Urban Sustainability and Open Space Networks

Özdemir, Aydın

doi:10.3923/jas.2007.3713.3720

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“…Various studies recommended building urban green cities rather than a dense high rise urban environment. Urban green cities increase the value of UEQ within the city (Irvine et al, 2009;Landorf et al, 2008;DinÖzdemir, 2007). Medium to fine-scale land cover and land use maps can be derived from remote sensing satellite images (Hansen and Loveland, 2012) or, recently, airborne LiDAR data (Yan et al, 2015).…”

Section: Urban Planning Parametersmentioning

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Improving the Accuracy of Urban Environmental Quality Assessment Using Geographically-Weighted Regression Techniques

Faisal¹

2021

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Population growth around the world may cause an adverse impact on the environment and the human life. Thus, modeling the Urban Environmental Quality (UEQ) becomes indispensable for a better city planning and an efficient urban sprawl control. To evaluate the impact of city development, this study aims to utilize remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques to assess the UEQ in two major cities in Ontario, Canada. The main objectives of this research are: 1) to examine the relationship of multiple UEQ parameters derived from remote sensing, GIS and socio-economic data; 2) to evaluate some of the existing methods (e.g. linear regression, GIS overlay and Principal Component Analysis (PCA)) for assessing and integrating multiple UEQ parameters; 3) to propose a new method to weight urban and environmental parameters obtained from different data sources; 4) to develop a new method to validate the UEQ results with respect to three socio-economic indicators. Remote sensing, GIS and census data were first obtained to calculate various environmental, urban parameters and socio-economic indicators. The derived parameters and indicators were tested to emphasize their relationship to UEQ. Three geographically-Weighted Regression (GWR) techniques were used to integrate all these environmental, urban parameters and socio-economic indicators. Three key indicators including family income, the level of education and land value were used as a reference to validate the outcomes derived from the integration techniques. The results were evaluated by assessing the relationship between the extracted UEQ results and the three indicators. The findings showed that the GWR with spatial lag model represents an improved precision and accuracy up to 20% with respect to GIS overlay and PCA techniques. The final outcomes of the research can help the authorities and decision makers to understand the empirical relationships among regional science, urban morphology, real estate economics and economic geography.

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Improving the Accuracy of Urban Environmental Quality Assessment Using Geographically-Weighted Regression Techniques

Faisal¹

2021

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“…Having been experienced for centuries, this matter has reached to its peak point in today's world and led the emergence of modern cities (Özbilen, 1991; Çınar, 2008). Yet, increasing human population and rapid development of urbanization led to the destruction of nature and green areas (Yazıcı, 2015;Özdemir, 2007). In the case of the urban environment, it is both possible to define the city as one single ecosystem and to see the city as composed of several individual ecosystems, e.g.…”

Section: Urban Spacesmentioning

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A Research on the Function and Usability of Historical Urban Parks: Case Study of Shah Goli Park, Tabriz, Iran

Göker¹,

Hergül²,

Kahveci³

2019

Appl. Ecol. Env. Res.

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In this study, the recreational opportunities, which were created by the Shah Goli Park for the users in terms of its functionality, having a historical and unique characteristic, which is located in Iran, Tabriz, are analyzed. Accordingly, its availability for the local people is examined, as well. The data collection tool is in the form of a questionnaire. The objective of this questionnaire is to define the park availability factors for those, who visit the Shah Goli Park. The options with regards to the availability of the park were on socialization, physical activity, nature involvement and relaxation. The respondents were asked to address questions in order to show their preferences within the scope of a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Don't know, 4 = Agree, and 5 = Strongly agree) and the park's availability preference were measured using 14 items. Survey-analysis and questionnaire processes of the study were carried out in July-2018. The gathered data was subjected to an analysis by utilization of normal statistical methods within SPSS version: A set of park availability items were defined using the factor analysis, in order for designating the main and underlying factors, followed by a group mean comparison (t-test) in order to identify the differences between the demographic information and availability factors.

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Urban open space transition and management in Lagos, Nigeria

Adedeji

Fadamiro

2015

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

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Purpose – The poor outdoor quality of highly populated third-world cities is a consequence of the misuse of public open spaces as refuse dumps and for informal trading activities. This describes the situation of Lagos metropolis before the present political will that has infused great landscaping transition into the cityscape. However, the challenges of maintenance are germane to the sustainability of these landscape products. The purpose of this paper is to assess the quality and characteristics of the landscapes that have undergone transition and to formulate a framework for maintenance strategies. Design/methodology/approach – The study objectively evaluates the physical qualities of 22 randomly selected sites that have undergone transition through on-site assessment and photographic recording. The management regimes were subjectively studied to appraise the level of their effectiveness and to guide future strategies. This was carried out by collecting the opinions of 130 selected government officials in charge of maintaining the spaces with the aid an interview guide. Findings – Analyses of the data revealed rich values of the landscapes and management strategies in favour of a public-private partnership. It recommends public open space transformation for recreational activities in cities as a vital means of enhancing urban living and city outlooks. Practical implications – The study concludes with formulation of sustainable management framework for the landscapes and argues in its favour. It thus has policy implications on the maintenance of urban open spaces that have undergone transition in Lagos and Nigeria at large. Originality/value – The study was carried out in May 2011. Its significance lies in its capacity of enhancing the quality of urban open spaces through appropriate policy formulation of management regimes.

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Urban Sustainability and Open Space Networks

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Improving the Accuracy of Urban Environmental Quality Assessment Using Geographically-Weighted Regression Techniques

Improving the Accuracy of Urban Environmental Quality Assessment Using Geographically-Weighted Regression Techniques

A Research on the Function and Usability of Historical Urban Parks: Case Study of Shah Goli Park, Tabriz, Iran

Urban open space transition and management in Lagos, Nigeria

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