scholarly journals Barriers to Implementing Pro-Cycling Policies: A Case Study of Hamburg

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luqi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The City

Cycling is gaining increasing attention as a convenient, environmentally friendly, and fitness-improving mode of transport. While many policy interventions have been made to promote cycling, not enough research has focused on the barriers to implementing pro-cycling policies. For effective policy implementation, identifying major barriers and removing them is critical. This study took an in-depth look at Hamburg which started a major cycling promotion in 2008. According to expert interviews and literature surveys, the author found that the major barriers are physical, political and institutional, and social and cultural. Specifically, the city lacks enough physical space, political support, and the evaluation of travel behavior and demand. Also, some private stakeholders are reluctant to give up on-street car parking space for cycling lanes, and the negotiation process is difficult and time-consuming. To overcome these barriers, Hamburg requires cycling-oriented urban design, a strategic and integrated cycling action plan, strong political support, and target group-oriented communication.

Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Apgar
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The City

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.

Bike your City: Planning and Designing Cycling Infrastructure in the Urban Environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jack J. Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Design Case Study ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
Graphical Design ◽  
The City

<p>Cycling is a memory of the past for most of us, the lack of support from the authorities on the cycling infrastructure made it difficult to attract people to cycle in the city. Urban sprawl, traffic congestion, car dependency, environmental pollution and public health concerns have pressured cities around the world to consider reintegrating cycling into the urban environment.  Design as a research method was utilised to investigate the effectiveness of design methodology and workflow for cycling infrastructure from an architecture and design perspective. Using Wellington City as a design case study, this research aimed to improve the legibility, usability and the image of cycling as a mode of transport in the city. To achieve this, a customisable graphical design framework and branding strategies were developed to structure and organise the design components within cycling infrastructure. The findings from the iterative design processes were visualised through the appropriate architectural and presentation conventions.  This research provided an unique architectural perspectives on the issues of cycling infrastructure; the results would support the transportation advisers and urban planners to further the development and integration of cycling, as a viable mode of transport, within the city.</p>

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF URBAN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES (CASE STUDY: PARS ABAD CITY)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholam Reza Mirie ◽  
Mohsen Sadeghi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Space ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Popular Participation ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Urban Affairs ◽  
Management Institutions ◽  
The City

The purpose of the present study was to determine the performance of responsible organizations in urban affairs administration as an important factor in the development of the city of Pars Abad. The statistical population of this research includes inhabitants of Parasabad city and managers and experts of urban affairs in 1396. The method of this study is descriptive-practical study. For data collection, library and field method is used for urban data and questionnaire. These data are analyzed using SPSS software and also used to test the hypothesis of T-test. The results of this study show that the performance of the responsible unit in the affairs of the city has a significant relationship with the management and organization of the physical-space development process, equipping the service space and organizing facilities and facilities in the city of Parsabad. While the responsibility of the responsible authority in affairs of the city is not significantly related to the development of the employment and business environment and the establishment of effective communication channels with citizens and the development of popular participation

Engaging publics through climate math

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiara R. Na’puti ◽  
Phaedra C. Pezzullo ◽  
Leah Sprain ◽  
Lydia Reinig
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
National Leader ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Climate Action Plan ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
The City

Abstract Energy democracy hopes to foster community engagement and participation in shaping our transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy-based economy. These considerations result from critiques by environmental justice, climate justice, and just transition advocates. Although many are sympathetic to energy democracy ideals, climate goals often are articulated in math terms. This essay defines the aforementioned key terms and asks: what are the limitations and possibilities of engaging publics when climate action solely is articulated in numbers? A compelling case study is the City of Boulder – recognized as a global leader in climate science and a national leader in innovative environmental planning. This essay shares work from 2016, when the City shared a climate action plan for public feedback, supported several public participation events, and passed climate action legislation goals. We argue a just transition and energy democracy ideals are hindered if we reduce climate goals to math.

scholarly journals Caught in the middle? Access to water in the rural to urban transformation of Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, Uganda

Water Policy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-685
Author(s):  
Luis Miguel Silva-Novoa Sanchez ◽  
Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum ◽  
Dauda Waiswa Batega ◽  
Ramkrishna Paul
Keyword(s):  
Service Provision ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Structural Inequities

Abstract This paper aims to contribute to the relatively few empirical studies done on how processes of urbanization affect water supply in smaller towns by providing an in-depth case study of Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality in Uganda. The paper shows how changes in water service provision as a result of the rural to urban transformation of the area differently affect various groups of water users in their access to water. Based on this research, the authors question the process of categorization and labelling in public service delivery, especially rigidly distinguishing between urban and rural water infrastructures and management models, as it often (re)produces binaries and potentially creates structural inequities. Building further on literature focusing on understanding and dealing with complexity, the paper calls for more empirical research to document everyday practices of providing and accessing water in changing environments in the hope to ultimately inform more effective policy interventions that aim for equity in water distributions.

scholarly journals Why is there an implementation gap in community energy planning?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 11-34
Author(s):  
Rose Murphy ◽  
Aaron Pardy ◽  
Morgan Braglewicz ◽  
Brett Zuehlke ◽  
Mark Jaccard
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Implementation Gap ◽  
Urban Level ◽  
Energy Economy ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The City

In community energy planning, a persistent disconnect has been observed between the targets and plans announced by local governments and the application of effective policy to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We use two methods to explore this implementation gap. First, we apply energy-economy modelling tools at the urban level to evaluate the effectiveness of various policy options available to local governments. Our case study for these exercises is the leading jurisdiction of Vancouver, British Columbia. Second, we report and analyze the results of a survey we administered to community energy practitioners in Canada. The modelling results point to jurisdictional reach as an important contributor to the implementation gap. We find that, while Vancouver can make significant progress by implementing policies that are clearly within its jurisdiction, the city is unlikely to meet its ambitious renewable energy and GHG emissions targets without the support of higher levels of government. The survey responses suggest that capacity limitations of local government also have a role in perpetuating the implementation gap.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Case Study Utilizing a Health in All Policies Approach to Improve Health in the City of Montclair

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Alyssa Colunga
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Logic Model ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Health In All Policies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Document Review ◽  
The City ◽  
Improve Health

Rates of chronic disease are a long-term problem in the City of Montclair, a predominately high minority community with low socioeconomic status and limited resources. There is a need for leadership in small local jurisdictions, such as Montclair, to champion sustainable and effective health promotion strategies that meet the needs of its citizens and is accessible and tailored to the population.The purpose of this case study is to utilize a cross-sector social ecological lens to develop strategies for the City of Montclair to improve health through a collaborative health in all policies (HiAP) approach. This analysis of HiAP as a means to improve health, includes the incidence of chronic disease, uses document review and semi-structured interviews to adapt a logic model meant to guide a HiAP initiative for the City of Montclair. It also identifies the next steps in guiding a future HiAP initiative. Stakeholders within the City of Montclair were recruited to provide feedback on utilizing a HiAP approach to improve health. Five stakeholders participated in semi-structured interviews and were asked about barriers to creating a HiAP initiative in Montclair, how messaging can be better tailored for multiple sectors to buy-in, the feasibility of engaging high-level stakeholders and community leaders, and the potential benefits of HiAP in Montclair. This study fills a major need for investigation of how local municipalities might begin a HiAP initiative. Five critical themes were derived from the document review and from the six interviews conducted with Montclair city staff and community leaders provide perspective and insight into plans for a HiAP initiative. The five overall themes mentioned by both include: (1) communications and messaging, (2) incorporating health into decision making, (3) assessments and data collection, (4) building awareness and political support, and (5) formalizing HiAP. HiAP is an approach to improve chronic disease rates and ensure that future decisions are cross-sectoral and made only after serious consideration of their impacts on health. Other small cities can use this as an example of how to examine their specific environments and determine what they need to do and how to employ the existing literature as they tailor a foundational logic model for their own use.

scholarly journals Implementation of 5S Program in a Building Site of a Predial Reform in Manaus City

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 837-849
Author(s):  
Wendel Júlio Silva Barroso ◽  
David Barbosa de Alencar ◽  
Alexandra Priscilla Tregue Costa ◽  
Antônio Estanislau Sanches
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
New Work ◽  
Building Site ◽  
Quality Program ◽  
The City ◽  
Quality Tool

The 5S Program is a quality tool that aims to restructure and improve the processes of teamwork production, system rationalization, desperation changes and especially the change of attitude of employees using a new work culture. In this situation, the article demonstrates the importance of implementing the 5S Quality Program in a monument to the city of Manaus - I am, with the purpose of improving the service provided to clients. The method used for the development of the work was a case study, based on the following steps: data collection, PDCA action plan, using Ishikawa, Flowchart and Gut Matrix tools. The results obtained consisted of the following occurrences in the environment were evident, such as: more organized environments, reduction of waste, availability of spaces in the monument to the work, easy access to equipment, as well as commitment of employees to the principles of 5S and research in relation to the execution of the program, to realize how much the changes provided by this instrument improve the area and way of working.

scholarly journals Why Public Bus is a Less Attractive Mode of Transport: A Case Study of Putrajaya, Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Nazri Borhan ◽  
Ahmad Nazrul Hakimi Ibrahim ◽  
Deprizon Syamsunur ◽  
Riza Atiq Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transport Safety ◽  
The Government ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The City

This paper investigates the constraints that limit the use of public bus by people commuting to work in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Putrajaya was built to replace the city of Kuala Lumpur as the new administrative centre for the government of Malaysia. This research adopted qualitative methods which involved a total of 29 respondents who use car and/or bus to commute to their workplaces. The findings of this study show that several factors, such as reliability, safety, and customer service, play considerable roles in promoting the use of public transportation. The respondents agree that reliability (e.g. frequency, punctuality, and transfer) is an important factor in choosing a particular mode of transport. Safety is one of the major concern amongst the respondents, which need to be improved along with customer satisfaction of the public bus service. The results of this study suggest that a more reliable and accessible service is required to promote public bus as an attractive mode of transport.

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