sexta-feira, 30 de outubro de 2015

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH - Volume 4, Issue 4, 2015

 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH

Volume 4, Issue 4, 2015

http://www.igi-global.com/ijepr

Editor-in-Chief - Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal
 
EDITORIAL PREFACE

Social Media, Spatial Representation and Citizen Engagement in Urban Planning
Carlos Nunes Silva (Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)


RESEARCH ARTICLES

Social Media for Public Involvement and Sustainability in International Planning and Development
Laura G. Willems (Griffith University, Nathan, Australia), Tooran Alizadeh (Griffith University, Nathan, Australia)

Semantic Spatial Representation, an Experimental Proposal in the Framework of eParticipation
Angioletta Voghera (Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy), Rossella Crivello (Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy)

Concerns Management, E-Government and E-Participation: Experiences and Findings from Germany
Tobias Vaerst (wer denkt was GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany), Theresa Steffens (wer denkt was GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany), Robert Lokaiczyk (wer denkt was GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany)

BOOK REVIEWS

Spatial Planning Systems and Practices in Europe
Carlos Nunes Silva (Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)

Dutch Land-Use Planning
Carlos Nunes Silva (Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)

sexta-feira, 4 de setembro de 2015

Urban Planning in Lusophone African Countries


 
 
Reviews: ‘Carlos Nunes Silva’s edited volume gives an account of urban planning in Lusophone African cities for an Anglophone readership for the first time. It thereby contributes to overcoming the linguistic barriers that constrain planning discourse and practice in Africa. This makes it an important book for those interested in comparing colonial planning legacies and understanding their on-going impact on Africa’s cities.’
Lindsay Bremner, University of Westminster, UK

'Have you ever wondered how history and culture shape current and future urban patterns and forms? Now you have a key reference with some good pointers and relevant answers from a range of well researched and rich experiences. This easy-to-read volume is a must for anyone aiming at understanding the urban planning legacies in Lusophone African countries and beyond. This publication will go down as one of the rare urban planning source books on Lusophone countries available to English-speaking audiences. In that way, it fills a huge language and scientific gap.'
Remy Sietchiping, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya

‘The thematic chapters of this important volume blaze a trail in many respects. It is the first major comprehensive text in English on colonial and post-colonial urban planning in Lusophone African countries. Together, the chapters do a marvellous job of interrogating the avowed and covert aims of colonial and contemporary urban planning in these countries. It is a “must-read” for anyone with an interest in modernist urban planning from historical and contemporary perspectives. The editor must be commended for assembling the respected team of scholars that contributed to the volume.’
Ambe Njoh, University of South Florida, USA

sábado, 4 de julho de 2015

European Forum for Geography and Statistics




 

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2015


 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2015

 
Editor-in-Chief - Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal
 

EDITORIAL PREFACE 

Virtual Identification, Public Engagement and 3D Cadastral Systems
Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
 

RESEARCH ARTICLES 

Virtual Identification of Dwelling Characteristics Online for Analysis of Urban Resource Consumption (pages 1-28)
Maryam Saydi,Department of Infrastructure Engineering Melbourne School of Engineering The University of Melbourne, Australia
Ian Bishop, University of Melbourne, Australia 

PEER: A Framework for Public Engagement in Emergency Response (pages 29-46)
David Lorenzi, Rutgers University, Newark, USA
Soon Ae Chun, City University of New York, USA
Jaideep Vaidya, Rutgers University, Newark, USA
Basit Shafiq, Lahore Univ. of Management Sciences, D.H.A Lahore, Pakistan
Vijay. Atluri, Rutgers University, Newark, USA
Nabil R. Adam, Rutgers University, Newark, USA 

Integration of Legal Aspects in 3D Cadastral Systems (pages 47-71)
Mohamed Sobaih Ali El-Mekawy, Stockholm University, Sweden
Jesper M. Paasch, Lantmäteriet, Sweden
Jenny Paulsson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

 
CONFERENCE REPORT

The International Geographical Union ‘Commission on Geography of Governance' - Annual Conference: Lisbon, Portugal - April 9-10, 2015
Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
 

BOOK REVIEW

Emergent Urbanism. Urban Planning & Design in Times of Structural and Systemic Change
Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

quarta-feira, 1 de julho de 2015

GISCO - The Geographical Information System at the EU Commission


 

"GISCO, a Eurostat service which promotes and stimulates the use of GIS within the European Statistical System and the Commission. It is responsible for the management and dissemination of the Geographical reference database of the Commission. It produces maps, spatial analysis, promotes geo-referencing of statistics and provides user support for Commission users of GIS."

sexta-feira, 26 de junho de 2015

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2015


INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH,
Volume 4, Issue 2, 2015

Editor-in-Chief - Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal

GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE

Smart Cities, Smart Governments and Smart Citizens: A Brief Introduction
Gabriel Puron Cid (Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, Aguascalientes, Mexico), J. Ramon Gil-Garcia (University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA), Jing Zhang (Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA)

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Extracting Citizen Values as Inputs for Designing Citizen-Responsive Urban e-Planning Services: The VOICE Approach and a Demonstration in the Healthcare Context
Na Liu (Singapore Management University, Singapore), Alex Gavino (Singapore Management University, Singapore), Sandeep Purao (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA)

 Well-Done, Mr. Mayor!': Linguistic Analysis of Municipal Facebook Pages
Nili Steinfeld (Ariel University, Ariel, Israel), Azi Lev-On (School of Communication, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel)

Limits and Potential for eGov and Smart City in Local Government: A Cluster Analysis Concerning ICT Infrastructure and Use
Erico Przeybilovicz (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil), Wesley Vieira da Silva (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil), Maria Alexandra Cunha (Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil)

Is Brazilian Open Government Data Actually Open Data?: An Analysis of the Current Scenario
Kellyton dos Santos Brito (Pernambuco Rural Federal University and Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, Brazil), Marcos Antônio da Silva Costa (Brazilian Federal Service of Prosecution, Recife, Brazil), Vinicius Cardoso Garcia (Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, Brazil), Silvio Romero de Lemos Meira (Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, Brazil)

 
BOOK REVIEW

Smart City: How to Create Public and Economic Value with High Technology in Urban Space
Gabriel Puron-Cid (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas A.C. (CIDE), Mexico)

 

quinta-feira, 25 de junho de 2015

The NUTS classification (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics) - EUROPE



The NUTS classification (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics) is a hierarchical system for dividing up the economic territory of the EU.

The current NUTS 2013 classification is valid from 1 January 2015 and lists 98 regions at NUTS 1, 276 regions at NUTS 2 and 1342 regions at NUTS 3 level.

segunda-feira, 15 de junho de 2015

NUTS 2013: as novas unidades territoriais para fins estatísticos

 
               
Resumo
 
A NUTS 2013 : as novas unidades territoriais para fins estatísticos apresenta a nova nomenclatura de referência que serve de suporte à recolha, organização e divulgação de informação estatística regional a nível europeu. A nova divisão regional (NUTS 2013) começou a ser aplicada pelo Sistema Estatístico Nacional e Europeu a 1 de janeiro de 2015. Esta publicação apresenta, para além das novas NUTS portuguesas, o Regulamento europeu de enquadramento da NUTS, as anteriores revisões das NUTS portuguesas sob enquadramento legal nacional e a relação com a política de coesão da União Europeia.                

sexta-feira, 8 de maio de 2015

GlobalStat



‘GlobalStat is a public information tool for users around the world. It will expand and evolve over time. All data and metadata are accessible free of charge for personal information purposes and research’ 
‘GlobalStat indicators are grouped in 12 thematic and three horizontal areas. Each thematic area is divided into several sub-themes that include a number of statistical data series. Horizontal areas offer insight into data on sustainable livelihood, national wealth, human well-being and quality of life’

sábado, 11 de abril de 2015

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH - Volume 4, Issue 1, 2015


INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH
Volume 4, Issue 1, 2015



 
Editor-in-Chief - Carlos Nunes Silva,
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal
 

EDITORIAL PREFACE
 
Web-based Public Participation, Crowdsourced Information, Electronic Brainstorming and Blogging in Urban E-Planning
Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

RESEARCH ARTICLES


Web-based Public Participation in Urban Planning Competitions
Susa Eräranta, Department of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Maarit Kahila-Tani, Department of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland
Pilvi Nummi-Sund, Development and City Planning Centre, Municipality of Sipoo, Sipoo, Finland

Capturing Volunteered Historical Information: Lessons from Development of a Local Government Crowdsourcing Tool
Jennifer Minner, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, USA
Michael Holleran, Austin School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Andrea Roberts, Austin School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Joshua Conrad, Austin School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Electronic Brainstorming Research and its Implications for E-Planning
Paul B. Paulus, University of Texas at Arlington, USA

 
CONFERENCE REPORT

Blogging the City: Research, Collaboration, and Engagement in Urban E-Planning. Critical Notes from a Conference
Pierre Clavel, Cornell University, USA
Kenneth Fox, Cornell University, USA
Christopher Leo, Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Anabel Quan-Hasse, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Dean Saitta, Department of Anthropology, University of Denver, USA
LaDale Winling, Department of History, Virginia Tech, USA

BOOK REVIEW

Urban Complexity and Planning
Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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terça-feira, 31 de março de 2015

Revista de Estudos Demográficos - Nº 54, 2015

 
 
O número 54 da RED é composto pelos seguintes artigos:
Retrato da juventude em Portugal: traços e tendências nos censos de 2001 e 2011

A Surdocegueira em Portugal: caracterização da população segundo a idade e sexo

Estudantes Estrangeiros em Portugal: Evolução e Dinâmicas recentes (2005/6 a 2012/13)

A Situação Demográfica Recente em Portugal

quarta-feira, 28 de janeiro de 2015

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH - Volume 3, Issue 4, 2014


INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-PLANNING RESEARCH
Volume 3, Issue 4, 2014
http://www.igi-global.com/ijepr

Editor-in-Chief - Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract Announcement for International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) 3(4) <http://www.igi-global.com/journals/abstract-announcement/91461>

 EDITORIAL PREFACE

Smart City, Participatory Planning, Ethics and New Urbanism
Carlos Nunes Silva (Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)

RESEARCH ARTICLES

ARTICLE 1

Building Sound Foundations for Smart City Government: The Case of Munich, Germany

Hans Jochen Scholl (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), Marlen Jurisch (Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany), Helmut Krcmar (Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany), Margit C. Scholl (Technical University of Applied Sciences of Wildau, Wildau/Berlin, Germany)

ARTICLE 2

Design Review Process: Can New Technology Improve the Art of Participatory Communication?

Rojin S. Vishkaie (Department of Computational Media Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada), Richard M. Levy (University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada)

ARTICLE 3

Municipal Websites: Linking Democratic Theory and Citizen Participation

Lamar Vernon Bennett (Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA), Aroon Manoharan (Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA)

ARTICLE 4

Ethical E-Participation: Reasons for Introducing a ‘Qualitative Turn' for PPGIS

Marco Picone (Department of Architecture, University of Palermo,Palermo, Italy), Francesco Lo Piccolo (Department of Architecture, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy)

ARTICLE 5

Can e-Planning Make for Better Communities?: The Parallel Case of Architecture, Ethics and New Urbanism

Michael P. Levine (Department of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia), William M. Taylor (School of Architecture, Landscape & Visual Arts, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia)

BOOK REVIEW

Ethics, Design and Planning of the Built Environment

Carlos Nunes Silva (Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)


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Região Norte em Números 2013


Brochura bilingue (português e inglês) contendo informação estatística de síntese sobre a região Norte organizada em quatro áreas: o território, as pessoas, a atividade económica e o estado.

Região Algarve em Números 2013





Brochura bilingue (português e inglês) contendo informação estatística de síntese sobre a região Algarve organizada em quatro áreas: o território, as pessoas, a atividade económica e o estado.

sexta-feira, 2 de janeiro de 2015

Urban Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa: Colonial and Postcolonial Planning Cultures




"This book is an important addition to African planning scholarship, recognizing the interface between urban planning practices shaped by context as well as imported ideas." - Vanessa Watson, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Cape Town, South Africa

"We are increasingly familiar with the problems that demographic growth, inequality, spatial dualism and post-colonial adjustment pose for cities in the developing world. Few studies, however, have fully got to grips with the sheer diversity of challenges that planners in such cities face. This book breaks new ground by offering comparative analysis of past, present and emerging planning practices across a swathe of sub-Saharan Africa. Packed with incisive case-studies and penetrating critique, it is required reading for anyone interested in the realities of planning cities in the Global South." - John Gold, Professor of Urban Historical Geography, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom