Urban Landscape Quality Management and Monitoring

2019 ◽  
pp. 323-341
Author(s):  
Isabel Vaz de Freitas ◽  
Jorge Marques ◽  
Carlos Augusto Rodrigues ◽  
Cristina Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Landscape Quality

The issue of the landscape quality or, more precisely, of its goal was addressed in the European Landscape Convention in 2000 to guide the public authorities and the aspirations of the population concerning their characteristics. It also happens regarding the landscape management that leads the authors to a sustainable development preservation, orientating and conciliating the changes that result from the human interaction with the environment. For a research on urban landscapes management, it is proposed a methodological analysis to the case study of Porto (Portugal) with a historical approach to understand how the increasing pressure of tourism is manifested on its image. The main goal is to identify the quality of the landscape and guide its sustainability towards a constant monitoring of images perception.

Urban Landscape Quality Management and Monitoring

2018 ◽  
pp. 396-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Vaz de Freitas ◽  
Jorge Marques ◽  
Carlos Augusto Rodrigues ◽  
Cristina Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Landscape Quality

The issue of the landscape quality or, more precisely, of its goal was addressed in the European Landscape Convention in 2000 to guide the public authorities and the aspirations of the population concerning their characteristics. It also happens regarding the landscape management that leads the authors to a sustainable development preservation, orientating and conciliating the changes that result from the human interaction with the environment. For a research on urban landscapes management, it is proposed a methodological analysis to the case study of Porto (Portugal) with a historical approach to understand how the increasing pressure of tourism is manifested on its image. The main goal is to identify the quality of the landscape and guide its sustainability towards a constant monitoring of images perception.

Public Satisfaction of Highway Landscape Quality: A Case Study from China

2011 ◽  
Vol 460-461 ◽  
pp. 611-616
Author(s):  
Hong Jie Li ◽  
Xiao Ning Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Landscape Quality

The research presented here constructed highway landscape quality evaluation indexes and a model based on public satisfaction. The goal was to determine if public satisfaction of highway landscape quality can be statistically measured. Several methods of highway landscape quality evaluation were first reviewed to determine what limitations were existed. From that review, a highway landscape quality evaluation indexes were selected and a model based on the selected indexes were constructed according to theory of public satisfaction. An on-site study was conducted to obtain public satisfaction of a scenic road using the selected indexes and model, statistical methods were employed to test the validity and reliability. Results indicate that the public satisfaction can reflect the quality of highway landscape, and the selected indexes can fully represent highway landscape quality.

scholarly journals Affordances of Historic Urban Landscapes: An Ecological Understanding of Human Interaction with the Past

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Alves
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Ecological Understanding ◽  
Human Landscape

Heritage has been defined differently in European contexts. Despite differences, a common challenge for historic urban landscape management is the integration of tangible and intangible heritage. Integration demands an active view of perception and human-landscape interaction where intangible values are linked to specific places and meanings are attached to particular cultural practices and socio-spatial organisation. Tangible and intangible values can be examined as part of a system of affordances (potentialities) a place, artefact or cultural practice has to offer. This paper discusses how an ‘affordance analysis’ may serve as a useful tool for the management of historic urban landscapes.

scholarly journals Users’ Perceptions of Local Public Water and Waste Services: A Case Study for Sustainable Development

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3120
Author(s):  
M. Isabel Sanchez-Hernandez ◽  
Juan José Maldonado-Briegas ◽  
Ramón Sanguino ◽  
Ascensión Barroso ◽  
M. Cristina Barriuso
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Effective Policy

Access to safe drinking water is essential to good health, a basic human right, and a component of effective policy for health protection. Improving the quality of local public water and waste services is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation). This study aims to know the degree of satisfaction of domestic users who receive services related to water and waste in municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants in the province of Badajoz (Spain). We carry out this research because the perception of municipal services provided by the public administration is usually negative and deficient. The case study PROMEDIO, the consortium formula, is described as a successful partnership to improve the quality of local public water and waste services. For this purpose, a detailed analysis of the different aspects involved in the relationship between the users and the services provided is carried out. The consortium was found to increase citizens’ satisfaction with the services provided, given the close relationship between the municipality and the users.

scholarly journals Urban Landscape Quality Index – Planning Tool for Evaluating Urban Landscapes and Improving the Quality of Life

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 155-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Alexandru Gavrilidis ◽  
Cristiana Maria Ciocănea ◽  
Mihai Răzvan Niţă ◽  
Diana Andreea Onose ◽  
Irina Iulia Năstase
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
Landscape Quality

Quality of education as essential for sustainable development of Russia

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-396
Author(s):  
Ирина Краковская ◽  
Irina Krakovskaya ◽  
Надежда Гуськова ◽  
Nadezhda Guskova ◽  
Юлиана Слушкина ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
State University ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Quality

The article substantiates the role of higher education quality in meeting the challenges of sustainable development of economy and society, its conformance to current and future needs of economy and society. The article also shows the results of the research in this area obtained by scientists of the management Department of Ogarev Mordovia State University during the preparation for the International conference «Lifelong Education Sustainable Development». Questioning of pupils, students, teachers, employers and public authorities of a number of regions of the Russian Federation (Mordovia Republic, Novosibirsk, Tambov, Penza and Moscow regions) allowed to study the public opinion about the quality of higher education in Russia, about its conforming to current and future needs of the economy and society, on the necessity of lifelong learning; to identify areas for further development of Russian higher education and its quality improvement in the interests of sustainable development.

STRATEGI MENINGKATKAN LOYALITAS KONSUMEN MAKANAN KHAS KOTA CURUP KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onsardi Onsardi
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Consumer Loyalty ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Typical Food ◽  
Internal And External Factors

The title of this study is the Strategy of Increasing Consumer Food Loyalty in CurupCity, Rejang Lebong Regency (Case Study in "Henvian" Typical Food Industry). Thisresearch is based on the importance of strategies in increasing business and consumerloyalty to products sold.Strategies to increase business and consumer loyalty can bedone with a SWOT analysis. Place of this research is the "Henvian" shop that sellstypical Rejang lebong food. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative.Informants in this study were people who were considered to know for certain about theHENVIAN Specialty Food Store in Curup City, Rejang Lebong Regency. The dataanalysis technique used in this study is a SWOT analysis to determine the strengths,weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a typical Rejang Lebong food business.By using SWOT analysis techniques that consist of strengths (weakness), weaknesses(weakness), opportunities (opportnity) and threats (threath). The results of this studycan be concluded that the internal factors that are the strength of the marketing strategyare the quality of the product that is good at a price affordable to the public andtourists, service that is friendly and responsive to consumer needs, as well astechnological advancements that facilitate the promotion of business. Internal factorsthat are a weakness are often lack of stock, there are some products that do not meet thestandard packaging, the product shelf life is short, employees do not use uniforms.External factors that become opportunities are a fairly high economic community,abundant raw materials while external factors that are a threat are the manycompetitors, an unstable economy, the price of basic needs increases. Based on theresults of the SWOT analysis of internal and external factors, the strategy used is toimprove product quality by improving the appearance of packaging and quality ofcontent and quality of service by providing uniforms to employees and providingstandards of service to consumers. .Keywords: Strategy, Consumer Loyalty, SWOT

Evaluating slogan translation from the readers’ perspective

Babel ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily Lim ◽  
Kwok Ying Loi
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Word Use ◽  
The Public ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Growing Economy ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Slogans play an important role in conveying information to targeted audiences, and the translation of slogans tends to be studied under the rubric of public-notice translation. Previous research mainly uses researchers’ expertise to evaluate the quality of this type of translation. Yet, little is known about what the targeted readers think about the translation, although their opinions present key information that helps to determine whether the translation has achieved the intended effect. This paper elicits and systematically analyzes readers’ responses. We investigate the case of Macao, a rapidly growing economy where the demand for English translation has markedly increased in recent decades. Public administration bodies in Macao have commissioned Chinese-to-English translation in varied areas such as tourism, social security and welfare, cultural and sports events. We sampled ten translated slogans that were used in the public sector, and administered survey questionnaires (n=130) to both source-text and target-text readers. The two groups of readers’ evaluations, based on the criteria of fluency, conciseness, persuasiveness and mnemonic effect, reveal that the translations are perceived significantly less favorably than the originals are. Readers most strongly disliked word-for-word translations, and pointed out numerous problems with the translations such as ungrammaticality, inappropriate word use, lack of appeal, and unintelligibility due to insufficient background knowledge. This research demonstrates the tangible value of using readers’ responses to evaluate translation quality. It also has implications for translator training, and recommends that public authorities should institute a rigorous quality assurance system.

scholarly journals Aesthetic Preferences for Visual Quality of Urban Landscape in Derak High-Rise Buildings (Shiraz)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Keshtkaran ◽  
Amin Habibi ◽  
Hamidreza Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Grid Method ◽  
Visual Quality ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Q Sort ◽  
Aesthetic Preferences ◽  
Psychophysical Approach

The purpose of this study is to extract the indices of Aesthetic preferences for visual quality of urban landscape in high-rise buildings which contribute designers to make better decisions for designing urban landscape. As the research focuses on the high-rise buildings, this study goal address the question as follows: ‘What are aesthetic preferences in high-rise buildings? How can these preferences be developed and categorized?’ To achieve this objective, the Derak district of Shiraz city was selected as a case study area using Photo grid method and then all high-rise buildings in this area were identified and analyzed. Aesthetic preferences data were evaluated by Q-SORT method with the psychophysical approach. Eventually, aesthetic factors have been presented in two main categories: 'primary and distinctive'. Findings lead to the development of APPD model which suggests that when the landscape design of a building moves toward distinctive factors, the degree of its aesthetic preferences increases.

scholarly journals URBAN LANDSCAPE QUALITY AND FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCE ON LANDSCAPE QUALITY IN LATGALE REGION

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Ivars Matisovs
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Assessment ◽  
Precise Information ◽  
Landscape Quality ◽  
Quality Article

The paper deals with urban landscape individualities in the cities and towns of Latgale region. Also show facilities and methods of integrated assessment of urban landscape quality. Article provides information about specifics of urban landscape and factors, that have influence on landscape quality. The paper presents the results of Daugavpils and Rēzekne urban landscape quality complex assessment, that have been realised in 2003- 2005. This results don’t establish significant disparities between quality of urban landscape among Daugavpils and Rēzekne. This method of urban landscape assessment makes possible to get believeable and precise information about landscapes quality.

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