Papers

Recent international accords such as the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, increasingly stress upon importance of the cities in addressing a whole range of sustainability and resiliency objectives in an integr...

Grassroots Economy is part of economy that creates and distributes everyday necessities like goods and services. In a developing process of state, grassroots economy takes a great role for providing economic opportunities for ordinary people in the lower class. However, the modernization of the soci...

Traditional urban fabrics, mainly developed without urban planning, have caracteristics required for Post oil cities : human scale, mix use, low car traffic, low energy emissions building materials, bioclimatic buildings. Their urban fabric are not compatible with the urban planning standards, commo...

Urban development in Russia in recent decades led to a more dispersed type of a settlement, which has been supported by the growth of car dependency. The problem of an eligible urban form is not noticed neither in national spatial policy guidelines nor in new legislation proposed. Though the nationa...

According to the formation of urban-rural structure in the process of global urbanization, rural area plays an important role in supporting the healthy, liveable environment in cities and villages. The rural landscape is a complex concept that is pluralistic enough to allow for a comprehensive under...

One of the most important concerns of humankind today is environmental issues and the health ‎of living organisms. Optical pollution is related to the use of light sources in unnecessary cases ‎or the use of light sources that are disproportionate to the location of use. The optical pollution �...

With rapid urbanization in China, increasing number of labors from rural or less developed area gather into mega cities, Shanghai as a representative one. These domestic migrants are employed to take on most of the heavy, dangerous jobs in the city with much lower and less regular wages which are fa...

Oman is a country of stunning beauty and close-knit communities, which has decided to embrace its own unique path towards development: actively participating in a globalising world and at the same time strongly advancing its own culture, identity and way of life. As part of this drive, the Sultanate...

The paper is addressing the topic of process of creating holistic liveable environments in two completely different cities using they own holistic approaches. Our cities represent a specific presence in space and time, built to accommodate and reflect certain traditions. However, fast advanced techn...

Poor, illiterate immigrants unlawfully living in tiny, unhygienic, densely packed shanties on pavements, drains and public lands, doing menial and insignificant jobs: that is the image of slums and slum dwellers in the eyes of the general public and often, even the authorities (Dupont, 2008; Bhan, 2...

Tehran City with a multimillion population is the economic and political hub of the country. This city is located in an area with high seismic risk and it is quite possible for Tehran to experience a big earthquake in near future. Large population and vulnerability of many buildings makes the respon...

Smart city mission is a bold initiative by Indian governments to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development and harnessing technology. The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas, create a repl...

Urban areas on the African continent are growing at an unprecedented rate. Africa’s accumulated relative growth rate of its cities now among the highest in the world. The continents’ global share of urban dwellers is also projected to rise from 11.3 per cent in 2010 to a 20.2 per cent by 2050 (A...

Lodz is a city in central Poland whose dynamic development falls on the 19th century. Located in the city center, Posiadła wodno-fabryczne (Water and factory estate) is the historical name of the area delineated in 1827 along the Jasień River with the aim of developing the textile industry. In the...

In employment sector, mostly labor class group or lower income people are discriminated by income or wages, honor or status, etc. Lacking of decency in employment is the main reason behind it which make people feel lowly, dishonored and degrades mental health. As like creating employment opportuniti...

A safe commuting environment can promote children to adopt a positive way to get to and from school, increasing their physical activity level and reducing health problems such as obesity. Most of the existing studies on children safety focused on open spaces such as parks and squares, the commuting ...

As part of the Urban planning and architecture department of Kazan city municipality the new bureau has been established. The new transportation planning bureau is one of the core department in the city planning complex. Among the tasks of the department are: - city strategic transport planning poli...

Historically, Hot cities around India have always relied on urban public spaces for its sociocultural as well as economic activities. They seem to show a greater capacity to adopt and sustain over time. The reason seem to be lying under its tendency to evolve and accommodate temporality and sustain ...

Pune is one of the first cities in India to document a detailed carbon emission inventory at the municipal level, and by estimating its cumulative and per capita carbon footprint, it has set a unique example. The data available is for the entire city and not available for specific local areas, where...

Mixed land use has become a major principle for creating liveable public spaces and sustainable urban environment. Mixed-use developments with convenient and accessible facilities have been proved beneficial for urban vitality, public health and local economic development. Policy measures like creat...

The study area has changed with the course of time due to urbanization and has transformed into a mess of informalities. These informalities result in an unorganized and unmanaged filthy spaces, major junctions do not have special management of venders, encroachment of shops etc. which deteriorates ...

Through re-use of industrial and abandoned heritage along the waterfonts and implementation of new purposes, there is intention to take into account the so-called “culture -led regeneration” method. A whole regional network of cities worldwide wish to create a guideline for urban regeneration th...

The prevailing substandard shelter conditions in Africa corroborates the need for and intractability of providing adequate, decent and affordable housing solutions. The housing problem may even be considered a quagmire in the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) region which is witnessing a phenomenal rate of p...

Vital arteries or infrastructures are one of the main foundations and basic frameworks of any society, which includes all the facilities required by that society. In modern life, this need has increased with the rapid dependence on these facilities. The vital arteries determine the survival of urban...

SDG 11 provides the opportunity for urban development from the perspective of sustainability transitions. There is a need for deep systemic transformations that are the result of unlearning unsustainable ways of managing the cities, their economies, and finances. There is a need to understand and em...

Green spaces and its relation to health of neighborhood residents are constantly positively associated, which advocates that access to green spaces is proportional to physical active required to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The green space in this context are the open parks, recreation spaces such ...

Cape Town still struggles to provide safe and clean access to water for many of its citizens. With the onset of droughts and the on-going pandemic, unequal distribution of water and extreme vulnerabilities faced by communities in the low-income and informal settlements are increasing. Climate change...

Iran is an ancient country with an old civilization. Most parts of this country have been located in hot and dry region. Many cities of Iran suffer from harsh climate and water scarcity both. But we notice a rich urban planning and architecture in these cities which were adapted with this hard situa...

Researchers and practitioners have been modeling vehicular networks across metropolitan and geographical regions, even on a national scale, using configurational analysis or space syntax since the late 1990s and early 2000s. These models range in scale including, but is not limited to, the island of...

Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. Cities are growing and their share of residents aged 60 years and more is increasing. Urban areas have already started experiencing the issue of providing services and infrastructur...