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Land Use Transformation and Climate Resilience in Smart Cities: Role of ICT in Modern Urban Planning

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern urban planning is experiencing a transition from traditional planning to the integration of information technology, which defines the concept of a “smart city”. The study analyses the evolution of urban planning practices with an emphasis on the role of engineering and architecture in the process of urbanization, the transition to the ...
Dariusz Cichoń
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Winegrowers' Perceptions and Adoption of Sustainable Soil Management Practices and Technologies: A Case Study in Piedmont, Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil is crucial for human survival but is threatened by erosion and contamination. Farmers play a pivotal role in soil conservation, thus, understanding what influences their decisions is crucial. The IN‐GEST SOIL project aimed to mitigate soil erosion and improve soil and vine quality in Piedmont vineyards, NW Italy.
Federica Caffaro, Eugenio De Gregorio, Giorgio Capello, Lucia Vigoroso, Giorgia Bagagiolo, Eugenio Cavallo, Marcella Biddoccu   +6 more
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From Analysis to Classification: Automation of Residential Building Classification Using GIS Tools [PDF]

Igra Ustvarjalnosti
The research focuses on the development of a GIS analytical tool for the classification of residential buildings, designed to support spatial planning and urban analysis in Slovenia.
Mara Vogrinec, Simon Koblar, Alenka Fikfak, Janez P. Grom   +3 more
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THE CONTESTED CITY OF VENICE: Caring for Commodified Common Infrastructures in a Touristified Environment

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this essay I reveal contested common infrastructures in the interplay between vanishing public infrastructures in Venice and lack of care by governmental actors in a city with a shrinking number of inhabitants. I examine care and commodified public infrastructures in heritage cities facing mass tourism and climate change effects by zooming ...
Cornelia Dlabaja
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Modelling 3-Dimensional cadastral boundaries in a BIM environment: a case study using volumetric format plans in Queensland, Australia

International Journal of Digital Earth
The future vision for cadastre in many jurisdictions is to deliver a digital representation of legal and physical dimensions of the real world that is survey accurate, 3D, and dynamic.
Ben Bryant, Armin Agha Karimi, Behnam Atazadeh, Abbas Rajabifard   +3 more
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A data-driven method for unsupervised electricity consumption characterisation at the district level and beyond

Energy Reports, 2021
A bottom-up electricity characterisation methodology of the building stock at the local level is presented. It is based on the statistical learning analysis of aggregated energy consumption data, weather data, cadastre, and socioeconomic information.
Gerard Mor, Jordi Cipriano, Giacomo Martirano, Francesco Pignatelli, Chiara Lodi, Florencia Lazzari, Benedetto Grillone, Daniel Chemisana   +7 more
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CONSULTANCY STATE: Government as (a) Service and the Anti‐politics of Technological Expertise in Indian Cities

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses ideas of ‘good governance through technology’ in India that first emerged from the software industry, symbolizing state support for the ‘new middle‐class’ values of liberalized private enterprise. We suggest that the contemporary prominence of consulting firms in government represents a second transformation that embeds ...
Matt Birkinshaw, Sanjay Srivastava
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FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR ROMANIAN COMPANIES - EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL FUNDS BETWEEN INTER-REGIONAL COHESION OR DIVISION? PART I [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2017
The current article it is the first part of a study which is focusing on analysing the effects financial sustainability and efficiency, if these are influenced by EU funding. Since the issue of financial sustainability and efficiency in usage of European
Droj Laurentiu, Tara Ioan Gheorghe, Droj Gabriela   +2 more
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The uneven price impact of energy efficiency ratings on housing segments and implications for public policy and private markets [PDF]

, 2019
In the literature, there is extensive, although in some cases inconclusive, evidence on the impact of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) on housing prices.
Chen, Ai, Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos Ramiro   +1 more
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THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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