Exploration on Traditional Courtyard Micro-Climate Characteristics and Improvement Method - Case Study of No. 6 Courtyard of Chang'anxue Alley in Xi'an Sanxuejie Historic District

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1918-1927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruo Bing Fan ◽  
Xiao Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Historic District ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Historic Districts ◽  
Improvement Method ◽  
New Perspective

Xian Sanxuejie district is a typical historic district of the city. Presently this type of traditional districts is surrounded by many modern buildings due to the rapid urban expansion. The historic districts are facing problems of poor courtyard micro-climate conditions and low living level, which has become the bottleneck of historic districts sustainable development. This paper studies thermal environment, luminous environment, solar environment and wind environment from a new perspective using Ecotect building environment analyzing software. The author explores micro-climate improving method suitable for traditional courtyard in order to promote micro-climate quality of historic district and to improve the comfort of local residences. The purpose is to achieve sustainable development of historic districts.

Research on Micro-Climate Improvement of Traditional Guanzhong Dwellings — Case Study of Xi’an Sanxuejie Historic District

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 875-880
Author(s):  
Ruo Bing Fan ◽  
Hong Yan Li ◽  
Wen Xue Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Historic District ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Historic Districts ◽  
New Methods ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Building Conservation

In modern urban developing process, due to the influence and restriction of historic and economic factors, many historic districts are facing problems such as lack of widespread traditional style building conservation, poor micro-climate conditions, and low living comfort level and so on. Under the trend of increasing attention to the protection of the historic district’s traditional style, the poor micro-climate living conditions fail to be significantly improved. Therefore how to properly combine protecting the historic district’s traditional style and improving the micro-climate becomes a serious problem to be solved, so as to achieve the aim of keeping the historic district’s traditional style and stimulating the vitality of the micro-climate environment. This paper takes the case of Xi’an Sanxuejie Historic District, and studies possible solutions to integrate traditional style’s protection and improvement of micro-climate. Through fieldwork and data collection, the author provides suitable micro-climate improving methods for the traditional courtyard. The purpose is to offer new methods to achieve sustainable development of historic districts.

scholarly journals Development of Evaluation Index Model for Activation and Promotion of Public Space in the Historic District Based on AHP/DEA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Fengwen Wu ◽  
Shiyu Qin ◽  
Chunyu Su ◽  
Mingyuan Chen ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Superposition Method ◽  
Historic District ◽  
Historic Districts ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Index Model

Historic districts represent an important characteristic of Beijing and are also a crucial carrier of Chinese historic culture. However, they are significantly affected by the rapid urban constructions. Thus, it is of great significance to maintain and promote the public space in historic districts. This paper uses a multisource data superposition method to select the evaluation index of public space. The AHP was also used to complete the single-level and total-level ranking and calculation of evaluation indexes. Finally, based on the DEA model, a vitality evaluation model of Beijing historic district public spaces was developed and its validity was verified through a case study of the Wanping historic district.

scholarly journals Conservation for Sustainable Development: The Sustainability Evaluation of the Xijie Historic District, Dujiangyan City, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaiyun Kou ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
Sichu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Historic District ◽  
Sustainability Evaluation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Historic Districts ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Using Data

Historic districts have become a significant aspect of urban diversity and sustainable development, due to their dual attributes of cultural heritage and living community. This study aims to assess the influence of conservation efforts on the sustainable development of historic districts. Based on a literature review, this study designed a sustainability evaluation model that included twelve indicators and twenty-seven sub-indicators, in reference to heritage conservation, stakeholder participation, economic development, and planning and governance. The case study of the Xijie Historic District in Dujiangyan City, China, was selected to apply the model. Using data collected via questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews, and using qualitative and quantitative combined methods and weighted averages, the model produced the sustainability index of the Xijie Historic District. Further examinations were performed and findings were explored, regarding the conservation efforts for the Xijie Historic District. Despite the research limitation of a lack of multi-sample verification, the results of the assessment are consistent with what is found in practice, demonstrating the validity of the model. The sustainability evaluation model can be applied to various historic districts and regions, by reassigning indicator weights to the different cases; the indicators system also provides references for research and practical applications for the conservation and sustainable development of other heritage types.

Innovative Business Models in Digital Firms

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-98
Author(s):  
Patrizia Accordino ◽  
Tindara Abbate ◽  
Daniela Rupo ◽  
Raffaella Coppolino ◽  
Elvira Tiziana La Rocca
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
New Perspective

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development intends to improve efforts of governments, societies, and companies to deal with major social and environmental problems affecting contemporary societies. From a business perspective, companies can find a propulsive boost of innovation looking at different models of production and use of services/products. This new perspective is radically changing the ways companies and consumers interact, and the role of companies in supporting the achievement of SDGs through service innovation is becoming pervasive. In addition, the emerging digital economy represents a great opportunity opening up to sustainability-oriented service innovation and firms are developing their competitive advantage based on the introduction of new digital business models. This chapter explores this issue through an explorative case study based on the MyTaxi business model. Implications for managers and researchers and opportunities for future research are highlighted.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development through International Collaboration. A Case Study on Concepts and Conceptual Change of School‐Students from India and Austria on Gender Equality and Sustainable Growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dür ◽  
Lars Keller
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Development Goals

Dealing with the great challenges of the 21st century requires far reaching changes in the lifestyle and perceptions of humans to ensure an appropriate quality of life for all, now and in the future. To provide people with the necessary competencies, the UN initiated the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program. The two-year research-education, cooperative project ‘AustrIndia-4QOL’ aims to contribute to the goals of ESD. It is based on a collaboration between students from schools in Austria and India on the topics of quality of life, sustainability and global justice. The purpose of this particular case study is to explore the effects of a weeklong face-to-face collaboration in the final part of the AustrIndia-4QOL project. Therefore, it is examined whether or not Austrian and Indian students’ concepts regarding the Sustainable Development Goals ‘Gender Equality’ and ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ change as a consequence of encountering differing perspectives. Short texts written by the students at the beginning and at the end of this collaboration, according to guiding questions, form the basis for a qualitative content analysis. The findings illustrate that the students’ awareness increased and their evaluation of topics related to the discussed sustainable development goals changed.

scholarly journals A Study of Quality Assessment in Higher Education within the Context of Sustainable Development: A Case Study from Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4769 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Vykydal ◽  
Martin Folta ◽  
Jaroslav Nenadál
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Success Factor

Quality has become an increasingly important and critical success factor at higher education institutions, particularly universities. Numerous discussions have been held about education quality in the context of sustainable development. However, the quality of that education strongly depends on the overall quality of the management system which operates at schools. The principal aim of this article is to present the approaches to the quality management systems’ development and their assessment at universities, and share some lessons learned from this area of research. Some possibilities of the ISO 9001 standard’s implementation, as well as the application of excellence models as a response to community demands, will be discussed, especially in the context of the recently-introduced Act No. 111/1998 Coll on Higher Education Institutions, which requires quality assurance and quality evaluation. A case study from The VSB-Technical University of Ostrava shows approaches, results and effects of the quality management system implementation.

Indigenous Social Enterprises as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Insights From Mexico and Peru

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Vázquez Maguirre ◽  
Luis Portales ◽  
Isabelle Velásquez Bellido
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Sustainable Exploitation

The aim of this article is to explore the mechanisms by which indigenous social enterprises contribute to a rural community’s sustainable development and improves the quality of life of its inhabitants. The work follows a qualitative methodology and uses the case study as a research technique. The research suggests that social enterprise uses four main mechanisms to promote rural sustainable development in the community where it operates: labor as a source of quality of life, gender equality, sustainable exploitation of the resources, and the equitable distribution of benefits between the economic, social and environmental dimensions.

Research on Conservation and Regeneration of Historic District in the Background of Fast Urbanization — Case Study of Xi’an Sanxue Alley Historic District

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 407-414
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Hong Yan Li ◽  
Ling Bi ◽  
Jing Quan Cui
Keyword(s):  
Current Situation ◽  
Local People ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Historic District ◽  
Historic Districts

This paper discusses conservation and regeneration of historic districts in the background of fast urbanization. The objective is to find out appropriate solutions for a historic district and to keep its special cultural value based on interview with local people and investigation in communities of historic districts. Through analyzing the historical and cultural value of the Sanxue Alley Historic District of Xi’an, China, and examination of current situation of the district, the authors find out some problems in the district and points out that some policies for conservation and regeneration of the area, including progressive revel preservation and renewal policy, protection of aborigines and guarantee the continuity of history and authenticity and to conduct function replacement.

scholarly journals Modern Details in Meaningful Architecture

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13691
Author(s):  
Ewelina Gawell ◽  
Konrad Grabowiecki
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Space System ◽  
Art And Technology ◽  
Comparative Methodology ◽  
Close Relationship

Architecture is the art of shaping space, system, and technology. A close relationship is established between the building and its user, as the facility provides shelter and communicates with the inhabitants by meanings encoded in the form. The reception of architecture occurs through an ideological narrative and the quality of construction and material solutions. Contemporary pro-environmental postulates exert an increasingly clear influence on how architecture is shaped, especially on its aesthetic and semantic solutions. In this context, the article refers to the interdependence between art and technology in shaping the architecture of meanings through detail. The work aims to expand qualitative research on shaping contemporary detail in the context of pro-environmental trends in architecture. The detail was selected based on its clear message—its meaning provides the leading feature of the structure, both in technical (engineering solutions) and semantic (narrative) terms. The article provides an attempt to answer the question of how a semantic detail should be shaped, with the account to contemporary concepts on sustainable development architecture. A synthetic-comparative methodology was adopted; specific groups of completed objects were analyzed in the context of the indicated topics. The conclusions from this part of the work constitute case study guidelines, which was conducted on the example of an original project.

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