Contents
Section 1: Urban strategies
Accelerating urban transition: an approach to greening the built
environment; The city of Ostrava (Czech Republic): a sustainability
assessment based on vitality; Urban roads and social metabolism: a
sustainable development strategy for San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Sustainable development for recovering economic crisis: a possible
solution for Brazil; Alternative solutions for urban housing: the
case of Batikent settlement,Ankara, Turkey; Saharan city and the
problems of urban structure: a case of the micro-region of Sidi
Okba, Algeria
Section 2: Urban conservation and regeneration
Considering new urbanism, new ruralism and green urbanism in
response to multifunctionality: the case of Verkykerskop, South
Africa; Adaptive reuse as an effort to preserve an historical
district: a case study of the Braga corridor in the city centre of
Bandung, Indonesia; Hedonic pricing model for the economic
valuation of conservation land in Mexico City; Impact of
gentrification on the degree of satisfaction of residents in
residential areas; Urban regeneration with carbon economy; The
relationship between conservation-revitalization projects and site
management plan: a case study for Suleymaniye Mosque and its
environs; Revitalisation of historic public cemeteries in central
zones of urban areas
Section 3: Urban transportation and planning
Managing the environmental adaptation of vehicle operations; A new
look in designing sustainable city logistics road pricing
schemes
Section 4: Architectural issues
Sustainable architecture: building design method integrating user's
comfort, adaptive building, passive optimized building and building
integrated PV - experiences from a university course; Emerging
trends of tropical residential buildings in the Pacific-Rim region
in the age of globalization: based on case analysis in China, Costa
Rica and Australia; Urban landscape: from urban beautification to
sustainable landscape development; Let in the wind: a passive
design paradigm for large buildings in the inner city of Shanghai
and Singapore
Section 5: Spatial conflicts in the city
Cultural conflict and public space: a new conceptualization;
Considering planning approaches in the global south and learning
from co-production in South Africa's informal backyard rental
sector
Section 6: Intelligent environment
The importance of design in helping humanity become a
multi-planetary species; Implementation of augmented reality and
location-based services to regional development
Section 7: Quality of life
Liveable public urban spaces: criteria for assessment and design;
Quality of urban life and its relationship to spatial conditions;
The role of the people's park in promoting conviviality and quality
of life in increasingly diverse urban neighbourhoods; Criteria for
sustainable interior design solutions; Convenience stores as an
urban culture space for young people in West Jakarta, Indonesia
Section 8: Cultural heritage sites
Urban transport vibrations and cultural heritage sites in Rome: the
cases of the Temple of Minerva Medica and of the Catacomb of
Priscilla; Progress, mobility and urban regeneration in a
traditional neighbourhood: El Encino, Mexico; Urban problematic of
cultural management in historical fragments in Istanbul: a case
study in Fener-Balat and Suleymaniye; Historic masonry monitoring
by motion magnification analysis; Editing the ordinary: exceptional
rendition of the Ngo-Ka-Ki House; Surabaya old town new life:
reconstructing the historic city through urban artefacts; Urban
stage transcript: mapping performance spaces in a heritage urban
parcel
Section 9: The community and the city
Considering complexities in unique African planning approaches:
abstracting the role of African urban residents; Feeling of being
out of place: a case study of Kampung in Bumi Serpong Damai,
Indonesia; Bottom up approach: KANCIL, the strive of local informal
communities; Health Fair: community involvement and ownership in
event planning
Section 10: Environmental management
The use of the DPSIR framework to estimate impacts of urbanization
on mangroves: a case study from La Paz, Baja California Sur,
Mexico; Temporal analysis of the effect of urbanization on surface
runoff in four neighbourhoods in the city of Umuarama in Parana,
Brazil; Impact performance of low cement ultra-high-performance
concrete
Section 11: Planning, development and management
Land-use planning for zero-energy-buildings: comparison of four
high-density cities
Section 12: Planning for risk and natural hazards
Mitigating projected impacts of climate change and building
resiliency through permaculture: a community `Bee Inspired Gardens'
movement in the desert southwest, USA; A comparative analysis of
the level of urban resilience in the city comprehensive plan
Section 13: Waste management
A case study of innovative businesses involved with efficient
municipal solid waste management in Islamabad, Pakistan; Thermal
performance, usage behaviour and food waste of domestic
refrigerators in a university student community: findings towards
cities sustainability; Material management practices for
construction waste reduction; Transshipment station for urban solid
waste: an analysis considering city logistics concepts
Section 14: Water resources
Climate changes and drinking water in sustainable cities: impacts
and adaptation; Membrane selection for organic contaminants removal
from Hartbeespoort dam water in South Africa
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