Textile City Research Articles

An Impact Study on the Pattern of Groundwater Use by Farmers and Commercial Sectors in Tirupur District, Textile City, India

An Impact Study on the Pattern of Groundwater Use by Farmers and Commercial Sectors in Tirupur District, Textile City, India

Combination of Cultural Heritage and Hotel Tourism: A Case Study of Fabric Culture in Wufeng Village, Guangzhou

The Wufeng Village is an urban village that located in Haizhu District, Guangzhou city. Urban village is a special product of rapid urbanization since reform and open up of China. It’s the village (collective land) left in the city (state-owned land), wrapped up by the modern city. However, Wufeng Village has a long history and is one of the two largest textile cluster bases in China. Guangzhou Textile Trading Park, Yangtze River International Textile City, Dazhong Fabric Market, Zhongdajiangnan Textile City is located there, is the world’s fabric distribution center. The people there rely on the fabric industry for their livelihood. But in recent years, due to the deterioration of the economic environment, the rise of international competition, the rise of systematic risks in the industrial chain, and the impact of the pandemic, the industry of Wufeng Village needs an opportunity to upgrade and innovate.

Development of indoor work environmental air quality index for a dyeing and printing industry

Introduction: Due to various components, materials, and processes, industrial indoor air quality differs from building indoor air. Air quality and the working environment impact health, performance, and comfort. This study developed an Indoor Work Environmental Air Quality Index (IWEAQI) to assess and characterize industrial work environments.
 Materials and methods: Surat “Textile city” is situated in the western part of India in Gujarat state. The small-scale dyeing and printing industry has been selected as a study area. The industry locations like Jet dyeing machine area, stenter machine area, printing machine area, looping machine area and washing basin area has been selected. Various chemicals, adhesives, solvents, dyes, and varied temperature and humidity conditions are used to transform the raw cloth into the finished product. CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, O3, Total Volatile Organic compounds (TVOC), Formaldehyde, Particulate Matters (PM10, PM2.5), WBGT index, humidity, noise, and light were considered to construct IWEAQI. Continuous observations were recorded at minute intervals with a real-time monitoring system. To account for all contributing aspects, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) air quality index technique was updated for index formulation. IWEAQI was validated using the Pollution Index approach.
 Results: The proposed approach calculated IWEAQI from results. Both approaches gave an index value of 46-80. The developed approach and pollution index method were compared using regression analysis. All study locations had regression values between 0.93 and 0.99.
 Conclusion: The technique classifies IWEAQI as excellent (0-20), good (21-40), moderate (41-60), poor (61-80), and very poor (81-100). From the developed index value, which parameters are influencing the most can be judged.
 

From Cotton and Smoke: Łódź—Industrial City and Discourses of Asynchronous Modernity, 1897–1994

From Cotton and Smoke: Łódź—Industrial City and Discourses of Asynchronous Modernity, 1897–1994

A Study On The Sericulture in Turkey

Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Silk was believed to have first been produced in China as early as the Neolithic Period. Sericulture has become an important cottage industry in countries such as Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Russia. Today, China and India are the two main producers, with more than 60% of the world's annual production. In this case, the sericulture production in Turkey, as the export-oriented shows could increase in the future. Sericulture production was begun in Anatolia which is Asian part of Turkey in A.D. 552 during Byzantium Emperor of Justinianus. The city of Bursa became a textile city which was famous for silk and silk trade centre. In middle of 16th silk textile industry was developed. Apart from city of Bursa, cities of Istanbul, dirne, Amasya, Denizli, Izmir and Konya were important sericulture centers In addition; the increase of government support in sericult production is also hope for the future of sericulture production in Turkey. In this study, using the silkworm cocoon data between the years of 1991-2019, the future 5-year production is estimated. For this, estimates were tested in the MINITAB program using the ARIMA Model, which is widely used in agricultural production estimates. Unconscious use of pesticides in Turkey, problems with mulberry tree cultivation, technical problems and rural-urban migration results are known to be important issues of the sericulture sector.However, thanks to government subsidies and export-oriented policies, it has been determined that silkworm cocoon production will increase in the next 5 years.

Detection of grouting effect in defective areas of metro concealed tunnels in loess areas

The occurrence of grouting defect areas in metro concealed excavation tunnels will lead to water seepage or deformation of the tunnels, which in turn will affect the metro operation and the safety of the buildings around the metro. In order to detect the effect of grouting in defective areas of concealed tunnel, this paper introduces the principle and characteristics of seismic scattering technology, and illustrates the application of this technology in detecting the effect of grouting in defective areas of concealed tunnel in Xi’an metro line 6 from Textile City to Textile Road with the application example of seismic scattering technology. The results show that: the grouting area shows high speed anomalies in the wave velocity image, and the defect area shows low speed anomalies, and the location and morphology of the grouting area and the defect area can be determined according to the distribution of high and low wave velocity anomalies in the wave velocity image. The technology also has the features of simple operation, large detection depth and high resolution, which is an effective tool for future urban metro construction and environmental impact detection and evaluation.

Insights from COVID-19 cluster containment in Bhilwara District, Rajasthan.

In March 2020, a healthcare professional from a renowned private hospital, in the textile city of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, reported clustering of cases of pneumonia amongst doctors and paramedical staff suspected to be due to COVID-19. The basis of suspicion was clinico-eco-epidemiologic-radiological findings as, by that time, about 20 COVID19 cases were reported from the state of Rajasthan including a big Italian group of tourists who travelled extensively in Rajasthan, including Udaipur city. The current study presents the field experience of the Central and the State Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) in the cluster containment at Bhilwara. Methods: The information regarding the sociodemographic profile of the cases was provided by the Senior Medical Officer In-charge. The containment strategy was modeled under 6 pillars. Google Maps was used for preparing spot map. Immediate public health actions of cluster containment including contact tracing, quarantine, and isolation were initiated using epidemiological approach of mapping the cluster and taking care of reservoir of infection by the District Public Health Team supported by Multidisciplinary Rapid Response Team. This was supplemented by strict enforcement of lock down in the District taking care of daily need of the community by the leadership of administration with very strong intersectoral co-ordination (locally called "ruthless containment"). The forthcoming challenge resides in re-establishment of inter-district and inter-state travel, which can become a risk of re-entry of the new cases, which needs to be taken care of, with the help of stringent administrative measures and screening at all points of entry. The team in Bhilwara needs to remain vigilant to pick up any imported cases early before local transmission establishes.

Research on Promotion Strategy of Logistics Base of Haining Home Textile Industry of Supply-side Reform

This paper has explored the development direction of China Haining Home Textile City as the most influential domestic textile professional market from the perspective of supply-side structural reform. From the analysis of the status quo of production logistics and sales logistics related to the home textile industry, it has pointed out the methods of the construction of Haining Home Textile Logistics Base and looked forward to the development opportunities and innovative ideas of Haining Home Textile Logistics Base.

New South, ‘New Athens?’: Angels, mobility and myths

Abstract This article critically deconstructs the notion of the ‘New South’ using the case of Charlotte, North Carolina, a prototypical ‘New South’ city. Using the framework of Henri Lefebvre’s ‘right to the city’, specifically the themes of ‘mobility’, ‘access’ and ‘oeuvre’ (the art of city-making) – the following will argue that the ‘New South’ is a neo-liberal repackaging of entrenched race, class and geo-spatial segregation. The business-friendly repositioning of this former textile city, combined with a sprawling urban form with decentralized employment opportunities, along with disinvestment and re-segregation in public education – have all contributed towards the scattering and division of a coherent working class. Therefore, lack of access, lack of participation and exclusion from centrality mean that marginalized groups (including the LGBTQ, African American and white working-class and poor communities) face difficulty realizing Lefebvre’s conditions of ‘New Athens’, the ‘impossible’ utopian city.

The death and revival of the great textile city

La citta di Lodz, il suo layout urbano, la sua estetica architettonica e la sua condizione socio-economica sono il risultato di un particolare processo di sviluppo, eccezionale se confrontato con l’evoluzione delle altre grandi citta europee. L’unicita dell’ambiente urbano dona alla citta una forte identita. Tuttavia, l’uso di tali qualita spaziali e architettoniche per instaurare legami emotivi presso le comunita locali, rappresenta ancora oggi una sfida. Il positivo riutilizzo degli edifici industriali ha costituito un contributo in tal senso. Il passaggio successivo consiste nell’impiego di tale approccio per la rigenerazione del centro urbano di Lodz. Tale aspetto riveste un’importanza cruciale perche se i residenti dimostrano di apprezzare la propria citta, riconoscendo l’importanza del patrimonio locale e arricchendo lo spazio storico con nuovi ideali e narrazioni, allora la citta risultera attraente per loro e per i visitatori

Diversity of new uses in post-industrial landscapes: diverging ideals and outcomes in the post-industrial landscapes of Lowell, Massachusetts and Norrköping, Sweden

This paper presents an inventory and an analytical model regarding the diversity of current uses found in the post-industrial landscapes of the former textile cities of Lowell, Massachusetts and Norrköping, Sweden. The model relates the diversity of current uses found in these regenerated, post-industrial landscapes to the priorities emphasized in their redevelopment process, which is relevant because opposing ideals such as regeneration and diversity may collide with those of preservation and conservation. Empirical data gathered primarily by observations and theories relating to the importance of diversity/multi-functionality in urban settings form the basis of the paper’s analysis.

“CREATIVE CITY ” AS A BRAND – THE CASE OF ŁÓDŹ

The aim of the paper is to discuss the case of Polish city Łódź. Łódź flourished as the textile industry city since the second half of the 19th century. That changed after the Poland’s transition to a market economy. In the new situation, the city began to decline, both economically and socially. In 2012 the city authorities have adopted the Łódź Brand Management Strategy for the Years 2010–2016 and Integrated Development Strategy for Łódź 2020+. The essential element of both strategies is to apply the idea of creative industries. The motto “Łódź – City of Creative Industries” not only determines the direction of the current development of the city, but also it was the basis for applying for the title of “European Capital of Culture”. The paper presents the case of Łódź from the perspective of the official strategies adopted by the city authorities, and at the same time from the perspective of grassroots activities undertaken by residents that fit, sometimes unintentionally, in the brand strategy of Łódź as the city of creative industries.

Assessment of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation on the Bank of Noyyal River at Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India

Tiruppur is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River a tributary of the River Cauvery. Twenty groundwater samples were collected in identical locations from bore wells. The concentrations of physicochemical parameters of pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Hardness (TH), Ca, Mg, Na, K, HCO3, SO4, Cl and NO3 were analyzed. The results of the concentrations were interpreted and measured with different irrigation indexes like Percent Sodium (%Na), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Permeability Index (PI), Kelly’s Ratio (KR), CAI-1 and CAI-2 were analyzed.

Assessment of Groundwater Quality for Irrigation on the Bank of Noyyal River at Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India

Tiruppur is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River a tributary of the River Cauvery. Twenty groundwater samples were collected in identical locations from bore wells. The concentrations of physicochemical parameters of pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Hardness (TH), Ca, Mg, Na, K, HCO3, SO4, Cl and NO3 were analyzed. The results of the concentrations were interpreted and measured with different irrigation indexes like Percent Sodium (%Na), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Permeability Index (PI), Kelly’s Ratio (KR), CAI-1 and CAI-2 were analyzed.

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of PM2.5 Pollution in Xi'an City, China.

The monitoring data of the 13 stations in Xi’an city for the whole years of 2013 and 2014 was counted and analyzed. Obtaining the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of PM2.5 was the goal. Cluster analysis and the wavelet transform were utilized to discuss the regional distribution characteristics of PM2.5 concentration (ρ(PM2.5)) and the main features of its yearly changes and sudden changes. Additionally, some relevant factors were taken into account to interpret the changes. The results show that ρ(PM2.5) in Xi’an during 2013 was generally higher than in 2014, it is high in winter and low in summer, and the high PM2.5 concentration centers are around the People’s Stadium and Caotan monitoring sites; For the regional PM2.5 distribution, the 13 sites can be divided into three categories, in which Textile city is Cluster 1, and High-tech Western is Cluster 2, and Cluster 3 includes the remaining 11 monitoring sites; the coefficient of goodness of the cluster analysis is 0.6761, which indicates that the result is acceptable. As for the yearly change, apart from June and July, the average ρ(PM2.5) concentration has been above the normal concentration criteria of Chinese National Standard (50 g/m3); cloudy weather and low winds are the major meteorological factors leading to the sudden changes of ρ(PM2.5).

The Determinants of the Textile Index: Linear or Nonlinear

This paper analyzes the Keqiao Textile Index of China, which reflects China Textile City, the leading wholesale textile market in China. China Textile City is a textile entrepot with the most extensive scale and the largest line of business in China, and it is the largest specialized market for light textile in Asia as well. Thus, it is worthwhile to analyze this index. In this paper, 10 variables that represent the factors that significantly influence the Textile Index are selected from the set of possible variables that are deemed to be valid to the index. 6 variables are identified as nonlinear and 4 as linear by the nonparametric method. Then, varying-coefficient partially linear models are established, dividing the index into five terms: one nonparametric term and four linear terms. Each of the five terms comprises approximately 20% of the index, with the linear terms accounting for nearly 80%. Among the six nonparametric variables, cotton index A plays the most important role. The empirical and simulated results consistently show that the percent of each of the five terms would not vary substantially during the sample period if cotton index A were not more than twice the sample mean. Thus, textile prices can be regulated by properly adjusting the cotton price.

‘Go Left, Young Writer’: John Cheever and the Writing of ‘Fall River’, 1931

In late 1931, John Cheever temporarily stopped producing work for large-circulation magazines and began writing formally and stylistically experimental stories for various little magazines. This article examines the first of these stories, ‘Fall River’, an ostensibly proletarian story about mill closures and mass lay-offs in an economically depressed textile city. Cheever published ‘Fall River’ in the second issue of The Left: A Quarterly Review of Radical and Experimental Art, a communist little magazine published in Davenport, Iowa, in late 1931. Cheever's most recent biographer, Blake Bailey, claims that the author's turn away from the large-circulation magazine marketplace towards an emergent Midwestern literary radicalism in 1931 was a short-lived political digression by an otherwise apolitical middle-class writer. This article contests this view. Re-evaluating Cheever's professional relationship with the New Republic (the first large-circulation magazine to publish his fiction), his personal experience of left-wing politics and his reading of little magazines between 1930 and 1931, it argues that Cheever made this decision for professionally pragmatic, rather than political, reasons. In short, it was easier for Cheever to publish his work in little magazines in the early 1930s because they were more receptive to the work of younger writers than were their mainstream counterparts. This is not to say that ‘Fall River’ was not an apolitical story, however. The article argues further that, far from being a political digression, ‘Fall River’ is in fact a self-reflexive critique of the politicisation of middle-class writers during the Depression. It uses close analysis of the text to demonstrate the extent to which Cheever's ambivalent relationship with American communism influenced some of the formal, generic, and thematic properties of the story.

An empirical analysis of the impact of textile professional market on the regional economy

Textile industry is a traditional pillar industry in China, in the process of industrialisation, it has accumulated a large number of funds for the construction of national economy. At the same time, along with the development of many professional textile and garment markets, they have made great contributions in promoting the development of the regional economy. In order to study the impact of textile professional market on the regional economy, this paper use oriental silk professional market and Suzhou (2001-2011) regional economy data; Textile City professional market and Shaoxing (2001-2011) regional economy data as samples and have an empirical analysis of the impact of the textile professional market on the regional economy. This paper will extract common factors of regional economy indicators as explained variables through factor analysis. The study found the following conclusions: oriental silk professional market, the size of the textile professional market, improvement of directors' average compensation and the good modest growth of shareholders' equity can promote the development of regional economy. And such as earnings per share, gross profit, sales revenue of the top five customers, operating room rental gross margin have no obvious effects on the regional economy development. The development of Textile City professional markets in our analysis is more mature than the Oriental silk professional market.

Path dependence and path plasticity: textile cities in the Netherlands

Abstract Concentrating on three Dutch cities that once had an important textile industry, this study discusses the reasons for the decline of the industry and the responses by firms and other relevant actors. Reasons and responses differed between cities. Therefore, general explanations of the decline of the Dutch textile industry must be supplemented with city-specific accounts. We do not deny that the industry had to deal with path dependence, and lock-in was looming large, but we argue that the demise of the textile industry was not inevitable. The notion of path plasticity helps to direct attention to options that could have been chosen.

Did Factory Girls Make Bad Mothers? Women's Labor Market Experience, Motherhood, and Children's Mortality Risks in the Past

Prior research has suggested that the quality of maternal care given to infants and small children plays an important role in the strong clustering of children's deaths. In this article, we investigate the quality of maternal care provided by those women who most nineteenth-century social commentators declared would never make good housewives or mothers: the young girls and women working in textile mills. We carried out this examination using an analysis of children's mortality risks in two textile cities in The Netherlands between roughly 1900 and 1930. Our analysis suggests that these children's clustered mortality risks cannot have resulted from either their mothers' labor market experience or biological or genetic factors.