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Managing flood disasters on the built environment in the rural communities of Zimbabwe: Lessons learnt

Jàmbá, 2018
This article is about managing flood disasters affecting the built environment in the rural communities of Zimbabwe. Using Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland North province as a case study, the authors argue that flooding has adversely impacted the ...
Ernest Dube, Oliver Mtapuri, Jephias Matunhu   +2 more
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Floristic response to urbanization: Filtering of the bioregional flora in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA [PDF]

, 2017
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Globally, urban plant populations are becoming increasingly important, as these plants play a vital role in ameliorating effects of ecosystem disturbance and climate change.
Aronson, Myla F.J., Dolan, Rebecca W., Hipp, Andrew L.   +2 more
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Procurers, Providers and Users (PPU): towards a meta-role model for conceptualising product-service in the built environment [PDF]

The product-service paradigm requires a shift in focus for many engineering disciplines, forcing them to change from providing products to providing products and associated services.
Aouad, Ghassan, Kagioglou, Mike, Koskela, Lauri, McDermott, Peter, Rooke, John, Sexton, Martin, Siriwardena, Mohan   +6 more
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Master\u27s Project: Strengths, Engagement and Voices: A Story of Community [PDF]

, 2018
This project focused on the rural town of Cambridge, VT and the perceptions, ideas, and efforts of some of its members to create a sustainable and thriving environment for the entire community.
Wuestenberg, Tami
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Traditional Construction Wisdom for Sustainable Urbanization and Local Ecological Adaptation in Developing Regions

Buildings
Rapid urbanization and climate change pose severe challenges to the sustainable development of the built environment in developing regions [...]
Zhixiang Zuo, Yang Yang, Ahad Amini Pishro, Yin Zhang   +3 more
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Network Functions Virtualization Architecture for Gateways for Virtualized Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks

, 2016
Virtualization enables multiple applications to share the same wireless sensor and actuator network (WSAN). However, in heterogeneous environments, virtualized wireless sensor and actuator networks (VWSAN) raise new challenges, such as the need for on ...
Abu-Lebdeh, Mohammad, Glitho, Roch, Morrow, Monique, Mouradian, Carla, Polakos, Paul, Saha, Tonmoy, Sahoo, Jagruti   +6 more
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Identify the direct and indirect impacts of the community built environment on the health of older adults

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe global ageing population is increasing. As their physical functions deteriorate, older adults face not only physical health challenges but also mental health issues. Enhancing the health status of older adults is imperative to improve their
Jinsu Yang, Yuming Shang, Fengxiao Cao, Huaze Ying, Yu Luo   +4 more
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Research Agenda in Intelligent Infrastructure to Enhance Disaster Management, Community Resilience and Public Safety

, 2017
Modern societies can be understood as the intersection of four interdependent systems: (1) the natural environment of geography, climate and weather; (2) the built environment of cities, engineered systems, and physical infrastructure; (3) the social ...
Dunaway, Michael, Lopresti, Daniel, Murphy, Robin, Palen, Leysia, Venkatasubramanian, Nalini   +4 more
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Leveling the playing field for Visually Impaired using Transport Assistant [PDF]

, 2016
Visually impaired people face numerous challenges when it comes to transportation. Not only must they circumvent obstacles while navigating, but they also need access to essential information related to available public transport, up-to-date weather ...
Connelly, Kay, Shenoy, Gourav G., Wagle, Mangirish A.   +2 more
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Innovation and the City: Challenges for the Built Environment Industry

, 2008
Our towns, cities and the built environment industries that create, fund, manage and maintain them will need to respond to a number of drivers of change over the next generation and in doing so, reconcile a series of challenges. In part, the drivers of change will be ongoing: a continuation of issues that cities struggle to mediate, for example the ...
Pinnegar, Simon, Marceau, Jane, Randolph, Bill   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources