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15 Minute City Concept and Palermo Case Study
No full textSustainable urban mobility models and decarbonization in transportation have been discussed globally for decades. Yet the problem is not just decarbonization and the solution is not limited to green technology alone. Particularly, Covid-19 brought to light other important and ingrained problems of cities such as inequality of accessibility, the marginalization of some urban, peri-urban, rural territories and the emergence of social exclusion. In order to find a way out from these problems, practical, easily accessible, comfortable, and cheap alternatives should be provided to citizens and the use of private vehicles should be minimized. However, no matter how many alternative transportation modes and models are offered, it is very difficult to achieve the desired results if the daily travel need of people is not reduced. As the case study city of this paper, the mobility plans and the actions taken in the last decades in Palermo is
examined. Like many other Southern European cities, Palermo suffers from a lack of an efficient public transport system. Even if there are steps taken to increase connectivity and accessibility among the peripheral neighborhoods and the city center, still commuters should make long trips for their daily basic needs and Palermo has one of the highest congestion problems in Europe which makes it harder. In the light of these facts, this paper analyzes one of the newest and increasingly popular concepts “15
Minute City” and tries to answer the questions such as: (a) what are the steps to take in Palermo to increase proximity and to decrease inequality in accessibility; (b) which parts of the city need to be the priority of action for ensuring accessibility by proximity in different territorial conditions and (c)
how the 15 Minute City concept can be localized and applicable for Palermo. The main idea of the paper is to find answers to these questions which could be transferable to the city’s mobility plan and also open a path for other implications. To do that, a desk study and site investigation will be made on the Palermo case study concerning the dimensions of the 15 Min City concept
15 Minute City Concept. A Glance at the Palermo Case Study
Get PDFGiving people opportunities for green technology and offering them new transportation modes are not sufficient methods for the transition to a sustainable mobility model. With the increasing importance of time, minimizing the daily travel time of people seems to be one of the crucial steps to be taken. 15 Minute City is one of the latest popular concepts assuring to reduce daily travel time and improve quality of life while enhancing environmental conditions. This paper will have a look at the concept regarding the case study of Palermo, one of the cities with the most intense traffic problems in Europe
Unveiling the Challenges of Proximity: Integration of TOD and 15-Minute City Concepts in A Highly Car-dependent City
No full textCar dependency and proximity to essential destinations in cities are closely interrelated. The sprawling nature of cities often results in longer travel distances, leading to increased travel times, traffic congestion, and higher carbon emissions. Conversely, proximity plays a vital role in reducing car dependency. Bearing this in mind, new urban models have emerged as potential solutions to address these challenges and some major cities have already taken steps towards the negative impacts of car dependency. However, in many other cities, urban and transport planning still operates within isolated frameworks and failing to adopt these integrated approaches.
This research is seeking answers to understand the possible challenges to implementing proximity-centered concepts in areas plagued by inefficient public transport and traffic congestion, as Palermoin this case study, by integrating the 15-Minute City Concept and TOD concepts. In order to achieve this aim, the research looks for answers to the following questions; (i) How compatible are 15-Minute City and TOD concepts regarding their principles and measurement indicators, (ii) How this integration could be systematically applied in a car-centered urban context, and (iii) Does this integration could help to identify areas to promote urban planning strategies by analyzing the state and weaknesses of the built environment, including accessibility to services and walkability.
The objective of this study is to determine the socioeconomic characteristics of the area, assess the existing built environment in terms of service accessibility and walkability, and identify suitable areas for urban planning strategies. The paper is organized into five sections, encompassing the theoretical framework, a detailed description of the case study, and a methodology section that elucidates the indicators employed for the analysis. In the concluding part of the paper, we present the analysis findings and provide a critical overview of the potential of this approach for future research endeavors
Capturing city-transport interactions : an analysis on the urban rail network of Palermo (Italy)
No full textTransit Oriented Development (TOD) and 15-minute City (15mC) are two planning concepts that, in different ways, have attempted to provide alternative solutions to the car-centered development model characterizing modern cities. The paper presents a methodology that seeks to integrate the TOD and 15mC principles in an analytical perspective, with an application in a rail station area of Palermo, a Southern European city plagued by inefficient public transport and traffic congestion. The study aims to define and compare two different station areas based on their socio economic, functional and environmental dimensions including accessibility and built environment.
The paper is divided into six sections, including the work’s theoretical framework, the description of the railway system, the methodology that explains indicators used for the analysis and discussion about the comparison of two case studies. In the final part of the paper we critically outline the potential of this approach for future investigations and explain the novelty of the research with integrated analysis of the city-transport interaction around two different nod
Exploring transport inequalities in Palermo and Naples. The role of spatial accessibility to the rail system
No full textInequalities are widening across the world and recent studies indicate that there is a clear relationship between urban growth and spatial inequalities. The shape of urban inequalities is influenced by the interplay of factors that range from socio-economic, land-use, environment and housing to transport and mobility aspects. Notwithstanding the relevance of the challenges relating to the field of transport inequalities for both academics and (on a few occasions) political bodies, in many cities from Southern Europe, there are still pressing levels of deprivation and marginality that are aggravated by the lack of appropriate knowledge and instruments to identify and tackle such unbalances.
Simultaneously, in the last three decades, different urban planning paradigms studies and approaches like the Transit Oriented Development or 15 Minute-city concepts, have emerged and stressed the role of spatial accessibility as a relevant condition for reducing urban inequalities. On such a basis, the convergence between city and transport appears as a significant strand of urban planning studies that can support policymakers in addressing the urban development of cities that witness unequal access to transit networks. Taking as case studies Palermo and Naples, two of the largest cities of Southern Italy, this paper aims to understand the spatial interplay between the rail system and the urban system. In particular, the study focuses on key socio-demographic aspects, land-use features and accessibility, and relies on different spatial analysis elements. As part of a wider research project that seeks to understand spatial inequalities, the preliminary outcomes of this paper unfolded interesting insights regarding transport inequalities which can be useful to develop a more sustainable, and inclusive transportation system
Exploring transport inequalities in Palermo and Naples : the role of spatial accessibility to the rail system
Get PDFInequalities are widening across the world and recent studies indicate that there is a clear relationship between urban growth and spatial inequalities. The shape of urban inequalities is influenced by the interplay of factors that range from socio-economic, land-use, environment and housing to transport and mobility aspects. Notwithstanding the relevance of the challenges relating to the field of transport inequalities for both academics and (on few occasions) political bodies, in many cities from Southern Europe, there are still pressing levels of deprivation and marginality that are aggravated by the lack of appropriate knowledge and instruments to identify and tackle such unbalances. Simultaneously, in the last three decades different urban planning paradigms studies and approaches (like the Transit Oriented Development or 15 Minute-city concepts) have emerged and stressed the role of spatial accessibility as a relevant condition for reducing urban inequalities. On such a basis, the convergence between city and transport appears as a significant strand of urban planning studies that can support policy makers to address the urban development of cities that witness an unequal access to the transit networks.
Against this backdrop, the paper presents a comparative analysis of Palermo and Naples, two of the largest urban conurbations in Southern Italy, that are also places of widespread territorial challenges translated into spatial inequalities and complex mobility and transport settings. The work is part of an ongoing study that seeks to promote a better understanding of the accessibility to urban mobility nodes as a key aspect to support design strategies that answer spatial inequalities by integrating land-use and transport.
After setting the theoretical framework, with the initial goal of illustrating the patterns of transport inequalities within each city, the study delves into a socio-economic, functional, and spatial contextualization of the two cities. On such basis, we proceed to illustrate the particularities of the cities’ transportation system, followed by a more detailed qualitative and quantitative analyses that focuses on highlighting the potentialities and/or needs of specific transit node areas. In its concluding part, the paper offers a preliminary discussion on the observations and potential of this type of analyses, followed by the limitations of the study and the following steps of the research.
As part of a multidisciplinary research project, the outcomes of this study will be hopefully integrated to support decision makers and technicians with advanced planning tools and effective land-use guidelines to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive transportation system and consequently to reduced spatial inequalities
Integrating the TOD and 15-minute city concepts in the analysis of rail station areas: a methodological approach for a case study in Palermo (Italy)
Get PDFTransit Oriented Development (TOD) and 15-minute City (15mC) are two planning concepts that, in different ways, have attempted to provide alternative solutions to the car-centered development model characterizing modern cities. The paper presents a methodology that seeks to integrate the TOD and 15mC principles in an analytical perspective, with an application in a rail station area of Palermo, a Southern European city plagued by inefficient public transport and traffic congestion. The study aims to define the socio-economic profile of the area, analyze the state of the built environment including accessibility to services and walkability, and identify areas for urban planning strategies. The paper is divided into five sections, including the work’s theoretical framework, the description of the case study and a methodology section explaining the indicators used for the analysis. In the final part of the paper we present the findings from the analysis and we critically outline the potential of this approach for future investigations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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