scholarly journals Child-Friendly Urban Landscapes : The Meaning of Child-Friendly Urban Open Spaces and the Opportunities for Implementing Initiatives in Hungary

2020 ◽  
pp. 94-113
Author(s):  
Péter István Balogh ◽  
Ildikó Réka Báthoryné Nagy ◽  
Anita Reith ◽  
Vera Takácsné Zajacz ◽  
Viktória Teremy
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Child Friendly

scholarly journals ANALISIS PELAKSANAAN KEBIJAKAN KOTA LAYAK ANAK (STUDI KASUS PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM RUANG BERMAIN RAMAH ANAK DI RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU KACANG MAYANG KOTA PEKANBARU)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
Pivit Septiary Chandra ◽  
Sonia Sischa Eka Putri
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The Right ◽  
City Policy

As a form of Child Friendly City policy, the Child Friendly Playroom (RBRA) program is realized. Pekanbaru's achievement as a city that provides certified child-friendly play spaces is a manifestation of its initial commitment to building and giving children the right to develop and develop children in its playground located at RTH Kacang Mayang, Pekanbaru City. This study aims to see the implementation of child-friendly city policies in the Kacang Mayang Green Open Space, Pekanbaru City. This type of research is qualitative with descriptive analysis. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observed behavior from the phenomena that occur. This study examines the facts of the implementation of the Child Friendly Playroom Program in Pekanbaru City. The data collection technique in this research uses literature study by collecting data and documents from various references that will be used as references. The results of this study are that the implementation of child-friendly city policies (a case study of the implementation of the Child Friendly Playroom Program in the Kacang Mayang Green Open Space in Pekanbaru City) has gone well. This is shown by the availability of adequate facilities, infrastructure and facilities to become child-friendly green open spaces. Received a good assessment and determined that Pekanbaru's Kacang Mayang Green Open Space was suitable for children, proving the government's commitment to realizing a child-friendly city through the provision of child-friendly green open spaces. In implementing child-friendly city policies, there are several factors that influence, namely: completeness of the facilities; Accessibility; Safety and comfort; Government commitment.

The fragmentation of urban landscapes: global evidence of a key attribute of the spatial structure of cities, 1990–2000

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomo Angel ◽  
Jason Parent ◽  
Daniel L Civco
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Car Ownership ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Multiple Regression Models ◽  
Global Evidence

The fragmentation of urban landscapes – or the inter-penetration of the built-up areas of cities and the open spaces in and around them – is a key attribute of their spatial structure. Analyzing satellite images for 1990 and 2000 for a global sample of 120 cities, we find that cities typically contain or disturb vast quantities of open spaces equal in area, on average, to their built-up areas. We also find that fragmentation, defined as the relative share of open space in the urban landscape, is now in decline. Using multiple regression models, we find that larger cities are less fragmented, that higher-income cities are more fragmented, that cities with higher levels of car ownership are less fragmented, and that cities that constrain urban development are less fragmented. We recommend that making room for urban expansion in rapidly growing cities should take into account their expected fragmentation levels.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Standards to Examine the Parameters of Child-Friendly Environment (CFE) in Parks and Open Space of Planned Neighborhoods: A Case of Lucknow City, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Mohit Kumar Agarwal ◽  
Vandana Sehgal ◽  
Aurobindo Ogra
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Human Endeavor ◽  
National Norms ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
Environment Parameters

The creation of cities has been one of the most phenomenal achievements of human endeavor. Adults are the major stakeholders for such achievements but the children are helpless and representationless. The current research paper aims at understanding the issues faced by the children in the rapidly urbanized world where the lack of child-friendly environments/open spaces for their outdoor activities is cause for concern. The research paper looked at various national and international norms, standards, and practices of parks and open spaces to identify various child-friendly environmental parameters. The research adopted the Delphi method as a tool for the validation of child-friendly environment parameters. It also used children’s drawings and essays to understand children’s perceptions about the child-friendly environment. It is observed that present government norms and policies do not adhere to those parameters. The research found that Lucknow city does not meet the defined quantitative norms and standards as laid out by the national norms and standards for open spaces and parks. The quality dimensions for planning a child-friendly environment are weakly addressed by cities and neighborhoods. The city neighborhoods lack the physical, cognitive, perceptional, emotional, and social dimensions of a child-friendly environment. There is a need to adopt suitable norms and standards with measurable parameters as part of various dimensions and implement these in creating a child-friendly environment in planned neighborhoods.

scholarly journals The regaining of public spaces to enhance the historic urban landscape

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Bolici ◽  
Matteo Gambaro ◽  
Cristiana Giordano
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Urban Complex

<p>Open spaces in the urban landscapes suffer from deterioration caused by man that leads to two major outcomes: on one side they are abandoned because of newer contemporary needs, on the other hand they tend to be “cannibalized” in the attempt to satisfy our society. This has caused a progressive retraction of urban open spaces that have become residual spaces with no shape and no name.<br />This course of crisis has damaged the identity of places and this is more acute in historic urban landscapes that are recognised as cultural heritage and world heritage. The historic urban landscape approach suggested by UNESCO recognises public spaces’ importance for society and promotes the acknowledgement of public spaces and their dynamism aiming to the integration of preservation, social development and economic targets.<br />To understand how “historic urban landscapes” are taking care of their public spaces, a few Management Plans of UNESCO’s World Heritage cities have been compared. Only Italian UNESCO sites with an “urban complex” characterisation have been considered, this means a limited part of a city with homogenous characteristics from a spatial, historic and cultural point of view. We have focused our attention on the specific interventions for the management of open spaces, in order to identify the major targets and their executive tools, projects and actions.<br />In the light of the above-mentioned analyses, we propose some strategies to fight the decline of public spaces (streets, squares, gardens, etc.) and to enhance these spaces with great attention, trying to improve their fruition and comfort according to their historic and cultural values.<br />The need to identify design strategies to enhance public spaces within the historic urban landscape is included in the research and test activities carried out in the UNESCO site of Mantova and Sabbioneta. This site is an excellent area of applicability because of its urban shape, molded in years by the Gonzaga family. Together with the UNESCO Mantova e Sabbioneta office, we have involved citizens in the requalification design to activate regaining process and test the applicability of our analyses in the city of Mantova, a very articulated and complex reality, starting from the fruition of its places and according to its morphological, environmental, cultural and perceptive aspects.</p>

scholarly journals CO-PRODUCTION: STUDI TENTANG POLA-POLA PENYEDIAAN RUANG PUBLIK TERPADU RAMAH ANAK DI JAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Loa Mei Ling ◽  
Erwin Fahmi
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
One Step ◽  
Child Friendly

Public space has an important role for the development of city residents. Humans need a place to gather and interact with others. In DKI Jakarta, the reduced width and quality of public spaces, especially green open spaces, presents its own difficulties in creating adequate public space for various age groups and social classes of society. One step to get around this difficulty is to revitalize the function of the park into an interactive community park with a variety of functions called the Child Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA). This program has been running for 4 years. To evaluate this policy, the thesis that forms the basis of this paper evaluates the provision of RPTRA in two regions, namely the Alfa Dahlia RPTRA and the Nias Nias III RPTRA, using the concept of co-production. With this concept, the RPTRA's 'production' process will be understood, the benefits and prospects for its sustainability after the role of regional governments is increasingly limited. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data is mainly collected and analyzed through field observations, interviews, and observations of artifacts, as well as secondary data studies. The research findings show that, despite having different degrees of co-production, the two RPTRA have the prospect of surviving and developing in the future. AbstrakRuang publik memiliki peran penting bagi perkembangan warga kota. Manusia memerlukan tempat berkumpul dan berinteraksi dengan sesama. Di DKI Jakarta, berkurangnya luas dan kualitas ruang publik, khususnya ruang terbuka hijau, memberikan kesulitan tersendiri untuk mewujudkan ruang publik yang memadai bagi berbagai kelompok umur dan kelas sosial masyarakat. Salah satu langkah untuk menyiasati kesulitan ini adalah dengan merevitalisasi fungsi taman menjadi taman komunitas interaktif ragam fungsi yang disebut dengan Ruang Publik Terpadu Ramah Anak (RPTRA). Program ini telah berjalan 4 tahun. Untuk mengevaluasi kebijakan ini, tesis yang menjadi dasar makalah ini mengevaluasi penyediaan RPTRA di dua kawasan, yakni RPTRA Alur Dahlia dan RPTRA Kelapa Nias III, menggunakan konsep co-production. Dengan konsep tersebut, hendak dipahami bagaimana proses ‘produksi’ RPTRA tersebut, kemanfaatan dan prospek keberlanjutannya setelah peran pemerintah daerah semakin terbatas.  Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Data terutama dikumpulkan dan dianalisis melalui observasi lapangan, wawancara, dan pengamatan artefak, serta kajian data sekunder. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, meskipun memiliki derajat ko-produksi yang berbeda, kedua RPTRA memiliki prospek untuk tetap hidup dan berkembang di masa mendatang.

scholarly journals Is habitat heterogeneity effective for conservation of butterflies in urban landscapes of Delhi, India?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 19302-19309
Author(s):  
Monalisa Paul ◽  
Aisha Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Focal Point ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Artificial Light ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Bird Droppings ◽  
Heterogeneous Habitats ◽  
The Family ◽  
Different Types

The present study which was conducted in 2015–16 and 2016–17 emphasizes the nine different types of habitats used by 40 listed butterflies in six different urban landscapes of Delhi. Assessment of flowerbeds, grasses, hedges/crops/bushes, artificial light, wet soil/damp patches/humus, trees, open spaces/grounds, bird droppings, and roads/pavements/concrete spaces in conserving butterfly diversity in highly urbanized landscapes by testing the hypothesis that diversity of butterflies across all the habitats are similar, was the focal point of the study. Except for the artificial light and the paved roads or concrete spaces, all other habitats were natural in surroundings. The families Lycaenidae and Nymphalidae had the largest habitat share (26%), whereas the family Hesperiidae had the minimum share (9%). Aravalli Biodiversity Park, New Delhi maintained the serenity of natural ones. Species richness and diversity was the highest at flowerbeds and lowest at the artificial light. The study highlights the choice of heterogeneous habitats by city butterflies to integrate the concept of the urban green spaces into a wide variety of urban development projects which in turn can help their own sustenance. 

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU SEBAGAI HABITAT BURUNG DI KOTA BOGOR DAN SEKITARNYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Sry Wahyuni ◽  
. Syartinilia ◽  
Yeni Aryati Mulyani
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Bird Species Richness ◽  
Habitat Patches ◽  
Bird Habitat ◽  
Large Bird

Green open spaces can be potential habitats for birds in urban landscapes. Due to high number of land development, the green open spaces in urban landscapes tend to be small and scattered. Indeed, analysis about effectivity of green open spaces as bird habitats in Bogor City and its surroundings is needed. We investigated bird habitat patches on 14 locations in Bogor City and its surroundings. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of bird habitat patches for bird species richness using two variables (size and complexity). The data were analyzed using the Pearson Correlation and multiple linear regression. The results showed that there were no significant differences between bird species richness and size of patches. Conversely, there were significant differences between bird species richness and complexity of patches. The Pearson Correlation revealed that there were high correlation between bird species richness and complexity of patches. Finally, we propose three recommendations of green open spaces as bird habitat patches in Bogor City and its surroundings, such as protecting and managing both small and large bird habitat patches, increasing number of vegetation strata and number of vegetation in some strata in small bird habitat patches, and increasing number of vegetation in some strata in large bird habitat patch with low bird speciess richness.

scholarly journals Urban compactness and growth patterns in Spanish intermediate cities

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Jiménez Romera ◽  
Agustín Hernández Aja ◽  
Mariano Vázquez Espí
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Core Areas ◽  
Global Evidence

Contemporary processes of urbanization have outpaced the traditional notion of city. Connectivity has become a distinctive characteristic of urban spaces, so that networked cities don’t rely anymore on continuous urbanized areas, but on connections that rarely leave a direct spatial footprint. The new spatial structure of urban areas include greater inter-penetration of built-up and open spaces, and the emergence of urban enclaves, which can be spatially isolated despite being functionally connected to a city. In order to study these enclaves and their impact on urban form, a sample of 47 Spanish functional urban areas was examined, ranging from 36,000 to 6.0 million inhabitants. Land use polygons provided by SIOSE were grouped into three main categories (residential, non-residential and urban infrastructure) and cross-matched with functional urban areas defined by AUDES (an iterative method than combines morphological and functional criteria) in order to calculate compactness proximity index, gross and net density. Factors that influence urban compactness were identified: most northern and some coastal urban areas display a low compactness which can be attributed to orographic conditions; bigger cities tend to display high compactness, but smaller ones display a great diversity of values, from the highest to the lowest. A further analysis of small and intermediate cities helped to identify two complementary mechanisms of urban growth, spatial expansion of core areas and functional integration of peripheral nuclei, whose ocurrence in different proportions can explain the variation of compactness in the studied sample. References Angel, S.; Parent, J.; Civco, D. L. (2012) ‘The fragmentation of urban landscapes: global evidence of a key attribute of the spatial structure of cities, 1990-2000’, Environment and Urbanization, 24 (1), 249-283. Ascher, F. (1995) Métapolis ou l'avenir des villes. (Paris: Éditions Odile Jacob.) Dupuy, G. (1991) L'urbanisme des réseaux, théories et méthodes. (Paris: Armand Colin.) Harvey, D. (1996) ‘Cities or urbanization?’, City 1 (2): 38-61. IGN (2007) SIOSE, Sistema de Información sobre Ocupación del Suelo (http://www.siose.es/), accessed 31 Jan. 2017. Ruiz, F. (2011) AUDES, Áreas Urbanas de España (http://alarcos.esi.uclm.es/per/fruiz/audes/), accessed 31 Jan. 2017.

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