Suburban Residential Areas Research Articles

Toxoplasmosis epidemic in a population of urbanised allied rock-wallabies (Petrogale assimilis) on Magnetic Island (Yunbenun), North Queensland.

A mortality event involving 23 allied rock-wallabies (Petrogale assimilis) displaying neurological signs and sudden death occurred in late April to May 2021 in a suburban residential area directly adjacent to Magnetic Island National Park, on Magnetic Island (Yunbenun), North Queensland, Australia. Three allied rock-wallabies were submitted for necropsy, and in all three cases, the cause of death was disseminated toxoplasmosis. This mortality event was unusual because only a small, localised population of native wallabies inhabiting a periurban area on a tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area were affected. A disease investigation determined the outbreak was likely linked to the presence of free-ranging feral and domesticated cats inhabiting the area. There were no significant deaths of other wallabies or wildlife in the same or other parts of Magnetic Island (Yunbenun) at the time of the outbreak. This is the first reported case of toxoplasmosis in allied rock-wallabies (Petrogale assimilis), and this investigation highlights the importance of protecting native wildlife species from an infectious and potentially fatal parasitic disease.

The contribution of residential wood combustion to the PM2.5 concentrations in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Abstract. This article has investigated the contribution of residential wood combustion (RWC) to the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations in the Helsinki metropolitan area (HMA) for 6 years, from 2009 to 2014. We have used the PM2.5 concentrations measured at eight air quality measurement stations. The dispersion of emissions on an urban scale was evaluated with multiple-source Gaussian dispersion models, UDM-FMI (urban dispersion model of the Finnish Meteorological Institute) and CAR-FMI (Contaminants in the Air from a Road model of the Finnish Meteorological Institute), and on a regional scale using the chemical transport model SILAM (System for Integrated modeLling of Atmospheric coMposition). The overall agreement of the predicted concentrations with measurements of PM2.5 was good or fairly good for all stations and years; e.g. at the permanent residential station the daily average values of the index of agreement ranged from 0.69 to 0.81, and the fractional bias values ranged from −0.08 to 0.11, for the considered 6 years. Both the measured and predicted daily averaged concentrations showed increasing trends towards the lower-temperature values. The highest predicted annual averaged concentrations in the region occurred in the vicinity of major roads and streets and in the suburban residential areas to the northwest, north, and northeast of the city centre. The average concentrations of PM2.5 attributed to RWC in winter were up to 10- or 15-fold, compared to the corresponding concentrations in summer. During the considered 6-yearly period, the spatially highest predicted fractions of RWC of the annual PM2.5 concentrations ranged from 12 % to 14 %. In winter, the corresponding contributions ranged from 16 % to 21 %. The RWC contribution was higher than the corresponding urban vehicular traffic contribution at all the residential stations during all years. The study has highlighted new research needs for the future, in particular (i) the modelling of the RWC emissions that would be explicitly based on the actual ambient temperatures and (ii) the modelling of the impacts of the most important holiday periods on the emissions from RWC.

<b>What is the Role of Workplaces Developed Proximity to Suburban Residential Areas for the Future Urban Compactness?</b>

<b>What is the Role of Workplaces Developed Proximity to Suburban Residential Areas for the Future Urban Compactness?</b>

Green Courtyard Residential Areas: Exploring the Spatial Pattern of London Suburban Residential Areas Integrating Public Green Spaces and Living Spaces

The highly restrictive Green Belt policy in London, United Kingdom has created a dichotomy between living environments and natural surroundings, posing challenges to urban development. In an attempt to alleviate this situation, this study focuses on the New Barnet residential area, located adjacent to the Green Belt, and summarizes the issues faced by the residential area based on field investigations. Subsequently, the integration of urban living spaces and natural spaces is emphasized from three spatial scales, proposing and elucidating the spatial pattern of Green Courtyard Residential Areas. Lastly, based on three issues related to the sites original condition, the outcomes of the renewal are presented. Quantitative comparative analysis is conducted on the data before and after the renewal of green spaces and residential buildings, followed by a feasibility analysis of the renewal scheme. The proposal of Green Courtyard Residential Areas provides a potential solution to reconcile the juxtaposition of living spaces and green spaces in London.

Role of parks in residential district by physical activity on suburban residential area

Role of parks in residential district by physical activity on suburban residential area

No Survival Differences among Germ-Cell Cancer Patients from Urban and Rural Areas

Introduction: Germ-cell cancer (GCC) is curable in the majority of men. However, previous reports have described inferior outcomes in men living in rural as compared to urban residential areas. Methods: We identified all GCC patients treated at two large university hospitals in Zürich and Bern, both in Switzerland, between 2010 and 2020 by retrospective chart review. In 400 patients from Zürich and 274 patients from Bern, details on presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes were abstracted from medical records. For follow-up, we contacted referring centers or private physicians. Residential region was allocated according to the Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland. Results: We found no differences in initial presentation (clinical stage I [CSI] versus de novo metastatic), relapse rate in CSI patients, response in metastatic patients (favorable vs. unfavorable), progression-free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS) between patients from urban as compared to suburban or rural residential areas. PFS at 3 years for CSI patients was 78% (95% confidence interval 72–82%) and OS at 5 years was 98% (95% confidence interval 96–99%). PFS at 3 years for de novo metastatic patients was 74% (95% confidence interval 68–79%) and OS at 5 years was 86% (95% confidence interval 80–90%). Conclusion: Treatment outcomes in GCC patients were excellent and comparable to international standards at both centers irrespective of the residential area of patients documenting equal access to high-level oncological care at both centers.

Study on Characteristics of Projects by Private Sectors for the Revitalization of Suburban Residential Area

Study on Characteristics of Projects by Private Sectors for the Revitalization of Suburban Residential Area

Institutional Blendscapes: The Suburban Governance Role of the Diputación de Barcelona

The analysis of suburbanization patterns and processes necessarily implies looking beyond towns and cities. Suburbanization is a blendscape because it occurs within the transition zone between urban and rural areas surrounding urban centres. Therefore, a tension emerges between the growth expectations of small- and medium-sized municipalities and the supra-local authorities (e.g. metropolitan, provincial or regional public bodies) that provide essential (mostly financial) support to those municipalities. Supra-local authorities hence perform the governance role of institutional blendscapes because they can mediate between those growth expectations and more efficient, area-wide land management. By using the Barcelona Province as a case study, this paper examines three inter-related issues in suburbanization processes: (i) the question of land transformation; (ii) the relation between municipal size and suburban pa erns; and (iii) the role of supra-local authorities in the management of suburban areas in the city outskirts. Findings show that, overall, while municipalities up to 9,999 inhabitants have a housing stock that is predominantly suburban in character (i.e. 76.5 per cent single-family dwellings), it is small-/mid-sized municipalities between 10,000 and 49,999 inhabitants that have the highest proportion (31.2 per cent) of suburban residential areas within the Barcelona province. These small- and mid-sized, often rural, municipalities tend to rely on financial and technical support from the supra-local authority of the Barcelona Diputación – a key governance actor in suburbanization processes. As an institutional blendscape, on the one hand, the Barcelona Diputación can steer a more efficient land allocation and management through environmental protection and assistance in developing (supra-)local spatial plans. On the other hand, by distributing essential financial help to provide basic public services in small- and mid-size suburban municipalities, it also partially mitigates the planning, construction, and maintenance of suburbanity in (very) small- and medium-size municipalities 'far from the city' and rural areas.

Relationship between Health Status and Daily Activities Based on Housing Type among Suburban Residents during COVID-19 Self-Isolation.

COVID-19 significantly impacted residents' health status and daily activities in suburban residential areas. This study elucidated the relationship between health scores, daily activities, and housing types. The method was a questionnaire survey of 378 residents of suburban residential estates in Teraikedai, Kongo District, Japan, during the COVID-19 self-isolation period. Since the survey cohort was New Town, the suburban residential area identified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism was targeted. The questions included participant demographics, the Basic Survey on Japanese Social Life, and the SF-12v2. The Tukey-Kramer HSD test and stepwise decreasing logistic regression were used for the statistical analysis of the responses. The COVID-19 self-isolation led to lower physical and mental health scores than usual, and the health scores of residents living in detached houses were better than those of residents in apartments, both those over the age of 65 and those under the age of 65. There was also a correlation between residents' daily activities and their health scores. For those aged under 65 years, the health scores of residents living in detached houses were significantly better than those living in apartments, indicating that daily activities such as sports and recreational hobbies may contribute to health scores.

Application of Fluctuating Asymmetry Values in Pelophylax ridibundus (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) Meristic Traits as a Method for Assessing Environmental Quality of Areas with Different Degrees of Urbanization

In this paper, we assess the environmental impact of urbanization in three freshwater biotopes, using the levels of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in 10 meristic morphological traits in the Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771)). Two of the studied biotopes are located in the boundaries of the city of Plovdiv (one in the central part, the other in a suburban residential area), and the third is located in the vicinity of the village of Orizare. Our working hypothesis is based on the assumption that urban and suburban sites are more severely affected by human activities than rural sites. However, according to our results, the population of P. ridibundus inhabiting Maritsa River in the central part of Plovdiv City, and that in the suburban zone, have found relatively good living conditions. Contrary to our expectations, the worst environmental conditions were observed in the rural zone, where anthropogenic stress related to intensive pastoral animal husbandry and crop farming was present. The absence of adult individuals in the rural site is also an indicator of unfavorable living conditions.

GROUND HOUSE: A case study of a cognitively diverse space

AbstractThis project is an attempt to build a house in a suburban residential area that incorporates the broad meaning of the word “house” typified by the farmhouses and townhouses that were once common in Japan. To do this, we performed a case study on a house possessing cognitively diverse properties based on the concept of “dots” and “cues” inspired by Gestalt theory.

Examining the association between the built environment and active travel using GPS data: A study of a large residential area (Daju) in Shanghai.

Automobile dependence and physical inactivity have become common health challenges for residents in large suburban residential areas. Limited literature has examined the associations between the built environment and active travel in such residential areas and the differences in these associations among residents from different neighborhoods. To avoid inaccurate results potentially derived from residence-based measures, we adopt a mobility-based approach for environmental exposure assessment. Using GPS data from 530 trips made by 98 participants in a large residential area in Shanghai, we investigate the relationships between neighborhood types, pollution perceptions, built environment features and active travel. The results indicate that residents in affordable and relocation housing make fewer active trips than those in market-rate housing, while the built environment seems to mitigate this difference. Sports facilities promote active travel while commercial facilities and road intersections discourage it. We identify significant interactions between the percentage of green space and neighborhood type, as well as floor area ratio and air pollution perception. Interventions promoting active travel include active-travel-friendly design for commercial facilities and road intersections, the provision of more sports facilities, a careful increase in floor area ratio, and the provision of more green space that is attractive to residents from different neighborhoods.

Characteristics of Atmospheric Fine Particulate Matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) Pollution in a Suburban Residential Area of Saitama (Japan)

Characteristics of Atmospheric Fine Particulate Matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) Pollution in a Suburban Residential Area of Saitama (Japan)

Costs and benefits of parking charges in residential areas

We develop a model for empirical evaluation of the social costs and benefits of street parking charges. From the model, we derive an expression for optimal parking charges and occupancy levels: in optimum, parking search costs are balanced against the loss of consumer surplus from unused parking spaces. Contrary to rules-of-thumb common in practice, optimal occupancy levels are not constant but depend on parking turnover rates and parking search costs. We demonstrate the model's applicability in a case study from Stockholm, where parking charges were recently introduced in suburban residential areas. The charges had considerable effects on parking demand, but our analysis shows that the overall welfare effect was a substantial welfare loss. Using parameters and demand functions estimated from the case study, we calculate optimal parking charges and occupancy levels, and show that the welfare loss arises because the introduced charges were considerably higher than the optimal ones.

Habitat-Patch Occupancy of Western Screech-Owls in Suburban Southern California

Many predators can adapt to human-altered habitats, but varying responses to human activity mean that the findings of studies of a species in one region may not apply even to related species at other locations. The Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) has been extensively studied in suburban environments, but comparatively little research has investigated to what extent the closely related Western Screech-Owl (M. kennicottii) persists in developed areas. I studied Western Screech-Owl occupancy in the town of Alpine in the foothills of San Diego County, California, finding the species at the majority of sites sampled, more likely in larger wooded patches and in those adjacent to undeveloped chaparral. The distance to and size of nearby wooded patches did not statistically influence occupancy. This study confirmed that the Western Screech-Owl can persist in suburban residential areas as does its eastern relative. Ensuring that patches of woodland remain larger than the minimum modeled threshold for the Western Screech-Owl’s occupancy, 4.2 ha, will be important for its persistence in the suburban sprawl of Alpine.

Identifying the vulnerable regions of emergency medical services based on the three-stage of accessibility: a case study in Xi\u2019an, China

BackgroundEmergency department crowding is an obstacle in the process of obtaining emergency care services, which will lead to the increase of time cost. Most studies focused on the direct access to emergency medical resources, and few studies took the crowding of hospital emergency department as an evaluation index to reflect the convenience of obtaining emergency medical resources. It is a significance for the identification of areas with insufficient access to emergency service resources with this method.MethodsThis paper utilizes the improved potential model and the inverted Two-Step Floating Catchment Area method, combined with network map API service data to evaluate response time, delivery time and waiting time (for emergency department crowding) spent in different residential areas of Xi’an City in the process of emergency. Meanwhile, the vulnerable regions of gaining emergency medical resources are identified through the comprehensive analysis of the three stages of emergency.ResultsThe studies show that the residents in built-up area are more convenient to get ambulance service and arrive at care hospitals than those in suburban areas, but they may face greater hospital crowdedness. Although suburban residents are faced with low hospital crowdedness, they spend more time on getting ambulances and going to care hospitals. The accessibility of emergency medical resources varies greatly among residents in different regions, with 5.38% of the residents were identified in the high-risk area distributing in suburban residential areas in the south of the city center, 21.92% in the medium risk area in the southern mountainous areas and the periphery of the core suburban areas of the city, and 46.11% in the low-risk area which are mainly distributed in built-up areas in gaining emergency medical services.ConclusionsObviously, getting an ambulance and arriving at the nearest hospital quickly shows that it is conducive to access to emergency resources. However, the impact of hospital emergency crowding can not be ignored, especially in the area surrounded by high-grade hospitals in the central area of the city. In considering the spatial layout of emergency stations and emergency hospitals, the dislocation distribution of hospitals at different levels should be reasonably adjusted to balance the equity of residents in obtaining emergency medical resources.

住み手の需要から見た在宅勤務等のテレワークが不動産市場に与える影響

From the viewpoint of preventing the spread of COVID-19, telework is promoted. Under this situation, peoples who want to work from home after corona are increasing in the Tokyo metropolitan area. As a result, the evaluation of the resident at the suburban residential area becomes higher. Residents in the city center are highly hopeful of working from home, but not many peoples want to relocate to the suburbs. The reason for this is convenience on work, convenience to live at the city center etc.. Therefore, although the demand for suburban residential areas increases to some extent, there seems to be no significant change in the real estate market. In order to promote telework in the suburbs, it is necessary to revitalize residential areas such as mixed-use in the suburbs, and to have housing policies for residents who must stay in the city center due to the work.

A study on residential relocation and residents' awareness of housing maintenance in suburban residential areas

A study on residential relocation and residents' awareness of housing maintenance in suburban residential areas

Study of Adequacy of Drainage Channels in Suburban Residential Areas(A Case Study of Residential Wirolegi Regency 2 Jember City, of Indonesia)

Wirolegi Regency 2 Housing is located on the outskirts of the city which is located in Pakusari District, Jember Regency, when there is quite heavy rain, puddles of water often occur, this is caused by environmental damage. The impact of environmental damage can be of various kinds, one of which is due to climate change. In the dry season, it can have an impact on drought and in the rainy season, it can have an impact on flooding. When there is high rainfall, it has the potential to cause flooding in the residential area. Another factor is the condition of the existing drainage channels which are inadequate and affect the occurrence of flooding in the housing area. On the basis of the above, it is necessary to conduct a research entitled "Study on Adequacy of Drainage Channels in Suburban Residential Areas". From the results of the study, it was concluded that the watershed in the residential area of ​​Wirolegi Regency II Jember has a watershed area of ​​148.75 km2. The value of rainfall intensity at the 5-year return period is 9.02 mm/hour, the design flood discharge value is 12131.7 m3/second, the runoff discharge value is 1473.8 m3/second, the total discharge is 157.280 m3/sec, dirty water discharge is 7.058 m3/second, total capacity discharge is 84.7 m3/second. For the drainage network, there are primary, secondary, and tertiary canals, totaling 3 outlets where all outlets lead to rivers. For channels that are not able to accommodate discharge, namely channels F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M channels. For channels that require repairs, the dimensions of the channel are changed from 0.8 meters to 1 meter. It is recommended for each housing estate to pay attention to the discharge flowing in each channel by using a calculation formula that is in accordance with the conditions and criteria requirements of the formula and method used.

Issues of Revitalization in Suburban Residential Areas by Promoting Teleworking

Issues of Revitalization in Suburban Residential Areas by Promoting Teleworking