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City Of The Future Theories : A Diachronic Comparative Study, Gildis Tachir, Ayşe Nilay Evcil
City Of The Future Theories : A Diachronic Comparative Study, Gildis Tachir, Ayşe Nilay Evcil
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper strives to interpret the future city or the future of the city by searching published articles. To do this, a review of literature had been made and articles from urban planning and architecture perspectives were studied. We collected information on the time-varying indicators that make up the cities of the future. In this study, it is investigated how the problems arise periodically and the indicators in the formation of the city plans of the future. It concludes with some foresights about next fifty years’ city futures of the millennium.
Online Art Projects During Covid - 19, Bussakorn Binson
Online Art Projects During Covid - 19, Bussakorn Binson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.
Class And Urban Public Space Consumption: A Typology In Isfahan, Iran, Kamran Rabiei, Shamin Golrokh, Zahra Bahrami
Class And Urban Public Space Consumption: A Typology In Isfahan, Iran, Kamran Rabiei, Shamin Golrokh, Zahra Bahrami
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper, adopting an interpretive approach, focuses on the spatiality of class to describe how social class represents itself through public space consumption. The paper presupposes public space consumption as a lived experience by class and explores it through analyzing the narratives of citizens in the city of Isfahan, Iran. According to Bourdieu's notion of social space, four different economic-cultural positions are purposefully selected as under-studied social categories. Cultural (occupation, professional skills and education) and economic attributes (income, house ownership and the neighborhood where they live) are considered for the categorization. Applying a qualitative content analysis, this paper uses semi-structured …
Preservation Of Heritage School Buildings In The Philippines : A Case Study Of The Gabaldon Buildings, Inero Ancho, Mark Ponce San Juan
Preservation Of Heritage School Buildings In The Philippines : A Case Study Of The Gabaldon Buildings, Inero Ancho, Mark Ponce San Juan
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This research is an attempt to revisit the Philippines’ Gabaldon school buildings (GSB) in the light of Republic Act 11194. The research offers scrutiny of the law vis-a-vis prospects on practices of preserving and advocating the historical and cultural value of GSB. Using qualitative method of research, this study particularly employs content analysis of RA 11194. The discussion of this paper is clustered into two main sections: The narrative of GSB since its beginning, along with presenting notable details of select edifices which still serving the Philippine education system and an in-depth reading and analysis of RA 11194. It scrutinizes …
Measuring & Evaluating A Competitive & Smart Border Village In West Kalimantan Indonesia, Syaiful Muazir, Lestari -, Nurhamsyah Muhammad, Riha Alhamdani Muhammad
Measuring & Evaluating A Competitive & Smart Border Village In West Kalimantan Indonesia, Syaiful Muazir, Lestari -, Nurhamsyah Muhammad, Riha Alhamdani Muhammad
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Today, most of the border areas include categories of lagging areas with limited infrastructure and less competitiveness. To accelerate border village development, one of the concepts used is a smart village. The smart village concept and its application may increase regional competition. This paper aims to identify the conditions and indications of village competitiveness and the readiness to apply the smart concept. The research activities include the following: (1) scoring the village competitiveness (2) scoring the Information and Communication Technology - ICT literacy (3) exploration of trends in the use of technology, (4) proposed a strategy, and (5) simulate the …
The Present And Future Of Medical Music Therapy For Adults In The U.S.A., Cheryl Dileo
The Present And Future Of Medical Music Therapy For Adults In The U.S.A., Cheryl Dileo
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This article provides an overview of medical music therapy theory, practice, and research in the United States. The breadth and depth of treatment as well as clinical goals for those with a wide range of medical problems is described. Medical music therapy uses a range of music interventions. Differences between medical music therapy and other music practices in hospitals, e.g., music medicine are detailed. Results of systematic reviews published in the distinguished Cochrane Library are summarized. Recommendations for theory, practice, training, and research are provided as a means to advance medical music therapy in the future.
Conceptual Fabric-Calabash Art Installation On The Beauty And Struggles Of African Women, Abigail Amoakowaa Bekoe, Ebenezer Kofi Howard, Benjamin Kwablah Asinyo, Raphael Kanyire Seidu
Conceptual Fabric-Calabash Art Installation On The Beauty And Struggles Of African Women, Abigail Amoakowaa Bekoe, Ebenezer Kofi Howard, Benjamin Kwablah Asinyo, Raphael Kanyire Seidu
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Women play an active role in all activities even though they continue to struggle in the society. Artworks have been produced by artists to project the struggles of women in the community. This study highlights the studio-based practice by the practicing artist or the lead author supported by the co-authors to produce conceptual artworks for art installation that carefully adopts her life experiences to depict the beauty and struggles of women in Africa. The study utilizes fabrics (both printed and dyed), nylon cords, stiff fabrics and calabash to artistically represent and express the struggles and beauty concerning the role of …
Plastic Sea : Art Exhibition On Marine Plastic Pollution, Haisang Javanalikhikara
Plastic Sea : Art Exhibition On Marine Plastic Pollution, Haisang Javanalikhikara
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This paper presents the artistic research and creation of an artwork, exhibited under the title of Plastic Sea. The exhibition was held July 3-11, 2021 at the Art4C Gallery and Creative Learning Space in Bangkok. The name Plastic Sea comes from the idea that most people are aware of marine pollution, especially plastic pollution, yet the issue has normally been ignored because the effects are not immediately experienced in a direct way. To create awareness of the problem of plastic marine pollution, this project aims to show visually the growth of plastic waste in the sea. Research on plastic marine …
Journal Policies, Jucr Staff -
Journal Policies, Jucr Staff -
Journal of Urban Culture Research
No abstract provided.
Knowledge Distribution On Smart City Research : An Overview Of Systematic Literature Reviews, Arif Budy Pratama
Knowledge Distribution On Smart City Research : An Overview Of Systematic Literature Reviews, Arif Budy Pratama
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The proliferation of smart cities around the globe has attracted research communities in academic debates. As a fast-growing research subject, huge amounts of studies are available in documenting smart cities. While literatures provide many review papers synthesizing knowledge from empirical and case studies, systematic review dedicated for review papers is still rare. This paper aims to fill this gap by identifying knowledge distribution in smart city scholarships drawing from review papers including systematic literature reviews, bibliometric and scientometric. To achieve the objective, a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol was conducted filtering 86 review papers to …
Capacity Building In Cultural And Traditional Craft Enterprises For Ecotourism Development In The Sekyere Kumawu District Of Ghana, Dickson Adom, Ralph Nyadu-Addo, Steve Kquofi
Capacity Building In Cultural And Traditional Craft Enterprises For Ecotourism Development In The Sekyere Kumawu District Of Ghana, Dickson Adom, Ralph Nyadu-Addo, Steve Kquofi
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The study was aimed at developing the capacities of the local people in selected agricultural societies in the Sekyere-Kumawu district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana in cultural and traditional craft enterprises. The study utilized the embedded mixed methods design with phenomenology as the research design. The study involved 116 participants consisting of park officers, traditional leaders, elders in the traditional cabinet, elderly men and women as well as the youth in Kumawu, Bodomase, Yiribotiri, and Dagomba. The capacities of the study participants were developed in textiles, leatherwork, traditional culinary practices, and cultural services. Moreover the development of cultural museums …
Benin Kingdom's Art Traditions And Culture, Festus Osarumwense Uzzi, Afeez Babatunde Siyanbola, Daniel Omoruan
Benin Kingdom's Art Traditions And Culture, Festus Osarumwense Uzzi, Afeez Babatunde Siyanbola, Daniel Omoruan
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This study works on Benin kingdom art traditions and culture. The methodology of these studies were based on field work and oral interview in writing the history of Benin kingdom and its monarchy. The various traditions in Benin City and its environs are also to be identified; potters, bronze casters were interviewed on the history of craft practice. The study also examines the symbolic meaning of each of the traditions. It projects the aesthetic qualities, and the effects of new ideas of the indigenous Benin people‘s craft, and how Benin culture in Nigeria are interpreted with respect to environmental influences …
The Museum That Leaps Over The Physical Wall : Museum Practices In Japan Under The Covid-19 Pandemic, Mengfei Pan
The Museum That Leaps Over The Physical Wall : Museum Practices In Japan Under The Covid-19 Pandemic, Mengfei Pan
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Under the pandemic COVID-19, museums around the world are facing unprecedented challenges. This paper focuses on the museums in Japan and traces their practices between around February 2020 and March 2021. It presents a timeline of changes in the museum scene with along the spread of the Virus in the country and the policies, particularly the declarations of “State of Emergency.” To open to the public, an inherent purpose of a museum, becomes questionable when physical gatherings are undesirable with higher risk of virus spread and it is more expensive to remain open with much less visitors. This paper offers …
Revealing The Paradox Of A Heritage City Through Community Perception Approach : A Case Study Of Parakan, Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, Ari Widyati Purwantiasning
Revealing The Paradox Of A Heritage City Through Community Perception Approach : A Case Study Of Parakan, Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, Ari Widyati Purwantiasning
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Parakan is a small city in Central Java, Indonesia. As a part of a region in Temanggung District, it has been designated a heritage city since December 2015 by the Central Government. It has a uniqueness, with both a tangible and intangible heritage. There is an extensive cultural heritage within the city, which represents its history. The research reveals the paradox of Parakan as a heritage city, which relates to delivering the process of conservation and preservation, which still faces many issues regarding community needs. The research method was quantitative, with use of a statistical approach to show the data …
Hegemonizing The Ajat Indu In Sarawak, Malaysia, Andrew Igai Jamu, Premalatha Thiagarajan
Hegemonizing The Ajat Indu In Sarawak, Malaysia, Andrew Igai Jamu, Premalatha Thiagarajan
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This article discusses the reinvention of women’s dance tradition, Ajat Indu by Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS), a socio-cultural association established for Sarawak’s Ibans in East Malaysia. SIDS aims to standardize, codify, and refine the dance form for tourism and promoting the culture of Iban. Using the concept of cultural hegemony by Antonio Gramsci, this essay examines the role played by SIDS as the hegemonic organization that governs Ajat Indu to the extent that the institutionalization of Ajat Indu was forced to be accepted by the Iban people as a cultural norm. Although such, there is a form of active …
Rain Culture : Rain Induced Behavioral Changes Of People Moving On The Streets In Central Ho Chi Minh City, Tuan Anh Luu
Rain Culture : Rain Induced Behavioral Changes Of People Moving On The Streets In Central Ho Chi Minh City, Tuan Anh Luu
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Rain is a natural phenomenon that has existed for a long time in people’s lives, greatly affecting the lifestyle of people and the appearance of Ho Chi Minh City. All the methods, concepts, behaviors and relationships of people in Ho Chi Minh City in their interaction with rain form the whole of the so-called rain induced behavioral culture. Studying the rain induced behavioral changes of people moving on the streets in central Ho Chi Minh City is a meaningful case study to identify the overall picture of behavioral culture with rain in particular, with weather in general, of people in …
Live Music Performance Business In The Wind Of Change : A Case Of Popular Music In Thailand, Treetip Boonyam
Live Music Performance Business In The Wind Of Change : A Case Of Popular Music In Thailand, Treetip Boonyam
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The objectives of this research were to study the factors affecting both the support and hindrance of the live performance business in popular music in Thailand during 2007 - 2017; to classify Thai consumer groups for popular music concerts, and to investigate the adjustment strategies of business operators in Thailand during that period. This research was conducted using mixed methods. The data was collected from three sources, which are in-depth interviews with five executives from Thailand's most reputable concert promoters, synthesis of news content during 2007 - 2017 and survey techniques using a questionnaire with the audience of 241 Thai …
Markets And The City : Planning Interventions & Markets In Guwahati City, India, Taz Mazinder Barua
Markets And The City : Planning Interventions & Markets In Guwahati City, India, Taz Mazinder Barua
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Older cities pre-existing the founding of modern Guwahati city were important trade centers in the Indian eastern region. From the nineteenth century, the colonial regime began reorganizing the spaces in Indian urban centers through town planning schemes. The article investigates how town planning schemes and modern urban planning in Guwahati city changed the forms and locations of the public markets with the city’s outwards expansion. An exploratory approach was taken to review the archival and documentary material available on Guwahati’s public markets, including the publicly available historical maps and master plans to understand the public rationale for the changes. Although …
Technology Singularity In Culture : The Urgency Of The Problem In The Covid-19 Pandemic, Tetiana Sovhyra
Technology Singularity In Culture : The Urgency Of The Problem In The Covid-19 Pandemic, Tetiana Sovhyra
Journal of Urban Culture Research
In response to the global pandemic COVID–19, the possibility of organizing the artistic process without presence of a human being at the moment of the artifact’s manufacture is now being updated. This article discusses AI possibilities and prospects for the further development of technological art. The author explores the specifics and uniqueness of works created using AI technology. By the example of the paintings “Next Rembrandt” and “Kandinsky” it is evident that the images reproduce the creative styles of artists with exceptional accuracy, but are not a copy of famous works of art masters. The author finds out the possibilities …
Songs From The Sea : Maritime Influence On Indonesian Popular Songs In The 1980s, Abdullah Sammy
Songs From The Sea : Maritime Influence On Indonesian Popular Songs In The 1980s, Abdullah Sammy
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This study examines the influence of maritime affairs on the development of Indonesian popular music in the 1980s. During the 1980s period, maritime events and issues became one of the discourses that developed in society. This is inseparable from the burning incident of the Tampomas II ship which resulted in hundreds of deaths. Not only the Tampomas II tragedy, the 1980s was marked by the issue of damage to marine ecosystems in Indonesia. This research reveals that Indonesian music is heavily influenced by maritime elements. Almost all traditional Indonesian music in each region touches on maritime elements. The same applies …
The Practice Of Creative Music And Dance Performances Of The Asli Mala Group, Rungnapa Sathittham, Nantida Chandransu
The Practice Of Creative Music And Dance Performances Of The Asli Mala Group, Rungnapa Sathittham, Nantida Chandransu
Journal of Urban Culture Research
What are the contexts and conditions important to the sustainability of an expressive culture, especially in the face of an everchanging socio-cultural environment? This research examines the strategies used by the Asli Mala performance group to adapt the traditional rong ngeng Pattani performance into their creative repretoire. Using data gathered from observations and interviews during fieldwork in 2018-19 and drawing on Bourdieu’s practice theory, I asked: How might we read Asli Mala’s creative works in terms of fields, capitals and strategies? While I argue that there are dominant and dominated agents operating under four subfields, the strategies employed by the …
Moving Towards Equity In The Arts Is America’S Silicon Valley A Cultural Backwater Or Harbinger?, Tom Borrup, Heidi Wagner, Elizabeth Taing, Amanda Rawson
Moving Towards Equity In The Arts Is America’S Silicon Valley A Cultural Backwater Or Harbinger?, Tom Borrup, Heidi Wagner, Elizabeth Taing, Amanda Rawson
Journal of Urban Culture Research
During a time when American cultural institutions and their funders have committed to advancing cultural equity and reverse patterns of white supremacy, this study illustrates a possible scenario of what that might look like. The nonprofit arts and cultural landscape observed in Silicon Valley raises questions of how American cities and regions might look in their movement towards equity. Data on these nonprofit organizations in this California region were examined in 2019 and compared with data from a decade earlier. These included numbers and start-up years of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, their types, expenditures, and mission-based focus. In addition …
Rabam Desana Preaching : Its Melodic Values To The Telling Of Desana Mahachati Lanna, Ong-Art Inthaniwet, Narongchai Pidokrajt
Rabam Desana Preaching : Its Melodic Values To The Telling Of Desana Mahachati Lanna, Ong-Art Inthaniwet, Narongchai Pidokrajt
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Desana Mahachati is an annual Buddhist ceremony which involves monks recounting the story of Enlightenment of the Buddha (the Jataka) to convey dharma. Rabam Desana refers to the particular Lanna melodic and tonal voice style use the telling of this story. It is unique in the use of chest voice, falsetto and vibrato. These vocal techniques are found in six types of Rabam Desana: Manao long khong, Prao kwai bai, Nam tok tad, Mangpu chom duang, Nok khao hern and Chang kham tong. The value of Rabam Deasan is that its usage enhances. The story of the Enlightenment for both …
Historical Western And Political Influences On The Architecture Of Thailand’S Chiang Mai Courthouses, Piyadech Arkarapotiwong
Historical Western And Political Influences On The Architecture Of Thailand’S Chiang Mai Courthouses, Piyadech Arkarapotiwong
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The Chiang Mai courthouse is a significant building constructed in the Western architectural style. This research aims to investigate the origins of the Western-style design of this courthouse. The building features the triumphal arch element popular during the reign of King Rama VI (particularly in Bangkok). The architect who designed the building combined modern architecture with classical Western styles. The Chiang Mai courthouse came to represent the central government in Bangkok, whereby the building lost its connection with the traditional context of the Kingdom of Lanna, which ruled northern Thailand from the 13th to the 18th centuries. However, the building …
The Role Of Cultural Creative Industries On The Revitalization Of Resource-Exhausted Cities – The Case Of Tongling, Yun Lei
Journal of Urban Culture Research
Cities in western countries have explored the developing model of culture-led city regeneration for decades and proved the positive role of cultural creative industries. This article demonstrate how cultural creative industries can be utilized to vitalize resource-exhausted industrial cities. It uses Tongling city as a case to investigates the relationship between cultural creative industries and city revitalization through the realms of economic development, city space reconstruction and citizens’ well-being. Analysis is conducted from literature analysis, document analysis, in field investigation and interview. With Tongling as a case, this article hopes to provide an example of cultural-led revitalization in resources exhausted …
Tourist’S Willingness To Pay For Urban Tourism : Determining The Factors Of Their Visit, Muhammad Hassan Mahboob, Muhammad Ashfaq, Asad Afzal Humayon, Kanwar Saleem Akhtar
Tourist’S Willingness To Pay For Urban Tourism : Determining The Factors Of Their Visit, Muhammad Hassan Mahboob, Muhammad Ashfaq, Asad Afzal Humayon, Kanwar Saleem Akhtar
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The basic purpose of this paper was to assess the visitor’s willingness to pay (WTP) and also explore the factors which play an important role for visit urban tourism (UT). The Lahore is the multicultural city of Pakistan which has many beneficial activities for entrepreneurs as well as for the tourists. Data of 250 tourists were collected through well pre paired questionnaire and this data were used in the final analysis. The most useful technique contingent valuation method (CVM) with dichotomous choice question (yes/no) was used to estimate the tourists’ WTP. Two models were used in the estimation one binary …
Hindu Music In Bangkok : The Om Uma Devi Shiva Band, Kumkom Pornprasit
Hindu Music In Bangkok : The Om Uma Devi Shiva Band, Kumkom Pornprasit
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This research focuses on the Om Uma Devi Shiva, a Hindu band in Bangkok, which was founded by a group of acquainted Hindu Indian musicians living in Thailand. The band of seven musicians earns a living by performing ritual music in Bangkok and other provinces. Ram Kumar acts as the band’s manager, instructor and song composer. The instruments utilized in the band are the dholak drum, tabla drum, harmonium and cymbals. The members of Om Uma Devi Shiva band learned their musical knowledge from their ancestors along with music gurus in India. In order to pass on this knowledge to …
Sikh Music In Bangkok : The Sangeetacharya Band, Pattara Komkam
Sikh Music In Bangkok : The Sangeetacharya Band, Pattara Komkam
Journal of Urban Culture Research
The objective of this research is to study Sikh Sangeetacharya Band in Bangkok, with regards to their background, their performances of music to accompany devotional hymns, their musical knowledge learning and transmission and their musical art. It was found that Sikhs from Punjab state in India have migrated to Thailand since the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910).The first Sikh temple was founded in Ban Moh district, Bangkok and the Sikh association was established in 1932 to be a center of religious activities. The important identity of the Sikhs, which they strictly observe, is their musical accompaniment to hymns performed …
Assessment Of Housing Satisfaction Among Women In Nigeria : Experience From Ibadan Municipality, Adewale Yoade
Assessment Of Housing Satisfaction Among Women In Nigeria : Experience From Ibadan Municipality, Adewale Yoade
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This study investigated satisfaction with public housing amongst women in Ibadan Municipality, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey of residents in two selected housing estates owned by the Oyo State was conducted using structured questionnaire as data collection instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential. It was observed that most women living in public housing sampled in the study area were low and middle income earners and not satisfied with their present housing conditions. The management aspects of the housing schemes, size and security of the dwelling units were the main factors that determined respondents’ satisfaction with their housing environment. …
The Creation Of Single-Use Packaging From Leaves To Reduce The Plastic Waste, Wilai Asawadechsakdi, Yada Chavalkul
The Creation Of Single-Use Packaging From Leaves To Reduce The Plastic Waste, Wilai Asawadechsakdi, Yada Chavalkul
Journal of Urban Culture Research
This research aims to analyze design criteria for creating single-use packaging from leaves to reduce plastic bag waste generated by street food and T-shirt purchases along with evaluating tools for producing these biodegradeable packages. Design Thinking was utilized as a conceptual research framework. The research covered consumers, street food vendors and packaging producers. Observations and interview forms were used to collect data on the characteristics of different leaf varieties and street food, plus related user behaviors and needs. After data analysis, prototype packages were created: hard structure packaging made from fresh Noni leaves and bamboo strips and soft structure packaging …