Papers

Rapid urbanization in recent decades has led to burst of economic activities in the urban areas leading to comparatively higher standards of living to a larger population but has led to environmental degradation as well, which can be primarily attributed to the decline in green spaces due to increas...

Family poultry farming is undergoing major transformations from being an extensive system to semi-intensive and intensive in many cities in Nigeria. With no specific physical planning guidelines, its rapid intensification has contributed to many household nutrition and is perceived as a cornerstone ...

Track 3 Smartness and development Al-Souq: innovating for performance and management Luanda in the era of Covid 19 - Urban and architectural planning, its adaptability to the new way of life. Luanda is the capital of the Republic of Angola, is located on Sub-Saharan Africa, was occupied, and later c...

This paper explores the impact that human agency may have on strengthening a community beyond their immediate developmental demands, to enable them to act, self-organise and build resilience. This relationship is examined within a context of a particular set of institutional conditions implemented a...

Several scientific studies show us in an increasingly evident and alarming way the acceleration of climate change in all areas of the planet. But it is in urban areas that the effects of climate change are already becoming evident, with an increase in the frequency of heat waves in urban areas and f...

At present, the world is facing the common challenge of "sustainable development". Since 2017, the Chinese government has proposed the goal of "High-quality Development", calling for concerted efforts to balance ecological protection and economic growth, refraining from the sole GDP-oriented develop...

Microclimate plays an important role in understanding the thermal and the environmental comfortability of a given city, neighbourhood, area etc and it is essential to understand the effects of microclimate. Khotachiwadi is a heritage neighbourhood that is nestled among the urban fabric of Girgaon, i...

The Regional Development Act of the Republic of Croatia introduced the concept of urban areas, which cover larger cities in Croatia together with their urbanized surroundings. Urban areas are set up for the purpose of more efficient planning, harmonisation and implementation of regional development ...

Port city is an urban organism which integrates two different types of areas: land and water, that create a dynamic, multidimensional spatial network. Due to presence of water, port city has a unique character and significant development potential being the space of flows: goods transshipment, human...

Sarajevo’s contested position at the intersection of geopolitical ‘tectonic plates’ - situated between Rome and Byzantium, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, the Western and Eastern Bloc, de-colonization and re-colonization - resulted in both fertile periods of exchange and moments of devas...

Urban villages mainly refer to rural settlements in China, whose agricultural land have been used by cities during the process of accelerated urbanization, but the homesteads are left and surrounded by the cities. Before 2005, urban villages were considered as “social tumours”, and were widely c...

The paper is addressing the topic of process of creating holistic liveable environments in two completely different cities using they own holistic approaches. Our cities represent a specific presence in space and time, built to accommodate and reflect certain traditions. However, the COVID-19 crisis...

Maker Majlis is a space where the young leaders of the world can unleash their creativity and innovative ideas to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Maker Majlis hosts workshops, educational programs, and events focusing on the SDGs. It is at the intersection of formal...

The City of Copenhagen has, in the past fifteen years, developed urban policy with concrete targets for improving livability and has produced the “Urban Life Account” (2010 – 2019), which aims to measure and evaluate the quality of urban life in the city and the level of satisfaction with publ...

Amidst the context of bottom-up and collaborative planning euphoria around the world, there has been an increasing interest in planning practices that centred on the active role of civil society. Many governments, private sectors, and non-profits are worked together to promote communities through co...

The digital turn of the 21st Century has witnessed emerging concepts of big data and its applications in urban sciences. Introductions to the use of technology and computational systems merging with innovative methodologies are reshaping the urban environment for sustainability and resilience. The U...

This paper explores how livelihood vulnerabilities of urban poor may be addressed by forming neighbourhood community-centric Self-Help Groups. The Covid-19 pandemic has substantially impacted India’s urban systems. Lockdowns to reduce virus transmission chains had disproportionately affected urban...

Uniform urban development severely compromises the quality of life in cities. As a result, cities lose on valuable socio-economic opportunities. Qatar was one of the countries that took leadership and delved into an alternative development model. As a result, Msheireb Properties, a subsidiary of the...

Izarov A. New Modifying Spatial Institution ‘Genesis’ In a void, no one could say why a thing once set in motion should stop anywhere; for why should it stop here rather than here? Aristotle, Physics 1. The growth of global challenges to humanity, including an increase in population, in the form...

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a developing regional city of the Russian Far East, experiencing a shortage of public recreational areas. Complex climatic conditions impose certain constrains on full year use of open public spaces. The lack of functioning communication between communities, city administration ...

Cities are facing crowding all around the world and it becomes essential to maximize space utilization, especially in urban areas. With the increasing of bridges, more and more “gray space” under bridge emerges. These “gray space” can often become a hotbed of “broken window effect” in ur...

Under the development framework of the "New Urban Agenda", UNICEF provides a unified toolkit for the implementation of the "Child-Friendly City Initiative" in various countries, and provides guidelines for spatial and environmental development of child-friendly cities. In light of the differences in...

For the past three decades, Shanghai’s urban renewal has been characterised by the so-called ‘massive demolition and reconstruction’ and urban expansion. These approaches have produced the dual problems of inner-city neighbourhood deterioration due to the lack of investment and maintenance as ...

With global warming, rising sea levels, and more frequent extreme rainfall events, the need for rainstorm-flood climate adaptation planning has become more urgent. At present, there are relatively few planning studies from the perspective of rain-flood climate adaptation in China. In this study, the...

A considerable body of literature has investigated the role of food insecurity in resulting in a wide range of subsequent health implications and disparities in food access is often believed to be closely tied to food insecurity. Using Yelp businesses and USDA SNAP retailer data, this study proposes...

Food system planning is currently gaining its importance globally due to the increasing trends of Food insecurity observed worldwide. As per World Bank, food security is often challenged by socio economic conditions, conflicts, natural hazards, climate change and pandemics. These challenges lead to ...

Cycling is regarded as one of the most sustainable, affordable, accessible, and most healthy transportation methods (UN Habitat, 2018), which facilitate short distance travel with characteristics of safety, convenience, and comfort. While China encompasses a long history of bike transportation for i...

Mumbai is India’s financial capital and is amongst the fastest growing metropolises in India. The city has developed around the suburban railway and enjoys enviable public transport mode shares; however, commuters suffer from extreme overcrowding. The biggest loser in the challenge of accommodatin...

Tractebel developed a Cities Vision for the horizon 2030 for ENGIE Research: The evolution of cities is not solely ‘market’ driven, but is also the result of global ‘megatrends’, political conditions and sometimes of unexpected emerging new issues. The impact of these trends and issues (like...

Light is recognized as a social element in the perception and realization of the environment. Lighting supports perceptual and environmental norms that can increase the presence of people in space and increase its vitality. Different lighting conditions may have various effects on behavior, mental p...