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When designed and operated adequately, natural ventilation (NV) can improve the buildings' energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. There is a plethora of factors that limit the effectiveness of NV, such as the climate, surrounding buildings, no ...
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The physical characteristics of an urban system are typically heterogeneously expressed, creating distinct neighbourhoods shaped by specific local features. Hence, spatially explicit expression of sustainability across the urban system is expected and shou ...
This paper investigates the role of industrial heritage during mega-events in a Chinese context. By adopting a comparative analysis of the use of industrial heritage in a few mega-events in China, the paper aims to summarize a framework of the state-led us ...
The adoption of technology in urban participatory planning with tools such as Virtual Geographic Environments (VGE) promises a broader engagement of urban dwellers, which should ultimately lead to the creation of better cities. However, the authorities and ...
This book offers an interdisciplinary and dynamic account of the politicization of urban planning in Mumbai, India. It presents a unique perspective on the tensions and conflicts pervading the development and regulation of contemporary cities in the wider ...
An ever-increasing number of films direct their focus towards the contested nature of architecture, housing, and urban redevelopment in cities. This is evidenced by the increasing popularity of film festivals dealing with the specific topic of architecture ...
Cities today encounter significant challenges pertaining to urbanization and population growth, resource availability, and climate change. Concurrently, unparalleled datasets are generated through Internet of Things (IoT) sensing implemented at urban, buil ...
The Anthology concludes the series of publications on the “Horizontal Metropolis,” a research and an oxymoron whose strength resides in expanding the traditional image of the metropolis to a larger territory where urban and non-urban elements live side by ...
Public benches are a key element for active mobility and can be understood as service stations for pedestrians. They contribute to fostering and facilitating sustainable mobility, but are often underestimated or not included in urban planning and policies. ...
Typical urban participatory approaches engage citizens through lengthy sessions far from the area under transformation by an urban project. Several issues result from these settings of involvement including the mobilization of similar individuals, overwhel ...
