scholarly journals Touristification in historic cities. Reflections on Malaga

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana García Bujalance ◽  
Daniel Barrera-Fernández ◽  
Miriam Scalici
Keyword(s):  
The Public ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities

This research analyses the consequences in the economy of the city, in the urban environment and in the life of residents affected by the massive arrival of tourists in the historic centre of Malaga in Andalusia, Spain. The research combines a mixed methodology consisting of analysis of urban plans and administrative documents, statistics, direct observation of tourism-related activities, the definition of a list of indicators and verification of their application in the case study. Mass tourism in a historic city is a cause of conflicts between visitors and residents, but there are also positive effects such as job creation, cosmopolitanism or the expansion of the cultural offer. This research shows that it is necessary to act on tourists-residents’ conflicts in order to avoid the transformation of historic centres into places that expel the neighbours to give place to tourists. Planning and urban management, the active participation of citizens, as well as an awareness by the public administration, are key issues to avoid that historic centres become emptied of urban content to be turned into a scene for tourist consumption. This is the first research of the kind developed in the city of Malaga, one of the Spanish cities where tourism is growing faster, thus, the results could be applied to other cases in the same situation in the country and the Mediterranean.

scholarly journals Analysis of Public Space in Historic Districts of Historic Cities Based on Community Governance

CONVERTER ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Fan Ding, Yunying Ren
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Community Governance ◽  
Historic Districts ◽  
The Public ◽  
Life Mode ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities

Purpose: Based on the perspective of community governance, the paper explores the research path of public space renewal in historic city districts. Taking the historical public space of Lhasa City as an example, this paper analyzes the causes of the characteristics of public space, analyzes the logical relationship between public space and urban renewal and community governance, and finally optimizes the pattern of historical public space of Lhasa City by improving the spatial structure. Create intelligent living blocks and optimize the life mode of historical blocks; Significance: From the human-oriented perspective, the exploration of the public space renewal in the Historic Districts was in essence a process in which people develop continuously and their needs are continuously satisfied. It could meet the multi-level needs of residents at different stages. Secondly, from a social perspective, the innovative pattern of community governance could help achieve self-satisfaction within the district, radiate to the surrounding industries, and relieve the pressure of social employment. Thirdly, from the perspective of urban renewal implementation, the research on the public space renewal the Historic Districts would help promote the balance of social ecological environment, improve the regional governance and promote the high-quality development of the city.

scholarly journals Improving the identity of historic city by considering hydraulic infrastructure (the case study: Qazvin city)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Iranmanesh ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Structure ◽  
Underground Water ◽  
Hydraulic Structures ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Hydraulic Infrastructure ◽  
Ancient Civilizations ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities

Recently the importance of maintaining of historic identity of the cities is an obvious matter in restoration of a city. Each city depends on its cultural perception and its wealth, tries to reserve and repair its cultural heritage. This matter has been done in many cities in the world and many historic urban fabrics have been restored and rehabilitated to be visited by many tourists to enjoy their atmosphere and physical and spiritual features. Iran is a country with limited water resources but in spite of this fact there are many ancient civilizations and old cities with valuable urban fabrics in them which have intellectual irrigation. The water of most cities of Iran mostly harvested from underground water by a technic which is called Qanat which irrigate city and farms. Water supplement in urban fabric and locating the hydraulic structure in cities had an important effect in forming the city which this impact shouldn’t be ignored in repairing or rehabilitation of urban fabric. In the other word hydraulic infrastructure of historic cities of Iran in hot and dry region is an important factor which shouldn’t forget during planning for rehabilitation. The route of water either underground route or surface water and also hydraulic structures which have been located in the path of water should be preserved. The case study is Qazvin city which its historic hydraulic infrastructure and hydraulic structures had an important effect in forming the city.

scholarly journals Understanding the Implementation Challenges of Urban Resilience Policies: Investigating the Influence of Urban Geological Risk in Thessaloniki, Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vangelis Pitidis ◽  
Deodato Tapete ◽  
Jon Coaffee ◽  
Leon Kapetas ◽  
João Porto de Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City ◽  
High Building

Urban Resilience has recently emerged as a systematic approach to urban sustainability. The malleable definition of resilience has rendered its operationalisation an intriguing task for contemporary cities trying to address their organisational problems and confront uncertainty in a holistic manner. In this article we investigate the implementation challenges emerging for Resilient Strategies by the inattention paid to urban geological risk. We conceptualise urban geological risk as the combination of urban geohazards, geological vulnerability and exposure of the built environment and focus on the case study of Thessaloniki, Greece, a city that joined the 100 Resilient Cities initiative in 2014 and published its “Resilience Strategy 2030” (RS) in 2017. After a review of the RS, historical records of natural hazard events and with evidence gathered through interviews with city officials, we emphasize on earthquakes and surface flooding as the most relevant geohazards for Thessaloniki to tackle in its journey towards urban resilience. First, we examine geological vulnerability to earthquakes in conjunction with exposure of the built environment, as an outcome of ageing building stock, high building densities and the urban configuration, in Acheiropoietos neighbourhood, within the historic centre of the city. Then, we explore geological risk to surface flooding in Perea, in Thermaikos Municipality, with a particular focus on flash floods, by demonstrating how limited consideration of local geomorphology as well as semi-regulated urban expansion and its limited connection with emergency planning increase exposure of the built environment to surface flooding. Finally, we come up with the major implementation challenges Thessaloniki’s RS faces with regard to urban geohazards.

scholarly journals Joining Historic Cities to the Global World: Feasibility or Fantasy?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi ◽  
Giuseppe De Luca
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Global World ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities ◽  
Free Movement Of Capital ◽  
Logistic Regression Test

Given the globalisation and free movement of capital and people, global cities compete with others not only as tourist destinations but also for the attraction of investors, skilled labour and well-educated citizens. In this research, the image of the historic city of Florence is investigated from the perspective of tourists and residents to assess the feasibility of joining historic cities to the global world. The sample size included 384 people who were randomly selected in the historic centre of Florence and answered the research questionnaire. The data was then analysed by descriptive statistics and logistic regression test. The findings show that although appropriate environmental qualities have made Florence highly successful in attracting tourists, what can promote the sustainability level of this historic city in the globalisation era is the organisation of urban planning in order to gain a part of global economic and human capital by creating the precise and unique image of the city.

scholarly journals Public Policies to Promote Sustainable Transports: Lessons from Valencia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1141
Author(s):  
Guillermo Mateu ◽  
Alberto Sanz
Keyword(s):  
Public Policies ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Strong Increase ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The City

Bicycling appears in the literature on urban mobility as a more sustainable transportation mode for future transportation, based on empirical evidence of the potential benefits of bicycling on the environment, society, and health. In this context, public interventions to promote and maintain bicycling as a sustainable practice and its positive effects are salient. This article reviews different cycling policies with respect to cycling facilities present in the literature and compares them with a case study in Valencia (Spain). We collected information on the public policies implemented in Valencia and the traffic intensity in bike lanes over detecting loops distributed around the city. The results show a strong increase in bicycle use accompanying the implementation of public policies that promote bicycling. The effectiveness of public policies and their impact on bicycling and sustainability are discussed.

scholarly journals Qualitative Impact Analysis of International Tourists and Residents’ Perceptions of Málaga-Costa Del Sol Airport

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4725 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Caballero Galeote ◽  
J. García Mestanza
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The City

Air transport plays a key role especially in countries where tourism has a great impact on the economy. In Spain, the contribution made by this industry to GPD stands at EUR 119 billion, representing 11% of GDP. This case study focuses on the Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport due to the growth the city has experienced in recent years. The research examines the impacts of this infrastructure from the perceptions of residents and tourists. We conducted 638 questionnaires and 50 interviews with residents, and 165 questionnaires and 106 interviews with international tourists from August 2019 to January 2020. A qualitative thematic analysis was carried out using the NVivo Pro software. The findings indicate that residents value the ease of travel and employment generated by the airport. However, they are concerned about the environment impacts and mass tourism. For tourists, almost no negative impacts are recorded. Residents and tourists consider the existence of positive effects on other nearby cities of Andalusia. Conclusions have practical and theoretical implications for impact researches.

scholarly journals Participatory Budget – An Effective Tool for Social Participation and Building Local Identity. A Case Study of the City of Lodz

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (32) ◽  
pp. 129-151
Author(s):  
Magdalena Ślebocka ◽  
Artur Kilanowski
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
City Management ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Participatory Budget ◽  
The City

The aim of the article: The main aim of the article is to present the essence and significance the institution of civic budget as a tool not only allowing citizens to actively participate in the process of deciding about the directions of spending public funds, but also a tool to determine the directions of social expectations, the essence and importance of social participation. Hypothesis: The hypothesis accepted in the study stipulates that the growing popularity of the civic budget makes it an effective tool for social participation. Methodology: The study was based on a literature review, legal acts, information on the functioning of the civic budget in Lodz as well as a questionnaire conducted among the city residents. Results of the research: The civic budget in Lodz has been functioning for eight years, and during this time it has been constantly contributing to the idea of citizen involvement in the decision-making process. Although the budget procedure itself is undergoing numerous corrections and transformations, as the ongoing political, social and macroeconomic changes must be taken into account, it is still a basic tool enabling active participation and involvement of citizens. The matters it concerns are important to the community, and the civic budget offers an opportunity to express their opinions on key issues. The conducted survey indicates that Lodz is a positive example of using the participatory budget mechanism in the city management process. The sustained high (on a Polish scale) turnout confirms the inhabitants’ interest and willingness to change the public space, thus positively influencing the building of a sense of local community.

scholarly journals РОЗВИТОК ІНСТИТУТУ ГРОМАДСЬКОГО БЮДЖЕТУ В УКРАЇНІ

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Статівка Н. В. ◽  
Марченко Л. Ю.
Keyword(s):  
European Countries ◽  
Public Budget ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

The problems of formation and realization of the budget of participation in the conditions of transformational changes are considered. On the basis of the analysis of budget legislation, the necessity of legislative consolidation of the definition of "public budget" is substantiated. The trends of public budget implementation in European countries are presented. The dynamics of the number of submitted projects of the budget of participation, the dynamics of the number of projects-winners and the approved assignments for them in terms of cities of Ukraine are determined. The main areas of implementation of the projects-winners in cities of Ukraine are analyzed. The mechanisms of realization of the public budget are specified. Key issues in the course of the implementation of the public budget are outlined. It is founded the need to approve a single Code for programmatic classification of expenditures and lending for the implementation of the participation budget to improve the "feedback" between authorities, NGOs and citizens of the city in order to achieve the ultimate results of the Concept of E- Democracy Development in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Using Internet Search Queries to Assess Public Awareness of the Healthy Cities Approach: A Case Study in Shenzhen, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4264
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Yutong Zhang ◽  
Yixiong Xiao ◽  
Shaoqing Shen ◽  
Mo Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Healthy Cities ◽  
Internet Search ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Search Queries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Factors ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The City

Cities around the globe are embracing the Healthy Cities approach to address urban health challenges. Public awareness is vital for successfully deploying this approach but is rarely assessed. In this study, we used internet search queries to evaluate the public awareness of the Healthy Cities approach applied in Shenzhen, China. The overall situation at the city level and the intercity variations were both analyzed. Additionally, we explored the factors that might affect the internet search queries of the Healthy Cities approach. Our results showed that the public awareness of the approach in Shenzhen was low. There was a high intercity heterogeneity in terms of interest in the various components of the Healthy Cities approach. However, we did not find a significant effect of the selected demographic, environmental, and health factors on the search queries. Based on our findings, we recommend that the city raise public awareness of healthy cities and take actions tailored to health concerns in different city zones. Our study showed that internet search queries can be a valuable data source for assessing the public awareness of the Healthy Cities approach.

unrechtliche peinliche schmehung oder dem gemeinen nutz nuetzlich?Eine Fallstudie zur Normenkonkurrenz im Schmähschriftprozess des 16. Jahrhunderts

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-149
Author(s):  
Jan Siegemund
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The City ◽  
Different Levels

AbstractLibel played an important and extraordinary role in early modern conflict culture. The article discusses their functions and the way they were assessed in court. The case study illustrates argumentative spaces and different levels of normative references in libel trials in 16th century electoral Saxony. In 1569, Andreas Langener – in consequence of a long stagnating private conflict – posted several libels against the nobleman Tham Pflugk in different public places in the city of Dresden. Consequently, he was arrested and charged with ‘libelling’. Depending on the reference to conflicting social and legal norms, he had therefore been either threatened with corporal punishment including his execution, or rewarded with laudations. In this case, the act of libelling could be seen as slander, but also as a service to the community, which Langener had informed about potentially harmful transgression of norms. While the common good was the highest maxim, different and sometimes conflicting legally protected interests had to be discussed. The situational decision depended on whether the articulated charges where true and relevant for the public, on the invective language, and especially on the quality and size of the public sphere reached by the libel.

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