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The coevolution of building nests on the ground and domed nests in Timaliidae [PDF]

, 2015
This work was supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (grant number BB/I019502/1 to S.D.H.), The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (grant number PGSD3-409582-2011 to Z.J.H.), and the European ...
Hall, Z.J., Healy, S.D., Auty, S., Street, S.E.   +3 more
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Effects of building height and porosity on pedestrian level wind comfort in a high-density urban built environment [PDF]

, 2018
Pedestrian level wind environment is affected by stagnated airflow in high-density cities. This study provides an understanding of the effects of building height and porosity size on pedestrian level wind comfort.
Du, Y, Bo-sin Tang, Mak, CM, Yaxing Du, Cheuk Ming Mak, Tang, BS   +5 more
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A New Building Mask Using the Gradient of Heights for Automatic Building Extraction [PDF]

2016 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA), 2016
A number of building detection methods have been proposed in the literature. However, they are not effective in detecting small buildings (typically, 50 m²) and buildings with transparent roof due to the way area thresholds and ground points are used.
Fasahat Ullah Siddiqui, Mohammad Awrangjeb, Shyh Wei Teng, Guojun Lu   +3 more
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Accuracy Assessment of the Building Height Copernicus Data Layer: A Case Study of Bratislava, Slovakia

Land, 2022
High buildings have generally changed the morphology of cities in recent decades, and they have a significant impact on multiple processes in the urban area. Building height is one of the criteria for urban land cover classification in local climate zone
Daniel Szatmári, Monika Kopecká, Ján Feranec   +2 more
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Building height control in France

Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this work is to consider the principles of town-planning regulation and building height control in France and identify effective tools for this regulation.Methodology/approach: The comprehensive approach, which includes the analysis of local urban planning documents and building morphology.Research findings: Effective tools of town ...
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Dasymetric modelling of population dynamics in urban areas / Dasimetrično modeliranje dinamike prebivalstva na urbanih območjih [PDF]

Geodetski Vestnik, 2013
Solving the problem of publicly available census data disaggregation has preoccupied numerous researchers intensively. A noteworthy advance in the methodology was made thanks to the contemporary storage and presentation of spatial and socio-economic data
Branislav Bajat, Nikola Krunić, Mileva Samardžić Petrović, Milan Kilibarda   +3 more
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Building Extraction from High Resolution Space Images in High Density Residential Areas in the Great Cairo Region

Remote Sensing, 2011
This study evaluates a methodology for using IKONOS stereo imagery to determine the height and position of buildings in dense residential areas. The method was tested on three selected sites in an area of 8.5 km long by 7 km wide and covered by two ...
Mohamed A. Sherief, Ahmed K. Abdel-Gawad, Amr Abd-Elrahman, Ibrahim F. Shaker   +3 more
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The potential of building envelope greening to achieve quietness [PDF]

, 2013
Reduction of noise is one of the multiple benefits of building envelope greening measures. The potential of wall vegetation systems, green roofs, vegetated low screens at roof edges, and also combinations of such treatments, have been studied by means of
Van Renterghem, Timothy, Hornikx, Maarten, Botteldooren, D., Van Renterghem, T.,, Botteldooren, Dick, Forssén, Jens, Botteldooren, D, Timothy Van Renterghem, Forssén, Jens,, Forssén, J., Hornikx, M., Hornikx, MCJ Maarten, Jens Forssen, Dick Botteldooren, Forss\ue9n, Jens, Van Renterghem, T., Renterghem, Timothy Van, Hornikx, Maarten,, Botteldooren, D.,, Maarten Hornikx, Hornikx, M.C.J., Forssén, J   +21 more
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A Study of the Criteria used to Determine the Maximum Height of Thai Buildings Compared with Other Countries

BUILT: International Journal of Building, Urban, Interior, and Landscape Technology
The objective of this study was to compare the criteria utilized in Thailand for determining the height of buildings with those employed in other countries.
Chris Cherdsuriya, Kongkoon Tochaiwat
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The NOx-O3 photochemical reactive air pollutant dispersion around an isolated building—the role of turbulence model and building aspect ratio [PDF]

, 2023
The NOx-O3 photochemical reactive air pollutant dispersion around an isolated building bears significant scientific and engineering implications. The present work extends the investigation to the role of turbulence models and building aspect ratio ...
Mengyuan Chu, Fu, Yunfei, Tse, K T, K.T. Tse, Liu, Chun-Ho, Lin, Xisheng, Chu, Mengyuan, Tse, K. T., Li, Cruz Y., Lu Li, Chen, Zengshun, Li, Cruz Y, Xisheng Lin, Cruz Y. Li, Li, Lu, Chun-Ho Liu, Yunfei Fu, Zengshun Chen, Liu, Chun Ho   +18 more
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