Business Zone Research Articles

Rights amidst commercial gentrification: a comparative case study of Latinx business zones in Chicago and Santa Ana

ABSTRACT Gentrification in commercial districts of Latinx communities is raising debates among local stakeholders about how to best pursue revitalization. Through a comparative case study, we examine these debates in the context of the Right to the City and gentefication. How do stakeholders in two Latinx commercial districts envision revitalization projects amidst ongoing gentrification? We analyze the perspectives and policies of non-profit staff, business- and commercial property owners, in Puerto Rico Town Chicago and La Cuatro in Downtown Santa Ana. Our research highlights conflicting views on prioritizing community wellness versus profit motives and the relationship between economic success and cultural preservation.

Legal framework for the establishment and management of business zones in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal framework for the establishment and management of business zones in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Evolution of Landscapes and Land Cover in Old Villages of Ziz Oasis (East Morocco) and SWOT Analysis for Potential Sustainable Tourism

This study aimed to investigate the changes in the landscapes and land cover in the villages of the Ziz Valley from 1965 to 2023. Equally, we evaluated the potential of sustainable tourism in these rural regions with a SWOT analysis. The obtained results showed that the landscapes were deeply changed, with a dominance of farmlands and the appearance of the Ziz reservoir. Rural villages near Errachidia were replaced after the flood of 1965. Errachidia’s urbanization increased by 400% and overflowed into certain villages, while the availability of water encouraged the rise of farms. The villages near the city became urbanized, resulting in the development of business zones and tourism destinations that offered the locals bright futures. In contrast to cluster A, the SWOT analysis reveals that strengths exceed vulnerabilities in cluster B and C villages. Despite the alteration of ancient and natural landscapes, the potential for rural tourism appears to be stronger in the villages included in clusters B and C.

Recognition of Off-Line Handwritten Kannada Words Using Enhanced Skew Detection and Correction Method

Handwritten character image is taken as dataset for this method. In the proposed system, extracting text lines, word, charactersand skew correction are done based on Enhanced Skew Detection and Correction for Words algorithm for estimating and correcting skew lines. The algorithm will be used for finding the height andwidth of the entire handwritten word. In case of no skew, minimum valuewill be considered for the height of the wordand maximum value will be considered for the width of the word. Once skew is corrected with approximateskew angle repetition of the same process, only busy zone is considered for performing precise skewcorrection. The recommended approach has tested roughly 3364 Kannada items and achieved the best performance of 97.05 percent.

Revitalising Rural Spaces: Lessons Learnt from Brownfield Regeneration in a Shrinking Region

In the post-socialistic space, old, industrialised regions are not only dealing with problems with the regeneration of industrial brownfields but also with the occurrence of post-agricultural brownfields. The main objective of this paper is to identify and interpret how a successful network of cooperating actors was formed that participated in the process of transforming an agricultural brownfield into a successful rural business zone. From a methodological perspective, the article is based on the findings derived from a set of written memories with ten key actors who were involved in the redevelopment process. The studied regeneration project, which was implemented thanks to the successful cooperation of network of actors both from different hierarchical levels (local, regional and central level) and from the different sectors (public, private and non-profit sector), regenerated an area of 10.4 hectares thanks to both public and private investments of approximately CZK 240 million. Regeneration contributed to the creation of approximately 450 new jobs, and thanks to this project, the population in Třanovice also increased significantly in the transition period (1991–2021), which the studied community positively distinguishes from the shrinking urban centres and rural communities in the post-industrial neighbourhoods.

OPTIMALISASI KEBERLANJUTAN ZONA USAHA DESA BELIMBING MELALUI INTEGRASI DIGITAL

The strategy for developing MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in facing the global market is in great demand by many people in Indonesia. Belimbing Village, with its abundant local resources, faces unique challenges and opportunities in the digital age. This article focuses on how digital integration can be an important tool in empowering and optimizing business zones in the village. Through digitization, residents of Belimbing Village are empowered to market their products to a larger audience, while ensuring long-term business continuity. The integration strategy includes the use of social media and web-based platforms. The community's need for increasingly complex information, social media can be used as a marketing medium to support business activities and facilitate and strengthen the function of communication to the public. With this approach, not only is the economic potential enhanced, but also the sustainability of the local environment and culture is maintained. Digital integration, in this context, is not only about technology adoption, but also about how to combine tradition and innovation to ensure the economic sustainability of Belimbing Village.

Evaluation of urban flooding and potential exposure risk in central and southern Liaoning urban agglomeration, China

Urban flooding is an important natural hazard that affects urban security in the context of global climate change and urbanization. The simulation of stormwater inundation and risk assessment in urban environments is critical for the sustainable development of urban agglomerations. However, few studies have focused on rainstorm flooding at the urban agglomeration scale. In this study, the Central and Southern Liaoning Urban Agglomeration (CSLN) was selected a case study. A method was proposed to assess the urban flooding and potential exposure risk. The urban flooding of CSLN was characterized by the average flooding depth (AFD) of each sub-catchment, and exposure risk was indicated by potential regional and population exposure risk. The results illustrate that the AFD increased with an increase in the rainfall return period, especially in the urban core. The AFD of each city in the CSLN ranged from 10 to 80 mm, and there were strong differences among cities. The spatial distribution of urban flooding in the nine cities presented aggregation characteristics, and hotspots were mainly concentrated in the old urban districts. The potential regional exposure risk tended to increase as the rainfall return period increased from 10 to 100 years; however, there were significant differences among cities. Among them, the area of potential regional exposure risk in Shenyang was the largest, increasing from 365 km2 under a 10-year rainfall return period to 463 km2 under a 100-year rainfall return period. The largest proportion of potential regional exposure risk was in Anshan, which increased from 3% under 10-year to 13.8% under 100-year rainfall return periods. Most cities had some potential population exposure risk. More residents in populous cities, such as Shenyang and Dalian, were subject to higher exposure risks. However, Benxi, Anshan, and Tieling had a high proportion of severely affected areas, although the size of their cities is much smaller than that of Shenyang and Dalian. Urban flooding and potential exposure risk were apparently higher in the business and government zones than in the industrial and greenspace zones. These methods and results may provide references for rainstorm flooding mitigation through urban planning in urban agglomeration areas.

Risk Assessment of the Impact of Heavy Metals in Urban Traffic Dust on Human Health

Excessive exposure to heavy metals induces potential adverse health impacts in humans. More specifically, heavy metals in particulate matter (PM) have a significant impact since PM can penetrate human organs and systems, causing several morbidities. In this work, dust samples were collected from 20 different types of roads in a busy zone in Doha during the winter of 2016–2017, where a higher human exposure rate occurs due to extensive outdoor activities during this time of the year. The elemental composition in terms of the mass concentration of 30 elements was determined in each sample via an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer. Then, the toxicity of six heavy metals in these airborne traffic dust samples was investigated. The heavy metals reported to have a hazardous impact on human health are As, Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn. The extent of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk impact was assessed using pollution indices and then determining the health risks associated with exposure to heavy metals through inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact. The non-carcinogenic hazard index analysis results indicate no toxicity for all metals. However, the carcinogenic risk factor results show that only chromium might induce a slight risk for children and adults. In light of this, further research is recommended to investigate more areas in urban Doha where more samples can be collected and analyzed.

Spatial Evaluation of Dengue Transmission and Vector Abundance in the City of Dhaka, Bangladesh

In recent years, many urban areas in low and middle income countries have experienced major dengue epidemics, and the city of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is one of them. Understanding models based on land cover and land use in urban areas in relation to vector abundance and possible disease transmission can be a major epidemiological tool in identifying disease incidence and prevalence. Demographic and human behavioral factors can also play a role in determining microenvironments for entomological distribution—which is a major risk factor for epidemicity. Data collected from a cross-sectional entomological survey in the city of Dhaka during the monsoon season of 2012 and two serological surveys—one pre-monsoon and another post-monsoon in 2012—were analyzed in this study. A total of 898 households and 1003 containers with water were inspected, and 1380 Ae. aegypti pupae and 4174 larvae were counted in these containers. All Stegomyia indices were found to be the highest in the central business and residential mixed zone. The odds ratios of risk factors for seroprevalence, including sex, age, self-reported febrile illness during the previous six months, and travel during the last six months, were calculated; age distribution was found to be a highly significant risk factor (p = value < 0.0001). The study offers clear patterns of dengue viral transmission, disease dynamics, and their association with critical spatial dimensions.

More Discussion on Land Law and Regulations for Industrial Zones Land

The study purpose is to present More Discussion on Land Law and Regulations for Using Industrial Zones Land. Land in industrial zones or land in industrial zones belonging to non-agricultural production and business land. This is land to build industrial clusters, industrial parks, export processing zones and other concentrated production and business zones with the same land use regime. The process of organizing the implementation of the 2013 Land Law has revealed shortcomings and limitations which is not suitable with the socialist-oriented market economy institution and the development requirements of the country.

Environmental Law and Policies for Problems in Industrial Clusters

The study purpose is to present Environmental Law and policies for problems in industrial clusters. Method: qualitative and analytical methods, descriptive method for primary model, synthesis and discussion methods in this paper. The Law has devoted an article to stipulating information disclosure and community participation in prevention and response to environmental incidents. Specifically, the Law has added the principle that environmental protection activities must be public and transparent; stipulate clearly the responsibility to publicize information related to air quality, soil quality, hazardous waste, waste monitoring results; responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People's Committees and project owners, production and business establishments, concentrated production and business zones, and industrial clusters in providing and publicizing information on the environment

Data-driven Mobility Analysis and Modeling: Typical and Confined Life of a Metropolitan Population

The idea of using mobile phone data to understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and that of the sanitary constraints associated with it on human mobility imposed itself as evidence in most countries. This work uses spatiotemporal aggregated mobile phone data provided by a major French telecom operator, covering a geographical region centered on Paris for early 2020, i.e., periods before and during the first French lockdown. An essential property of this data is its fine-grained spatial resolution, which, to the best of our knowledge, is unique in the COVID-related mobility literature. Contrarily to regions or country-wide resolution, it describes population mobility flows among zones ranging from 0.025~km 2 to 5.40~km 2 , corresponding to 326 aggregated zones over the total area of 93.76~km 2 of the city of Paris. We perform a data-driven mobility investigation and modeling to quantify (in space and time) the population attendance and visiting flows in different urban areas. Second, when looking at periods both before and during the lockdown, we quantify the consequences of mobility restrictions and decisions on an urban scale. For this, per zone, we define a so-called signature , which captures behaviors in terms of population attendance in the corresponding geographical region (i.e., their land use) and allows us to automatically detect activity, residential, and outlier areas. We then study three different types of graph centrality , quantifying the importance of each zone in a time-dependent weighted graph according to the habits in the mobility of the population. Combining the three centrality measures, we compute per zone of the city, its impact-factor , and employ it to quantify the global importance of zones according to the population mobility. Our results firstly reveal the population’s daily zone preferences in terms of attendance and mobility, with a high concentration on business and touristic zones. Second, results show that the lockdown mobility restrictions significantly reduced visitation and attendance patterns on zones, mainly in central Paris, and considerably changed the mobility habits of the population. As a side effect, most zones identified as mainly having activity-related population attendance in typical periods became residential-related zones during the lockdown, turning the entire city into a residential-like area. Shorter distance displacement restrictions imposed by the lockdown increased visitation to more “local” zones, i.e., close to the population’s primary residence. Decentralization was also favored by the paths preferences of the still-moving population. On the other side, “jogging activities” allowing people to be outside their residences impacted parks visitation, increasing their visitation during the lockdown. By combining the impact factor and the signatures of the zones, we notice that areas with a higher impact factor are more likely to maintain regular land use during the lockdown.

Certifying Need: Can Expanding Certification Access Help Ventures in Impoverished Communities?

Prevailing theory assumes certifications signal quality. However, ventures that most require certifications are frequently constrained from generating such signals. Thus, extremely few can ever access certifications. Critically, this marginalizes ventures from impoverished communities. Alternatively, we surmise that certifications can improve venture performance in such communities through signaling need rather than quality. In so doing, we consider the implications of certifying the geographic place where a firm is located. We argue that place-based (as opposed to firm-based) certification is useful in detaching certification from a particular venture and, when signaling need, jolts audience members to widen their social gaze and include otherwise marginalized ventures. Our empirical context is the U.S. Historically Underutilized Business Zone program. This place-based certification flags need in specific places. Analyzing a nationwide sample of 77,241 U.S. ventures founded between 2014 to 2017, we find evidence that place-based certifications indeed improve firm performance and help audience members avoid conflating their own contextual unfamiliarity with venture quality. We offer guidance for rethinking and advancing organizational theory to direct attention towards marginalized contexts. We make theoretical contributions that unshackle certification from its dependency on quality in hopes of broadening access to those who can acquire and benefit from certifications.

Analysis of expected noise impacts in the area of the planned highway Banja Luka - Prijedor

The goal of the construction of the Banja Luka - Prijedor highway is to improve the traffic capacity of this road as well as to improve the entire segment of side effects, of which the environmental impacts are one of the most significant. The total length of the route of the future highway Banja Luka - Prijedor is 40.7 km. The planned route passes in the immediate vicinity of commercial and residential buildings. The project area is divided into two characteristic zones: residential and business zone and zone without residential and business buildings. The subject of this paper is the quantification of the expected noise level that will occur as a result of traffic on the planned highway, in order to design appropriate noise protection measures. Noise generated on roads affects the environment and contributes to the degradation of the quality of life in the vicinity of the highway and disturbs wildlife. Noise emissions from roads are mostly caused by friction between vehicle tires and the highway surface, and aerodynamic resistance to vehicle movement. Endangered / "noise sensitive" areas can be protected by building sound barriers (acoustic walls, earth embankments or gabions) - the so-called. "Active protection measure", by installing windows with improved acoustic insulation - the so-called. "Passive protection or by reducing noise emissions at the source (by limiting the speed of the vehicle or by installing a road curtain with absorption properties).

Territorial assessment of the ecological and social comfort of the population living environment of large industrial cities (by the example of Kryvyi Rih)

Providing a favourable and comfortable living environment for the population is one of the main tasks of optimising urban development. The level of comfort is formed with the territorial interaction of natural and socio-economic conditions for the region’s development. This interaction is especially manifested in large industrial centres, characterised by a strong negative anthropogenic impact on the environment. The territorial assessment of the comfort of the living environment involves a comprehensive spatial analysis of the population comfort main factors. The purpose of this work is a spatial analysis of the population living comfort of one of the most industrialised regions not only Ukraine, but also Europe – the city of Kryvyi Rih. Functional zoning was carried out using GIS Map Info with the allocation of the following areas: residential zones, public and business zones, industry and warehouse zones, resort and recreation zones. The distribution of the residential area according to the level of comfort of the population living environment was carried out according to 3 groups of factors: transport accessibility, development of social infrastructure and ecological state. The first group characterises the habitat from the point of view of the city’s provision with transport routes for various types of public transport. The second group characterises the population’s social conditions, namely the number of educational, cultural and medical institutions. The third block includes the ecological state of the territory according to the criterion of atmospheric pollution. The method of scoring made it possible to compare individual parts of the area under study across the entire range of natural, ecological and social population comfort. The combination of indicators of the totality of all three groups factors was carried out using overlay operations. As a result of the research, a map characterising the spatial differentiation of indicators of the living comfort in the city of Kryvyi Rih has been created. The specialisation of the city as a large industrial centre has determined the leading role of the group of environmental indicators in the situational model of the living environment comfort in the region.

Трансформация рынка труда Арктической зоны хозяйствования: современные реалии, возможные пути совершенствования

Трансформация рынка труда Арктической зоны хозяйствования: современные реалии, возможные пути совершенствования

Coliving: Infrastructure Transformations

The article studies the current trends in the development of coliving typology, the preconditions for the emergence and growth of demand for the new housing format. The authors identify its main distinguishing features and the features of functional zoning. The coliving infrastructure includes residential, public and business zones. The article gives a brief historical overview of the formation of residential buildings with an additional function. It analyzes the continuity of the ideology of architecture of coliving, communal house and multifunctional residential complex, as well as reveals the coliving typology and infrastructure.

Business parks: an overlooked urban object?

The aim of this paper is to explore the extent to which business parks (zones d’activités économiques) are visible in urban development and planning. It examines a paradox: while business parks play an active role in contemporary urbanization, they have been largely neglected by researchers and those involved in urban development and planning. There seem to be three reasons for this: business parks are considered primarily as an economic phenomenon, not an urban one; they are often associated with functionalism, which urban planners have rejected; and the role business parks play in surburbanization tends to be underestimated in comparison to housing. Giving greater prominence to business parks is a major issue for researchers and urban planners. It would pave the way to examining new rationales underpinning urban sprawl, to studying the development of new urban forms, and to exploring ways to manage business zones.

Sustainability analysis of ornamental plants farming in Makassar

Abstract This study aims to analyze the sustainability index of each dimension of ecology, economy, social, and technology as well as identify sensitive attributes that determine the sustainability of ornamental plant farming in Makassar. The rapid appraisal for program modified from rapid appraisal for fisheries program using the multidimensional scaling (MDS) method was used as the analytical instrument. MDS ordination analysis results showed the sustainability index value of each dimension, namely ecology (37.30), economic (40.90), social (31.74), and technology (34.33) were categorized as less sustainable with an average index value of all dimensions was 36.07. The leverage analysis visualizes that 9 out of 17 attributes has shown to be sensitive attributes that affect the business sustainability of ornamental plant in Makassar, namely frequency of crop waste management, water sources, utilization of plant waste, market scale, profitability, business land status, company registration certificate, use of modern technology, and frequency of environmentally friendly technology usage. Government should provide special business zones for ornamental plant so that all ornamental plant farmer in Makassar can be grouped into one zone. Furthermore, it can increase gross regional domestic product, employment opportunities, and opening up opportunities of other industrial sectors growth.

Observations of marine species from whale watching vessels suggest that anthropogenic disturbance decreases biodiversity in the Pelagos Sanctuary

The Pelagos Sanctuary is a marine biodiversity hotspot, as well as a busy zone for vessel traffic. Long term research on cetaceans has been important in guiding management of this protected area; however, non-cetacean species have received less attention. For this study, we included cetacean and non-cetacean species in an assessment of biodiversity and the potential for anthropogenic disturbance to cause ecosystem stress, indicated by a decline in species richness or evenness. We analyzed sightings of marine wildlife collected on whale watching vessels operating from Imperia and Genova, Italy, using 95% minimum convex polygons to quantify survey area in each region. Our analysis indicated similar levels of species richness in both areas, however Genova had lower Simpson and Shannon-Wiener diversity indices than Imperia. This suggests that Genova has lower species evenness, with the community being more dominated by common species, while rare species are more elusive. Disturbance was quantified based on vessel traffic and fishermen long lines. Genova exhibited significantly higher levels of vessel traffic, but there was no evidence of a difference in disturbance from long lines. These results suggest that anthropogenic disturbance in Genova may result in more ecosystem stress than Imperia. Consequently, management programs should prioritize reducing the impact of vessel traffic on marine life in the northwest Mediterranean Sea.