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Annals of the 'Constantin Brrncuui' University of Targu Jiu: Letters and Social Sciences Series No. 3/2014 (Analele Universitatii 'Constantin Brancus…
2014
English Abstract: In this issue are included scientific articles who debate problems from social science fields: globalization, European Union, Entrepreneurial, Romanian fiscal decision, development, human resources, excess power, educational climate, heritage, financial crisis, Mircea Eliade, Teaching, urban development, consolidation of democracy, contemporany Romanian state, nato's cyber security, capital structure, India."Constantin Brancusi" University Annals from Targu Jiu, Letters and Social Sciences Series is published by "Academica Brâncusi" Press of "Constantin Brancusi" University from Targu-Jiu, a state university, institutionally certified. The journal includes articles from th…
Healthy design and urban planning strategies, actions, and policy to achieve salutogenic cities
2018
Starting from a previous experience carried out by the working group “Building and Environmental Hygiene” of the Italian Society of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine (SItI), the aim of the present work is to define new strategic goals for achieving a “Healthy and Salutogenic City”, which will be useful to designers, local governments and public bodies, policy makers, and all professionals working at local health agencies. Ten key points have been formulated: 1. climate change and management of adverse weather events; 2. land consumption, sprawl, and shrinking cities; 3. tactical urbanism and urban resilience; 4. urban comfort, safety, and security perception; 5. strengths and weaknesses of ur…
Un nuovo assetto per il quartiere della Kalsa nel Cinquecento: l'addizione urbana del piano di porta dei Greci
2013
Il saggio porta alla luce, attraverso significative acquisizioni documentarie, l'unica operazione di addizione urbana che la città di Palermo, ancora murata, abbia conosciuto: quella che vide l'ampliamento del quartiere della Kalsa verso mare e il ridisegno della sua cinta muraria, attuati su progetto dell'ingegnere regio Pedro Prado, ma con il diretto coinvolgimento del loro promotore, il viceré Juan de Vega. La ricerca si sofferma anche sugli aspetti del cantiere delle nuove fortificazioni 'alla moderna', nonché su quelli artistici e stilistici legati alla edificazione di una nuova porta urbica, caricata di forti valori simbolici, e al radicamento del linguaggio classicista nella Sicilia …
The great fire of medieval Valencia (1447)
2015
ABSTRACT:In March 1447, a great fire broke out in Valencia, caused by a former member of the municipal government. This fire destroyed many houses and craft workshops around the Market Square, the economic centre of the city. The municipal government had to compensate the citizens, who had lost everything, and restore everyday life in the area. A versatile Italian watchmaker living in Valencia was chosen to supervise the rehabilitation of the area. Under his direction, the debris was removed. Then after a conscious campaign of urban planning aimed at eliminating any traces of the old Islamic city, the streets were reconstructed according to the norms of the western city.
Nuevas aportaciones a la obra del arquitecto Luis Ferreres Soler. El proyecto del Mercado de Cullera (Valencia)
2019
El mercado de Cullera, proyectado en 1894 por el arquitecto Luis Ferreres, se concluye en 1902. Plantea una propuesta caracterizada por su singularidad tipológica, que enlaza con otros destacados proyectos y realizaciones, donde confluyen las experiencias de su autor en los ámbitos de la arquitectura y del urbanismo. el estudio de su detallada memoria explicativa, hasta ahora inédita, nos permite entenderlo como respuesta a las necesidades particulares del lugar. Analizamos su emplazamiento y su relación con el entorno urbano, el programa de necesidades a los que pretende dar respuesta y por último abordamos la propuesta arquitectónica, caracterizada por la sencillez y racionalidad asociada…
Hydrogeological hazards and weather events: Triggering and evolution of shallow landslides
2014
Abstract Landslides are the most intense and serious manifestations of the degradation of slopes and they are the main causes of geological hazard when they, directly or indirectly, involving towns and infrastructures. They are a global environment problem; there are several examples that have produced untold damages and loss of human lives in many parts of the world. In 1920 the landslides mobilization, as a result of a strong earthquake in China, in the province of Kansu, killed 200,000 people; in 1938 fast debris flow, triggered by heavy rainfalls in Japan, caused the death of 600 people; in 1963 in Italy the Vajont disaster caused the death of 1,899 people, as a result of a landslide lo…
Uncertainty assessment of an integrated urban drainage model
2009
Over the last few years, the use of mathematical models has gained importance in urban drainage system management; indeed, such models enable the combined analysis of different components that constitute a drainage system; the sewer system, wastewater treatment plant and the receiving water body. The effectiveness of an integrated approach has been widely demonstrated in the past and is presented in the EU Water Framework Directive, which also introduces a new point of view regarding the water quality management of the whole system, requiring a global analysis at the river basin scale for pollutant sources. However, integrated urban drainage models introduce several uncertain factors that a…
Valuing the effects of urban road-network projects: a methodological proposal
2006
This paper proposes a methodology for the valuation of the urban environment. It tries to answer questions and problems that derive from new road installations, or functional requalifications in existing road infrastructures, in accordance with specific practices already well-known as Urban Impact Assessment (UIA). More generally, the objective of the urban impact assessment consists of valuing the possibilities to localize urban installations, also considering both their economic and social effects, as well as identifying potential dangers to the environment, intended in a general sense. This kind of valuation distinguishes from the traditional environmental impact valuation (e.g., applied…
Occupations of Housing and Social Centers in Rome: A Durable Resistance to Neoliberalism and Institutionalization
2017
Squatting for housing and social centers has a long tradition in Rome since the end of the 1960s. By the mid-1970s, the occupation of buildings to set up political and social activities became part of the repertoire of left radical movements. In this chapter a set of 34 squatted spaces for housing and social centers in Rome active in 2014 is analysed. Squatting practices thus provide a lens to interpret the evolution of urban struggles, urban development and the changing sociopolitical contexts. Furthermore, Mudu and Rossini examine the role played by the processes of neutralization, co-optation, normalization and contention that explain the institutionalization of squatting in the city of …
How Smart Cities Explore New Technologies
2019
The concept of smart city is considered as a new paradigm of urban development. Information and communication technologies are expected to transform cities into smart cities and improve the citizens’ quality of life. However, smart city initiatives still have difficulties to leverage value from technology opportunities. How smart city initiatives examine the possibilities of new technologies is therefore a highly interesting question. Based on a multiple case study we identify two different approaches and factors that influence the choice of approach: Cities either initially focus on use cases solving urban challenges, or on a systematic build-up of a technological platform for future use c…