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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Rapidly Developing Cities"”.
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Hong Kong : city of edges : South East Kowloon development
Many extraordinary cities are developed along the edges of water into different directions. Yet, the city of Hong Kong has been formed along narrow strips of scarce flat-land around the harbor and from reclamations of land-fills. Urban fabrics are stretched along water edges of the Victoria Harbor …
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Investigating the relationships between land use characteristics, public transport network features and financial viability at a corridor scale
… to be central in determining how effectively the cities in the 'global south' manage the mounting pressures from rapid urbanization, population growth and rising income inequality. While a number of Sub-Saharan African cities, particularly in South Africa, have commenced large scale public …
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Practical Optimisation of District Energy Systems: Representation of Technology Characteristics, Demand Uncertainty, and System Robustness
District energy systems are an alternative to conventional national-scale networks to meet demand in urban areas. Decentralising electricity production reduces distribution losses, while centralising thermal energy production capitalises on economies of scale. Furthermore, geographic proximity …