scholarly journals A first approach to the possible urban form of the city of Alcoy for the 21st century

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Vidal Climent ◽  
Ciro Vidal Climent ◽  
Vicente Vidal-Vidal
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City

The will of Modernity to define and decide the urban form has been truncated by an endless succession of conditions related to land ownership and the many ways of justifying compliance with all kinds of rules that elude the question about form. The consequence is that they provoke a distortion of reality by blurring the entity of the city and its position in front of history.In this sense, the drift and banalization of urbanism has been directed by the bureaucratic criteria of an administration that, with or without technical knowledge, makes decisions that impact on the urban form but without acquiring commitment or responsibility towards it. The urban form is at the mercy of the local building legislation, of the road or the shape of the plots susceptible or not to be built. Irremediably, the resulting urban form, achieved both in an active and passive way, evidences the error of the procedure because it reveals an operational ignorance of the context, of history, or simply of the faith in progress.From the shelter of thought that represents the discipline of urbanism we introduce a series of urban solutions for the city of Alcoy that correspond to a possible urban proposal bounded in the time of the XXI century. This study aims to have a view of the urban form and urbanist order for the city of Alcoy and its territory under the premises of understanding both the inherited city and the needs of the new generations committed to a possible future

Ungating the city: A permeability perspective

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 2586-2602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guibo Sun ◽  
Chris Webster ◽  
Alain Chiaradia
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Road ◽  
High Data ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Pedestrian Network ◽  
Healthier Living ◽  
The City ◽  
Data Requirements

China is seeking to prohibit the construction of any new gated communities and to gradually open existing schemes after three decades of growth of large-block gated estates. In this article, we use permeability analysis to explore the ‘what if?’ question posed by the policy: what if gated communities became permeable? We ask the question in respect of non-motorised access. We use two permeability metrics, closeness and betweenness, as outcome measures of gated and non-gated versions of the city. We construct a bespoke complete pedestrian network, rather than using the road network, for our permeability modelling. Nanchang, a medium-sized Chinese city with widespread gated communities, is our study area. A series of permeability analyses with and without gated communities is conducted using GIS and spatial design network analysis (sDNA). On the basis of these analyses, we sequentially sort the gated compounds whose opening will maximise permeability gains with minimum expropriation of property rights through coercive ungating. We offer the analysis to urban scholars, planners and governments by way of a quantified simulation. This study and methodology, which is transferable without high data requirements, can assist urban practitioners in reconfiguring urban form to promote a healthier living environment (more walking) and more economically viable local service centres (greater pedestrian footfall concentrations).

Urban Design and the Entrepreneurial City

2017 ◽  
pp. 204-227
Author(s):  
Alamira Reem Bani Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
City Image ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Entrepreneurial City ◽  
Conventional Literature ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City

This chapter reviews and synthesizes literature from the many disciplines that have contributed to the creation of knowledge in the domain of place branding, moving away from the conventional literature on place marketing and looking at the fields of environmental psychology, architecture and urban planning. The chapter is structured in two main parts. Part One situates branding in theories of place identity, city image, and city design. Part Two reviews three different approaches to place branding methodology that are all centered on the study of image, reputation or perception. The chapter argues that studies of place branding to date have not given the ‘place' component the attention it deserves and the question of how place branding influences urban form has not been sufficiently addressed. Only by bringing urban design analytical methods to bear on the question of how branding manifests itself in social and physical environments will a better ‘fit' be achieved in the city, between the images projected and the reality on the ground.

scholarly journals Use of Space Syntax through the map of segments for diagnostic integration and choice normalized in the City of Campina Grande - Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e54810111791
Author(s):  
Claudio Germano Oliveira dos Santos ◽  
Isabel Lausanne Fontgalland
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
The Road ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Favorable Configuration ◽  
Social Logic ◽  
Heterogeneous Formation ◽  
The City

The article presents the profile of the city of Campina Grande, Brazil, from the perspective of the Space Syntax of the Theory of Social Logic of Space. In the methodology adopted, we used the model that starts from the Road Centre Line (RCL) map elaboration, which served as a basis for obtaining the Angular Segment Analysis, via Depthmapand QGIS software, generating the syntactic measures presented in the results. The objectives proposed in this study were achieved, for the results show that in the city there are spaces with organic and planned characteristics, which reflect socio-cultural aspects of occupation and settlement of the area along its predominantly heterogeneous formation. As for the urban form, there is a configuration composed of an integrating nucleus, located in the urban center; as for the scores presented, there are average values of NAIN (1.007), NACH (0.911) and INCH (12,213) measures, in which 48% with 40%, 54% and 48%, respectively, of the neighborhoods with average scores higher than the index presented by the city's configurational analysis. Most of the territory presents values above the average values for the city and for the Brazilian territory. Thus, it is concluded that the central regions seem to present, according to the data obtained, a more favorable configuration for mobility and accessibility, having in the peripheral neighborhoods segregationist aspects that can explain the restriction of movement of individuals regarding the access of goods and services in the city.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Form Through Cluster Development: A Brisbane Case Study of Biodiversity and Water Life Cycles Responding to Socio-Economic Needs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Daniel Po
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Cluster Development ◽  
The Many ◽  
Ecological Preservation ◽  
The City

<p>Brisbane is increasingly experiencing problems relating to ecological and water sustainability within the urban fabric. This is caused by developments that are overly focused on keeping itself sustainable but neglecting the overall scheme of the urban layout. As individual developments make up the larger part of the cities, an investigation on the benefits of having them clustered together is explored in this research. Through analyses of current urban practices in Brisbane, it was found that the city aspires to attain better standards in ecological sustainability, and has progressively supported sustainable practices in government and local groups alike. However, little has been done in terms of the larger urban fabric working cohesively in achieving sustainable goals. Investigation into the sustainable realms of ecology reveals other themes that must also be addressed, primarily subjects relating to social liveability, and the viability of increasing biodiversity in an already dense city. The results indicate that current practices and policies need a broader scope in application to the urban fabric, and are followed with proposals utilising clustered development in addressing the shortcomings of these on-going practices. The feasibilities of the proposals are addressed in regards to sustainability, liveability, and viability. The urban renewal proposal of Newstead Park also accepts the current urban form without making drastic changes to Brisbane’s character and culture. Overall, the findings of this research encourages a broader framework of thinking to address ecological concerns only solvable at a larger cluster scale, and ties together the many facets of ecological preservation and its relationship with socio-economic demands to solve Brisbane’s growing sustainable problems in their urban environment.</p>

scholarly journals Una città, il viaggio, le frontiere, un’identità letteraria

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Elvio Guagnini
Keyword(s):  
History Of ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Many ◽  
Deep Relationship ◽  
The City

Magris had a deep relationship with his hometown Trieste, while feeling the need to distance himself from it through his travels. Travelling is a metaphor for life; it is a weave between the will for conservation and innovation, as well as research. These issues emerge in significant narrative pages such as Non luogo a procedere (2015), which is a lucid and disenchanted consideration of the history of the city, moved by a strong ethical charge, and Tempo curvo a Krems (2019), which is a profound synthesis of the many aspects of Magris’ fictional and critical work.

Urban Design and the Entrepreneurial City

2017 ◽  
pp. 88-111
Author(s):  
Alamira Reem Bani Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
City Image ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Entrepreneurial City ◽  
Conventional Literature ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City

This chapter reviews and synthesizes literature from the many disciplines that have contributed to the creation of knowledge in the domain of place branding, moving away from the conventional literature on place marketing and looking at the fields of environmental psychology, architecture and urban planning. The chapter is structured in two main parts. Part One situates branding in theories of place identity, city image, and city design. Part Two reviews three different approaches to place branding methodology that are all centered on the study of image, reputation or perception. The chapter argues that studies of place branding to date have not given the ‘place' component the attention it deserves and the question of how place branding influences urban form has not been sufficiently addressed. Only by bringing urban design analytical methods to bear on the question of how branding manifests itself in social and physical environments will a better ‘fit' be achieved in the city, between the images projected and the reality on the ground.

scholarly journals The Phenomenon of Street Children in Criminology Studies (Study in Sambiroto, Semarang)

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-300
Author(s):  
Vina Yunia Tiyani ◽  
Triyana Triyana ◽  
Nisful Kholisyatun N ◽  
Muhammad Wahyu A.
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Family ◽  
Working Together ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research is motivated by the many irregularities that occur in urban areas such as the city of Semarang, for example the number of street children. This observation is done by jumping directly to the destination that is on Sambiroto Street, Semarang. There are various kinds of jobs for street children who sell newspapers, provide services to wipe the windshield when passing on the street and sell newspapers. The purpose of this observation is to find out what lies behind these children or adolescents as street children, and to study and analyze internal factors, such as within the scope of the family that makes them street children. To find out their work while on the streets, whether they work for themselves or told by others. The method used in this observation is using qualitative methods. Data collected by in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. After the data has been collected, data analysis is carried out through the stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of these observations show that the main factor that caused them to go to the streets is because of the family's economic limitations, so they voluntarily or with their own initiative to go into the streets by working on the streets. While on the road they often interact with other street children so that they eventually form a group or even a community. Interaction is woven for a specific purpose such as working together when plunging into the road. 

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Form Through Cluster Development: A Brisbane Case Study of Biodiversity and Water Life Cycles Responding to Socio-Economic Needs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Daniel Po
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Cluster Development ◽  
The Many ◽  
Ecological Preservation ◽  
The City

<p>Brisbane is increasingly experiencing problems relating to ecological and water sustainability within the urban fabric. This is caused by developments that are overly focused on keeping itself sustainable but neglecting the overall scheme of the urban layout. As individual developments make up the larger part of the cities, an investigation on the benefits of having them clustered together is explored in this research. Through analyses of current urban practices in Brisbane, it was found that the city aspires to attain better standards in ecological sustainability, and has progressively supported sustainable practices in government and local groups alike. However, little has been done in terms of the larger urban fabric working cohesively in achieving sustainable goals. Investigation into the sustainable realms of ecology reveals other themes that must also be addressed, primarily subjects relating to social liveability, and the viability of increasing biodiversity in an already dense city. The results indicate that current practices and policies need a broader scope in application to the urban fabric, and are followed with proposals utilising clustered development in addressing the shortcomings of these on-going practices. The feasibilities of the proposals are addressed in regards to sustainability, liveability, and viability. The urban renewal proposal of Newstead Park also accepts the current urban form without making drastic changes to Brisbane’s character and culture. Overall, the findings of this research encourages a broader framework of thinking to address ecological concerns only solvable at a larger cluster scale, and ties together the many facets of ecological preservation and its relationship with socio-economic demands to solve Brisbane’s growing sustainable problems in their urban environment.</p>

scholarly journals Simulation of Population Growth and Distribution based on Centrality of Road Network

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10S) ◽  
pp. 389-393
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Statistical Models ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Closeness Centrality ◽  
Network Centrality ◽  
The Road ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Endogenous Variables ◽  
The City

This study presents a method to model population growth of spatial units by incorporating measures of road network centrality instead of conventional statistical models of population growth. The proposed model enables the estimation of population growth based on the changes in the urban form represent by the changes in the road network and their centralities. The model has been calibrated and validated for the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The proposed model for simulating population growth rate by utilizing Closeness Centrality values and the rate of natural population growth as endogenous variables recorded an accepted level of predictability (R2= 0.87 and MdAPE < 10%). The method demonstrated in this research is an effective tool for understanding and directing the efficient allocation of intelligent road network infrastructure, urban planning and population modeling.

PERILAKU PEDAGANG MUSLIM DALAM TINJAUAN ETIKA BISNIS ISLAM (KASUS DI PASAR LOAK JAGALAN KEDIRI)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alwi Musa Muzaiyin
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Luxury Goods ◽  
The World ◽  
Goods Market ◽  
Islamic Business Ethics ◽  
New Goods ◽  
The Many ◽  
Used Goods ◽  
The City

Trade is a form of business that is run by many people around the world, ranging from trading various kinds of daily necessities or primary needs, to selling the need for luxury goods for human satisfaction. For that, to overcome the many needs of life, they try to outsmart them buy products that are useful, economical and efficient. One of the markets they aim at is the second-hand market or the so-called trashy market. As for a trader at a trashy market, they aim to sell in the used goods market with a variety of reasons. These reasons include; first, because it is indeed to fulfill their needs. Second, the capital needed to trade at trashy markets is much smaller than opening a business where the products come from new goods. Third, used goods are easily available and easily sold to buyer. Here the researcher will discuss the behavior of Muslim traders in a review of Islamic business ethics (the case in the Jagalan Kediri Trashy Market). Kediri Jagalan Trashy Market is central to the sale of used goods in the city of Kediri. Where every day there are more than 300 used merchants who trade in the market. The focus of this research is how the behavior of Muslim traders in the Jagalan Kediri Trashy Market in general. Then, from the large number of traders, of course not all traders have behavior in accordance with Islamic business ethics, as well as traders who are in accordance with the rules of Islamic business ethics. This study aims to determine how the behavior of Muslim traders in the Jagalan Kediri Trashy Market in buying and selling transactions and to find out how the behavior of Muslim traders in the Jagalan Kediri Trashy Market in reviewing Islamic business ethics. Key Words: Trade, loak market, Islamic business

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