Shannon Entropy Fits Well Social Risk: Unemployment and Poverty in Large Cities

Studies on air pollution in large cities of India showed that ambient air pollution concentrations are at such levels where serious health effects are possible. This paper presents overview on the status of air quality index (AQI) of Jhansi city by using multivariate statistical techniques. This base line data can help governmental and non-governmental organizations for the management of air pollution.

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Risk management in creating united territorial communities based on major cities

Problems of Innovation and Investment Development ◽

10.33813/2224-1213.17.2018.03 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 28-34

Author(s):

Alexander Martynyuk

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Community Based ◽

Large Cities

The article is devoted to questions of the administrative-territorial reform in Ukraine, namely: the benefits and risks of creating a capable, united territorial community based on large cities. Authoroffers a reliable means for the formation of capable united territorial communities through the process of integration with economically developed centers – cities of oblast significance.

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Educational Policy for the Large Cities

Social Problems ◽

10.1525/sp.1976.24.2.03a00120 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 271-281

Author(s):

Robert J. Havighurst

Keyword(s):

Educational Policy ◽

Large Cities

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Creative Reconstruction: A Systematic Approach to Reinventing Large Cities in Democratic Republic of Congo

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ◽

10.24297/jssr.v8i1.3609 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1485-1497

Author(s):

Mia Nsokimieno Misilu Eric

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Democratic Republic ◽

Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽

Mineral Resources ◽

Capital City ◽

African Countries ◽

Republic Of Congo ◽

Large Cities ◽

Current State ◽

Legacy Cities

The current state of large cities in Democratic Republic of Congo highlights the necessity of reinventing cities. More than fifty years after the independence, these major cities, like Kinshasa the capital city, are in a state of are in a state of disrepair. They are damaged, dysfunctional, and more vulnerable. Today, these legacy cities do not meet the international requirements of livable cities. Democratic Republic of Congo faces the challenge of rebuilding its cities for sustainability. The movement for independence of African countries enabled the shift from colonial cities to legacy cities. It is important to understand the cultural and ideological foundations of colonial city. Commonly, colonial cities served as purpose-built settlements for the extraction and transport of mineral resources toward Europe. What's required is a creative reconstruction to achieve a desired successful urban change. Creative reconstruction tends to ensure urban transformation in relation with urbanization, by making continuous and healthy communities. Creative reconstruction seems appropriate way of building back cities in harmony with cultural values. The article provides a framework for urban regeneration. The study is based on principle of thinking globally and acting locally in building back better cities.

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Transferring Urban Mobility Studies in Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo to Other Large MENA Cities: Steps toward Sustainable Transport

Urban Development Issues ◽

10.2478/udi-2020-0003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 27-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Houshmand Masoumi ◽

Erik Fruth

Keyword(s):

Decision Makers ◽

Lead Author ◽

Urban Mobility ◽

Sustainable Transport ◽

Sustainable Mobility ◽

Large Share ◽

Mena Region ◽

Large Cities ◽

Mobility Studies ◽

Legal Constraints

AbstractThe number of urban mobility studies and projects in the three large metropoles of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo, is growing while other large cities do not enjoy a large share. It would be efficient for those other large cities to adapt the experiences, projects, and studies of Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo to their own contexts. This paper can help facilitate that adaptation. It investigates the transferability and generalisability of the findings of a recent publication by the lead author on mobility choices in Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo to some other large cities of more than one million inhabitants in the MENA region. The discussion provided here can provide decision-makers in the MENA region with guidance on how to utilise the findings from a recent study on Tehran/Istanbul/Cairo in their own contexts. T-tests were conducted to test the comparability of the three base cities with a sample 57 others with populations of over one million people. The results show that it would be possible to adapt the urban mobility studies of the three base megacities to 3 to 27 cities based on different criteria. Key suggestions identified by this study include providing local accessibility, neighbourhood facilities, and cycling facilities as well as removing social and legal constraints to cycling, advertising cycling, informing people about the harm arising from the overuse of cars, and increasing street connectivity by adding intersections. According to the findings, these evidence-based recommendations can enhance sustainable mobility for the inhabitants of up to 27 large cities.

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Correlates of Child Mortality in Pakistan: A Hazards Model Analysis

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v38i1pp.85-118 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 85-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jennifer Benneti

Keyword(s):

Child Mortality ◽

Proportional Hazards ◽

Contraceptive Use ◽

Proportional Hazards Model ◽

Economic Status ◽

Model Analysis ◽

Health Seeking ◽

Large Cities ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Hazards Model

This study investigated factors associated with child mortality in an area in Rawalpindi, one of the large cities of Pakistan. Using both demographic and anthropological methods, the research was conducted to specifically examine the processes and mechanisms whereby a link is established between child mortality and its covariates. Controlling for the socio-economic status as a determinant of child mortality, the study population was limited to a lower income stratum living in a homogeneous environment where all households had equal access to health-related and other facilities. Results of the proportional hazards model analysis on 130I index children suggest that non-economic factors like maternal health-seeking behaviour were related to high child mortality. The cultural norm of bearing a large number of children was the most significant correlate. In order of significance, this was followed by contraceptive use, current age of the mother, age at marriage and the hygienic conditions of the household. The study provides strong evidence of familial clustering of mortality by order of the household.

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