The central city area analysis by the city classification using tourism statistics, and the evaluation of the measure of the city center activation plan.

Takehisa Tonomura; Kiyoe Miyashita

doi:10.11361/journalcpij.47.415

Application of the urban reconstruction methods in the central city area of Nis

Facta universitatis - series Architecture and Civil Engineering ◽

10.2298/fuace0801127d ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 127-138

Author(s):

Milena Dinic ◽

Petar Mitkovic ◽

Jelena Velev ◽

Ivana Bogdanovic

Keyword(s):

Central City ◽

City Center ◽

Modern City ◽

City Area ◽

Current Trends ◽

Reconstruction Methods ◽

Complex Procedure ◽

The Subject ◽

The City ◽

The Town

The urban reconstruction nowadays is a future of a modern city. The subject of the urban reconstruction is primarily the historical nucleus of the city, as the most attractive urban unit and the city growth generator. That is why the issue of urban reconstruction of the central city area is extremely important. The city nucleus of Nis has undergone numerous transformations during its development from the fortified city, to the town with Oriental characteristics, to the modern city center of the polycentric city. Reconstruction of Nis as a medium-sized city, with the significant role in the system of Serbian center network, is the issue of the strategic importance for the economic development of the country. Considering the cultural and style diversity of the Nis center, the issue of its urban reconstruction is a very complex procedure. The application of the various methods of urban reconstruction, which have been used in the past decade, is demonstrated on three analyzed examples in the central city area of Nis. These methods have been selected in order to activate, improve and revive the central city area. The paper describes the regeneration principles of these areas and investigates whether they are similar to the current trends in the world.

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Spatial and Temporal Differences in Weekday Travel Durations Between Private-for-Hire Transportation Services and Transit in the City Center

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/03611981211019741 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 036119812110197

Author(s):

Baxter Shandobil ◽

Ty Lazarchik ◽

Kelly Clifton

Keyword(s):

Transportation Network ◽

Central City ◽

Temporal Analysis ◽

Time Of Day ◽

City Center ◽

Transportation Services ◽

Regulatory Frameworks ◽

Transit Services ◽

Level Information ◽

The City

There is increasing evidence that ridehailing and other private-for-hire (PfH) services such as taxis and limousines are diverting trips from transit services. One question that arises is where and when PfH services are filling gaps in transit services and where they are competing with transit services that are publicly subsidized. Using weekday trip-level information for trips originating in or destined for the city center of Portland, OR from PfH transportation services (taxis, transportation network companies, limousines) and transit trip data collected from OpenTripPlanner, this study investigated the temporal and spatial differences in travel durations between actual PfH trips and comparable transit trips (the same origin–destination and time of day). This paper contributes to this question and to a growing body of research about the use of ridehailing and other on-demand services. Specifically, it provides a spatial and temporal analysis of the demand for PfH transportation using an actual census of trips for a given 2 week period. The comparison of trip durations of actual PfH trips to hypothetical transit trips for the same origin–destination pairs into or out of the central city gives insights for policy making around pricing and other regulatory frameworks that could be implemented in time and space.

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Vexing Visibilities

Staging Discomfort ◽

10.5744/florida/9781683401544.003.0005 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 139-172

Author(s):

Bretton White

Keyword(s):

Central City ◽

City Center ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Private Spaces ◽

Physical Spaces ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

Chapter 4 investigates the relationship between fear and perceptibility in the play Chamaco (2006) by Abel González Melo. Using works by queer theorist José Esteban Muñoz, it explores how gay and transvestite characters travel through and manipulate the central city spaces of Havana, most notably the Parque Central, transforming official, celebratory spaces of the nation into concealed meeting places that reveal the true, queer nature of the city. This chapter argues that this play is concerned with the ethereal, and that the transformative possibilities of queer sex—which in this play occur at the periphery of the city center—can encourage a multiplicity of citizenships that extend from the queer throughout the city, and not just at its edges. In Carlos Celdrán’s direction of Chamaco the physical spaces of stage and city are reconstructed by playing with what is visible to the audience and other characters via lighting. Celdrán makes previously “invisible” queer bodies visible by utilizing light as an inclusionary tactic. Further, he challenges ideas about utopia and dystopia, center and margin, hetero- and homonormative by collapsing the public and private spaces of street and home in his staging of the work.

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Preparations for Severe Winter Conditions by Emergency Health Personnel in Turkey

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2014.28 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 170-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Cüneyt Çalışkan ◽

Aysun Algan ◽

Hüseyin Koçak ◽

Burcu Küçük Biçer ◽

Meltem Şengelen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Central City ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Severe Winter ◽

Educational Training ◽

City Center ◽

Ambulance Personnel ◽

Winter Conditions ◽

Emergency Medical ◽

Emergency Medical Personnel ◽

The City

AbstractObjectiveEmergency and core ambulance personnel work under all environmental conditions, including severe weather condtions. We evaluated emergency medical personnel in Çanakkale, Turkey, for their degree of preparedness.MethodsA descriptive study was conducted in Çanakkale, Turkey, within 112 emergency service units and their 17 district stations. Surveys were developed to measure the level of preparedness for serious winter conditions that individual workers made for themselves, their homes, and their cars.ResultsOf the 167 survey participants, the mean age was 29.8 ± 7.9 years; 52.7% were women; more than half (54.75%) were emergency medical technicians; and 53.3% were married. Only 10.4% of those who heated their homes with natural gas had carbon monoxide detectors. Scores relating to household and individual preparation for severe winter conditions increased by participants’ age (P < .003), being married (P < .000) and working in the city center (P < .021); and for men whose cars were equipped with tow ropes, extra clothing, and snow tires (P < .05). Absenteeism was higher for central-city personnel than district workers because they were less prepared for harsh winter conditions (P = .016).ConclusionMany of the surveyed emergency health personel demonstrated insufficient preparations for serious winter conditions. To increase the safety and efficiency of emergency medical personnel, educational training programs should be rountinely conducted. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-4)

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The state and functionality of dendroflora in the cemeteries in Obrenovac

Sustainable Forestry: Collection ◽

10.5937/sustfor1877099m ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 99-111

Author(s):

Suzana Mitrović ◽

Nevena Čule ◽

Dušan Jokanović ◽

Milijana Cvejić ◽

Milorad Veselinović

Keyword(s):

Environmental Conditions ◽

Woody Species ◽

The State ◽

City Center ◽

City Area ◽

Green Areas ◽

The City

Urban cemeteries represent important human-made special-purpose green areas. On the territory of the city area of the Municipality of Obrenovac, there are two urban cemeteries: the New Cemetery (Serbian: Novo Groblje) and the Old Cemetery (Serbian: Staro Groblje). The New Cemetery with an area of 5.4 ha is at 2.84 km West of the center and Staro Groblje with an area of 4.5 ha lies at 2 km from the city center. In the framework of the development of the Cadastre of Public Green Areas of the Municipality of Obrenovac, 29 woody species with a total of 271 trees were recorded in the New Cemetery. The Old Cemetery had 32 woody species recorded with a total of 348 trees. The paper studies the vitality, the ornamental value, as well as the functionality and adaptability of the species to the existing environmental conditions.

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Geographical index of concentration as an indicator of the spatial distribution of tourist attractions in Belgrade

Turizam ◽

10.5937/turizam25-27553 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 45-54

Author(s):

Sanja Pavlović ◽

Radmila Jovanović

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Spatial Structure ◽

Central City ◽

Field Research ◽

City Center ◽

Tourist Attractions ◽

Geographical Concentration ◽

Structural Parts ◽

Definition Of ◽

The City

The spatial structure of tourist attractions can be presented both qualitatively and quantitatively. One of the indicators of the spatial structure of tourism is the index of geographical concentration of tourist attractions. The geographical concentration of tourist attractions represents the ratio of the number of tourist attractions in the observed area and its structural parts and the total number of structural units of the analyzed area. This paper aims to determine the spatial distribution of attractions in the administrative territories of Belgrade municipalities and to establish correlations with tourist attendance. The number and spatial distribution of accommodation capacities are the largest in the central city municipalities so that the number of visitors is the largest in them. At the same time, the central city municipalities have the highest concentration of tourist attractions. For data collection, the authors used field research, OSM (Open Street Maps), Google maps, with software processing ArcGIS 10.2. The research results enabled the definition of the model of distribution of tourist attractions and indicated its application. This model of distribution of tourist attractions shows that they are mostly concentrated in the city center. This also means a small spatial connection of tourist attractions in the city center and peripheral parts.

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Analysis of Parking in Urban Center Area

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.361-363.2169 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 361-363 ◽

pp. 2169-2172

Author(s):

Tian Jun Feng ◽

Chun Yan Liang ◽

Li Xin Wu

Keyword(s):

Central City ◽

Operational Efficiency ◽

Residential Area ◽

Urban Center ◽

City Center ◽

Actual Case ◽

Commercial Area ◽

The City ◽

Center Area

Parking time differences characteristics of the commercial and residential area of the city center area was discussed, actual case shows that the proportion of parking time is less than one hour accounted for 48.2% in commercial area, and the proportion of parking time is less than one hour accounted for 22.9% in residential area. The problem of parking in the central city was indicated, and the suggestions focusing on the problem of parking were put forward to improve operational efficiency and alleviate these problems of parking difficulty, parking chaos in central city.

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Evaluation of the Fairness of Urban Lakes’ Distribution Based on Spatialization of Population Data: A Case Study of Wuhan Urban Development Zone

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16244994 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (24) ◽

pp. 4994 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jing Wu ◽

Shen Yang ◽

Xu Zhang

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Central City ◽

Urban Expansion ◽

Population Data ◽

City Center ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

Development Zone ◽

Urban Lakes ◽

The City

Lake reclamation for urban construction has caused serious damage to lakes in cities undergoing rapid urbanization. This process affects urban ecological environment and leads to inconsistent urban expansion, population surge, and uneven distribution of urban lakes. This study measured the fairness of urban lakes’ distribution and explored the spatial matching relationship between service supply and user group demand. The interpretation and analysis of Wuhan’s remote sensing images, population, administrative area, traffic network, and other data in 2018 were used as the basis. Specifically, the spatial distribution pattern and fairness of lakes’ distribution in Wuhan urban development zone were investigated. This study establishes a geographic weighted regression (GWR) model of land cover types and population data based on a spatialization method of population data based on land use, and uses population spatial data and network accessibility analysis results to evaluate lake service levels in the study area. Macroscopically, the correlation analysis of sequence variables and Gini coefficient analysis method are used to measure the fairness of the Wuhan lake distribution problem and equilibrium degree, and the location entropy analysis is used to quantitatively analyze the fairness of lakes and Wuhan streets from the perspective of supply and demand location entropy. Levels improve the accuracy of the research. Results showed that (1) the area covered by lakes in Wuhan urban development zone is 1007.96 km2 within 60-min of walking, accounting for 30.6% of the total area of the study area. This area can house 5,050,275 people, accounting for 60.8% of Wuhan’s total population. (2) The lakes in the central city area are less fair than the lakes outside the Third Ring Road. (3) The service level of North Lake is the highest among all the lakes in the study area, and that of Hou Lake is the lowest. (4) The spatial layout of the fairness of the lakes’ distribution is roughly distributed in circles. The fairness level collapses toward the city center, indicating that the closer to the city center, the lower the fairness level.

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