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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Sustainable Urbanism"”.
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Sustainable urbanism and its assessment in developing countries: the Nigerian case
… world on sustainability principles. To achieve sustainable urbanism the scale of urbanisation must be accepted and urban development processes guided and managed within a sustainable approach. Sustainable urbanism, which is defined as an application of sustainability and resilient principles to …
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Sustainable Urbanism, Rising Sea Level, and Green Infrastructure: New Strategies for Central London
With global climate change, adaptive urban infrastructures are needed in coastal cities to confront risks associated with rising sea level and storm water surge. This research studies flooding potentials in the greater London area, the hydrological situation of the Thames River Basin, and hybrid …
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Sustainable Urbanism : an examination of environmentally responsible neighborhood developments in Europe and lessons for sustainable urban planning
The emergence of the sustainable development concept at the end of the 1980s triggered the intensification of the environmental sustainability discourse in urban design and planning. The vision of sustainable urbanism includes calls for limitations to urban growth, protection of sensitive areas, …
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The city design and the new Urban Revolution : conceptualizing catalytic, sustainable development in Mexico's second tier
… Technology (ICT) - in facilitating sustainable urbanism in the developing world? Technological advancements are altering consumer demand and behavior, transforming the products, services, entertainment and information consumed as well processes related to consumption. Technical …
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CREATING A WEAVING URBANISM FOR THE WEAVERS WHO WEAVE FOR LIVELIHOOD
… Assam, India are a forward-thinking model for sustainable urbanism. And will explore strategies to revitalize the traditional weaving heritage of a village (Sualkuchi, Assam, India) by providing a more robust platform to generate economic opportunities. The approach chosen for the benefit of …
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Garbage Dump Expertise : Tracing the 'Common Man' Project in the works of Aditya Prakash
… strict modernist, a quest that culminates in the sustainable urbanism concepts he championed in the late 70s. In mapping this trajectory, the thesis seeks to reflect on the idiom of responsible architectural practice, the notion of architectural expertise and how best to design for a contested …
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Breaking the Loop: Climate-Driven Urbanism for America's Climate Migration Hubs
… The research reveals that Climate-Driven Urbanism can meaningfully reduce both land consumption and emissions compared to conventional development patterns. These reductions stem not from technological advancement or behavioral change, but from strategic spatial reorganization of the same …
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Theory, place, and opportunity : black urbanism as a design strategy for the potential removal of the Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans
… by double-consciousness, within which Black Urbanism aims to draw from. A Black Urbanism discourse assumes there is a latent genius in that space, untapped by contemporary design and planning literature and practice. My thesis aims to develop a theory of "Black Urbanism," and derive a set of …
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Mixed use property development and its place in UK urban policy
… evolution and locate it in a longer history of urbanism and a wider theoretical framework that explores the relationship between city space, citizens and contested notions of •community'. Thirdly, attention is paid to the detailed interweaving of policy that has guided the practical application …
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Scalar Politics: Sustainability planning under Localism and the delivery of London's Olympic legacy
… 2011 and planning’s central purpose of achieving sustainable development. In addition it uses a physical example in urban space to illustrate the main arguments, and in doing so adds to the growing literature on the various outcomes since the Localism Act was enforced across England in 2011. The …
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Hydrological And Sedimentological (Dis)Connectivity In An Urban Suds System Based On High Resolution, Multi-Event Monitoring
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) are an integral part of the design in new housing developments. They are designed to manage surface water flooding and provide temporary storage for urban water runoff as well as allowing for the improvement of water quality through the natural operation of …