Challenges in Creating a Disaster Resilient Built Environment [PDF]
Procedia Economics and Finance, 2014 With the increase in occurrences of high impact disasters, the concept of risk reduction and resilience is widely recognised.\ud Recent disasters have highlighted the exposure of urban cities to natural disasters and emphasised the need of making cities resilient to disasters.
Malalgoda, Chamindi +2 more
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Sensing Systems in Construction and the Built Environment: Review, Prospective, and Challenges
Sensors, 2023 This article is a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art sensors of the built environment, applicable in construction, structural engineering, management, and planning industries. This review is framed within the technical definition of sensing systems
Amin Malekmohammadi +3 more
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Built environment interventions for human and planetary health: integrating health in climate change adaptation and mitigation [PDF]
Public Health Research & Practice, 2018 Objectives: Human-generated climate change is causing adverse health effects through multiple direct pathways (e.g. heatwaves, sea-level rise, storm frequency and intensity) and indirect pathways (e.g.
Jason H Prior +9 more
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Assessing the applicability of big data driven urban vibrancy analysis in mixed urbanized-depopulated contexts: a case study of a Japanese city [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUnderstanding the relationship between the built environment and urban vibrancy is crucial for effective urban planning and policy development. While recent research using big data and regression analysis has identified built environment factors ...
Yoshinao Ishii, Keiichiro Hayakawa
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Problems and challenges of the built environment and the potential of prefabricated architecture [PDF]
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2023 A contemporary European city faces various challenges, and it remains in a permanent state of crisis. The components that create such a situation are subject to change over time.
Anna Tofiluk
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Challenges of circular design adoption in the Nigerian built environment: An empirical study
Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2023 The architecture, engineering, construction, and operation (AECO) sector significantly contributes to natural resource depletion, pollution, and climate change impacts. The design stage is crucial in the circular economy (CE) approach in the AECO sector.
Taofeek Suleman +2 more
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Solar Energy in the Nordic Built Environment: Challenges, Opportunities and Barriers
Energies, 2021 Within the framework Solar Heating and Cooling Programme of the International Energy Agency Task 51 “Solar Energy in Urban Planning”, case studies from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark were collected and analyzed through a comparative approach. The cases were
Matteo Formolli +2 more
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A Direct Assessment of “Obesogenic”Built Environments: Challenges and Recommendations [PDF]
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2011 This paper outlines the challenges faced during direct built environment (BE) assessments of 42 Canadian communities of various income and urbanization levels. In addition, we recommend options for overcoming such challenges during BE community assessments.
Gasevic, Danijela +6 more
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Complexities for adopting 3D laser scanners in the AEC industry: Structural equation modeling
Applications in Engineering Science, 2023 The implementation of 3D laser scanning technology within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector possesses the capability to enhance project efficacy and precision.
Ahsan Waqar +5 more
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Criteria and Challenges of Inclusive Design In The Built Environment
The International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction, 2023 Inclusive design is about designing accessible spaces for individuals with different needs. It beholds the ability to affect people's behaviour in the built environment, especially People With Disability (PWDs). Inclusive design aims to remove the barriers that hinder the accessibility and interaction of PWDs within their surroundings, enabling equal ...
Abdelkarim , Shimaa Basheir +5 more
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