THE STUDY OF PARTICULARITY OF BANJA LUKA WATERFRONT IN VIEW OF DEFINING THE COURSE OF ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

This Study examines the phenomenon of the relationship between the river as a naturalelement and the urban environment as a human creation.Their mutual relationship isobserved through the topics which are related to the spatial - programmatic, perceptual,aesthetic and cultural potentials that largely determine the identity of the place. Theexample of the city of Banja Luka has been analyzed and presented from the point of viewof several criteria: positioning of the urban structure with relation to the river,morphological and topographic characteristics, development level of the physical structureof the waterfront, accessibility, distribution of contents and heritage. The Study gives anoverview of the results of the survey conducted among the users of the space with regardto the identity, importance and the way of using the waterfront area. The values whichthose specific urban areas may contain have been identified in order to formulate certainrecommendations intended to improve the waterfront.

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Reconceptualizing the Public Spaces of New Urban Areas in Hanoi: The End or the New of Public-Making?

International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering Technology ◽

10.30880/ijscet.2021.12.01.026 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Minh-Tung Tran ◽

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Tien-Hau Phan ◽

Ngoc-Huyen Chu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Public Spaces ◽

The Public ◽

Doi Moi ◽

The World ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Neighborhood Level

Public spaces are designed and managed in many different ways. In Hanoi, after the Doi moi policy in 1986, the transfer of the public spaces creation at the neighborhood-level to the private sector has prospered na-ture of public and added a large amount of public space for the city, directly impacting on citizen's daily life, creating a new trend, new concept of public spaces. This article looks forward to understanding the public spaces-making and operating in KDTMs (Khu Do Thi Moi - new urban areas) in Hanoi to answer the question of whether ‘socialization’/privatization of these public spaces will put an end to the urban public or the new means of public-making trend. Based on the comparison and literature review of studies in the world on public spaces privatization with domestic studies to see the differences in the Vietnamese context leading to differences in definitions and roles and the concept of public spaces in KDTMs of Hanoi. Through adducing and analyzing practical cases, the article also mentions the trends, the issues, the ways and the technologies of public-making and public-spaces-making in KDTMs of Hanoi. Win/loss and the relationship of the three most important influential actors in this process (municipality, KDTM owners, inhabitants/citizens) is also considered to reconceptualize the public spaces of KDTMs in Hanoi.

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The possibilities and limits of political contestation in times of ‘urban austerity’

Urban Studies ◽

10.1177/0042098016651568 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 54 (9) ◽

pp. 2087-2106 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Crispian Fuller ◽

Karen West

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

City Government ◽

Discourse Theory ◽

Policy Area ◽

Planning Policy ◽

The Social ◽

The Subject ◽

Social Logics ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

This paper seeks to provide a conceptual framework in which to examine the social practices of contemporary austerity programmes in urban areas, including how these relate to different conceptions of crisis. Of current theoretical interest is the apparent ease with which these austerity measures have been accepted by urban governing agents. In order to advance these understandings we follow the recent post-structuralist discourse theory ‘logics’ approach of Glynos and Howarth (2007), focusing on the relationship between hegemony, political and social logics, and the subject whose identificatory practices are key to understanding the form, nature and stability of discursive settlements. In such thinking it is not only the formation of discourses and the mobilisation of rhetoric that are of interest, but also the manner in which the subjects of austerity identify with these. Through such an approach we examine the case of the regeneration/economic development and planning policy area in the city government of Birmingham (UK). In conclusion, we argue that the logics approach is a useful framework through which to examine how austerity has been uncontested in a city government, and the dynamics of acquiescence in relation to broader hegemonic discursive formations.

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Neighbourhood Environmental Contribution and Health. A novel indicator integrating urban form and urban green

Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems ◽

10.1515/cass-2018-0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 46-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Harald Zepp ◽

Luis Inostroza ◽

Robynne Sutcliffe ◽

Salman Ahmed ◽

Susanne Moebus

Keyword(s):

Urban Form ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Regression Models ◽

Spatial Relationship ◽

Urban Structure ◽

Urban Green ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Environmental Contribution ◽

Neighbourhood Scale ◽

The Relationship

Abstract The relationship between urban green, urban form and health remains unclear. This research explores health and urban green as well as urban structure as constituents of urban form. The objective was to develop a novel indicator (Neighbourhood Environmental Contribution, NEC) to analyse the spatial relationship between urban green and health (diabetes, mental health and self-rated health) on the neighbourhood scale. NEC performs more stably when regression models are adjusted for confounders. This suggests that better representations of urban form including the built-up structure of urban areas are promising.

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The Geography of Social Media Data in Urban Areas: Representativeness and Complementarity

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi10110747 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 747

Author(s):

Álvaro Bernabeu-Bautista ◽

Leticia Serrano-Estrada ◽

V. Raul Perez-Sanchez ◽

Pablo Martí

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Population Distribution ◽

Land Value ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Social Network Data ◽

Location Patterns ◽

Age Range ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

This research sheds light on the relationship between the presence of location-based social network (LBSN) data and other economic and demographic variables in the city of Valencia (Spain). For that purpose, a comparison is made between location patterns of geolocated data from various social networks (i.e., Google Places, Foursquare, Twitter, Airbnb and Idealista) and statistical information such as land value, average gross income, and population distribution by age range. The main findings show that there is no direct relationship between land value or age of registered population and the amount of social network data generated in a given area. However, a noteworthy coincidence was observed between Google Places data-clustering patterns, which represent the offer of economic activities, and the spatial concentration of the other LBSNs analyzed, suggesting that data from these sources are mostly generated in areas with a high density of economic activities.

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The relationship between dental caries and carbohydrates intake among preschool-aged children in rural and urban areas

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry ◽

10.24198/pjd.vol29no3.14319 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Rina Putri Noer Fadilah ◽

Azkya Patria Nawawi ◽

Andi Supriatna ◽

Sri Sarwendah ◽

Ratih Widyasari

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Urban Area ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Average Value ◽

Rural And Urban Areas ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Rural And Urban Area ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Preschool Aged Children

Introduction: The prevalence of dental caries among children has increased in the past decades. Dental caries has a multifactorial aetiology, including host (saliva and teeth), microbiology (plaque), substrate (diet), and time. The role of fermentable carbohydrates intake as a risk factor in the initiation and progression of dental caries. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between dental caries and carbohydrates intake among preschool-aged children in rural and urban areas of the city of Cimahi, Indonesia. Methods: The method used was an analytical cross-sectional study with pathfinder survey based on the WHO basic methods of oral health surveys. The data were collected through intraoral examination, and nutritional status measurement was done by using food frequency questionnaire. Statistical analysis used was the chi-square test. Results: From the study towards 100 preschool children resulted the prevalence of dental caries in rural and urban area respectively was 96 and 92%. The average value of deft index in urban area was 8.46 (95% CI:7.00-9.91) and was 7.98 (95% CI:6.50-9.45) in rural area. The average value of sucrose intake frequency in urban area was 237.14 (95% CI:204.95-269.32), whilst in rural area was 177.54 (95% CI:155.66-199.41). Conclusion: There was a relationship between dental caries and carbohydrates intake among preschool-aged children in the rural and urban area of the city of Cimahi, Indonesia.

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An investigation on approach of the learning environment in urban design

Psychology and Education Journal ◽

10.17762/pae.v58i2.2940 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 5295-5308

Author(s):

Maryam Rajabi , Elham Shrifian , Mohsen Rafian

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Learning Needs ◽

Human Beings ◽

Learning Space ◽

Human Environment ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Theoretical Issues ◽

Theoretical Foundations

The environment and its current components play an essential role in human learning. There is an interactive and mutual relationship between humans and environment. The relationship which is established between the container and the object in urban areas can be a type of learning and learner. The environment brings us together and disperses. People learn in it, become cultured, think, learn, organize themselves, and consolidate. The aim of this study is to explain the concept of learning space in the city as a place of learning through providing theoretical foundations. The method is used in this study is a qualitative-descriptive method by using theoretical issues in learning and human-environment relationship under discussion in educational and environmental psychology. The finding demonstrated that in urban learning environments, the real needs of human beings are redefined and also they are designed and adopted to learning needs.

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The dynamics of population distributions in cities based on daily mobile phone operations: A case study of some Moravian cities

Moravian Geographical Reports ◽

10.2478/mgr-2021-0006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 71-86

Author(s):

Gabriel Kopáčik ◽

Antonín Vaishar ◽

Eva Šimara

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Urban Structure ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Urban Structures ◽

Population Distributions ◽

Dynamics Of Population ◽

The City ◽

Permanent Residents

Abstract Analyses of the changes in the presence of persons in different central and residential parts of urban areas are subject to evaluation in this paper. Case studies of the cities of Brno, Ostrava and Zlín during the day and night are highlighted. Data from a provider of mobile phone services were used for the analyses. It appears that the data can be important for the comparison of different urban structures. The results demonstrate that the organisation of urban structure affects the number of visitors and thus the area attractiveness. It was confirmed that the number of mobile phone users in the city cores is higher than the number of permanent residents. The greatest differences between the day and night in the city cores were found in Brno, a concentric city with the most important central functions among the cities studied. Differences between the day and night in residential areas were not as large as expected. City neighbourhoods in Brno showed some specific rhythmicity.

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Workplace location, polycentricism, and car commuting

Journal of Transport and Land Use ◽

10.5198/jtlu.2019.1488 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 785-810 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fitwi Wolday ◽

Petter Naess ◽

Anders Tønnesen

Keyword(s):

Urban Structure ◽

Sustainable Mobility ◽

Opposite Pattern ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Longitudinal Survey Data ◽

Commuting Distances ◽

Workplace Development ◽

Commuting Patterns ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

Although significant strides have been made regarding the relationship between urban structure and travel, some doubt appears to be lingering concerning the impacts of polycentric urban development. For example, the debate on whether a polycentric or monocentric workplace location pattern is favorable for reducing negative environmental effects from transportation has not been entirely settled. This study intends to contribute to clearing up some of the misconceptions by focusing on the implications of spatial distribution of jobs on commuting patterns among employees within the Oslo metropolitan area. Results show a strong tendency for a higher share of car commuting among employees working in suburban workplaces. This pattern persists also for suburban workplaces located close to suburban transit nodes. The share of transit commuters shows the opposite pattern. Commuting distances also tend to increase the farther from the city center the workplace is located. These conclusions are based on cross-sectional and quasi-longitudinal survey data as well as semi-structured in-depth interviews of workers, including several interviewees who had changed their workplace locations. To our knowledge, this is the first mixed-methods study on the influence of workplace location on commuting behavior. The results raise doubt about the appropriateness of polycentric intra-metropolitan workplace development as a strategy for sustainable mobility.

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Identifying Urban Structure Based on Transit-Oriented Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11247241 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (24) ◽

pp. 7241

Author(s):

Yingqun Zhang ◽

Rui Song ◽

Rob van Nes ◽

Shiwei He ◽

Weichuan Yin

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Network Activity ◽

Human Model ◽

Urban Structure ◽

Transit Oriented Development ◽

City Center ◽

Fast Development ◽

Transportation Development ◽

The City

The fast development of urbanization has led to imbalances in cities, causing congestion, pollution, and urban sprawl. In response to the growing concern over the distribution of demand and supply, a more coordinated urban structure is addressed in comprehensive planning processes. In this study, we attempt to identify urban structure using a Network–Activity–Human model under the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) concept, since TOD is usually regarded as an urban spatial planning tool. In order to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the urban structure, we define the TOD index and unbalance degree and then classify the urban areas accordingly. We take the city of Beijing as a case study and identify nine urban types. The results show a hierarchical urban structure: the city center covers most of the hotspots which display higher imbalances, the surroundings of the city center are less developed, and the city edges show higher potentials in both exploitation and transportation development. Moreover, we discuss the extent to which the spatial scale influences the unbalance degree and apply a sensitivity analysis based on the goals of different stakeholders. This methodology could be utilized at any study scale and in any situation, and the results could offer suggestions for more accurate urban planning, strengthening the relationship between TOD and spatial organization.

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Assessment of future heat events for the city of Augsburg by means of a normal vector based analog approach

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-3438 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Merkenschlager ◽

Christoph Beck ◽

Elke Hertig

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Urban Areas ◽

General Circulation ◽

Heat Waves ◽

Selection Process ◽

General Circulation Models ◽

Normal Vector ◽

Urban Structure ◽

Data Set ◽

The City

Under enhanced anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing heat waves are only one example of climatic risks mankind has to deal with. Especially in urban areas where most of the people will live until the end of the 21st century heat waves are a serious risk factor since the urban heat island will reinforce such events. For the city of Augsburg, new analog methods are utilized for assessing the development and impacts of heat waves taking into account the varying urban structure.For model calibration the temperature data from the Augsburg-M&#252;hlhausen weather station operated by the German Weather Service (DWD) and atmospheric circulation variables of the ERA5 reanalysis data set were used to analyze the recent temperature development. For this purpose, the least deviation of the normal vector was used to determine a subsample of analogs corresponding to the day of interest. The normal vector was derived from the regression plane of the prevailing circulation on the respective day. Subsequently, the temperature patterns were used to define the analog day from the subsample. For future periods, the same method was applied to model data for two representative concentration pathways (RCP4.5, RCP8.5) of different general circulation models (GCM: ACCESS1-0, CNRM-CM5, MPI-ESM-LR). Thus, we derive future time series of analogs corresponding to events prevailing in the observational period. To account for projected trends of the GCMs, the trends of all time-series were first removed and, after the analog selection process, added again according to the trends of the GCMs.Temperature extremes are defined as days with temperatures exceeding the 90th quantile (Q90) and heat days are defined as days where at least two temperature indices (TMIN, TMEAN, TMAX) exceed Q90. When at least three consecutive days are defined as heat day a heat wave is proclaimed. Analysis have shown that under consideration of RCP8.5 (RCP4.5) and all model runs the number of heat days in the end of the 21st century will be nine (five) times higher than within the reference period 1970-2000. Furthermore, the mean duration of heatwaves will extend by factor four (two), whereby heat waves of more than 30 (15) consecutive days are possible.

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