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MICROCLIMATIC BEHAVIOR OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN SCHEMES PROPOSED FOR HILLSIDE AREAS VERSUS EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
Authors: Ana Castillo, Erica Correa, María Cantón
Abstract: The Metropolitan Area of Mendoza (MMA), Argentina, has extended towards peripheral hillside are-as without considering the environmental impact of this action. This growth has continued the urban model of flatland development, causing changes in the ecosystem and an increase in outdoor air temperature. This work proposes and evaluates urban schemes that incorporate design criteria with the objective of preserving environmental characteristics and mitigating the effect of urbanization on the microclimate. The proposed grid layouts, located in three predominant slopes, were linear organic and Cul-de-Sac. Methodologically, the microclimatic response of the proposed schemes was evaluated by applying ENVI-met software simulation. The results show that urban growth is possible when carefully considering environmental limitations which grant maximum air temperature reductions of up to 2 °C.
Keywords: Sustainable Urban Development; Hillside; Urban Land; Microclimatic Simulation; Mendoza; ENVI-met.
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Received: January 25, 2021 | Revised: October 03, 2021 | Accepted: October 05, 2021
PANDEMIC POPULISM: COVID-19 AND THE RISE OF THE NATIONALIST AUR PARTY IN ROMANIA
Authors: Claudia Doiciar, Remus Creţan
Abstract: Many Central and Eastern European countries elected nationalist parties after the collapse of commu-nism: a phenomenon often attributed to a combination of socioeconomic crisis and political instability. In 2010s, after the decay of other nationalist parties, Romania was seen as an exception to this rule, but the Covid-19 pandemic times have witnessed the rapid rise of a new nationalist party: the AUR (the Alliance for the Union of Romanians). Parliamentary elections in December 2020 saw this new political force gain 9.1% of the vote. Whereas previous nationalist parties in post-communist Romania tend-ed to appeal to more senior/elderly voters, there is evidence that the AUR vote is strong amongst men under the age of 35 who are educated to an elementary or high school level. This paper uses national electoral data, media analysis, and in-depth interviews with young, educated people to explore the spatial distribution of AUR support, the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has assisted the party’s rise to prominence, and attitudes amongst university students to both the style and content of their poli-tics. The paper concludes that the AUR offer a potent mix of old nationalism, religious faith, tradition-al family values and new ideological elements, such as environmentalism, anti-globalization, and anti-government critique to create a self-consciously ‘alternative’ political rhetoric. This is presented via new channels (especially social media) in a deliberately opportunistic, controversial, and spectacular man-ner. However, our investigation suggests that neither the content nor the style of this politics has wide-spread appeal among the more educated younger participants to the interview.
Keywords: populism; COVID-19; nationalism; AUR; political party; Romania
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Received: September 02, 2021 | Revised: November 20, 2021 | Accepted: November 22, 2021
CAN TOURISM CLIMATIC INDICES REFLECT THE IMPACT OF COLD SURGES?
Authors: Yan Dong, Lan Xia
Abstract: Hibernation tourism in East and Southeast Asia is directly impacted by wintertime cold surges, which can result in high winds, extreme low temperatures, frost, freezing rain, and even sandstorms. This study compares two existing tourism climatic indexes—the Comprehensive Comfort Index (CCI) and the Tourism Climate Index (TCI)—to establish their ability to capture the full impact of cold surges on the tourism industry. From a climatic perspective, the TCI is more sensitive than the CCI, revealing a sig-nificant negative correlation with cold surge days. As illustrated here using a specific case study, the colder surge days in a month, the lower the TCI score for that month. This paper also evaluates poten-tial reasons for the observed disparity between the two indices and proposes that the TCI exhibits a higher temperature standard and preference for long sunshine hours than does the CCI.
Keywords: Tourism Climate Index; Cold surge; Climate comfort; Hibernation tourism
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Received: June 25, 2021 | Revised: October 01, 2021 | Accepted: November 03, 2021
URBAN EXPANSION OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA OVER THE PERIOD 2000-2018
Authors: Branislav Drašković
Abstract: The paper analyses the databases Urban Atlas (UA), Imperviousness, and CORINE Land Cover (CLC) for the largest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The UA database contains information for five func-tional urban zones with more than 100,000 inhabitants: Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Mostar, and Zeni-ca. The Imperviousness database is related to the subclasses of the urban atlas because the impermea-bility percentage has been used for a more detailed classification within the discontinuous urban area. The CLC database provides insight into the intensity of expansion of these cities during three six-year periods: 2000-2006, 2006-2012, and 2012-2018. The research has been used to analyse the expansion of urban zones, the structure, and form of cities, and the impact of urban expansion on the surrounding area. The results of the research show that, despite the negative demographic trends, there is a trend of urban expansion in B&H, mainly overthe agricultural land. According to the CLC database in the peri-od 2000-2018, artificial areas increased in spatial coverage from 1.35% to 1.7%, and urban fabric from 0.99% to 1.27%. The Imperviousness database shows that in 2018sealed areas covered 1.59% and built-up areas 0.8% of the territory of B&H. The 2013 census showed that the number of inhabitants in all five functional urban areas decreased compared to 1991, but despite that fact, the expansion of ur-ban zones continues with a weaker or stronger intensity.So far, there has been no research on urban de-velopment based on the high-resolution layers UA and Imperviousness database in B&H, so that such research is the most significant contribution of this article.
Keywords: Urban Atlas; Imperviousness; CORINE LC; expansion; cities; B&H
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Received: June 01, 2021 | Revised: October 11, 2021 | Accepted: October 13, 2021
THE INFLUENCE OF HOME AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION BY ADOLESCENTS IN PRAGUE AND BRNO
Authors: Honsnejmanová, Jan Jarolímek
Abstract: Excessive use of alcoholic beverages, tobacco or marijuana is problematic not only for adults, but in some countries, it is a significant problem for children. However, the reasons for differences in children’s risk behavior, as well as the reasons for risk behavior itself, are not yet fully understood. In this article we focused on the association between the quality of the school and home environment (and their sur-roundings) as perceived by children themselves and their risk behavior in relation to the use of selected substances. We worked with group of 343 9th grade primary school pupils in different types of neigh-borhoods. The results of our research show that at least some aspects of the quality of the physical en-vironment have an impact on children’s risk behavior.
Keywords: health risk behavior; school environment; family and individual factors; adolescence
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Received: July 27, 2021 | Revised: October 27, 2021 | Accepted: November 08, 2021
HANDLING SLUM SETTLEMENT BASED ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND SOCIO–CULTURAL CHANGE: PERSPECTIVE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MAKASSAR CITY, INDONESIA
Authors: Batara Surya, Agus Salim, Hernita Hernita, Seri Suriani, Herminawaty Abubakar, Haeruddin Saleh
Abstract: Urbanization in the dynamics of development in Makassar City has an impact on increasing population, poverty, social change, acculturation of community culture, marginalization, differences in lifestyle, so-cio-economic inequality, complexity of space use, slum settlements, and a decrease in environmental quality. This study aims to analyze: (1) Community participation and socio-cultural changes work as de-terminants of handling urban slum settlements, (2) The influence of community participation, improv-ing the quality of infrastructure, improving the quality of the environment, and changing the socio–cultural community on the sustainability of city development, and (3) Formulate a model for handling slum settlements, community participation, and community social culture towards the sustainability of urban development. This study uses a qualitative-quantitative approach sequentially. Data were ob-tained through observation, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), surveys, and documentation. The results showed that community participation, improving the quality of infrastructure, improving the quality of the environment, and socio–cultural changes simultaneously affected the sustainability of Makassar City development. Furthermore, the implementation of the program to improve the quality of slums followed by community participation and accompanied by socio-cultural changes will encourage the creation of equitable development, improve the quality of slum settlements, and improve community welfare towards the creation of social cohesion, increase community productivity, and harmonization of community life towards sustainability development of Makassar City, Indonesia.
Keywords: Community Participation; Slums Settlements; Socio–Cultural Change; Sustainable Develop-ment
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Received: July 06, 2021 | Revised: October 12, 2021 | Accepted: October 13, 2021
PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION OF RESIDENTS WITH THE IMPACT OF THE PROTECTED AREA ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – THE CASE OF DELIBLATSKA PEŠČARA SPECIAL NATURE RESERVE, SERBIA
Authors: Igor Trišić, Snežana Štetić, Marija Maksin, Ivana Blešić
Abstract: In the Deliblatska Peščara Special Nature Reserve (SNR) there are a large number of natural and so-cial factors that affect the development of tourism. Such are: rare and endangered endemic flora and fauna that are important in the procedures of species protection, ecosystem, wetlands, socio-cultur-al heritage, the possibility of developing specific forms of tourism and other factors. The SNR has a re-lief that is present only in this protected area – dunes. This type of sand has influenced the specific flora and fauna that cannot be found in other areas. There are 18 settlements in the reserve that have signif-icant cultural, monumental and archaeological heritage. The research aims to determine the satisfac-tion of residents with the function of the SNR in sustainable tourism development using a quantitative methodology and SPSS software. The responses from 510 residents indicate their satisfaction with the development of sustainable tourism in the SNR through ecological, economic and institutional sustain-ability of this tourism destination.
Keywords: sustainable tourism; Deliblatska Peščara Special Nature Reserve; residents’ satisfaction; protected area
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Received: July 19, 2021 | Revised: October 20, 2021 | Accepted: October 21, 2021
