A slight majority of the urban population believes that a hand-over of power by the PNDC would reverse the current economic progress and waste the sacrifices of the years since 1983.―(EMS)
Evaluierung des Programms Soziale Stadt - Hintergründe, Vorgehensweise, Bausteine
Evaluation du programme Ville sociale - présupposés, manières d'agir et composantes
Germany ; Urban area ; Urban segregation ; Urban settlement
urban quarters in a comprehensive way. After four years during which the programme has been in operation, the interim assessment provides a well-founded evaluation of this new and integrative programme approach. In the article the background, the motive
In 1999 the german Federal Government initiated the programme Social City together with the federal states. The programme aims to counteract the socio-spatial division within the cities and the related negative development of socially disadvantaged
and the objective of the interim assessment as well as its major elements are presented. Furthermore first impulses and general directions for the future realization of the programme are indicated in an outlook. - (IFL)
Environment ; Land use ; Town ; Urban change ; Urban environment ; Urban planning
The volume contains the result of the research carried out by the Urban Change Unit of Italy's Human Dimensions of the Global Environmental Change Programme. It is an overview of the most important aspects of the most recent urban changes
Citta capitali dell'Europa centrale: politiche e strategie urbane nel nuovo spazio europeo
Poland ; Regional development ; Town ; Urban development ; Urban function ; Urban population ; Warsaw
The paper summarizes the development programme on: Warsaw XXI and addresses the following issues: (a) should the current demografic stagnation of Warsaw be considered as a major development barrier?; (b) to what extent are the urban transformation
China's small town urbanizationprogram : criticism and adaptation
Urban issues and urbanization characteristics of Asia
China ; Industrialization ; Rural economy ; Rural industry ; Small town ; Urban development ; Urbanization
Etude de la revitalisation de l'économie rurale et d'un grand nombre de petites villes par le biais de l'industrialisation. Examen des problèmes posés par cette urbanisation en milieu rural. Transformations, évolutions et ajustements de ce programme
Etats-Unis ; Oregon ; Pratique de la géographie ; Programme de recherche ; Recherche ; Université
Oregon ; Practice of geography ; Research ; Research programme ; United States of America ; University
Growth of the geography program at this post World War II urban institution in Portland, Oregon. Its present success owes much to restructuring in order to adapt to changing situations in the university. - (DWG)
Economic integration ; Large city;Metropolis ; Local government ; Netherlands (The) ; Randstad ; Urban development ; Urban function ; Urban network ; Urban region
Programmation dynamique pour déterminer le nombre de classes et de salles requises dans les écoles publiques face à une tendance à l'immigration urbaine.
Zwischenevaluierung des Bund-Länder-Programms Soziale Stadt - zentrale Ergebnisse
Principaux résultats de l'évaluation intermédiaire du programme Ville sociale entre la Fédération allemande et les régions
Germany ; Urban area ; Urban development
The article describes the central effects and results of the interim assessment of the programme The Social City. In spite of the complexity of the problems in urban districts the focus is on investment interventions in the building sector, which
corresponds to the character of the programme as a part of urban development promotion. Progresses can be recognized in approaches for the cross-sectoral management of processes at the local level and in involvements of external agencies, particularly housing
stronger integration of schools in urban district network. - (IFL)
Cultural facilities as an instrument of urban development programmes in an international comparison
Cultural studies ; Europe ; Quality of life ; Urban environment ; Urban policy ; Urbanism
Experiences from six countries (France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, USA, Germany) made available for a research project show that cultural facilities are more and more used as an instrument of urban development programmes. They are among others
used to enhance the quality of life and of the urban environment, to set signs for the development or restructuring of urban areas, to re-use redundant buildings or to promote private investments. - (L'A.).
Middle-income housing programmes in American cities
Housing ; Housing improvement ; Housing market ; Housing policy ; Middle class ; Town ; United States of America ; Urban construction
Seven North American cities (Baltimore, Cleveland, Montreal, New York, St Louis, St Paul and Wilmington) are studied. Middle-income housing programmes have developed a strong constituency among community leaders and minority politicians who see
these programmes playing an important role in neighbourhood revitalisation efforts. The future expansion of these programmes will be dependent on changes at the federal level.
New estimates of gravitational attraction by linear programming
Air transport ; Distance ; Flow ; Gravity model ; Linear programming ; Model ; Passengers ; Spatial analysis ; United States of America ; Urban attraction
Données sur les flux de transport aérien de passagers: nouvelle méthode pour examiner les liens entre flux et attraction nodale. Ajustement des flux avec un modèle simple de gravité. La programmation linéaire sert à maximiser la compatibilité de la
A bi-level programming model for the land use - network design problem
Decision ; Facilities ; Land use ; Model ; Multi-purpose programming ; Network ; Transport network ; Urban planning
Décision ; Equipement ; Modèle ; Planification urbaine ; Programmation à buts multiples ; Réseau ; Réseau de transports ; Utilisation du sol
The sketch layout model was developed in 1999 to improve the efficiency and quality of layout tasks. This model is a nonlinear and multi-objective programming, for analysing the integrated layouts of land uses, transport network and public
Local programs designed to address the homelessness crisis : a comparative assessment of the United States, Canada, and Britain in Urban homelessness.
Examen et résumé des programmes à l'égard des sans-abri (individus et familles) dans ces trois pays. Description et comparaison des stratégies et des types de programmes mis en oeuvre. Problème complexe, qui fait intervenir les notions de santé
programmation linéaire, détermine la combinaison optimale de travaux de contrôle de crue et de la mise en valeur régionale. Exemple d'application à Tucson.