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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Compact City"”.
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Conflict in the compact city : preferences and the search for justice
In this study the high density housing sector was studied as a domain for the development of an alternative model of dispute management to that contained in the relevant statutory regime. This formed the basis for a simulation that would empirically test two hundred and fifty-two participants on …
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ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSIBILITY, USE BEHAVIOR, AND EQUITY OF PARKS IN A COMPACT CITY: A CASE STUDY IN SINGAPORE
… four planning areas in Singapore, a well-known compact city, as study sites. A conceptual framework was developed to effectively measure residents’ accessibility to their most often used parks, to investigate their actual park use demand and behavior, as well as to assess the spatial equity …
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CompactCities : analyzing the urban spatial structure in cities with growth restrictions
A compact city form is one that espouses high intensity development within a restrictive geographic area. Its perceived benefits include (a) saving agricultural land (b) inducing shorter commute trips, thus less consumption of fuel and lower emission of harmful gases (c) bringing about a better …
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Understanding residential infill: a Christchurch case study of typologies and stakeholders
Advocates for Compact City, Smart Growth and New Urbanism claim intensification of land use as a means to achieve sustainability imperatives, manage urbanisation and curb peripheral sprawl. It appears policy makers and planners have taken this perspective into consideration over the last two …
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Alice in a township : accessible learning through an interactive communal educational environment
… the school grounds into a community children’s ‘city of learning’ [H.Hertzberger.2008:127]. The study questions the one dimensional identity of current educational environments, while focusing on Olievenhoutbosch as the main research area [Olievenhoutbocsh Ministerial Housing Estate: July 2005] …
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The price isn't right : mobility alternatives and their plight
… for and work best in the tight confines of the city. Small cars-and specifically for this study, sub-compact 'city cars' such as the Smart Fortwodo indeed offer distinct advantages in terms of fuel efficiency, parking flexibility, increased visibility, as well as better maneuverability. However, …
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Social sustainability in the city: the relationship between density and social interaction
Compact city development is regarded as the future model of sustainable urban development. However critiques have long pointed out that such development could adversely affect social cohesion. This research addresses this issue by considering the impact of density on one indicator of social …
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Detecting Expertise Influence on Teamwork in Sustainable Urban Design Workshops through a System Model
… on sustainable urban design workshops for compact city development, following three key steps. First, a neighborhood system model incorporating a commute flow simulator is developed to support collaborative exploration and design decision-making processes. Second, during a pilot …
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Towards more sustainable urban forms in the city of Benghazi:a study of urban fragmentation at the neighbourhood level
… level and examines to what extent the concept of compact urban form can contribute to the improvement of social and environmental sustainability in the Libyan city of Benghazi and Arab cities in general. The objectives and scope of the study have justified a morphological approach, where eleven …
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Reconciling Social Housing and access to urbanity in Rio de Janeiro
… parceling, building and use" (or CPBU) in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The law exists under the umbrella of the City Statute, a set of laws implemented in Brazil in 2001. It enables municipalities to regulate land use and management towards a more socially inclusive and just environment, …
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Quality of Urban Life and Intensification: Understanding Housing Choices, Trade-Offs, and the Role of Urban Amenities
… In spatial terms, fulfilling a directive for a compact city will require the intensification of town centres and existing neighbourhoods by increasing the availability of a variety of multi-unit, multi-use, and multi-storey attached housing typologies. It will also require social changes in …
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Vertical greening in compact cities applying vertical landscape in downtown Chicago with integrated analysis and design approaches
Compact cities as the globally norm are suffering green space insufficiency. Vertical greening (VG) including a green roof, living wall system and green façade is proposed as an effective solution for that. Benefits of VG are well-known, however, the success rate for its application is still low. …
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The Impact of Growth Management Policies on Urban Form: Evidence from U.S. Metropolitan Areas with Growth Management Policies
… have been able to reduce sprawl and promote a compact form of development. Based mainly on secondary sources of information, the research evaluates the characteristics, effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses of selected growth management strategies employed in each of these areas and analyses …
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Future Implications of Past Domestic Water Usage Trends
… on the small samples mainly due to the scarcity of disaggregated data. This study utilized a rich source of urban databases in Auckland, New Zealand, in order to develop a large sample of 60000 dwellings through integration of water consumption, property characteristics, water price, …
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La dimensione intermedia.Gli spazi transitivi, i limiti dell’uso, i confini dialettici
… and the constructed block. (...)the traditional compact city, where every part assumed a form in relation to its neighbour, creating squares and urban fabrics, went on dangerously subdividing and breaking up on account of an over simplistic application if the principles of modern urban planning. …