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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Sustainable urban development"”.
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Transitioning to sustainable urban development: a niche-based approach
… social and technological structures that guide urban development. While modern planning offers a century’s worth of solutions to environmental problems at the local scale, many of these ‘first-order’ solutions exacerbate problems at larger scales (e.g. sprawl, auto dependency, climate change). …
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Sustainable urban development under climate change and resource scarcity
The urgent need to transform our patterns of urban development has been expressed not only by the scientific community but also in the policy arena. Current concerns relate to increasing urbanisation and global environmental trends in regard to resource scarcity, climate change and degrading …
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An Evaluative and Recommendatory tool for Policy Makers to make Sustainable Urban Development Decisions
… the policy makers not considering the aspects of urban metabolism that should influence these decisions, a lack of access to the relevant data and a lack of insightful aids to relevant data for both of these parties. This tool is intended to provide public access to both publicly available data …
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Sustainable Urban Development and Management: A case study of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (Gqeberha)
As Bell & Morse (2018) argued, sustainable development has been notoriously difficult to pin down over time based on the themes, level and the agents that benefit from it. As a result, most indicators to measure sustainability have been binary targets that did not measure the full extent of the …
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Sustainable urban development - the need for a South African rating tool for sustainable precinct developments
Globally, urban sustainability is shifting its focus from individual building to sustainability at precinct, neighbourhood and community levels. This dissertation aims to determine whether the South African urban development industry has a need for the introduction and incorporation of a precinct …
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How landscape architects achieve sustainability by using public parks and public parks contribution to sustainable urban development
Sustainable development and environmental issues have been subjects of debate over the past few decades where people are looking to conserve energy and the environment, so that climatic conditions can be regularized. The concept of sustainability has attained popularity in many spheres with notable …
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Sustainable urban development and its impact on facilities management: the case of the city of Doha, Qatar
This research study examines the extent of urban development in Doha in relation to the impact this development poses on Facilities Management (FM). The focus of this study is on the city of Doha, Qatar. Urban growth that is not underpinned by a sustainable development ethos presents unique …
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Visual AI for Sustainable Urban Development Computer Vision and Machine Learning Applications for Climate and Social Impact
… analysing the technology’s potential to promote sustainable urban development. Presenting and evaluating three case studies that employ computer vision and machine learning in urban planning contexts, the research highlights the potential of Visual AI in enhancing urban complexity understanding …
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Public engagement in sustainable urban development: From engagement to co-creation through a smart city approach, Windhoek, Namibia
… Globally, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050 (UN, 2018). This unparalleled rate of urban growth is creating an urgency to find smarter ways to manage the influxes of urban populations and public participation processes are …
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Human-environment interactions and sustainable urban development : spatial modeling and landscape prediction : the case of Nang Rong town, Thailand
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Geography, 2010
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Towards Reaching Sustainable Urban Development in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal: An Economic Analysis of Solid Waste Management, Recycling, and the Health Impacts of Air Pollution.
… a rapidly growing and densely populated largest urban area, which includes the capital city, in Nepal, and it faces the challenge of protecting environment and safeguarding public health. This dissertation spans over three separate papers and addresses the two environmental issues of the …
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Developing a contextualised framework for culture-led urbansustainable development through creative hub concept(a case study of Iranian free zone)
… aims to build strategies for achieving a new sustainable development model that is consistent with the spirit of the time in response to the following question: How can cities achieve sustainable development through the concept of a creative hub? Moreover, how can we use the interaction …
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An investigation into how value is created through water sensitive urban design
… developing countries is the rapid increases in urbanisation and the effect this has on their water systems. Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) is a process that considers the entire water system with the aim of achieving a water sensitive city (WSC). However, little is known about how value can …
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Integrating Ecosystem Services in urban planning
… explore the integration of ecosystem services in urban planning processes and tools. A preliminary review of recent urban plans reveals shortcomings in current practices and the potential benefits of a further integration. At the conceptual level, the problem of integration is addressed by …
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Sustainable project management in urban development projects: a case study of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Project, Rivers State, Nigeria
Sustainable urban development is fundamental to future generations as it determines the sustainability of cities and urban infrastructures. The project considers sustainable management of ongoing urban development in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Urban areas are the future for humanity; …
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Leadership strategies employed in the public sector for promoting urban climate transition: the case of Cape Town, South Africa
… leading the way in resilient, low-carbon, and sustainable urban development, and driving innovative climate governance that spurs climate action. Understanding how to effectively lead the urban climate transition poses a significant challenge due to the involvement of diverse public and private …
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The prospect of providing low-income medium density housing in developing countries : problems and opportunities with special reference to Cape Town, South Africa
… in this thesis that low-income medium-density developments, located appropriately in inner city areas to kick-start settlements that are integrated, compact and promote mixed land uses, as well as aspiring towards sustainable urban development, are needed in the cities of developing countries. …
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Preserving the Heartbeat of Trench Town: A Vision for Urban Renewal
Urbanization has increased the demand for housing in major cities across the Caribbean. Jamaica is one of several islands dealing with the overwhelming difficulty of providing and improving the living conditions of individuals living in informal settlements. In the heart of Jamaica's capital, …
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Unlocking potential: integrating the natural and urban corridors of Brooklyn for economic, environmental, and social prosperity
The urban landscape of Brooklyn presents a complex challenge in the form of an isolated neighbourhood and wetland, which demand innovative approaches for their integration into a unified natural and urban system. The heart of the issue is about striving for economic growth, preserving the …
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Non-market valuation of urban ecosystem services in Penang, Malaysia
… values of ecosystem services in Penang's urban green spaces, addressing threats posed by urbanization. Utilizing non-market valuation techniques, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the contributions of urban green spaces to the local economy. The first topic …
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