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A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose – This research aims at making recommendations to empower the Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment. Disasters make a huge impact on the built environment.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +1 more
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Keys to effective transit strategies for commuting [PDF]
, 2020 Commuting poses relevant challenges to cities\u2019 transport systems. Various studies have identified transit as a tool to enhance sustainability, efficiency and quality of the commute.
Bruzzone, Francesco +2 more
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Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Communication Networks for the Maritime Internet of Things: Key Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges [PDF]
, 2021 With the rapid development of marine activities, there has been an increasing number of maritime mobile terminals, as well as a growing demand for high-speed and ultra-reliable maritime communications to keep them connected.
Chen, Yunfei +5 more
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Energies, 2023 The use of bio-based building materials as an alternative to replacing concrete or insulation materials is called to become a growing trend in the construction industry. On Science direct, publications concerning “bio-based materials” have increased from
Sina Motamedi +2 more
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The Role of the Built Environment in Human Life. Selected Issues [PDF]
, 2016 This article attempts to outline the nature of research on space urbanised by people and to determine the four main fields of research aimed at the problems of man and the built environment.
Lamprecht, Mariusz
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Alaska is one of the most seismically active regions of the world. Coincidentally, the state has also experienced dramatic impacts of climate change as it is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the United States.
Matthew M Turner +4 more
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Challenges of Fire Fighting in Fire Engineered Built Environment
Procedia Engineering, 2011 AbstractPerformance based fire engineering design, as opposed to the traditional approach of satisfying highly prescriptive rules, is increasingly being taken up by clients and their professional advisers, including architects and engineers, because the performance based design approach can be used to offer a more attractive design through cost saving ...
Wang, Y C, Marsden, J, Kelly, M
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Zero and low carbon buildings: A driver for change in working practices and the use of computer modelling and visualization [PDF]
, 2010 Buildings account for significant carbon dioxide emissions, both in construction and operation. Governments around the world are setting targets and legislating to reduce the carbon emissions related to the built environment.
Hetherington, Robina +2 more
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Reconsidering the role of the built environment in human–wildlife interactions
People and Nature, 2021 In facing our greatest challenges, researchers have questioned where the ‘wild things’ will reside in the future, and large carnivores have been a primary focal area.
Christopher Serenari
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A Review of Using IoT for Energy Efficient Buildings and Cities: A Built Environment Perspective
Energies, 2022 Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly utilized in smart buildings and smart cities to reduce energy consumption. This advancement has caused a knowledge gap in applying IoT effectively by experts in the built environment to achieve ...
Karam M. Al-Obaidi +5 more
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