Effectively assisting urban designers in developing resilient urban areas requires innovative approaches. Moreover, using spatial analysis is necessary to assess the effectiveness of the conceptual design depending on different specifications. Even though these concepts are closely related, they...

This Research Topic addresses the eleventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which is to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Several individual targets and indicators measure progress toward this goal. Researchers study, among others, urban...

Christopher Alexander argued that modernist approach to architecture prioritizes innovation, abstraction, and mechanistic efficiency at the expense of human-centered and organic values. According to Christopher Alexander, this shift has led to a proliferation of buildings that are visually...

Renderings are digital visualisations of urban development projects in the field of urban design that aim to create spatial knowledge about future-built urban environments, which we also refer to as imaginaries. In our contribution, we ask how visual artists design renderings, how they try to...

Mandaue is a crucial city in Cebu island, Philippines as it links other large metropolises and is highly industrialized. The occurrence of urban heat island (UHI) in Mandaue was already confirmed by a previous study. In this paper, we aim to determine how UHI in Mandaue could be improved by...

Mandaue is a crucial city in Cebu island, Philippines as it links other large metropolises and is highly industrialized. The occurrence of urban heat island (UHI) in Mandaue was already confirmed by a previous study. In this paper, we aim to determine how UHI in Mandaue could be improved by...

This open access book comes at an opportune time, with ‘land take’ high on the EU policy agenda. It shows how over one million hectares in Europe became urbanized between 2000 and 2018, over eight times that which changed back to agriculture or nature. This book seeks to explain this...

Purpose This paper offers a unique perspective on the urbanisation process in developing cities, with a particular focus on the region of the Gulf States. Beyond economic considerations, the analysis sheds light on the complex interplay of socio-cultural factors, gender dynamics and urban...

"Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen were born into abject poverty in Wooster, Ohio, in the late nineteenth century. Although they might have been forgiven if they had never made anything of themselves, Oris was an extraordinary visionary who, with the help of his devoted younger brother, amassed a...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the neurocognitive status of people with different moods (depressed and non-depressed) both in a typical urban environment (TUE) and in an urban green environment (UGE). Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted with the participation of 210...

Purpose Safety, one of the basic human needs for existence, is a very important factor in achieving a successful urban space. A lack of its presence could make it challenging for residents of a place to live and function effectively. Therefore, this study aims to identify the urban design...

Purpose The practical demonstrations and research which led to the preparation of this paper involved a combination of stakeholder engagement, policy debate and the practical demonstration and testing of autonomous vehicles. By adhering to a design approach which in centred on participation and...

The aim of this paper is to understand the social process of the emergence and institutionalization of innovations in spatial planning (which we describe as ‘social innovations’). The paper is based on a recently finished empirical and comparative study conducted in four distinct areas of...

Chapter 1. The Initial Response Systems used for Major Earthquakes and Disaster-resistant City Planning -- Chapter 2. Theory of Spare City Planning: for Temporary Use in Case of Emergency -- Chapter 3. Reconstruction Plans -- Chapter 4. Summary and Issues That Need to Be Considered -- Chapter 5....

The scope of this book is to map China's city clusters and their individual directions for the national-level strategies in line with the 2060 carbon neutrality plan. Since China announced the carbon neutrality plan in autumn 2020, no study has looked at the role of city clusters in achieving...

History of management and stratigraphy of organizing / Luca Zan -- From manufacturing to industry: the turn in the late 19th century / Pasquale Ventrice -- The recovery of the Arsenal: the process from 1980 until today / Claudio Menichelli -- The role of the Agenzia del Demanio (State Property...

Leitbilder bieten die Möglichkeit, gesellschaftliche Interessen zu bündeln und in Prozesse der Stadtentwicklung einzubringen. Gesundheitliche Ziele nahmen in der Stadtplanung bereits früh, beispielsweise in der Gartenstadtbewegung oder auch in der Charta von Athen, eine wichtige Rolle ein....

Dieser Beitrag stellt den Einsatz digitaler Werkzeuge in der gesundheitsfördernden Stadtgestaltung vor. Der Fokus liegt auf der Frage nach der Bedeutung von mobilen Applikationen in verschiedenen Planungsphasen und deren Potenzial, Beteiligung in der gesundheitsfördernden Stadtgestaltung zu...

Leitbilder bieten die Möglichkeit, gesellschaftliche Interessen zu bündeln und in Prozesse der Stadtentwicklung einzubringen. Gesundheitliche Ziele nahmen in der Stadtplanung bereits früh, beispielsweise in der Gartenstadtbewegung oder auch in der Charta von Athen, eine wichtige Rolle ein....

Dieser Beitrag stellt den Einsatz digitaler Werkzeuge in der gesundheitsfördernden Stadtgestaltung vor. Der Fokus liegt auf der Frage nach der Bedeutung von mobilen Applikationen in verschiedenen Planungsphasen und deren Potenzial, Beteiligung in der gesundheitsfördernden Stadtgestaltung zu...

Classic real options theory rests on two debatable assumptions: projects require a fixed investment and generate cash flows that follow a random walk. Relaxing both assumptions leads to radically different conclusions regarding the optimal timing of investment. We model investment using a...

Purpose This paper reviews, summarizes and pieces together scattered information on the newly completed Chicago Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois. It explains the design process that transformed an outmoded infrastructure and disused river banks into an attractive gathering civic space, a linear...

Purpose Over the coming decades, the widespread application of social distancing creates challenges for the urban planning and design profession. This article aims to address the phenomenon of boredom in public places, its main influences that generate change in repetition, monotony and everyday...