Environmental Social Science and Urban Environment Management: A Review of Pathways Linking Policies and Planning to Citizens Living by the River
Hossein Mousazadeh
Department of Regional Science, Eötvös Loránd UniversityBudapest, Hungary
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Dec 29, 2022
About this article
Published Online: Dec 29, 2022
Page range: 127 - 139
Received: Sep 23, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2022-0043
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© 2022 Hossein Mousazadeh, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Results of content analysis_
| Themes | Sub-themes | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-cultural | Increasing citizens’ awareness programmes and creating culture | 25 |
| Establishing sustainable security in regions | 22 | |
| Making efforts for citizen participation in urban affairs | 18 | |
| Providing environmental education and increasing SOP and ultimately QOL | 16 | |
| Increasing social responsibility | 14 | |
| Urban infrastructure and facilities (urban services) | Building parks and green spaces around river | 24 |
| Providing access to public transport | 21 | |
| Providing energy and water | 16 | |
| Allocating lines for walking and cycling | 13 | |
| Developing educational, cultural, and sports infrastructure in regions | 13 | |
| Compatibility and efforts for increasing the QOL and SOP | Trust in government, municipalities and organisations | 23 |
| Creating tax incentives and government loans in form of facilities and supports | 21 | |
| Creating empathy and unity among stakeholders and citizens can help achieve the goal. | 20 | |
| Prioritising programmes and projects in times of crisis such as COVID-19 | 18 | |
| Psychological and health | Launching healthcare measures during quarantine | 24 |
| Providing social support by government and social institutions | 23 | |
| Providing environmental health | 21 | |
| Planning for vaccination and creating general peace of mind | 20 | |
| Having access to health centres and services | 18 | |
| Policy approaches | Creating spaces for street celebrations, events, festivals, and seasonal exhibitions | 23 |
| Planning for Danube tourism and its surroundings | 21 | |
| Having reconstruction, renovation, and restoration policies | 19 | |
| Having land use diversity | 15 | |
| Launching international and regional programmes and cooperation | 14 |
Characteristics of participants_
| R | Group A | Number | Organisation of participants |
| 1 | Officials, organisations, and policymakers | P1 | Project managers and city managers |
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| P13 | Experts and researchers of international research centres | ||
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| R | Group B | N | Participants |
| 2 | University researchers and professors, and urban service providers | 12 | Those introduced by Group A |
| Total | 30 | ||