scholarly journals Adensamento urbano e usos sociais de áreas verdes públicas da cidade de Garanhuns-PE

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-137
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Severo Chaves ◽  
Rosemeri Melo e Souza
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Free Spaces ◽  
Social Use ◽  
The City ◽  
Social Uses

Resumo As áreas verdes públicas urbanas são espaços bem arborizados e representam ícones de bem-estar e de qualidade ambiental do meio citadino, devido aos diversos benefícios gerados pela vegetação, além proporcionarem dinamicidade e beleza ao espaço urbano.  As áreas verdes públicas (AVPs) também correspondem a espaços livres, de usos sociais acessíveis a toda população e lugar de lazer. Assim, a presente pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar o adensamento urbano em que áreas verdes públicas da cidade de Garanhuns-PE estão inseridas, bem como, quais são os usos sociais desenvolvidos nas áreas estudadas. Para tal, a pesquisa é baseada na análise sistêmica da paisagem com suporte de trabalho de campo e de sistemas de informações geográficas (SIG) para a confecção de mapeamentos. Como principais resultados, observou-se que o adensamento urbano se refere as áreas de caráter comercial e residencial com pouca verticalização. Já os seus usos são diversificados quando a AVP dispõem de algum tipo de equipamento de uso social, sendo os parques urbanos os espaços com melhores condições de usos. Palavras-chave: Lazer. Espaços Livres. Fitogeografia. Paisagem.   Abstract Public urban green areas are well-wooded spaces and represent icons of well-being and environmental quality of the city environment, due to the diverse benefits generated by the vegetation, while also providing dynamicity and beauty to the urban space. Public green areas (PGAs) also correspond to free spaces, aimed at accessible social uses by the entire population, as well as leisure places. Thus, the present research had as aim the analysis of the urban density in which public green areas of the city of Garanhuns-PE are inserted, as well as what social uses are developed in the studied areas. To this end, this research is based on the systemic analysis of the landscape with the support of fieldwork and geographic information systems (GIS) for mapping creation. The main results indicate that the urban densification refers to areas of commercial and residential character, with little verticalization. Their uses become diversified when the PGA has some kind of equipment destined for social use, with urban parks being the spaces presenting the best conditions of use. Keywords: Recreation. Free spaces. Phytogeography. Landscape.   Resumen Las áreas verdes públicas urbanas son espacios muy arbolados y representan íconos de bienestar y de calidad ambiental de la ciudad, debido a los diversos beneficios generados por la vegetación, además de proporcionar dinámica y belleza al espacio urbano.  Las áreas verdes públicas (AVPs) también corresponden a espacios libres, de usos sociales accesibles a toda la población y lugar de esparcimiento. Así, la presente investigación tuvo por objetivo analizar la densificación urbana en que las áreas verdes públicas de la ciudad de Garanhuns-PE están insertadas, así como también, cuales son los usos sociales desarrollados en las áreas estudiadas. Para tal, la investigación está basada en el análisis sistémico del paisaje con soporte de trabajo de campo y de sistemas de informaciones geográficas (SIG) para la confección de mapeamientos. Como principales resultados, se observó que la densificación urbana se refiere a las áreas de carácter comercial y residencial con poca verticalización. Sus usos ya son diversificados cuando las AVP disponen de algún tipo de equipo de uso social, siendo los parques urbanos los espacios con mejores condiciones de usos. Palabras clave: Ocio. Espacios Libres. Fitogeografía. Paisaje.

scholarly journals Student Homelessness: Sheltering Our Future: An Adaptable Approach to Underutilised City Spaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Caryl Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Homeless Population ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
The City

<p>The increasing housing demands from population growth creates a persistent housing shortage and unaffordability in our cities. Students are one demographic that is dramatically affected as they move closer to their education provider for study. The student influx at the start of the semester creates a large demand in the already inadequate housing market. Students with a limited budget have reduced accommodation options and this consequently drives many into a state of homelessness. A study from University of Otago measures that over a quarter of New Zealand’s homeless population are students (Amore, 2016). This considerable number of students are living in cars, tents, couch-surfing and sleeping rough for weeks during their studies. The desperate situation impinges on the student’s health and well-being and thus their academic performance.  In this context, the scope of this research focuses on the requirements of homeless tertiary students in the urban setting. Their vulnerability, insecurity and distress are explored to provide direction to solutions that will alleviate the existing problems of their insufficient living environments. As proximity to the education providers and amenities are key factors, this thesis examines underutilised and leftover spaces within the city as opportunities for inhabitation, and to create efficient use of urban space. Currently, there are successful examples of activating overlooked laneways into vibrant spaces. However, these transformations rely on the activities in the lane and the interventions are largely landscaping and installations. By investigating the successful regeneration of previously undesirable and neglected spaces through architectural re-imagination, this thesis identify laneways to be a potential site to the urgent need for shelters.  The architectural experiments and design development are informed by the combination of site challenges and programme to form an overall design-led research. The thesis tests how temporary modular design has a significant role in the design of economic and adaptable solutions for the increasing issue of homelessness. This establishes that through a critical design, we may shelter those in desperate need within the urban context. The architecture provides a safe environment that is empathetic to its users and the larger urban scale while also creating a statement and awareness to homelessness. The thesis concludes with the design framework for a single test site and assesses its suitability for future application to other leftover spaces in the city.</p>

scholarly journals PRESERVAR PARA QUEM? AS CONTRADIÇÕES NA PRESERVAÇÃO DO PATRIMÔNIO URBANO-INDUSTRIAL EM CAMPINAS (SP)

GEOgraphia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (51) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Roxo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Industrial Restructuring ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
Space Production ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Los Grupos

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a relação entre a reestruturação urbano-industrial e os conflitos na conservação do patrimônio industrial de Campinas. A análise privilegia o final dos anos 1970 até 2014, anos de intensificação dos processos destacados. Nossa pesquisa teve como procedimentos metodológicos: revisão bibliográfica, trabalhos de campo, entrevistas, pesquisa documental, produção cartográfica. O estudo mostra que, em Campinas, o elevado número de tombamentos associados à dimensão cotidiana do trabalho indica uma tendência política de preservação da memória trabalhadora, ferroviária e industrial. Entretanto, muitos dos tombamentos contribuíram contraditoriamente para a deterioração de exemplares do patrimônio industrial da cidade. Nesse sentido, os projetos e as ações impelidas pelos agentes produtores do espaço urbano de Campinas – o poder público municipal, os empresários, os moradores (antigos e novos), as instituições e os grupos políticos de defesa do patrimônio – evidenciam os conflitos pelos usos, funções e apropriação material e simbólica da cidade.  Palavras-chave: reestruturação urbano-industrial; patrimônio cultural; produção do espaço urbano. PRESERVE FOR WHOM? THE CONTRADICTIONS IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE URBAN-INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN CAMPINAS (SP) Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between urban-industrial restructuring and conflicts in the conservation of the industrial heritage of Campinas. The analysis privileges the late 1970s to 2014, years in which the highlighted processes were intensified. As methodological procedures, our research had: bibliographic review, fieldwork, interviews, documentary research, cartographic production. The study shows that, in Campinas, the high number of legally protected buildings associated with the daily dimension of work indicates a political tendency to preserve working, railway and industrial memory. However, many rules contradictorily contributed to the deterioration of specimens of the city's industrial heritage. In this sense, the projects and actions driven by the producing agents of the urban space of Campinas – the municipal public power, the businessmen, the residents (old and new), the institutions and the political groups for the defense of the heritage – evidence the conflicts over the uses, functions and the material and symbolic appropriation of the city. Keywords: urban-industrial restructuring; cultural heritage; urban space production. ¿CONSERVAR PARA QUIÉN? LAS CONTRADICCIONES EN LA PRESERVACIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO URBANO-INDUSTRIAL EN CAMPINAS (SP) Resumen: El propósito de este artículo es analizar la relación entre la reestructuración urbano-industrial y los conflictos en la conservación del patrimonio industrial de Campinas. El análisis privilegia los últimos años de la década de 1970 hasta 2014, años de intensificación de los procesos destacados. Nuestra investigación tuvo como procedimientos metodológicos: revisión bibliográfica, trabajo de campo, entrevistas, investigación documental, producción cartográfica. El estudio muestra que, en Campinas, el elevado número de edificios legalmente protegidos asociados a la dimensión cotidiana del trabajo indica una tendencia política a preservar la memoria laboral, ferroviaria e industrial. Sin embargo, muchas de las normas han contribuido de forma contradictoria al deterioro de ejemplares del patrimonio industrial de la ciudad. En este sentido, los proyectos y acciones impulsados ​​por los agentes productores del espacio urbano de Campinas – el poder público municipal, los empresarios, los vecinos (viejos y nuevos), las instituciones y los grupos políticos de defensa del patrimonio – evidencian los conflictos por los usos, funciones y apropiación material y simbólica de la ciudad. Palabras clave: reestructuración urbano-industrial; patrimonio cultural; producción de espacio urbano.

scholarly journals Criar en colores, nuevas experiencias: una intervención de agua y color con madres jóvenes de etnia gitana en Servicios Sociales de Fuentidueña, Villa de Vallecas

2019 ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Adelaida Larraín ◽  
Noemí Ávila ◽  
Fátima Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Art Program ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Project ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
The City ◽  
Municipal Health

Resumen: Criar en colores, nuevas experiencias es un proyecto de arte y salud llevado a cabo en el distrito Villa de Vallecas, Madrid. La intervención, perteneciente al Programa de salud sexual y reproductiva, se encuadra en los programas de promoción y prevención de la salud de los Centros Municipales de Salud Comunitaria del Ayuntamiento de Madrid, en conjunto con el Centro de Servicios Sociales de la Comunidad de Madrid. Se trata de un programa desarrollado semanalmente entre los meses de enero a abril de 2018, en el Centro de Servicios Sociales de Fuentidueña de Villa de Vallecas. La intervención fue llevada a cabo por una profesional del arte y la salud, profesionales de la medicina de Madrid Salud, y los educadores sociales de familia del centro de servicios sociales . El taller se desarrolló con un grupo de mujeres, madres jóvenes de población gitana, beneficiarias de la prestación de renta mínima de inserción, RMI. El grupo denominado Aprendiendo a ser madres, se había formado hace dos años en el centro. Uno de los principales objetivos planteados fue continuar en la línea de formación de este grupo, y para ello se presentó un programa de arte (acuarela y técnicas al agua), a través del cual las mujeres desarrollarían con un lenguaje plástico y artístico, experiencias de bienestar, disfrute, encuentro con sus hijos/as y descubrimiento de nuevos espacios de salud.  Palabras clave: acuarela, bienestar, empoderamiento, gitanas, madres, mujeres  Abstract: Raising in colors, new experiences is an art and health project carried out in the Villa de Vallecas district, Madrid. The intervention is part of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program and constitutes one of the health promotion and prevention programs implemented by Municipal Health Centers of the City of Madrid in conjunction with Madrid’s Community Social Services Center. The intervention was developed on a weekly basis between January and April 2018 in the Social Services Center of Fuentidueña, Villa de Vallecas, and was carried out by an artist and educator, medical professionals from Madrid Salud and social family educators from the social services center. The workshop was oriented to a group of young gypsy mothers, called Learning to be Mothers, who are beneficiaries of the minimum insertion income (RMI). The group was formed two years ago at the center. One of the main objectives was to continue the capacitation of this group. With this purpose, an art program (Watercolor and water techniques) was presented, and through it women would develop, with plastic and artistic languages, experiences of well-being, enjoyment, connecting with their children and discovering new health spaces.  Keywords: watercolor, wellness, empowerment, gypsy, mothers, women   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/eari.10.12705   

scholarly journals Cesárea en el Hospital Verdi Cevallos Balda en el año 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Suárez Fernández ◽  
Andrea Patricia Chancay Mendoza ◽  
Virginia Fernández ◽  
Galo Marcelo Proaño Arias ◽  
Dadier Marrero González
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cephalopelvic Disproportion ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Integral Assessment ◽  
The City ◽  
The Universe

En los últimos años, el parto por cesárea ha aumentado en relación al parto transpelviano a nivel mundial,  lo  cual  constituye  una  problemática  de  salud,  teniendo  en  cuenta  su  asociación  con  la morbimortalidad de las pacientes y el incremento de los costes que representa. En este trabajo, se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo en el Hospital Regional Doctor Verdi Cevallos Bal- da de la ciudad de Portoviejo, entre enero y diciembre de 2015, con el objetivo de determinar las indicaciones más frecuentes de la cesárea. El universo estuvo constituido por 3037 gestantes. La muestra fue de 1260 cesareadas que cumplieron con el criterio de inclusión como cesárea primiti- va, y de exclusión para las cesáreas iteradas y los partos transpelvianos. Los resultados mostraron que al 56,1% de las gestantes se les practicó cesárea. Dentro de los diagnósticos de la cesárea se observó predominio de la desproporción cefalopélvica con un 42,5% el compromiso de bienestar fetal con un 26,8% y la corioamnionitis un 0,1%, correspondiendo a las indicaciones maternas, fe- tales y ovulares respectivamente. Se concluyó que la indicación de cesárea, debe ser el resultado de una evaluación integral del estado maternofetal, sobre el que se decide la realización de este procedimiento quirúrgico. Palabras clave: Cesárea, cefalopélvica, bienestar fetal, corioamnionitis Abstract: In recent years, cesarean has risen in relation to the transpelvic delivery worldwide, which is a pro- blem of health, taking into account its association with mortality and morbidity of patients and the increased costs which they represent. In this work, a descriptive observational study was conducted in the Regional Hospital Doctor Verdi Cevallos Balda in the city of Portoviejo, from January to De- cember 2015 with the objective of determining the most frequent indications for cesarean section. The universe consisted of 3037 pregnant women. The sample was cesarean section 1260 that met the  inclusion  criteria  as  early  cesarean  section, and exclusion  for  iterated  transpelvic  deliveries and caesarean sections. The results showed that 56.1% of pregnant women underwent caesarean section.  Within  diagnoses  prevalence  of  caesarean  section cephalopelvic  disproportion  to  42.5% was observed, the commitment of fetal well-being for 26.8% and 0.1% for chorioamnionitis, corres- ponding to maternal, fetal indications and ovular respectively. It was concluded that the indication of cesarean section, must be the result of a integral assessment of the maternal-fetal state, on which the realization of this surgical procedure is decided. Key words: Cesarean, cephalopelvic, fetal well-being, corioamnionitis

scholarly journals Imágenes y Memoria: El uso social de las fotografías en la reelaboración de un pasado comunitário

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Brac
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Use ◽  
Social Uses

En este texto se reflexiona sobre: los usos sociales de la fotografía en la construcción social del pasado de Villa Guillermina, comunidad de origen foresto-industrial. Se aborda el tema considerando: antecedentes históricos involucrados, contexto de emergencia de dichas memorias, y público receptor. Se analiza la tensión, que generan las memorias contrapuestas, sobre un pasado comunitario. Y se observan las estrategias utilizadas por los actores sociales para resolver, en la práctica, el dilema de las memorias disidentes. En este sentido se observa, en el Museo, cómo se expresa este conflicto con las fotografías, presentes y ausentes, las cuales orientan el relato sobre ese pasado comunitario. Palabras clave: Museo. Fotografías. Memorias. Conflicto. Turismo.   Images and Memory: The social use of photographs in the re-elaboration of a common past   Abstract   In this text we reflect on the social uses of photography in the social construction of the past at Villa Guillermina, a community of forest-industrial origin. We address the topic considering the historical background, the context for the emergency of such memories, and the recipient public. We analyze the tension created by opposed memories in the re-elaboration of the past. And we observe the strategies used by social actors to solve, in practice, the dilemma of dissenting memories. In this sense, we observe how the conflict appears in the photographic exhibition presented at the Museum. Keywords: Museum. Photographs. Memories. Conflict. Tourism.

scholarly journals Peligros constantes y cambiantes en la percepción social del paisaje de amenazas en la ciudad de Mexicali

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (66) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Ley García ◽  
Fabiola Maribel Denegri de Dios ◽  
Guadalupe Sánchez Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Social Perception ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Invisibility ◽  
The City ◽  
Physical Manifestation

En este artículo se exploraron los cambios ocurridos en la percepción social del paisaje de amenazas en la ciudad de Mexicali, México, en 2006 y 2011. Esto se llevó a cabo mediante la comparación del número y tipo de peligros que los habitantes reportaron en dos encuestas locales. Este ejercicio permitió clasificar los peligros en “constantes” y “cambiantes”, y también identificar, a través de la observación de su manifestación física en el espacio urbano, las pautas de invisibilidad social, que ameritan ser consideradas en las estrategias de prevención de desastres. Palabras clave: percepción del riesgo; percepción del peligro; paisaje de amenazas; sesgo heurístico; invisibilidad social del riesgo; Mexicali. AbstractThe article explores the changes in the social perception of hazardscape in the city of Mexicali, México in 2006 and 2011. This is done by comparing the number and type of hazards that residents reported in two local surveys. This exercise allowed classifying the hazards in “constant" and "changing" in social perception and, by observing their physical manifestation in the urban space, to identify patterns of social invisibility that deserves consideration in strategies for disaster prevention. Key words: risk perception; hazard perception; hazardscape; heuristic bias; social invisibility of risk; Mexicali.

scholarly journals Ruido en la ciudad. Contaminación auditiva y ciudad caminable / Noise in the city. Acustic pollution and the walkable city

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Alfie Cohen ◽  
Osvaldo Salinas Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
The City

La contaminación auditiva es un fenómeno poco estudiado en la relación ciudad-ambiente. La combinación de ruido constante y permanente, el uso indiscriminado del automóvil y las políticas públicas desintegradas provocan una gestión ambiental incierta y poco clara frente a esta problemática. El modelo de ciudad caminable pretende generar espacios urbanos donde se reduzca el uso del transporte, se enfaticen las bondades de la movilidad a pie y en bicicleta, y se rehabiliten espacios públicos y áreas verdes, mecanismos que podrían reducir la contaminación auditiva y otras afectaciones ambientales.AbstractNoise pollution is a phenomenon insufficiently studied in the city-environment relationship. The combination of constant and permanent noise, indiscriminate use of cars and the poorly integrated public policies, cause an inaccurate and unclear environmental management. The model of a “walkable city” intends to address urban areas where transport use is reduced, the benefits of mobility through walking and cycling are emphasized and the public spaces and green areas are remediated. All those instruments could reduce noise pollution and other environmental effects.

scholarly journals El color como componente paisajístico en los catálogos de paisaje urbano

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Períes ◽  
María Cecilia Kesman ◽  
Silvina de Lourdes Barraud
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Measurement Information ◽  
Colorimetric Measurement ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Landscape Character ◽  
The City

Resumen Se puede evidenciar una deficiencia en los procesos de planificación y diseño urbanos con un enfoque paisajístico, y es por lo que el color urbano puede entenderse como un componte significativo que contribuye a consolidar el carácter paisajístico de la ciudad y a delimitar de áreas homogéneas. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo abordar el color urbano dentro del marco de la construcción de una metodología para la elaboración de catálogos de paisaje urbano (CPU) aplicables en distintas estructuras físico-espaciales urbanas y contextos geográficos. A partir de registros fotográficos en formato de barrido panorámico, capturados en puntos de observación del espacio urbano, y mediante el uso de software, se generan esquemas cromáticos representativos de la imagen paisajística. Desde las fases de identificación y caracterización, el resultado es una interpretación objetiva y cualitativa de la información de medición colorimétrica (sistema de color HSL) que permite relacionar e identificar la composición de color ambiental del paisaje considerando en igual medida a la naturaleza y a la cultura (construcciones antrópicas), y de cómo esto permite orientar planes y proyectos urbanos. Palabras clave: color ambiental, cromática, diseño urbano, espacio urbano, esquemas colorimétricos, paisajismo   Abstract A deficiency in urban planning and design processes can be evidenced with a landscape approach, which is why the urban color can be understood as a significant component that contributes to consolidating the landscape character of the city. The work aims to address the urban color in the framework of the construction of a methodology for the elaboration of "Urban Landscape Catalogs" (CPU) applicable in different urban physical-spatial structures and geographical contexts. From photographic records in panoramic scanning format, captured in observation points of the urban space and through the use of software, representative color schemes of the landscape image are generated. From the identification and characterization phases, the result is an objective and qualitative interpretation of the colorimetric measurement information (HSL color system) that allows to relate and identify the environmental color composition of the landscape considering nature and culture in equal measure (anthropic constructions) and how this allows to guide urban plans and projects. Keywords: environmental color, chromatic, urban design, urban space, colorimetric schemes, landscaping   Recibido: julio 1 / 2019  Evaluado: septiembre 25 / 2019  Aceptado: noviembre 13 / 2019 Publicado en línea: diciembre de 2019                 Actualizado: diciembre de 2019  

Cell Phone City: Reinventing Tokyo’s Urban Space for Social Use

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-236
Author(s):  
Deirdre Sneep
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Anthropological Fieldwork ◽  
Social Use ◽  
Smart Communities ◽  
The City

Abstract Although the growth of the mobile internet is a global phenomenon, several urban agglomerations are in East Asian countries that rank particularly high in mobile internet use. Among them is Tokyo, the cradle of mobile internet technology. The constant connectedness to the internet transforms the city and its communities, making them interesting case studies for research on smart communities. In line with Goggin and McLelland’s 2017 call for a more localized perspective on (mobile) internet use, this article critically re-visits the existing theoretical framework on how virtual space influences the city, and it compares findings with anthropological fieldwork the author conducted in Tokyo. The article looks at how mobile phones can be used to interact with established contacts over a distance, connect strangers by forming ‘mobile phone hubs’, and even disconnect the user when the device is used to ‘shield’ oneself from those in the vicinity.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Soundscapes in Urban Parks in Olsztyn (Poland) for Improvement of Landscape Design and Management

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Jaszczak ◽  
Natalia Małkowska ◽  
Katarina Kristianova ◽  
Sebastian Bernat ◽  
Ewelina Pochodyła
Keyword(s):  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
City Environment ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Noise Measurements ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Mental Map ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The City

Soundscape analyses and noise measurements should be a part of pre-design works involved in planning green areas in city centers. The aim of the study was to conduct a multi-criteria analysis of the soundscape of three parks in Olsztyn (Poland) as a part of the landscape planning process to determine the directions of re-design of places most exposed to noise. The research included: 1. functional and spatial analysis of the park surroundings in reference to the city environment, 2. analysis of the acoustic map, 3. measurements of sound pressure levels (SPL) at selected points in two periods (leafless and leafy), 4. analysis of characteristic sounds, 5. interview with park users and preparation of a mental map. The results of research regarding the perception of the soundscape of all three parks by respondents differ slightly from the results of both the acoustic map and SPL measurements. The results also confirm the difference between SPL in the leafless and leafy period. Places most exposed to noise are located at the park boundaries along the main access roads, and at park entrances. Recommendations and sample solutions are proposed, based on two suggested design activities, namely the reduction of undesirable sounds, and introduction of desirable sounds to the parks.

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