of seating, the availability of route / route information LDG transport, duration of stop transportation time at the terminal, and length of travel time.

Managing Water Crossings From an Operator’s Perspective

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikki Nguyen ◽  
Yvanna Ireland
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Loading ◽  
Hazard Assessment ◽  
Vortex Shedding ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
The Public ◽  
Actual Risk ◽  
Risk Of Failure

Effectively managing watercourse crossings is critical for pipeline operators since a failure in a watercourse can not only cause significant environmental damage, but it can also affect the safety of the public and damage public perception. This paper describes the steps that two liquids operating pipeline companies, Spectra Energy Liquids and Kinder Morgan Canada, take in the management of their watercourse crossing programs. It describes four main phases of the program including taking inventory of the water crossings, completing a hazard assessment of the water crossings to determine which hazards could pose a threat to the pipeline integrity if the crossings were to become exposed, completing engineering assessments to determine the actual risk of failure from static or dynamic loading or vortex shedding if the pipe were to become exposed, and finally prioritizing the mitigation of water crossings. This paper also describes steps to be taken to ensure the integrity of the pipeline during flood events.

scholarly journals PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF LARGE SCALE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Mohamad Audy Novaldi ◽  
Dasrun Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
The People ◽  
Daily Behavior ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Document Review

This study focuses on the public perception of Soreang District, Bandung Regency regarding Large-Scale Social Restrictions. This problem is examined because in its implementation the Large Scale Social Restrictions creates many different perceptions that are felt by each individual, thus affecting the effectiveness of the implementation of the policy. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of public knowledge and attitudes about Large Scale Social Restrictions and to find out whether the community has complied with the policy. To answer these objectives, researchers used descriptive research methods with a qualitative approach. The technique of collecting data through interviews, observation and document review. The interview involved most of the people of Soreang District, Bandung Regency. Meanwhile, document review is taken from news in various mass media as well as theory from relevant references. Data analysis techniques use reduction analysis, display, and data conclusion. The results of this study indicate that the people of Soreang District, Bandung Regency already understand and comply with the Large Scale Social Restrictions policy. This is supported by the results of interviews the researchers conducted with several informants, on average, with knowledge of the Large Scale Social Restrictions policy. This level of understanding is manifested through daily behavior by following the provisions of the Large Scale Social Restrictions and implementing health protocols.

scholarly journals Public Perception of Visual Quality of Cut Mutia Mosque Park as Public Space in Jakarta

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Agus S Sadana
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Value Perception ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
The City ◽  
City Park

Cut Mutia Park is a city park which is an integral part and attached to the main courtyard of the mosque cut mutia. This park is a green open space that serves as a public space and generate the aesthetics of the city. There are seven critical elements that need to be studied to determine the public's perception of the park. Knowledgeable public perception of these elements, useful for city authorities in the development of city parks for future. The results of the research showed that of the seven elements studied, only two elements of which will be a positive perception, namely aspects of cleanliness and coolness, while five other aspects got a negative perception. As a result, generally Cut Mutia Parks research object only gets the value perception of -0.24. Details of the value obtained by each of these aspects are: -0.52 for comfortability; +0.13 for cleanliness; -0.003 for freshness; +0.26 for coolness; -0.77 for harmony level; -0.42 for beauty level; and -0.32 for interesting presented. Low perception from respondents indicated that Cut Mutia Park need better design such that it can give added value to the mosque and the environment surrounding. At the end can be said that the city authorities need to further improve attention in structuring of the park, to makes Cut Mutia Park become more comfortable, interesting and favored by the public, and also strengthening the power of the mosque as the central point.

scholarly journals Linguistic Landscape-Forschung in sprachhistorischer Perspektive: Zur Entwicklung visueller Kommunikate im öffentlichen Raum der Stadt Luxemburg im langen 19. Jahrhundert

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-407
Author(s):  
Peter Gilles ◽  
Evelyn Ziegler
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Linguistic Landscape ◽  
Top Down ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Announcements ◽  
History Of ◽  
Landscape Research ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The City

Abstract In this article we outline how corpus-based studies can contribute to the methodology of linguistic landscape research. Linguistic-landscape research can be roughly understood as the “study of writing on display in the public sphere” (Coulmas 2009: 14). From a historical perspective, we investigate the emergence and use of the public sphere as a place of attention for official top-down communication in Luxembourg. Based on a large corpus of public announcements of the municipality of the city of Luxembourg, the history of public top-down communication is analysed by taking into account both sociolinguistic and linguistic factors. The analysis reveals that the public announcements are increasingly typographically and linguistically adapted to the conditions of public perception and self-reading in the course of time – whereby initially the multimodal embedding of the older presentation form is maintained.

Public Perceptions of the Podiatrist and the DPM Degree

2009 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Akers ◽  
Jennifer M. VanDemark-Teplica ◽  
Alex Kiss ◽  
Donna M. Alfieri ◽  
Maureen B. Jennings
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Foot Surgery ◽  
Heart Problem ◽  
The Public

Background: The purpose of this study was to ascertain public perception of the terms podiatry and DPM. Methods: We distributed a survey to 847 people in ten states across the United States. It was hypothesized that most respondents would be less familiar with the DPM degree than the term podiatrist. It was also expected that people would choose MD over DPM for more complex procedures. Results: The majority of respondents selected a podiatrist and a DPM as a foot specialist, almost one-half selected DPM for foot surgery, but only one-third stated they would have foot surgery done by a DPM if they had a heart problem. In addition, it was hypothesized that respondents would choose the contrived PMD over DPM simply because PMD looks more like MD; this was not shown to be true. Conclusions: Although there are gaps in the public knowledge, our study revealed a greater familiarity with podiatry and the DPM degree than originally thought. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(3): 223–231, 2009)

scholarly journals Mapping of the Flood Distribution in an Urban Environment: The Case of Palma (Mallorca, Spain) in the First Two Decades of the 21st Century

Earth ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 960-971
Author(s):  
Joan Rosselló-Geli ◽  
Miquel Grimalt-Gelabert
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Spatial Location ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Great Magnitude ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Palma De Mallorca ◽  
Flooding Events ◽  
The City

The City of Palma de Mallorca has been historically affected by flood events, with the latest flood of great magnitude occurring in 1962. After decades without large flooding events, since the start of the 21st century, 28 floods have been identified within the city boundaries. As change in the spatial location of these events has been observed, a research to identify where the floods are located nowadays and which causes can be related to such distribution has been undertaken. Six types of floods were identified and the events classified accordingly, with the deficient planned infrastructures, flat urban areas without defined drainage and coastal sectors the three most common types. The results highlight the importance of the urban sprawl and malpractices related to flood risk areas, thus increasing the occurrence of floods of less spatial impact but with greater disturbance on the daily activity of the city inhabitants. Nevertheless, some uncertainties are identified in this research, demonstrating the need of further investigations.

scholarly journals An Overview of the Performance and Operational Applications of the MRMS and FLASH Systems in Recent Significant Urban Flash Flood Events

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
ALAN GERARD ◽  
STEVEN M. MARTINAITIS ◽  
JONATHAN J. GOURLEY ◽  
KENNETH W. HOWARD ◽  
JIAN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Weather Prediction ◽  
Small Time ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
The Public

AbstractThe Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) system is an operational, state-of-the-science hydrometeorological data analysis and nowcasting framework that combines data from multiple radar networks, satellites, surface observational systems, and numerical weather prediction models to produce a suite of real-time, decision-support products every two minutes over the contiguous United States and southern Canada. The Flooded Locations and Simulated Hydrograph (FLASH) component of the MRMS system was designed for the monitoring and prediction of flash floods across small time and spatial scales required for urban areas given their rapid hydrologic response to precipitation. Developed at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in collaboration with the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) and other research entities, the objective for MRMS and FLASH is to be the world’s most advanced system for severe weather and storm-scale hydrometeorology, leveraging the latest science and observation systems to produce the most accurate and reliable hydrometeorological and severe weather analyses. NWS forecasters, the public and the private sector utilize a variety of products from the MRMS and FLASH systems for hydrometeorological situational awareness and to provide warnings to the public and other users about potential impacts from flash flooding. This article will examine the performance of hydrometeorological products from MRMS and FLASH, and provide perspectives on how NWS forecasters use these products in the prediction of flash flood events with an emphasis on the urban environment.

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