scholarly journals Rzeszow as a City Taking Steps Towards Developing Sustainable Public Transport

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslaw Smieszek ◽  
Magdalena Dobrzanska ◽  
Pawel Dobrzanski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
The City

The paper discusses problems related to the functioning of passenger transport in Rzeszow. The dynamic development of the city and the increase in the income of its inhabitants have led to significantly increased traffic within the city, which is detrimental both to the environment and the city’s inhabitants. It limits the quality of life in the city and in the end generates additional costs for businesses and people in urban areas due to the congestion. In compliance with the policies of the European Union, this harmful tendency needs to be limited. Developing sustainable transportation should largely contribute to this objective. With the city of Rzeszow as example, this article discusses selected actions and measures taken as part of the development of sustainable transportation and demonstrates changes in the functioning of public transport based on the author’s own research as well as data provided by the city’s authorities. The analyses show that the actions taken so far have had a positive impact.

ISSUES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IN NOVOSIBIRSK AND WAYS OF THEIR SOLUTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
E.B. Lerman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Large City ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Healthy City ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Private Car ◽  
The City

This article discusses the organizational and economic problems of the functioning of public transport in the city of Novosibirsk using the example of the Municipal treasury enterprise ‘Passenger Motor Transport Enterprise No. 4’. The main objective of the study is to find ways to solve problems which arise at this enterprise and which are common for urban passenger transport in a large city. The article analyzes the results of the enterprise, as well as the transport situation in Novosibirsk. The growth of the private car fleet significantly worsened the state of the urban environment in most cities of Russia and created a number of difficult to solve problems. Based on the study of solutions to similar problems in other cities and countries, the conclusion is drawn about the need for the accelerated development of urban passenger transport in comparison with other modes of transport. The search for effective ways to influence the behavior of transport users will make it possible to create a ‘healthy city’ that forms the necessary safety and quality of life for citizens.

Quality of Life in Glasgow: An Applied Geographical Analysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1499-1520 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Pacione
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
The City ◽  
Detailed Work

The structure and distribution of quality of life forms a key area of research in human geography, with particular attention given to conditions at the disadvantaged end of the quality-of-life spectrum. To date, most work has focused on the national, regional, or interurban scale. However, whereas descriptive pattern identification and mapping is of value at the macroscale as a pointer to detailed work, policy-relevant quality-of-life indicators are more likely to be derived at the local scale and to be related to specific life concerns. In the present research, a multiscale multiindicator methodology is used to examine the structure and distribution of life quality in Glasgow. In a series of analyses in which objective and subjective indicators are employed at different geographic scales, the city-wide pattern of life quality is identified and a number of severely disadvantaged subareas isolated. Within one such subarea the quality-of-life experience of a particular social group, the elderly, is examined in detail. Application of the methodology in other cities could facilitate intercity and cross-cultural comparisons of quality-of-life variations within contemporary urban areas. Such investigations can also be of practical utility for decisionmakers seeking to define priorities for social policy.

scholarly journals Cittaslow Idea as a New Proposition to Stimulate Sustainable Local Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5039
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Brodziński ◽  
Krystyna Kurowska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Local Development ◽  
International Association ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City ◽  
Local Sustainable Development

The idea of “good quality of life” cities was introduced to Poland in 2006, when the Polish National Cittaslow City Network was founded i.a. by Lidzbark Warmiński. In the context of popularizing the idea—slow-style of life—it was decided to undertake research aimed at identifying the influence of the Cittaslow concept on the initiation of actions that have a positive impact on local sustainable development. Referring to the main objective of the study, the hypothesis was accepted stating that membership in the Cittaslow network has a positive impact on the local development of the city, as it is a source of new projects undertaken by the authorities that improve the quality of life of the inhabitants and at the same time are implemented with the participation of local communities. The hypothesis was verified in a survey conducted in 2017 and 2019 among the residents of the city of Lidzbark Warmiński, using a questionnaire. As the research shows and the research of other authors confirms, the quality of life in cities belonging to the Cittaslow network has significantly improved over the last few years. Residents also assessed the degree of satisfaction of their needs and the level of development of the local city against other cities in the region. Obtaining the opinion of residents regarding the Cittaslow network as a direction of local sustainable development, as well as assessing its impact on the quality of life of the urban community turned out to be important from the perspective of further analysis. This issue is important because the idea of the international association Cittaslow is to promote the potential of smaller towns as an alternative to living in big cities, the rush and progressive globalization. Cities in the network are committed to sustainable development by shaping a conscious urban policy, the right relationship between economic growth, the environment and improving the quality of life of residents.

scholarly journals How to explain the location of logistics warehouses from the urban quality-of-life index and the local supply index?

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Leise Kelli de Oliveira ◽  
Gracielle Gonçalves Ferreira de Araújo ◽  
Isabela Kopperschmidt de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Urban Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Quality Of Life Index ◽  
Local Supply ◽  
Urban Quality ◽  
The City

Abstract Warehouses are a fundamental element for the supply chain and, consequentially, provide resources for people to perform their daily tasks. Their location determines the type of goods movements that will be performed in the city area. Knowing their location is essential to define public policies applied to urban freight transport, city livability and economic development. In the search to make a better diagnosis of its area, the Belo Horizonte City Hall developed the urban quality-of-life index (UQLI) and the local supply index (LSI). This article used linear regression to identify the correlation amongst the UQLI, the LSI and the location of the logistics warehouses in urban areas. The best model obtained from the econometric analysis is the one that correlates warehouses with supermarkets, bookstores and stationery, residential area, quality of the house, bank and gas station. The results obtained were confirmed with spatial analysis. This result allows concluding that the warehouses are influenced by the favourable zoning, low land cost, proximity of regional and main streets of the city and high population and retailer density.

scholarly journals The quality of service to residents by public administration on the example of municipal offices in Poland

2021 ◽  
pp. 132-150
Author(s):  
Radosław WOLNIAK ◽  
Izabela JONEK-KOWALSKA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Currently, at a time when the Smart City concept is aimed at improving the quality of life of residents and being implemented in cities, the role of measuring the functioning of offices in relation to the customer is growing. The publication presents the results of research on the quality of service to residents by public administration on the example of municipal offices in Poland. The aim of the research, resulting from the identified research gap, was to examine the level of customer service quality in Polish municipal offices and to determine whether monitoring the quality of life and the quality of public services provided affect the quality of customer service. The research was carried out on a wide sample of 287 cities located around Poland, the sample was selected at random. The sample was good in such a way as to maintain the structure by province. The survey included questions rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The conducted research shows that there are no statistically significant differences in the level of customer service quality by municipal offices between individual provinces of Poland. Based on the research, it was found that: the existence of a quality-of-life department in the city has a positive impact on the quality of customer service in the office; monitoring the quality of life of residents and the quality of public services provided by the municipal office has a positive impact on the quality of customer service in the office, the implementation of the ISO 37120 standard by the municipal office has a positive impact on the quality of customer service in the city. A particularly high correlation occurs in the case of the impact of monitoring the quality of customer service.

scholarly journals PLANNING OF SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (164) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
O. Bezlyubchenko ◽  
T. Apatenko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The City

The work is devoted to the consideration of the concepts of the spatial development of the cities of Ukraine taking into account today's specifics of the formation of institutes of their management. The issues discussed in this article are relevant to almost any city in modern Ukraine at the stage of transition of the country from industrial to post-industrial type. Among the most pressing issues are the rational use of territorial resources and environmental security within urban systems. There is also a trend of uneven economic development in urban areas. The solution to this problem is the balanced development of urban space with a diversified economy and infrastructure, as well as high quality of life. The formation of multifunctional urban areas will ensure sustainable spatial development of the city and significantly affect the quality of life. Identifying areas within the city that are inefficiently used and have additional development potential will provide an important resource, which, unlike remote areas, is already provided with transport and engineering infrastructure. Efficient use of territorial resources will allow the formation of a rational compact planning structure of the city. The housing of high quality should be provided with the necessary social and transport infrastructure, be diverse, medium, and multi-story. Comfortable stay of citizens in public spaces involves the integration of public spaces into the cultural life of the city based on the expansion of existing and introduction of new functional content, including the implementation of commercial initiatives and their use in organizing important socio-cultural projects. A comfortable stay in the city largely depends on the architectural appearance of its historic and modern buildings. Existing buildings create the front line of streets, form the environment of public spaces, define the line of the city silhouette. Filling the existing recreational areas included in the system of public spaces with new meanings to citizens.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Affecting Elements on the Quality of Life and Human Well-Being in Congested Urban Centers; Case Study: Sulaymaniah City

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Othman Mohammed ◽  
Hoshyar Rasul
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
North East ◽  
The City

This Study is an empiric- analytical research in city planning discipline was conducted in Sulaymaniyah city from Dec. 2015 until July 2017. Geographically Sulaymaniah situates north-east of Republic of Iraq. Like many other urban centers, Sulaymaniyah city as one of the congested urban areas in Kurdistan Region, is almost over populated and congested, resulting in accumulated problems in health-, economical-, services, technical-, social- and planning affairs, which leads to permanent degrading of the natural, and social environment and thus impact on the quality of life, Thus the main concern of this study is firstly finding out the reasons facts indeed responsible for the above described unsatisfied situations and then try to answer the questions whether planning methods (if any) manage to prepare answers to these urgent problems overwhelming the city? The study believes that the cardinal reasons for this situation are the effects of combinations of triple facts, namely: the exponential growth of human population in general- and accompanied problems-, the destroyed balance between rural and urban areas and the political vision of administrative machinery that focus on urban centers by neglecting countryside. The cumulative effect of these facts could be observed in form of many distinctive and at the same time interlocking elements leads to the problems that mentioned above. Among many elements involving, the study handles, analyzes and discusses only the elements indeed responsible for destroying the visual, physical and health conditions of the city inhabitants in Sulaymaniyah. Used criterion in determining these elements are the terms: active element, Passive Element, Critical element, and buffer element, which give the adequate answer to the arise questions.

scholarly journals Pengaruh APGAR Family Terhadap Quality of Life Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Tipe 2

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Feny Tunjungsari ◽  
Isbandiyah ◽  
Farajihan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Dm Type 2 ◽  
Spearman Test ◽  
The City

Introduction: Indonesia was a country from 10 countries that possesses the most dm prevalence of diabetes mellitus(DM) in urban areas amounting to 5.7 %. According to data center and health of the republic of indonesia, that theproportion of diabetes mellitus in the city of malang 2,3 %. The high number of diabetes mellitus in the city ofmalang is because the lack of the application of the family function well in people with DM type 2. Obstacles arisingthat is the majority of the community ignore this metabolic types of disease so that it cannot be detected earlier .Therole of family in aim diabetics mellitus type 2 believed to have the effect on the quality of life of sufferers DM. Aim ofstudy: This study aimed toanalyze function offamilies according to familyAPGAR to quality of life dm patients type2. Method: this study used an observational analytic with cross the sectional approach, 95 subjects were werechosen by simple random sampling. Data was analyzed using Spearman test. Results and Discussions: the resultsshowed a value of significance APGAR against quality of life as much as 0.000, which means there were asignificant relation exists (p < 0.05). A correlation coefficient APGAR against quality of life as much as 0.93, whichmeans of the nature of the strength of the relations is very strong. Conclusions: It can be concluded that there is avery strong influence (0.000) between APGAR family against quality of life the patient DMtype 2.

scholarly journals Relationship Strategy Family Coping With Quality Of Life In Elderly Post Stroke

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dodik Limansyah ◽  
Junaiti Sahar ◽  
Sukihananto Sukihananto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Family Coping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
The City

Background: Stroke is the highest cause of death in urban areas, one of the regions in Indonesia with stroke exceeds the national rate is the city of Pontianak. Purpose : This study aims to determine the relationship of family coping strategies to the quality of life of elderly post-stroke in the city of Pontianak. Methods : Analytical research design correlation with cross sectional approach. sampling in total sampling with respondents amounted to 58 respondents. The sample of this study was post-stroke elderly and family members as caregiver or primary outpatient who treated elderly with post stroke. Result : The results of multiple linear regression analysis or anova test (f test) with p value = 0.001 (<0.05) indicating that there is a significant relationship between social support, reframing, seeking and receiving, passive income and income with the quality of life of the elderly post stroke. Conclusion : Social support is a dominant element of coping strategy. The role of community nurses is needed to support family caregivers in providing social support to post-stroke elderly.

scholarly journals Demand for coach and bus transport market in the European Union

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kozłowska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
European Union ◽  
Internal Market ◽  
Size Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Effective Demand ◽  
Bus Transport

Transport is the foundation of our economy and society. Mobility is extremely important for the internal market and for the quality of life of citizens. This article was taken size analysis of effective demand for passenger transport market in the European Union with particular emphasis on passenger carried by bus and coach.

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