Residential Planning Research Articles

Necessity for diversity of commercial facilities for daily shopping in residential planninga

Since the 1990s, the government administrations have thought that supermarkets could replace traditional retail markets as the commercial facilities for daily shopping in Taiwan. However, traditional retail markets remained prosperous. This paper aims to investigate the followings: 1) whether traditional retail markets still play an important role in residents’ daily shopping and 2) whether supermarkets and traditional retail markets are actually complementary rather than competitive as commercial facilities for daily shopping. The examination is based on the data regarding married women’s daily shopping behaviours in a planned residential area in Taipei from a questionnaire carried out in 2007. Several things are concluded below. First, consumers do not definitely choose the new types of facilities for daily shopping. Second, supermarkets in residential areas may be complementary to traditional retail markets in residents’ daily shopping. Third, traditional retail market plays a role beyond acting as the exchange space for goods. Fourth, even though cars are popular in Taiwan, married women still prefer to conduct their daily shopping inside or nearby their neighbourhood unit by walking. This paper suggests it is necessary to maintain diversity rather than to anticipate or limit the type of commercial facilities available for daily shopping in residential planning.

Attitude of occupants towards green building concept in Udhamsingh nagar district of Uttarakhand

Green Building Concept is a sustainable approach in construction sector. It uses to reduce the impact on health of human and environment. Green Buildings developed through incorporating eco-friendly and energy efficient material, processes and operation. Adopting GBC in residential planning helps to develop sustainable environment. Thus, present investigation aimed to assess the attitude of people regarding Green Building Concept. For the purpose, a descriptive research was conducted in Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand where 60 male 60 females were randomly selected from 120 families for the assessment. An attitude scale (5 point- Likert scale-strongly disagree- strongly agree) was constructed, validated and used to congregate the required information. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to measure the reliability/ internal consistency of the scale. The scale consisted of aspects namely- meaning of green building, measure of green building in terms of green material, energy and water saving, waste management and environmental issue. The data was analyzed in terms of frequency and percentage and chi square.

Daylight Design for Urban Residential Planning in Poland in Regulations and in A Practice. A Comparison Study of Daylight Conditions Observed in the Four Neighbouring Residential Areas

This paper reports on the partial results of the research aiming to illustrate how an integration of daylight design into an architectural planning process can help designers to create the residential buildings in respect to the environmental issues, solar and illuminance gains, as well as, the residents’ needs and comfort. It describes how changing daylight recommendations affected the design of the block of flats regarding their orientation, the spacing, the forms, and the size of the windows in the four urban residential areas. The results of this study help to determine more precise characterization of daylight indicators useful in architectural planning.

29.4 Management of Anxiety in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric conditions affecting youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These disorders can be severely impairing, disrupt educational programming and family life, and contribute to irritability and serious mental health disturbances. Long-term anxiety can affect residential planning and limit employment opportunities. Therefore, it is critical to educate clinicians on how to assess and treat this condition in their clinical practice. This session will cover the nuts and bolts of how to manage anxiety in individuals with ASD who present for an outpatient clinic visit.

Livability in dense residential neighbourhoods of Dhaka

Prime cities in developing countries, like Dhaka experience haphazard and intense horizontal densification. The livability of dense neighbourhoods needs to be investigated, particularly, the role of housing and planning in mitigating density problems and capitalizing the advantages of high-density living. This article argues that housing form and planned community facilities giving respect to socio-cultural practices can significantly influence Dhaka’s livability. Also, a wider definition of housing should be adopted to facilitate improvements in livability. As well, an integrated approach of residential planning is important in intensified housing development projects or planning for dense areas, encompassing housing standards, community facilities, public transport, open space provision and socio-cultural habits. This paper recommends the Bangladeshi Government to ensure enforcement of residential plans, to establish density zones in Dhaka’s main urban areas to guide spatial and transport development and neighbourhood facility provision, and to give greater respect for cultural practices in neighbourhood planning.

Low Impact Development Intensive Rural Construction Planning in Xu Fu Village Ningbo, China: Planning Review through Rural Resilience Perspective

Xu Fu Village Ningbo LID Intensive Rural Construction Planning is a cooperation project between Zhejiang University and Ningbo Institute of Technology which named "12th Five-Year National Science and Technology support program-the comprehensive demonstration of the key technology of the beautiful rural construction in the rapid urbanization area of the Yangtze River Delta". This plan focuses on intensive rural construction as part of rural development and construction project that applies the principles of low impact development. Xu Fu Village located in the Yangtze River Delta Region. Currently, the rural growth brings the high impact of development, as a result of rapid urbanization growth arising several issues, such as low land use efficiency, dispersed rural residence, homestead occupies more, rural roads covering over, etc. Meanwhile, Xu Fu village wishes to develop its tourism potential. Thus, the intensive rural construction should be done to avoid the severe effect. The project result hopefully can improve the quality and level of rural residential planning, design, and construction; improve their living environment; save construction land and water use; and improve energy efficiency. The aim of this study is to review the Low Impact Development (LID) Intensive Rural Construction in Xu Fu Village, Ningbo City through the rural resilience perspective. This paper will describe the project plan first, then review it through rural resilience perspective. This paper will elaborate the rural resilience theory and then review the rural resiliency through two parts; the first part is identifying rural resilience in rural infrastructure development based on the criteria created by Ayyob S. and Yoshiki Y. (2014), about urban resiliency criteria, and then the second part is reviewing Xu Fu Village resilience through Arup Resilience Qualities (2012), considering three rural resilience domain (economy, ecology, and cultural).

Variation in the Characteristics of Everyday Life and Meaning of Urban Housing Due to the Transition of Social Structure: Focusing on Articles Published in Lifestyle Magazines

The patterns and characteristics of everyday life have been changing according to changes in social structure. However, South Korean apartment complexes as a representative urban housing type are still based on the Western tradition of modern working-class housing, and have been commodified in the context of consumer capitalism. Therefore, this research explores the contemporary lifestyles that should be supported in urban housing by analyzing the articles of lifestyle magazines. Based on this analysis, we derived the changed patterns of contemporary lifestyles in terms of residents’ characteristics, the relationship between individuals and family, the relationship between house and workplace, and the pursuing direction of residential space planning. These results can contribute to discover the contemporary characteristics of everyday life and its lifestyle; define the changed meaning of urban housing; and reduce the gap between living space and their lives for urban and social sustainability.

Energy efficiency using the simulation software of atrium thermal environment in residential building: a case study

ABSTRACTThis study evaluates the energy consumption of atria in hot and dry climate zones. The author used a research tool for simulation, ECOTECT software, and assigned regional climate conditions as a starting point. Then, the energy consumption was analysed by choosing a suitable atrium for energy efficiency in residential buildings. The analysis software of ECOTECT can provide a scientific basis for energy-saving planning of the buildings. To understand the optimization of residential building planning, factors such as hourly solar exposure, fabric gains, and energy distribution in building were analysed. This research in hot and dry climate was designed to use the optimum atrium in building for energy saving in warm seasons. According to an analysis performed using ECOTECT, it was revealed that the optimum atrium in building to keep in hot and dry climate is the four-side atrium with total radiation incident of 2,506,027 W, radiation absorption of 902,795 W, and radiation transmission of 297,118 W in hot summer. The results of this research are useful for energy efficiency of buildings and producing a comfortable living environment in future.

‘기억의 궁전’ 전시개념을 적용한 주거 계획

‘기억의 궁전’ 전시개념을 적용한 주거 계획

Analysis on the Application of Energy Saving Technology in Residential Planning of Green Realty

The planning and design of residential buildings has a significant impact on the energy consumption. Therefore, it is clear that the residential planning and design of energy-saving technology, and its application to the residential area, which can effectively save energy and form a good living conditions. This paper defines the concept of green realty, and puts forward the main planning and design methods of green realty, in order to optimize the micro climate environment of the residential district.

Residential planning, driver mobility and CO2 emission: a microscopic look at Borlänge in Sweden

ABSTRACTIn a city there are hotspots that attract citizens, and most of the transportation arises when citizens move between their residence and primary destinations (i.e. hotspots). However, an ex ante evaluation of energy-efficient mobility and urban residential planning has seldom been conducted. Therefore, this paper proposes an ex ante evaluation method to quantify the impacts, in terms of CO2 emissions induced by intra-urban car mobility, of residential plans for various urban areas. The method is illustrated in a case study of a Swedish midsize city, which is presently preoccupied with urban planning of new residential areas in response to substantial population growth due to immigration. In general, CO2 emissions increase from the continued urban core area (CUCA), to the sub-polycentric area (SPA), to the edge urbanization area (EUA), where CO2 emission of EUA is twice that of the CUCA. The average travel distances also increase in the same pattern, though the relative increase is more than four times. Apartment buildings could be more effective in meeting residential needs and mitigating CO2 emissions than dispersed single-family houses.

Neighbourhood Quality Indicators in informal Settlements in Port Harcourt Municipality

This study rated neighbourhood quality indicators by residents in informal settlements in Port Harcourt municipality, Nigeria. Neighbourhood indicators were studied in situ without experimental manipulation and at one period in time, i.e. the study adopted a passive-observational research design. The study utilized both secondary and primary data sources. Primary data was collected using face-to-face administration of a largely pre-coded household questionnaire, to a probability sample of 192 respondents, drawn from the 2 neighbourhoods. Data analysis was based on responses from 191 questionnaires retrieved and the univariate analytical method was adopted. The study found that large percentage of residents reported a negative rating of neighbourhood quality indicators such as waste collection and disposal, safety of lives and property, fire stations, neighbourhood quality indicators, cleanliness of the neighbourhood, residential planning, government provision of housing for the poor, hospitals/clinics, recreational areas,maintenance of streets, aesthetic condition, noise level and the neighbourhood condition. Residents rated markets adequate and fire hazards low. The study concluded that majority of the residents rated neighbourhood quality indicators inadequate. The study concluded that government intervention in terms of infrastructure is absent. The study recommended that government should intervene in these areas to improve the neighbourhood quality to achieve sustainability.

Assessing the relationship between house types and residential satisfaction in Tabriz, Iran

ABSTRACTThis research investigates the association between house type and residential satisfaction in terms of neighbourhood and dwelling acceptability to occupants. Using a questionnaire survey, 328 households were sampled to evaluate the perceived residential satisfaction among three major house types of single-unit houses, multi-unit apartment houses and housing complexes in Tabriz, Iran. One-way analysis of variance and categorical regression analysis were used to analyse the data. Data analysis indicated that a significant relationship exists between house type and residential satisfaction with respect to selected variables of building amenities, privacy of dwelling units, school accessibility, quality of access roads and satisfaction with neighbours. Results of regression analysis revealed that the main predictors of residential satisfaction are not the same for all house types. While neighbourhood characteristics are the main predictors of residential satisfaction for all house types in Tabriz, building characteristics impact only satisfaction of apartment residents. This study has implications for residential planning in Iran, and confirms the need for housing planners and development agencies to consider relevant aspects of users’ preferences, which include their quest for suitable house types, when conceptualizing housing designs and residential development.

Optimising healthcare ICT support for the care and management of elderly adults with mental illness in residential aged care facilities

The global increase of adult mental illness (Dementia and Alzheimer) in the 65 years and older age group, pose unique treatment challenges to residential aged care facility staff. Current residential aged care mental illness treatment plans for elderly adults are not customised according to individual personal needs. Such customization requires inputs from multiple stakeholders i.e. mentally ill adults, carers, medical professionals and clinicians, community mental healthcare service providers, family/relatives and friends. This research aims to develop an integrated ICT framework that supports customised treatment plans for adults with mental illness in residential aged care facilities. This research-in-progress outlines initial stages of a novel methodology to better support and enable individual care and treatment of adults with mental illness in residential aged care facilities. Application of this methodology will 1) identify key information needs for individualised mental illness treatment plans, 2) integrate and consolidate multiple information sources, 3) enhance aged care facility carers’ experience and understanding of the impact of mental illness on human behaviour, and 4) implement innovative ICT solutions that support individualised care and treatment plans.

Building a Successful Care Path in Residential Care: Findings from Qualitative Research with Young People and Professionals in Italy

ABSTRACTQualitative methods (i.e. semi-structured interviews) were used in this micro-research to explore the different ways in which young people and social and residential workers perceive the outcomes of the residential care experience. By comparing the participants’ points of view, it was possible to investigate different ways of thinking about residential care plans and evaluating outcomes. Seven residential care paths were considered via a total of 21 interviews with young people formerly in residential care (n = 7), residential workers (n = 7) and social workers (n = 7). The analysis focused on the young people's life path and on the understanding of their family relationships. The results highlight the social workers’ difficulty in sharing a care plan with residential workers and with the respective families, and underline the importance of thinking about ways of cooperating between different services and families: a methodology focusing on participation of families and children leads to an increased likelihood of successful intervention.

住民主体の“建築・まちづくり協定”による住宅地環境づくりと共同発注方式での住宅再建

住民主体の“建築・まちづくり協定”による住宅地環境づくりと共同発注方式での住宅再建

The Review of the Selected Challenges for an Incorporation of Daylight Assessment Methods into Urban Planning in Poland

The main objectives of this research it to find out if modern daylight assessment and design methods can be useful for urban residential planning in Poland. The study gives a chance to describe and appraise modern daylight design techniques. The other purpose is to illustrate how daylight knowledge could be used as an incentive to rethink the way urban environments are created. Although daylight design is acknowledged in literature and case studies as a tool for fostering residents’ well-being, daylight design techniques are not common practice in Poland. A review of current Polish building and lighting regulations regarding daylight is presented. The results of the two pilot questionnaires show a lack of daylight training among future architects and urban specialists. The first survey carried out among 54 students illustrates the importance of daylight as a natural resource which is essential in sustainable approaches to urban planning. It also highlights the belief that daylight and electric light projects should be holistically integrated in the implementation of the city lighting plans. The results of the second pilot study show a growing demand for better daylight education and an urgent need for revision of the existing recommendations in Poland.

Agent-Based Simulation to Inform Planning Strategies for Welfare Facilities for the Elderly: Day Care Center Development in a Japanese City

In recent decades, the demands of welfare facilities for elderly people is raising rapidly in Japan. Local governments in Japan manage to supply elderly people with numerous health care services according to a new national-wide residential planning for aged population. In this research we will introduce an agent-based simulation model that can be used to help local government for getting insight on planning strategy regarding daycare center (DC center) development for elderly people through simulation, in which the simulation model of human lifecycle stage is integrated with the simulation model of DC center development and operation. Through simulating the behaviors of local government policy-maker, elderly people, daycare center owner, it is able to forecast the demand for DCs in the simulation environment. The simulation framework of the DC development and operation was designed on the rules and laws of Japan for daycare services, which follow the procedure of elderly people applying for daycare center services, government certificating them to choose and visit daycare centers and also, daycare center owners developing DC centers and operating on them. In present research, the model has been tested by using the real GIS dataset of a Japanese local city from the year 2000 to 2010 and then, further used to forecast the demand for daycare centers of local elderly people till the year 2030. The visualized simulation results show the possibility of using this model for supporting local government to review the planning strategy on DCs.

Backyard bonanza: improving the quality of ‘popular’ suburban infill

The subdivision of suburban lots to accommodate additional dwellings has been one of the most popular mechanisms for achieving urban infill in Australian cities. This is certainly the case in Perth where the subdivision of individually owned residential lots still accounts for approximately 80% of all infill dwellings created. These ‘successful’ piecemeal intensification projects are permitted through the up-zoning of existing suburban areas and encouraged through changes to strata subdivision legislation and increasing land values. They are evidence of some alignment between the supply and demand sides of the infill housing equation – a necessary, and yet somewhat elusive condition in today's economic landscape. Local governments are, however, somewhat reluctant to continue to facilitate this process of residential intensification, despite sustained pressure to increase infill dwelling numbers, citing poor outcomes in terms of the resulting qualities of the residential environment as a chief reason. How could the current residential planning and design policy (R-codes) be successfully amended to re-enable a pre-existing and demonstrably popular mechanism, which potentially aligns both demand and supply, and thereby significantly contribute to meeting infill targets in the future? The research, undertaken in partnership with the City of Fremantle, attempts to address this question.

A Study on the Characteristics of the ISO Shipping Container Utilizing Temporary Housing in a Disaster Area

Background : Sufferers in disaster areas are crucially in need of residential stability. However, they are confronted by poor surroundings despite the urgent situation created by the colossal disaster. In the early stages a nearby makeshift accommodation might be temporarily available, but stable shelter will be necessary most of all for prompt recovery. In this respect, this study proposes to secure effective baseline data in the cases of planning improved temporary residences, especially by using container construction. Methods : The study proceeds to explore the basic characteristics of the temporary residence and container construction with a critical review of precedent studies and to schematize the analytic frameworks by the synthesis of derived characteristics. Furthermore, it aims to draw results from the analysis and estimation of related domestic and foreign cases regarding container construction as a temporary residence. Result : The study shows that the properties of container construction planning is directly opposed to those of general temporary residences, and that the importance of adequate arrangements considering all the sociocultural traits at the disaster area should be increased. In addition, the efficiency of container construction adaptable for urgent residential conditions can be highly expected compared to the other temporary residences. In conclusion, the planning qualities of container construction should be closely related to those of temporary residences in terms of environment, technology and culture. In particular, the container certified by ISO can function positively as a permanent residential form. Conclusion : The study aims to build the base data for the usability of container construction as an effective temporary residence. Additionally, the study pointed out several problems in that the container is initially not suitable for practical use due to vulnerable interior residential plans even though it fulfills the primary purpose of a residence. Therefore, the overriding issue is to prepare interior planning and design models based on adequate technologies for the promotion of container construction as one of the most effective temporary residences. Expectedly, a follow-up study related to the ISO certified container should be continuously implemented.