scholarly journals The Role of the Polish Military Contingent in the Reconstruction of Ghazni Province

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
Mirza Sabawoon
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Genetic Explanation ◽  
Overall Stability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The City

The article outlines the activity of the Polish army as part of NATO operations in Afghanistan. The analysis concerns humanitarian aid in particular, and identifies the most important activities of the PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team) carried out in the field of reconstruction and security in the city of Ghazni from 2001. The PMC (Polish Military Contingent) worked for the stability of the city, starting in mid-2008. The author concludes that the objectives pursued by the PMC related to the reconstruction of the city of Ghazni increased the level of security of the local community and the overall stability in the region. The methods used in the article (comparative, research, systemic and genetic explanation method) make it possible to examine and present the processes and changes taking place.

scholarly journals Genius loci and/or city-forming enterprise: scientific centre as assemblage point (case study of the city of Apatity)

2020 ◽  
pp. 249-256
Author(s):  
V.P. Kliueva
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Scientific Organization ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Scientific Center ◽  
Murmansk Region ◽  
Northern Cities ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The City

Based on the theory of resilience, the author analyses the role of science in the life-sustaining practices of northern cities on the example of the Kola Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KSC RAS) in Apatity (Murmansk Region). The resilience of the territory is considered as a successful adaptation to changing conditions manifested in a crisis situation. The stability of the sociocultural resilience subsystem is ensured by the presence of the scientific community in the city. According to the typology of Arctic cities, Apatity is classified as a non-capital intracontinental university centre; the criterion for inclusion in the category is the presence of the KSC RAS in the city. It is the only RAS structure located in the Arctic. In the Kola Peninsula, the scientific institution has existed since 1930; since 1961, the majority of scientific institutions has been located in the Apatity Akadem-gorodok (Science Campus). Narrative interviews with residents of Apatity and Kirovsk became the source base of the study. The analysis of the interviews was conducted by coding method. The sample included citizens — em-ployees of the scientific centre and those not related to it. Thirty interviews have been conducted. As a hypothe-sis, the thesis was put forward that, at the heart of the local community of Apatity, there have been and still re-main scientists and people with an understanding of the activities of the KSC. Subsequently, this part of the popu-lation forms behavioural practices and sociocultural values for all residents of the city. The key research question was whether the presence of the KSC RAS was noticeable for different categories of citizens, and above all, for non-scientists. The city’s community considers separately KSC as a scientific organization, and Akademgorodok as a central urban neighbourhood. On the mental map, there is the Akademgorodok, which plays the role of Ge-nius loci. The Kola Scientific Center is perceived as a city-forming enterprise, although it has not been anymore since the early 1990s. The Kola Scientific Center is seen by the Apatity citizens as a place of attraction and a point of assembly of the urban community, without which it can lose the core factor of its sociocultural identity and merge with the neighbouring industrial Kirovsk.

Analysis of the local communities focused around improving the quality of urban space on the example of activities in public spaces and cultural activities in Bytom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Widzisz-Pronobis ◽  
◽  
Grzegorz Pronobis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Local Community ◽  
City Life ◽  
Social Activists ◽  
Good Investment ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
The City

Bytom is a polish, post-industrial city which is looking for a new vision of the future. City dwellers are between a history related to coal and new challenges. It is not easy for them to understand that industry is a thing of the past and you need to look for yourself and your identity again. Groups of social leaders are trying to show a different picture of the city and engage more and more people to act for the city. Building the city's identity and new image are basic ideas. However, in the era of global discussion about climate change and the technologization of city life, it becomes important to become aware of the role of greenery and community. In the article I want to show how Bytom social activists promote and animate the local community in the spirit of collectivism and improving the quality of life in the city. The assumption of the described groups was the maximum involvement of residents in activities to improve the space in Bytom. In the article I want to show what tools they used and what effects they obtained. Particularly important here are activities that contribute to making the community aware of the role of greenery and pedestrian space. The effects of social activities show more clearly how important are strong communities opposing local authorities and supporting good investment decisions. Analysis of the activities of social groups showed how important local leaders play and how various methods and tools used by them gave measurable effects in the city space. The bottom-up activity helped to understand the advantages of a pedestrian city, which is Bytom, and to show how little it takes for the city to gain a new image.

Trophic structure within the Bristol Channel: seasonality and stability in Bridgwater Bay

1992 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Henderson ◽  
D. James ◽  
R. H. A. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Trophic Structure ◽  
General Description ◽  
Dominant Animal ◽  
Estuarine Site ◽  
Overall Stability ◽  
Average Biomass ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stability And Resilience

A general description of the trophic inter-relationships and the food web within Bridgwater Bay, Somerset, England, is presented. This Bay is a lower estuarine site within the Bristol Channel. Particular attention is given to the use of the area by fish and larger crustaceans which are the dominant animal groups. Using data collected over a ten-year period of monthly sampling, the relative average biomass of all fish and larger crustaceans found within the Bay is calculated for each month of the year. These averages are used to produce food webs which also show species relative abundance for each calendar month.It is shown that the trophic structure follows a seasonal cycle due to migration. The application of the concept of stability within such a dynamic system is discussed. The role of compartmentalization of the ecosystem into a number of loosely connected groups as an aid to overall stability is discussed. While there is no evidence that contemporaneous compartments exist, it is argued that inter-specific interactions are temporally limited because of the different periods of annual residence of the species. It is suggested that the stability and resilience to interference shown by these estuarine systems is enhanced by temporal partitions.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN SAFEGUARDING THE HISTORY OF DENPASAR

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Ni Ketut Ayu Siwalatri
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Cultural Character ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Economic Capacity

Denpasar has a variety of heritage assets that are still used by the people. Living Culture or intangible cultural heritage refers to the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills owned by the local community. Globalization and information technology are factors that influence people to change and reinterpret their traditions that have been carried out for generations. This paper aims to explore the role and rights of the community in safeguarding their architecture and the built environment. From this study can be concluded that the changes made to the architecture and built environment are mostly carried out by following the current trends as a representation of the economic capacity of the owner and sometimes ignoring the rules and knowledge/tatwa and norm/susila that were previously used by the community for the spatial arrangement of their environment. In the past, knowledge was possessed by Brahmins in the power of the king, and the people only carry out traditions with little knowledge of the meaning contained in it. The knowledge stored in artifacts needs to be socialized or published so the changes made are still rooted in the local cultural character and can maintain the identity of the city of Denpasar.

scholarly journals Information and Statistical Efforts of Selected Safety Network Institutions in the Area of Financial System Stability

2019 ◽  
pp. 143-157
Author(s):  
Piotr Komorowski ◽  
Dariusz Filip
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Financial System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Overall Stability ◽  
System Information ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

Financial system stability is considered a public good. The main role of the financial safety network is to stabilise the system. Information and statistical activities of institutions which belong to the safety network are the tools which may improve the stability. We need to stress that most decisions are based on information, in particular decisions on investment or speculation, hence by providing information and statistical data these institutions indirectly enhance the overall stability of the system. An overview and analysis of selected studies addressing financial system stability helped the authors draw theoret- ical and practical conclusions as to the stability itself and the impact of information and statistics upon its improvement.

scholarly journals PERAN DINAS KEBERSIHAN DAN PERTAMANAN (DKP) DALAM MENINGKATKAN SARANA WISATA KOTA MASYARAKAT KOTA SURABAYA (STUDI KASUS PADA WISATA MANGROVE WONOREJO)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fandy Alfizar
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
City Government ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Community ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The City

Tourism is a wide range of tourist activities and supported a variety of facilities and services provided by the public, employers, Government and Local Government. Wonorejo Mangrove Tour became one of the sights that have become icons of Surabaya citizens in the eyes of the local tourist travelers and foreign tourists. However, the actual inside Ecotourism Mangrove Wonorejo Surabaya are still many deficiencies, among others in terms of management and in terms of amenities. Associated with the condition, the author will conduct in-depth studies related to the role of manager of the parties in this case is devoted to and Sanitation Department (DKP) in developing Mangrove Wonorejo Tour as to improve tourist facilities lives in Surabaya city. The purpose of this study was to describe the role and Sanitation Department (DKP) Surabaya City Government on Mangrove Wonorejo Tour improve tourist facilities in the city of Surabaya City community. The research approach used in this study is a qualitative approach. Informants in this study is the travel manager of Mangrove Wonorejo Rungkut and surrounding communities Mangrove Wonorejo Rungkut travel. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive qualitative analysis. The results showed that the role and Sanitation Department (DKP) in Surabaya on Mangrove Wonorejo Tour in improving tourism facilities the city lives in Surabaya is just a role and focus in the cleanliness and landscaping in Wonorejo Mangrove Tour. More attention and Sanitation Department (DKP) in Surabaya to the tourist destination in this case is Mangrove tour Wonorejo Tour more emphasis on hygiene. And Sanitation Department (DKP) in Surabaya has always appealed to the manager and the local community to always keep the Mangrove Wonorejo sites. The management and the local community can then give an example of protecting the environment, especially in tourist locations mangrove Wonorejo that visitors have the awareness to jointly preserve mangrove ecosystems.Keywords: Tourism,  Tour Facilitation City, and Sanitation Department (DKP)

scholarly journals Safety aspects of the bicycle traffic and the needs of cyclists in the City of Zagreb and its surrounding

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Josko Sindik
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
State Level ◽  
Bicycle Accident ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Road Cycling ◽  
Negative Estimate ◽  
Favorable Conditions ◽  
The City ◽  
Relevant Factors

The goals of this study were: to determine the possibility of forecasting for the preferences of cycling on the basis of all relevant factors Zagreb cycling (1) and to determine the differences between the participants in all the relevant factors in Zagreb cycling, by gender, in relation to membership in the Association "Trad Union of bicyclists", type of cycling and part of the city where cyclists live (2). Over 3000 members of the Association and cyclists who are not members of the Association ("average" cyclist) are tested, using conveniently assembled questionnaire. It turned out that latent dimensions of the sub-questionnaires well represented themes: barriers to cycling, the role of the City in bicycle traffic, the purpose of using bicycle accident during bicycle traffic. People who are more inclined to participate in city traffic riding, often believe that the City should significantly improve conditions for cycling, tend to safer driving and more negative estimate lack of road cycling conditions in Zagreb. Women and members of the Union of cyclists often feel that the City should improve conditions for cycling and negatively evaluate the existing conditions of cycling, more often use the bike for different purposes and had frequent accidents bicycle. In the northern part of the city, Samobor, Zapresic and Sesvete, Dugo Selo and Ivanja Reka participants were assessed to have the most adverse road conditions for cycling, while the wider center of Zagreb currently has the most favorable conditions for cycling. The results provide the guidance for improving the safety of the cycling in Zagreb and its surrounding, for taking constructive social actions at the state level and on the local-community level, as well as in the broader context of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Digitalizing Islamic Philanthropy in Overcoming Post-pandemic Economic Turbulence

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 258-268
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ainul Yaqin ◽  
Chairina Mazaya ◽  
Diina Auliya
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Quick Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a recession in Indonesia. Islamic philanthropy is a solution offered by Islamic economics in an effort to overcome the impact of economic turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Islamic philanthropic institutions need to innovate, one of which is through digitalizing aid-raising (zakat, infaq, alms). This study aims to determine public interest in the philanthropic movement and the role of digitalization of Islamic philanthropy in reducing the impact of the economic recession in society. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with the object of research is the ACT (Quick Response Action) in Surakarta. The data obtained were sourced from observations, interviews and related literature studies. Research informants came from donation institutions (ACT), donors and recipients of donations. The results showed that during the pandemic, people's motivation to share increased. This positive interest, coupled with the role of digitalizing donation payments, has made it easier for the public to pay for donations. This momentum has proven to trigger the optimization of fundraising for humanitarian aid donations in helping affected communities, so as to reduce the potential for economic turmoil by maintaining the stability of people's purchasing power.

scholarly journals FARE GRANDE MILANO: IL COMUNE E LE ESPOSIZIONI

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Punzo
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Community ◽  
International Markets ◽  
The Public ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Italian City ◽  
National Unification ◽  
The City

The prominent role of the public administration is a key aspect to understand why and how Milan became the “Italian city of expositions” since the national unification, in 1861. The municipality has indeed being taking a set of initiatives for promoting a strong and shared growth, along with various stakeholders in the local community. As a result of this policy Milan has become a benchmark in national and international markets, providing an ideal environment for successful events that highlighted both the industrial progress of the city and its leading role in strategic planning for innovative projects. Thus Milan has been considered as the ‘moral capital’ of Italy, an inspiring example for the whole nation and, furthermore, as a world metropolis. The National Exposition of 1881, the International Expo of 1906, the «Fiera Campionaria», the annual conventions and expositions for professionals, along with Expo 2015 are just a few examples of its reputation of excellence that lives on through the ages.

scholarly journals KESIAPSIAGAAN MASYARAKAT KOTA PADANG DALAM MENGHADAPI RESIKO BENCANA GEMPA DAN TSUNAMI BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL (Studi Kesiapsiagaan Terhadap Resiko Bencana)

Humanus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Zikri Alhadi ◽  
Siska Sasmita
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
High Level ◽  
The City ◽  
Risk Preparedness

This article aims to describe the research findings about the local community disaster preparedness based on local values in facing the risk of earthquake and tsunami. The authors describe the disaster preparedness of a community with high level of homegenity, since the activity of disaster preparedness for highly homogenic community is very crucial due to to the high population. Beside that, intervention in highly homogenic community is relatively easier in short term because of their uniformed background. The authors also identify the community’s values that can be used as a basis in strengthening community preparedness. Local values include the following: strengthening the role of ‘niniak mamak’, increasing the attendance in the mosque, prayer and ‘ciloteh Lapau’ (conversations in stalls). The result of this study is expected to become the basis for stakeholders in the city of Padang in formulating comprehensive disaster management policies, particularly pre-disaster management. Keywords: disaster, risk preparedness, local values

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