scholarly journals Exploring perceptions of e-micromobility amongst university staff and students at three universities in Leeds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Bridge
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Active Travel ◽  
City Council ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Private Car ◽  
The City

Background Micromobilities encompass active modes of travel such as walking and cycling alongside the use of lightweight vehicles that typically travel at speeds below 25km/hr such as electric scooters, cargo bikes and electric pedal assisted bicycles. Micromobility vehicles are increasing in popularity with the worldwide e-bike industry currently standing at £89.31 million with estimates that it will rise to £440.50 million by 2026. In England, most journeys taken are short, with 2018 data indicating that 25% of trips were under 1 mile, and 68% are under 5 miles. At present the majority of such journeys are completed using private cars. However, such journeys could be completed on foot, bike or scooter.  Whilst power assisted micromobility modes constitute active travel to a lesser (e-scooters) or greater (e-bikes) extent, alongside other active modes of travel, they can help to reduce private car use thereby improving traffic congestion, reducing pollution and creating healthier populations.Leeds has committed to achieving net-zero by 2030. Reducing private car use, through promoting micromobilities can help to reach such goals. But questions remain about how power assisted micromobility vehicles might fit into current transport networks, what role they may play in promoting or increasing transport inequalities and how they are perceived by communities in terms of their sustainability, affordability, safety and accessibility.  Leeds has three large universities with thousands of staff and over 200,000 students living in and around the city. Many people within this population commute to Leeds to study or work or commute between campuses in the city during the day. Many of these short trips are made using private cars but could be completed using active modes of travel including micromobility vehicles. The student and staff population is diverse, but accessible via university email and social media networks, and as such provides a good opportunity to explore perceptions relating to e-micromobility in the city. Objective and methods The aim of this study will be to explore perceptions of e-micromobility amongst university staff and students in three institutions across Leeds.To explore this objective, a survey and interviews will be conducted. Questions will be produced following a review of the existing literature relating to perceptions of micromobilities. The questions will then be reviewed by a panel made up of Leeds city council policy makers, transport planners, active travel and micromobility researchers, and a sample of students and staff from Leeds university.  The questions will then be used to develop an online survey which will be shared with Leeds university staff and students via email networks and social media. A paper version of the survey will also be available for any staff or students that are unable to access the online version. Following analysis of the survey, up to 10 interviews will be conducted with a diverse sample of staff and students to explore key themes that emerged in the surveys. Potential outcomes and implications The findings of this study will be summarised into a report that can be shared with researchers and decision makers in order to inform future policy relating to e-micromobility. The findings can also be shared with the institutions involved in the data collection in order to help guide their actions relating to active travel and e-micromobility, which could inform and support the cities ambition to achieve net zero by 2030.

scholarly journals Karakteristik, Tipologi, Urban Sprawl

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-108
Author(s):  
Firdaus Firdaus ◽  
Febby Asteriani ◽  
Anissa Ramadhani
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Spatial Approach ◽  
Private Car ◽  
The City

[ID] Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik, tipologi, dan tingkat urban sprawl yang terjadi di Kota Pekanbaru. Sampel penelitian sejumlah 99 dari 7.646 jumlah bangunan yang terdigitasi. Mengetahui karakteristik dan tipe urban sprawl digunakan analisis deskriptif dengan pendekatan spasial dan untuk tingkat urban sprawl dilakukan dengan pemberian  scoring pada variable urban sprawl. Hasil penelitian menunujukkan bahwa karakteristik urban sprawl dicirikan dengan penggunaan lahan terpisah yang terletak jauh dari pusat-pusat permukiman, kepadatan penduduk rendah sekitar 4.499 jiwa/km2,  penggunaan mobil pribadi yang tinggi pada jam sibuk yakni sebesar 5.945 unit setiap hari.  Tipe urban sprawl yang dominan adalah perembetan memanjang dan perembetan meloncat terjadi pada jalan arteri maupun kolektor, sedangkan perembetan meloncat terjadi di beberapa kelurahan. Kelurahan Delima dan Kelurahan Tuah Karya termasuk pada tipologi ke-1 dengan tingkat urban sprawl rendah, dan tipologi ke-2 dengan tingkat urban sprawl sedang terjadi di Kelurahan Sidomulyo Barat, sedangkan Kelurahan Simpang Baru termasuk pada  tipologi ke-3 dengan tingkat urban sprawl tinggi. [EN] This study aims to determine the characteristics, typology, and levels of urban sprawl that occur in the city of Pekanbaru. The study sample numbered 99 out of 7,646 numbers of digitalized buildings. Knowing the characteristics and types of urban sprawl used descriptive analysis with a spatial approach and for the level of urban sprawl carried out by giving scoring to urban sprawl variables. The results of the study show that the characteristics of urban sprawl are characterized by separate land uses located far from residential centers, low population density of around 4,499 people / km2, high private car use during peak hours which is 5,945 units per day. The dominant type of urban sprawl is longitudinal infiltration and jumping leaks that occur on arterial roads and collectors, while leachates jump in several villages. The Delima and Tuah Karya Villages included in the 1st typology with a low level of urban sprawl, and the second typology with the level of urban sprawl was occurring in Sidomulyo Barat Village, while the Simpang Baru Village was included in the 3rd typology with high urban sprawl.

scholarly journals Rapid thematic analysis of community social and online media in response to mass asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in Liverpool, England

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Robin ◽  
Charles Symons ◽  
Holly Carter
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
City Council ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Site Access ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Barriers And Motivators ◽  
The City

Abstract Background Mass asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 was piloted for the first time in the UK in Liverpool. There was an urgent need to rapidly evaluate acceptance of asymptomatic testing, specifically identifying barriers and motivators to taking part.Methods As part of the wider evaluation, we conducted a rapid thematic analysis of local narratives media and social media to provide insights from people unlikely to engage in testing or other standard evaluation techniques. Three publicly available sources of community narratives were identified; the comments section of a local online newspaper, the city council Facebook page and Twitter. Data were collected between 2 and 8 November. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic approach.Results Key barriers were accessibility, including site access and concerns over queuing. Queues were also highlighted as a concern due to risk of transmission. Consequences of testing, including an increase in cases leading to further restrictions and financial impact of the requirement to self-isolation were also identified as barriers. In addition, a lack of trust in authorities and the test (including test accuracy and purpose of testing) was identified. Lack of trust was particularly apparent in those with a strong sense of collective identity with the city of Liverpool, which led to a feeling of marginalisation and feeling like test subjects. However, this sense of identity with Liverpool had a dual role and also acted a motivator to engage in testing and encourage others to do so; for this group being part of a pilot was seen as a positive experience and an opportunity to demonstrate the city could successfully manage the virus.Conclusions Our analysis highlights the importance of promoting honest and open communication to encourage and harness existing community identities to enhance the legitimacy of asymptomatic testing as a policy. In addition, adequate and accessible financial support needs to be in place prior to the implementation of community asymptomatic testing to mitigate any concerns surrounding financial hardship. Rapid thematic analysis of social media is a pragmatic method to gather insights from communities around acceptability of public health interventions, such as mass testing or vaccination uptake.

The Corpus Christi Procession in Medieval York: A Symbolic Struggle in Public Space

1997 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Paul Weissengruber
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
City Council ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Royal Authority ◽  
Corpus Christi ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

The Corpus Christi celebrations of medieval York provide a good opportunity for studying how symbolic power structures social relations, and how institutions reproduce their legitimacy at a time when the procession as well as the presentation of the pageant wagons were rigorously supervised by the city council. The elaborate procession of torches honoring the sacrament, a little discussed aspect of these celebrations, is particularly useful for such a study, because the records of the guilds provide surprising indications of the extent to which the supposedly solemn procession honoring the sacrament was characterized by disruption. These documents contradict those historians who normally treat both the procession and the pageants as representations staged in civic space that mirrored a united civic body. The negotiations surrounding the Skinner's participation in the Corpus Christi ceremonies of 1419 and the conflict of civic, religious, and royal authority in determining the position of the Cordwainers in the celebrations of 1490 provide traces of a different history—a history of a representation of social distinctions rather than a representation of undifferentiated community. This is a history of struggle between groups with different interests, engaging in symbolic struggle to maintain or alter the social distinctions embodied in the form of the procession.

scholarly journals Local community response to mass asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in Liverpool, England: a social media analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Robin ◽  
Charles Symons ◽  
Holly Carter
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
City Council ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
The City

Abstract Background: Mass asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 was piloted for the first time in the UK in Liverpool in November 2020. There is limited evidence on uptake of mass testing and previously where surge testing has been deployed, uptake has been low. Objective: There was an urgent need to rapidly evaluate acceptance of asymptomatic testing, specifically identifying barriers and motivators to taking part. Methods: As part of the wider evaluation, we conducted a rapid thematic analysis of local community narratives on social media to provide insights from people unlikely to engage in testing or other standard evaluation techniques, such as surveys or interviews. Three publicly available data sources were identified; the comments section of a local online newspaper, the city council Facebook page and Twitter. Data were collected between 2 and 8 November 2020, to cover the period between announcement of mass testing in Liverpool and the first week of testing. Overall 1096 comments were sampled; 219 newspaper comments, 472 Facebook comments and 405 Tweets. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic approach. Results: Key barriers were accessibility, including site access and concerns over queuing. Queues were also highlighted as a concern due to risk of transmission. Consequences of testing, including an increase in cases leading to further restrictions and financial impact of the requirement to self-isolation were also identified as barriers. In addition, a lack of trust in authorities and the test (including test accuracy and purpose of testing) was identified. Lack of trust was particularly apparent in those with a strong sense of collective identity with the city of Liverpool, which led to a feeling of marginalisation and feeling like test subjects. However, this sense of identity with Liverpool had a dual role and also acted a motivator to engage in testing and encourage others to do so; for this group being part of a pilot was seen as a positive experience and an opportunity to demonstrate the city could successfully manage the virus. Conclusions: Our analysis highlights the importance of promoting honest and open communication to encourage and harness existing community identities to enhance the legitimacy of asymptomatic testing as a policy. In addition, adequate and accessible financial support needs to be in place prior to the implementation of community asymptomatic testing to mitigate any concerns surrounding financial hardship. Rapid thematic analysis of social media is a pragmatic method to gather insights from communities around acceptability of public health interventions, such as mass testing or vaccination uptake.

scholarly journals Environmental assessment platform for cities racing to net zero

2021 ◽  
Vol 2042 (1) ◽  
pp. 012140
Author(s):  
A S Bahaj ◽  
P Turner ◽  
M Mahdy ◽  
S Leggett ◽  
N Wise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
City Council ◽  
Emergency Setting ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Assessment Matrix ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The City ◽  
Time Resource ◽  
Green City

Abstract The UK was the first major economy to pass a Climate Change Act in 2008, which was revised in 2019 to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In 2019, Southampton City Council (SCC) declared a climate emergency setting ambitious targets for the city to become carbon neutral under the banner Green City Charter (GCC), which was signed by 70 city-based organisations. There is, however, no specific methodology to quantify progress towards the targets. Here we present the outcomes from developing the GCC Tracker in collaboration with local authorities and stakeholders. The approach is based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process, with expertise agreed weights to measure the success or otherwise of carbon environmental commitments. The outcome is the Green City Tracker encompassing an assessment matrix that provides ratings and quantifies annual progress for achieving committed targets. The Tracker was applied to 10 institutions and the results show their ratings as a function of each sub-criteria and as an overarching rating. The approach highlighted the importance of generating a universally applicable and time/resource efficient processes in order to incentivise organisation participation. The Tracker was widely accepted by regional local authorities with a plan to widely adapt it to other cities declared targets.

Portuguese Sardines - from the ritual to the brand

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-120
Author(s):  
Cecília Avelino Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
City Council ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
City Branding ◽  
The Past ◽  
Behavioral Expression ◽  
The City ◽  
City Identity

Place branding is a network of associations in the consumer’s mind, based on the visual, verbal, and behavioral expression of a place. Food can be an important tool to summarize it as it is part of the culture of a city and its symbolic capital. Food is imaginary, a ritual and a social construction. This paper aims to explore a ritual that has turned into one of the brands of Lisbon in the past few years. The fresh sardines barbecued out of doors, during Saint Anthony’s festival, has become a symbol that can be found on t-shirts, magnets and all kinds of souvenirs. Over the year, tourists can buy sardine shaped objects in very cheap stores to luxurious shops. There is even a whole boutique dedicated to the fish: “The Fantastic World of Portuguese Sardines” and an annual competition promoted by the city council to choose the five most emblematic designs of sardines. In order to analyze the Sardine phenomenon from a city branding point of view, the objective of this paper is to comprehend what associations are made by foreigners when they are outside of Lisbon. As a methodological procedure five design sardines, were used of last year to questioning to which city they relate them in interviews carried in Madrid, Lyon, Rome and London. Upon completion of the analysis, the results of the city branding strategy adopted by the city council to promote the sardines as the official symbol of Lisbon is seen as a Folkmarketing action. The effects are positive, but still quite local. On the other hand, significant participation of the Lisbon´s dwellers in the Sardine Contest was observed, which seems to be a good way to promote the city identity and pride in their best ambassador: the citizens.

Treading Angels: Edinburgh and its Festivals

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-317
Author(s):  
David McCrone
Keyword(s):  
City Council ◽  
The City ◽  
Public Bodies

How did Edinburgh become ‘festival city’? Despite appearances, it was not always so, and it acquired the accolade by happenstance; in the view of one observer, a ‘strange amalgam of cultural banditry, civic enterprise and idealism’. The official Festival's survival was down to the City Council, and it was funded almost entirely by public bodies. This was the central structure around which The Fringe developed, and The Traverse prospered, along with smaller festivals and events to become Festival City. The story sheds considerable light on how Edinburgh ‘works’, its strengths and weaknesses combined.

AN EXPLORATION OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TEENAGERS’ USE, CONSUMPTION AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina-Maricica Seserman ◽  
Daniela Cojocaru
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
The Way

Today’s teenagers have a very close relationship with ICTs and the digital space related to them, as they have impacted the way the youth constructs their sense of self and the tools they use to perform their carefully constructed identity. One key element which influences the way one constructs their views by themselves is within the boundaries set by their biological sex and therefore through the behaviors associated with their asigned gender. Through the symbolic interactionist lense, or more specifically through Goffman's dramaturgical theory on the manner in which one presents him/herself in society, this paper looks at the manner in which teenagers use social media platforms and at the way they consume and create digital content in order to present their gender identity. The way teenagers consume and produce digital content differs and depends on how they interpret their ideals of femininity and masculinity, which are afterwards reproduced in the content they post on their social media pages. Therefore this research is an attempt to understand what are the factors teenagers take in account when consuming and producing content. What gender differences can be observed in regards to new media consumption? What difference can be observed in online activity behaviors between males and females? How do they feel about their gender identity concerning fitting in with their peer group? A mix-methodological approach was engaged in the data collection process. In the first stage of the research highschool students (n=324) from the city of Suceava (Romania) participated in taking an online survey. The initial intent was to meet with the young respondents in person, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was deemed impossible. For the second stage of data collection, six of the participants who took the online survey were invited to participate in a focus group designed to grasp a better understanding of the results from the previous stage. The discovered findings uncover engaging gender similarities and differences in social media consumption and the type, subject, matter and style in which they posted their content, but also in regards to the performance of the self between the online and offline space.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Chief Editor ◽  
City Council ◽  
The West ◽  
Son Of God ◽  
Warm Summer ◽  
The City

On a warm summer afternoon in 1561, Calvin’s chief editor donned a heavy stole, thick robes, and a gleaming tiara and proceeded to strut and fret his hour upon the stage in a comedy of his own devising. For little more than a century, Christians in the West had celebrated on August 6th Christ’s Transfiguration as the son of God in shining robes. But on this Sunday in Geneva, the city council, consistory, and an audience fresh from having attended edifying sermons at morning service gathered to applaud the transfiguration of the learned Conrad Badius into the title role of ...

scholarly journals Survey of young people in one region of the UK on accessing COVID-19 information (SOCIAL)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000942
Author(s):  
Oliver G P Lawton ◽  
Sarah A Lawton ◽  
Lisa Dikomitis ◽  
Joanne Protheroe ◽  
Joanne Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Gaps ◽  
The Uk

COVID-19 has significantly impacted young people’s lives yet little is known about the COVID-19 related sources of information they access. We performed a cross-sectional survey of pupils (11–16 years) in North Staffordshire, UK. 408 (23%) pupils responded to an online survey emailed to them by their school. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Social media, accessed by 68%, played a significant role in the provision of information, despite it not being considered trustworthy. 89% felt that COVID-19 had negatively affected their education. Gaps in the provision of information on COVID-19 have been identified.

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