scholarly journals Assessment of Recreational Facilities in Federal Capital City, Abuja, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Kanayo Ezeamaka ◽  
Olumide Akinwumi Oluwole
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Recreational Facilities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Business District ◽  
Sustainability Principles

Abuja Master Plan provided development of adequate Green Areas and other Recreational Facilities within the Federal Capital City (FCC), as part of its sustainability principles and provided for these recreational facilities within each neighborhood (FCDA, 1979). However, there have been several recent foul cries about the negative development of recreational facilities and the abuse of the Master Plan in the FCC.  The motivation for carrying out this study arose from the observation that recreational facilities in Phase 1 of the Federal Capital City Abuja are not clearly developed as intended by the policy makers and thus, the need to identify the recreational facilities in the Phase 1 of FCC and observe their level of development as well as usage. The field survey revealed that the Central Business District and Gazupe have higher numbers of recreational facilities with 45 and 56. While Wuse II (A08) and Wuse II (A07) Districts have lesser recreational facilities with 10 and 17. The field survey further revealed that all the districts in Phase 1 have over 35% cases of land use changes from recreational facilities to other use. The survey shows that over 65% of these recreational facilities are fully developed. The study also shows that just about 11% of the recreational sporting facilities were developed in line with the Abuja Master Plan in Phase 1. The study revealed that recreational facilities in Phase 1 of the FCC, Abuja has not being developed in compliance with the Abuja Master Plan.

scholarly journals Greened pedestrian linkage for Yangon central business district with its open spaces

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 05001
Author(s):  
Myo Thu Aung ◽  
Alexander Belkin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Land Utilization ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Effective Part ◽  
Business District

Yangon has passed a phase of rapid constructional development. This development has resulted in the growth of Yangon over its previous administrative boundaries and in tremendous changes of land use. Changes in land use have led to a growing number of environmental problems and a lack of infrastructure. The negative effects of spontaneous land use pattern, such as insufficient land use and damage of the natural resources along with the urban environmental problems of the mega-size urban area, can hardly be overcome after arising. They have to be minimized in advance by a foresight concept of efficient framework for land utilization pattern of future urban expansion in the Yangon City. This city has higher population density due to more accessible and positive economic situations than other areas. In this paper, the greened pedestrian linkage for Yangon Central Business District (C.B.D.), in which the largest number of colonial period buildings in Southeast Asia is located, is suggested. The essential requirements for the improvement and landscaping links are indicated, and this linkage may be an effective part of the green areas for the city’s ecological framework.

scholarly journals The Spatial Development Potentials of Business Districts in Doha: The Case of the West Bay

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Velina Mirincheva ◽  
Florian Wiedmann ◽  
Ashraf M. Salama
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Producer Service ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Business District ◽  
Global And Local

Recent efforts to formulate strategies that will turn Qatar's capital city into a global hub have given rise to a debate about the morphological and functional composition of one of Doha's most prominent areas - West Bay. At the end of the 20th century West Bay, also known as Diplomatic Quarter, was chosen by public initiatives to become the new Central Business District of Doha. Today, the appeal of West Bay as a business hub is contested by other emerging urban centres – such as the highly integrated Al Sadd area, which has attracted a wide range of advanced producer service sectors. It is therefore the objective of this paper to investigate the spatial configuration of Doha's West Bay, which arguably lays the foundations for the socio-economic interdependencies necessary for its vitality and sustenance. In order to quantify its intrinsic urban complexities, Bill Hillier's space syntax methodology is applied, which elucidates, in various scales, global and local grid conditions, and thus can be used for assessments regarding the distribution of land use patterns and infrastructural networks.

scholarly journals Implementing the living streets concept by transforming streets in the central business district of Peshawar, Pakistan

Urbani izziv ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (30) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam AMAN ◽  
Abdul WAHEED ◽  
Malik Asghar NAEEM ◽  
Syed Akhtar Ali SHAH
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Management ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Planning And Development ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Street Furniture ◽  
Pedestrian Infrastructure ◽  
Business District ◽  
Safe Access

The idea of living streets has recently evolved and is currently being considered in urban planning and development for cities. The main purpose of the living streets concept is to provide safe access for all types of traffic, thus focusing on the overall sustainability of a city. This study investigates the characteristics of urban arteries in Peshawar’s central business district (CBD) from the perspective of the living streets concept to form a basis for policy measures that can be adopted to improve the CBD. The study hypothesizes that the living street infrastructure in the CBD does not accommodate the needs of various users (shoppers, residents, employees and those visiting for recreation). A field survey, including an observational survey and questionnaire, was conducted to identify and analyse basic public infrastructure in the CBD. Issues such as noise, air pollution, litter, a lack of appropriate public transit and pedestrian infrastructure, and poor traffic management were discovered. Strong dissatisfaction was recorded when the respondents were asked about current pedestrian and on-street parking arrangements. The field survey also found that the current pedestrian arrangements were insufficient for pedestrian needs, and the absence of street furniture discouraged community engagement in the study area.

An Analysis of an Urban Thoroughfare

1972 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
P G Hartwick ◽  
J M Hartwick
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Urban Transportation ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Microeconomic Theory ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Business District

This paper considers the economic impact of an urban transportation thoroughfare emanating from the central business district of a city to agricultural land. Utilizing the elements of microeconomic theory, namely the models of the producer and of the consumer, we have made an analysis of how a residential area develops around a thoroughfare under different assumptions including transportation costs along the thoroughfare, and the technology of producing residential dwellings in the surrounding area. This contribution can be looked upon as the analysis of residential development in a star-shaped city; the focus is on one branch of the star. With the aid of computer graphics, alternative economic landscapes surrounding the thoroughfare are simulated. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the nature of city-forming forces which are generated by the decision making of producers and consumers in spatially defined areas. By demonstrating in the particular case of an urban thoroughfare the powerful city-forming influences of decision making of city dwellers, it is hoped that urban policy makers may be alerted to some different aspects of the ongoing processes of urban change.

scholarly journals Survival strategies for SMEs in hyperinflationary environments: Lessons from SMEs in Harare central business district

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
Joseph Chisasa
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Credit Constraints ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Operating Environment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Stable Operating ◽  
Business District ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Lack of credit led to the failure of many Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe from 2005 to 2009 when inflation peaked at 231 million percent. The article attempted to determine how SMEs survived during this period. Survey data collected from 120 SMEs in Harare was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results show that SMEs encountering credit constraints use illegal strategies such as hoarding of stock and converting cash sales to stable currencies in the black market. The article demonstrates that policy makers should create a stable operating environment in order to benefit from SME participation in the economy.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI NILAI TANAH DI KOTA MANADO

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andika Presley Bintang ◽  
Tri Oldy Rotinsulu ◽  
Daisy S.M. Engka
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Soil Environment ◽  
Main Road ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Width ◽  
Business District ◽  
Land Size ◽  
Positive Effect

ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI NILAI TANAH DI KOTA MANADO Andika Presley Bintang, TRI Oldy Rotinsulu,  Daisy S.M. Engka Ekonomi Pembangunan – Fakultas Ekonomi dan BisnisUniversitas Sam ratulangi  ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis seberapa besar pengaruh luas tanah, topografi tanah, jarak tanah ke Central Bisnis Distrik (CBD), jarak tanah ke jalan utama, dan lebar jalan disekitar lingkungan tanah berpengaruh terhadap nilai tanah. Hipotesis yang diajukan adalah bahwa luasan tanah berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai tanah, topografi tanah yang rata mempunyai nilai yang lebih tinggi dibanding tanah dengan topografi yang tidak rata, jarak tanah ke CBD berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai tanah, jarak tanah ke jalan utama berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai tanah, dan lebar jalan berpengaruh positif terhadap nilai tanah, dan kontur tanah yang rata mempunyai nilai yang lebih tinggi dibanding tanah dengan kontur yang tidak rata.Alat analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah regresi linier berganda. variabel dependen yaitu nilai tanah yang mengacu pada nilai hasil survei lapangan dengan beberapa penyesuaian, sedangkan variabel independen yaitu luas tanah, topografi tanah, jarak tanah ke CBD, jarak tanah ke jalan utama, dan lebar jalan.Hasil penilaian yang diperoleh bahwa setiap pertambahan luas tanah akan aberdampak pada penurunan nilai tanah, topografi tanah yang datar memiliki nilai yang lebih ttinggi dibandingkan dengan topografi tanah yang tidak datar, setiap pertambahan jarak tanah ke CBD dan jarak tanah ke jalan utama berdampak pada penurunan nilai tanah serta pertambahan lebar jalan berdampak pada meningkatnya nilai tanah. Kata Kunci : Nilai Tanah, Luas Bidang Tanah, Jarak Tanah Ke CBD, Jarak Tanah ke Jalan Umum, Lebar Jalan ABSTRACTThe objective of this research is to analyze the effect of land size, the topography of the land, the land distance to the Central Business District (CBD), the distance of the main road to the ground, and the width of the road around the soil environment affect the value of the land. The hypothesis is that the area of land negatively affect the value of the land, the topography of the land is flat has a higher value than the soil and the topography is uneven, the distance of the ground to the CBD negatively affect the value of the land, a distance of ground to main roads negatively affect the value of the land and the width of the positive effect on the value of land, and the flat contour of the land has a higher value than the soil with uneven contours.The analytical tool used in this research is multiple linear regression. the dependent variable is the value of land which refers to the value of field survey with a few adjustments, while the independent variables are spacious land, land topography, soil distance to the CBD, within the main road to the ground, and the width of the road.The results of the assessment obtained that any increase in the area of land will affect the decrease in the value of the soil, the flat topography has a higher value than the uneven topography of the soil, any increase in the distance of the land to the CBD and the distance of land to the main road impacts on the decrease of land value As well as the increase in the width of roads have an impact on the increasing value of land.  Kata Kunci : The Value of land, Land Size, Soil distance of CBD, distance of Main Road, road width

scholarly journals Comparing the Impacts of Location Attributes on Residents’ Preferences and Residential Values in Compact Cities: A Case Study of Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4867
Author(s):  
Yunxi Bai ◽  
Jusheng Song ◽  
Shanshan Wu ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Jacqueline T. Y. Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Hedonic Price ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Extensive Body ◽  
Business District ◽  
Housing Attributes

In recent years, environmentally-friendly, sustainable, and compact development has become increasingly popular with governments. An extensive body of literature has focused on the influence on housing prices from an economic perspective. Although residential urban planning from the perspective of individual needs must be considered, little attention has been paid to residents’ demands in high-density and compact urban areas. In this study, we selected Hong Kong as the case and adopted a reliability interval method to rank residential attitude metrics, which indicated residents’ neighborhood needs in densely populated cities. The influences of location attributes on residents’ demands and residential value were compared. A hedonic price model was used to estimate the impacts of the attributes on housing prices. The results showed that both access to metro stations and median household income had important influences on residents’ preferences and housing prices. However, access to the central business district contributed largely to housing prices but not to residents’ attitudes. These findings support urban planners and policy makers during sustainable residential planning and policy formation by understanding residents’ needs in compact urban areas, help them to optimize the match between housing attributes and residents’ expectations, and balance the relationship between residents’ needs and economic interest.

Hedonic pricing in Windhoek townships

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Nokokure Humavindu ◽  
Jesper Stage
Keyword(s):  
Central Business District ◽  
Hedonic Pricing ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Pricing Model ◽  
Hedonic Pricing Model ◽  
Property Prices ◽  
Hedonic Pricing Method ◽  
Recreation Area ◽  
Business District

This study applies the hedonic pricing model to property sales in the township areas in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, where municipal authorities have pursued a programme of selling plots of land to settlers in order to encourage them into a formalized economic situation. We find that, apart from house quality, access to the central business district, access to marketplaces and access to transportation, environmental quality also has a large impact on property prices. Properties located close to a garbage dump sell at considerable discounts, while properties located close to a combined conservation and recreation area sell at premium prices. The results thus suggest that the hedonic pricing method can be useful for studying townships in developing countries, and that this can help to clarify the importance of environmental factors which are otherwise frequently neglected in town planning for township settlements.

Naming Rights

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Kingsley W. Baird
Keyword(s):  
Central Business District ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
History Of ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Naming Rights ◽  
Business District ◽  
The Hill

Abstract This paper explores the rich and dynamic history of a physically modest hill called Pukeahu Mount Cook, located on the southern outer edges of the central business district in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. The hill was named »Pukeahu« by Māori who originally settled in the area and renamed »Mount Cook« by British colonists soon after their arrival in the nineteenth century. The story of Pukeahu Mount Cook is one of Māori habitation, tribal tensions and migrations, of conflict between Māori and Pākehā and the assertion of British colonial rule, and of the official narrative of New Zealand’s national identity forged through overseas wars and reinforced by associated remembrance practices. The hill’s two names, the ascendency of one over the other, and finally their »peaceful coexistence« are a reflection of changing cultural dynamics, a recognition of the nation’s founding bicultural principles and a process of restoration.

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