scholarly journals City Image - Operational Instrument in Urban Space Management - A Romanian Sample

10.5772/33717 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius-Cristian Neacu ◽  
Silviu Negu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
City Image ◽  
Space Management

Public Art and Contemporary Urban Culture – Research of Embodiment of Core Value of Urban Public Art in the Construction of Urban Culture

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 1634-1637
Author(s):  
Zhi Guo Li ◽  
Jing Sun
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Public Art ◽  
Urban Culture ◽  
City Image ◽  
Cultural Interpretation ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Culture ◽  
Core Value ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Relationship

As the cultural interpretation and the most intuitionist expression vector, urban public art explain the urban space morphology, aesthetic function by the visual art, construct contemporary aesthetic culture and the public service system of the masses, manifest characteristics of urban culture value and the trend in period of social transition increasingly. It explained the relationship between public art and urban culture core value and construction of Public art in city culture construction in detail. In the end, it presented the realization of culture value taken from public art and the creation of city image by public art.

scholarly journals Industrial Heritage Tourism: a Regional Perspective (Warsaw)

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 276-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Pawlikowska-Piechotka
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
City Image ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Industrial Landscape ◽  
Industrial Architecture ◽  
Regional Perspective

Industrial Heritage Tourism: a Regional Perspective (Warsaw)When touring a region, one of the things previous generations certainly overlooked were the industrial areas. With the exception of the old saltmine "Wieliczka" in the south of Poland, industrial heritage was mainly unknown. Industrial landscape (mills, factories with chimneys emitting all-blackening smoke, poverty-stricken workers' houses) have been regarded with dislike and considered grim.Using the example of Warsaw's industrial heritage revitalization projects, we examined already modernized historic buildings, which sought to respond to tourist and leisure needs (museums, art galleries, cultural centres). We were interested in their new functions and meanings for urban space quality. We wanted to consider how much revitalized architecture help to change (socially, culturally, economically) declining areas and their painful "inner-city" image (Thorns 2001). Our research (carried out in 2005-2006) covered nine historic industrial compounds, already converted and having new functions. Results of our inquiry polls (taken in 2005-2006) confirmed the thesis, that revitalized historic industrial architecture might enrich urban space with values visible in many dimensions: social, historical, aesthetical and economic (Evans 2005). Although selected and studied cases in Warsaw were not completed equally successfully, due to the objective barriers or carelessness in the planning process, all show good results in space quality and cultural services improvement, appreciated by the local community members and visitors relevantly.Once neglected run-down Warsaw districts (Wola, Praga) now draw benefits from new identities, attracting tourists and enhancing the local community's sense of belonging and well-being. Similar cases were described by scholars after studies in other European cities (Jones 2006).

scholarly journals Territorial and Temporal Factors of Urban Identity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ozerina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Place Of Birth ◽  
City Image ◽  
Urban Identity ◽  
City Brand ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Temporal Factors ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
The City

The formation of the urban identity of an individual resident and of the urban community as a whole is multi-determined. In socio-psychological research, perceptions of the main factors of its formation can be summarised through geographical, historical, spatial, individual-personal and socio-cultural characteristics. The objective of our study was to describe the role of territorial and temporal factors (place of birth and the duration of dwelling in a city) in the formation and manifestation of emotional, cognitive, motivational and behavioural parameters of the urban identity of residents. The City questionnaires and the Tomsk City Identity Questionnaire adapted by the authors were used to collect empirical data. The data was processed by means of a single-factor analysis of variance and the Student’s T-test. As a result, specific traits of city image formation in the vision of newcomer residents, and its indigenous residents were revealed, which confirms the relevance of the factors under study. It has been established that the image of the city and perceptions of its potential depend largely on the territorial and temporal indicators of the respondent’s residence in the urban space. Place of birth determines the cognitive component of urban identity to a greater extent, while the length of residence determines the emotional and motivational component. The findings allow the temporal and spatial context to be considered in the development of the city brand and the modernisation of urban space. Further researches are planned to include sample differentiation based on the place of birth by settlement type.

scholarly journals Autonomous vehicles and urban space management

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 169-181
Author(s):  
Dahlen SIQUEIRA SILVA ◽  
Csaba CSISZÁR ◽  
Dávid FÖLDES
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Vehicle Ownership ◽  
Space Management ◽  
Traffic Lane ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
Urban Parking ◽  
Parking Demand

Discussions on how urban space would be transformed by the use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) are scarce. This study identifies the impacts caused by the shared use of AVs on urban parking and urban space management. An estimation method was formulated considering the reduction in parking demand, the possible alteration in vehicle ownership, and the reallocation of urban space. A case study was performed in a 673,220 m2 area through scenarios created by using real data of parking spaces and the results of previous studies. Results showed that parking spaces can be saved with the use of shared AVs, which would allow the reallocation of urban space to new uses (for example, implementation of around 12,000 bike-sharing docking spots, 10 km bike lanes, 7 km additional traffic lane or 140 ‘parklets’). The results contribute to revealing the positive impacts of AVs.

scholarly journals Depopulation of Cities and Housing Decisions of University Graduates

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Alina Źróbek-Różańska
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Research Area ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
City Development ◽  
Space Management ◽  
University Center ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Abstract Predicting the population size of a city is one of the key tasks preceding the creation of city development plans, seeing as how urban space management should be adequate to current and forecasted economic and social trends, including demographic ones. In many cities of the world, apart from capitals and metropolises, the phenomenon of depopulation and shrinking has been observed, which is due to a decrease in the fertility rate and a negative migration balance. Apart from the inhabitants registered in the city for permanent residence, there are also people living there temporary, including students. Some graduates will decide to stay in the city, thus increasing the population of the city’s residents. The purpose of the study described in this article was to attempt to determine the extent to which new-coming students are able to alleviate the effects of the adverse phenomenon of city depopulation. The city chosen as the research area - Olsztyn - has been experiencing the loss of residents for 10 years and is also the largest university center in the province. Understanding settlement / migration plans required a broad survey. As a result, it was concluded that the impact of graduates on inhibiting depopulation is relatively small as most of them planned to move out to a larger urban center, and only every fifth one declared a willingness to live in Olsztyn. Retaining graduates would require the development of the labor market towards new, well-paid jobs.

scholarly journals Cities of Mordovia: identity in media discourse

2020 ◽  
pp. 328-343
Author(s):  
Iraida A. Pakshina ◽  
◽  
Elena S. Rus’kina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
City Image ◽  
Urban Identity ◽  
Internet Communities ◽  
The City

Nowadays, the city with its unique local and historical features is placed into the focus of the modern urban media. Media text verbalizes the results of a person’s subjective perception of the surrounding urban space and represents the identity of the city. The purpose of this article is to identify the representation of the «urban identity» concept in the media of the Republic of Mordovia — both in city and republican newspapers and social networks. The authors conducted content analysis of the articles published in city newspapers and the comments to the posts of local Internet communities regarding their ideas about the city. Analysis of the print media deduced that the municipal authorities realize the urgency of the urban identity formation under the competition for human, informational and economic resources. The editorial boards of newspapers do a lot to create a positive image of the city. Local urban Internet communities, which has recently appeared in the regional media space, have a powerful influence on public opinion. Their communication is built mainly around the private problems of everyday urban life and is accompanied by negative evaluation of those. It was established that active discussion of problems leads to active post-discussion, post-provocation, post-hype, post-photography, post – criticism of the authorities, post – dialogue with a representative of the authorities, post – question and post-game. There is an asymmetry in the representation of the city image created, on the one hand, by the print media, and, on the other hand, by the participants in the Internet communities. The study identified the markers that can be significant for the citizens. It also detected the dependence of the construction of the Mordovia’s cities identity and its representation and the communicative practices of the urban population.

scholarly journals Urban Space as the Commons - New Modes for Urban Space Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 052004
Author(s):  
Vladimir Ondrejicka ◽  
Maros Finka ◽  
Milan Husar ◽  
Lubomir Jamecny
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Space Management ◽  
The Commons

scholarly journals FORMATION OF URBAN PUBLIC SPACES IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF POSTMODERNISM

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Olena Oliynyk
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
City Image ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The One

The article deals with the most characteristic features of postmodernism in architecture and in the formation of urban spaces. Postmodernism in architecture was involved as a solution that would combine the rationality and feasibility of modernism with artistic and design solutions. However, in the postmodern era, the urban environment is gradually losing its historical memory, its importance as an anthropological category and as a place of identity identification. Urban centers are turning into purely commercial theme parks for tourists. Postmodern space is an urban structure formed by signs that meet the demands of society. The Postmodern City Image is a conglomerate of ideas and images built with the help of visual personality memory. Rem Koolhaas calls this phenomenon a «Junkspace»,  built as a conglomeration of ideas, concepts and dreams. This space is designed to please people thanks to whimsical and exaggerated elements: neon, casinos and buildings that combine architectural elements of any age with the intention to create a new architectural style. Las Vegas is a hypertrophied example of a postmodern city. Its urban landscape leaves facades and walls aside, replacing them with signs and symbols. Such a symbolic place becomes timeless, unrealistic and transit, not intended for everyday life. Space and time in such a city lose their essence. Urban space brings together different elements from other historical, artistic and cultural eras to interpret them as reflecting modernity. The value of images copied from historical reality becomes more important than reality itself. Humanity regards this unreal world as an idealized model of society, parallel to the one that actually exists, more attractive and interesting. Thus, the very essence of the architecture, the meaning of which is replaced by temporary advertising symbols, is lost.

Air quality and urban space management

1996 ◽  
Vol 189-190 ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Joumard ◽  
Claude Lamure ◽  
Jacques Lambert ◽  
Frédéric Tripiana
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Space Management

Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Pre-War Shophouses (Adaptive Re-Use) and City Image

2015 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
Yong Seng Toong ◽  
Nangkula Utaberta
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
City Image ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Urban Image ◽  
Boutique Hotels ◽  
The City

The terminology and concept of city image is very much related to good city planning and reflects strong image which, defined by Kelvin Andrew Lynch, a town-planner. He elaborates such terminology with regarding to people perception on urban space in term of city legibility and image-ability. Elizur who has classified city image as “rich” and “poor” in his study reminds of prototype and stereotype city place respectively. City image generally refers to the characteristic of a true urban image such as skylines, landmarks and panoramas. Architects, urban designers and town-planners play a crucial role in carrying out the task of shaping the city image. However, when discussion on city image which regards to economics point of view, city image could be interpreted as active use and passive use in accordance to a paper presented by some scholars. Active use means usage of the old buildings restoration and preservation which generates incomes to cover their building’s maintenance and expenses. Examples such as cafés, boutique hotels, art galleries. Conversely, passive use does not generate substantial income but contribute to and beneficial of the community. Examples such as community library, museums and other social activity buildings. Both active and passive use are portraying adaptive re-use of the old buildings. This paper unfolds the common ground which integrates adaptive re-use of pre-war shophouse buildings as architecture concept in Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (KLC) and contributing the city image under the term of conservation. The study is conducted with photographic records, on site study, observation (visual survey technique) and analysis.

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