Even though solid waste management is widely researched,there is scanty literature addressing the influence of physical environmental attributes on solid waste management service provision in informal settlements.The ...Even though solid waste management is widely researched,there is scanty literature addressing the influence of physical environmental attributes on solid waste management service provision in informal settlements.The aim of this study was to investigate the nexus between physical infrastructural planning and waste management service.To obtain relevant results,this study used the case study of Peleng township in Botswana.The study relied on empirical data collected from 91 ran-domly selected households.ArcGIS was used for mapping 550 purposively selected households,and for visualization of the physical infrastructure.This study concluded that the community is at the forefront of dealing with waste problems in their settlement.However,their interventions have fallen short of becoming profitable and sustainable due to a failure of the government to integrate solid waste management into mainstream urban development planning.The findings revealed that there is minimal government intervention for improved solid waste management in the area.It recommends that adequate attention must be given to road infrastructure and physical developments in order solid waste management in Peleng,Lobatse.展开更多
Given the cultural and environmental potential presented by historical water infrastructures in urban contexts,this article states the evidence of a not much documented urban phenomenon in Portugal,the refurbishment o...Given the cultural and environmental potential presented by historical water infrastructures in urban contexts,this article states the evidence of a not much documented urban phenomenon in Portugal,the refurbishment of water heritage protected areas motivated by European-based regeneration projects.By employing a case-study design,four good practices-placed inÉvora,Lisbon,Braga and Guimarães-are chosen to enlighten this growing and aware trend.The assets located there-theÁgua de Prata Aqueduct,theÁguas Livres Aqueduct,the Sete Fontes water-supply system and the Zona de Couros industrial area,respectively-are geographical,historical and culturally characterised,while the projects that concern them are documented by visiting the areas and analysing the available sources.Then,open-data platforms and heritage protection decrees are processed to graphically code the topography,hydrology,urban land use,infrastructures,landmarks and protected areas,employing QGIS free software for Geographic Information Systems.As a result,the four practices are documented,discussed and compared.A table assesses and summarises their pre-existing and currently added values and a series of diagrams illustrates the landscape changes generated.These graphics validate the practices and update the status of the assets,enhancing the rediscovery of the existing landscapes and showing the main challenges and future opportunities faced by these areas.展开更多
文摘Even though solid waste management is widely researched,there is scanty literature addressing the influence of physical environmental attributes on solid waste management service provision in informal settlements.The aim of this study was to investigate the nexus between physical infrastructural planning and waste management service.To obtain relevant results,this study used the case study of Peleng township in Botswana.The study relied on empirical data collected from 91 ran-domly selected households.ArcGIS was used for mapping 550 purposively selected households,and for visualization of the physical infrastructure.This study concluded that the community is at the forefront of dealing with waste problems in their settlement.However,their interventions have fallen short of becoming profitable and sustainable due to a failure of the government to integrate solid waste management into mainstream urban development planning.The findings revealed that there is minimal government intervention for improved solid waste management in the area.It recommends that adequate attention must be given to road infrastructure and physical developments in order solid waste management in Peleng,Lobatse.
基金This work was supported by the[VI Plan Propio de Investigaciòn y Transferencia of the University of Seville]under Grant[VIPPIT-2017-II.2 and VIPPIT-2020-EBRV][Instituto Universitario de Arquitectura y Ciencias de la Construcciòn]under Grant[VIII Ayudas a la Internacionalizaciòn de la Investigaciòn-2020].
文摘Given the cultural and environmental potential presented by historical water infrastructures in urban contexts,this article states the evidence of a not much documented urban phenomenon in Portugal,the refurbishment of water heritage protected areas motivated by European-based regeneration projects.By employing a case-study design,four good practices-placed inÉvora,Lisbon,Braga and Guimarães-are chosen to enlighten this growing and aware trend.The assets located there-theÁgua de Prata Aqueduct,theÁguas Livres Aqueduct,the Sete Fontes water-supply system and the Zona de Couros industrial area,respectively-are geographical,historical and culturally characterised,while the projects that concern them are documented by visiting the areas and analysing the available sources.Then,open-data platforms and heritage protection decrees are processed to graphically code the topography,hydrology,urban land use,infrastructures,landmarks and protected areas,employing QGIS free software for Geographic Information Systems.As a result,the four practices are documented,discussed and compared.A table assesses and summarises their pre-existing and currently added values and a series of diagrams illustrates the landscape changes generated.These graphics validate the practices and update the status of the assets,enhancing the rediscovery of the existing landscapes and showing the main challenges and future opportunities faced by these areas.
