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Zoning : a guide for 21st-century planning
\"Zoning is at once a key technical competency of urban planning practice and a highly politicized regulatory tool. How this contradiction between the technical and political is resolved has wide-reaching implications for urban equity and sustainability, two key concerns of urban planning. Moving beyond critiques of zoning as a regulatory hindrance to local affordability or merely the rulebook that guides urban land use, this textbook takes an institutional approach to zoning, positioning its practice within the larger political, social and economic conflicts that shape local access for diverse groups across urban space. Foregrounding the historical-institutional setting in which zoning is embedded allows planners to more deeply engage with the equity and sustainability issues related to zoning practice. By approaching zoning from a social science and planning perspective, this text engages students of urban planning, policy and design with several key questions relevant to the realities of zoning and land regulation they encounter in practice. Why has the practice of zoning evolved as it has? How do social and economic institutions shape zoning in contemporary practice? How does zoning relate to the other competencies of planning, such as housing and transport? Where and why has zoning, an act of physical land use regulation, replaced social planning? These questions, grounded in examples and cases, will prompt readers to think critically about the potential and limitations of zoning. By re-forging the important links between zoning practice and the concerns of the urban planning profession, this text provides a new framework for considering zoning in the 21st century and beyond\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Remotely Sensed Agroclimatic Classification and Zoning in Water-Limited Mediterranean Areas towards Sustainable Agriculture
Agroclimatic classification identifies zones for efficient use of natural resources leading to optimal and non-optimal crop production. The aim of this paper is the development of a methodology to determine sustainable agricultural zones in three Mediterranean study areas, namely, “La Mancha Oriental” in Spain, “Sidi Bouzid” in Tunisia, and “Bekaa” valley in Lebanon. To achieve this, time series analysis with advanced geoinformatic techniques is applied. The agroclimatic classification methodology is based on three-stages: first, the microclimate features of the region are considered using aridity and vegetation health indices leading to water-limited growth environment (WLGE) zones based on water availability; second, landform features and soil types are associated with WLGE zones to identify non-crop-specific agroclimatic zones (NCSAZ); finally, specific restricted crop parameters are combined with NCSAZ to create the suitability zones. The results are promising as compared with the current crop production systems of the three areas under investigation. Due to climate change, the results indicate that these arid or semi-arid regions are also faced with insufficient amounts of precipitation for supporting rainfed annual crops. Finally, the proposed methodology reveals that the employment and use of remote sensing data and methods could be a significant tool for quickly creating detailed, and up to date agroclimatic zones.
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Ocean zoning : making marine management more effective
This title discusses how marine protected areas (MPAs) and MPA networks are now looked at as starting points for more comprehensive spatial management, encompassed in the term ocean zoning.
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Dynamic Zoning And API Integration In Robotic Fulfillment Systems: A Case Study In Omni-Channel Warehouse Optimization
The transformation of warehouse operations through robotic fulfillment optimization represents a critical evolution in contemporary supply chain management, driven by the convergence of dynamic zoning algorithms, API integration frameworks, and innovative picking methodologies. This case demonstrates how strategic integration of collaborative robots with legacy Radio Frequency-based warehouse systems addresses the persistent challenges of omni-channel order fulfillment while maintaining operational continuity. The implementation encompasses a multi-layered integration architecture employing RESTful API protocols to enable real-time data exchange between warehouse management platforms and robotic systems, incorporating blind verification processes, tote validation mechanisms, and automated exception routing capabilities. Dynamic zoning logic operates through multi-factor optimization algorithms that continuously evaluate order volumes, demand patterns, picker locations, and storage density to generate zone reconfiguration recommendations. Single Line Single Unit batch picking methodology analyzes order composition at the individual line-item level, identifying consolidation opportunities that reduce redundant travel and maximize picker productivity. Empirical outcomes demonstrate substantial improvements in walk path reduction, order cycle completion acceleration, picking error rate decline, and pick density enhancement, collectively generating significant annual cost savings across multiple facility locations. Cross-facility adoption revealed critical success factors, including API integration calibration, comprehensive workforce training programs, and pilot-based implementation approaches. The integration architecture made it successful when scaling to a large number of distribution centers, and the financial implications that the implementation had were not limited to direct cuts in operational costs, but also included improved customer satisfaction indicators and increased service level capacity.
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Implied easement over residential lot only requires reasonable necessity, not absolute necessity
The court disagreed, reciting Utah case law determining that even where there were two separate parcels, the facts could show that unity of title was followed by severance. [...]Vista did not fail to show that the first requirement was met. 440 North also contended that the trial court erred in creating the easement because the commercial property was not landlocked. [...]440 North contended that the trial court's order requires 440 North to violate Provo City Code, which prohibits the use of residentially zoned properties for commercial purposes. \"The mere potential for a zoning ordinance violation has no bearing on the validity of the easement.\" [...]whether or not Vista's use of the easement would violate a zoning ordinance, the trial court did not err in creating an implied easement because the only relevant issue before the court was the easement's existence.
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Study of space configuration in the Directorate Building of Politeknik Negeri Pontianak using the space syntax analysis approach
The Directorate Building is an essential component of every university. Apart from operating as a management area, it helps users, particularly employees and students, in their spatial functions. A neglected space plan might lead to insufficient spatial connection. The purpose of this study is to examine the spatial arrangement of the Directorate Building at Politeknik Negeri Pontianak and the extent to which it affects the movement of users inside it. The research used qualitative, with the qualitative method describing the present building’s performance and assessing its intelligibility using depthmap software. The results show that the ideal spatial design is on the third level of the building, with an intelligibility score of 0.693598. It is found that the corridors tend to make the surrounding spaces more private. In terms of territorial zoning, the zoning on the third floor is well suited, resulting in higher configuration value compared to other floors.
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Population-wide garnet growth zoning revealed by LA-ICP-MS mapping: implications for trace element equilibration and syn-kinematic deformation during crystallisation
The strong partitioning of many trace elements into garnet and their slow diffusivities in both garnet and the rock matrix means that their distribution may record valuable petrogenetic information not documented by major elements in metamorphic rocks. Complex trace element growth zoning in garnet porphyroblasts from a garnet-grade metapelite from the Barrovian sequence of the Sikkim Himalaya is assessed using quantified LA-ICP-MS raster mapping coupled with X-ray micro-computed tomography. The data document systematic changes in the zoning patterns from early- to late-nucleated crystals, and also suggest that the REE+Y chemistry incorporated into garnet is dependent on persistent disequilibrium in the rock volume. There is evidence for HREE+Y diffusion haloes surrounding growing garnets and a heterogeneous HREE+Y distribution in the rock matrix. Annuli superimposed on oscillatory zoning are not consistent with formation during some rock-wide event, but are dependent on the spatial disposition of the garnet. Annuli are interpreted to reflect an integrated history of varying growth rates and the incorporation of pre-existing heterogeneities due to relatively slow matrix diffusivities. Conversely, smooth zoning of many transition metals indicate that their distribution in garnet may be controlled by equilibrium partitioning between garnet and the rock matrix. Significant rotation of garnet porphyroblasts during growth is revealed due to immobility of Cr over the duration of the crystallisation interval and overprinting of the heterogenous precursor Cr distribution. Strain rate estimates derived from this zoning are on the order of \\[10^{-11}\\]–\\[10^{-12}\\, \\hbox {s}^{-1}\\].
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