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Are compact cities environmentally friendly? [PDF]
Journal of Urban Economics, 2012 There is a wide consensus among international institutions and national governments in favor of compact (i.e. densely populated) cities as a way to improve the ecological performance of the transport system. Indeed, when both the intercity and intra-urban distributions of activities are given, a higher population density makes cities more ...
Riou, Stéphane +2 more
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Landscapes for compact cities [PDF]
Journal of Landscape Architecture, 2019 The pursuit of urban sustainability is a goal that is belatedly gaining traction in the urban design of many cities worldwide, hastened by concerns over the increasing extent of the impact of human...
Puay Yok Tan, Bianca Maria Rinaldi
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Dialogues in Human Geography, 2023 In our article, ‘Diversifying the compact city’ (2023), we aimed to open a dialogue in human geography and beyond on how to broaden the scope of how we examine and critique compact urbanism. The insightful and constructive commentaries we received generated further reflection on the lived experiences of compact urbanism and the mutual benefits of ...
Håvard Haarstad +3 more
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European Journal of Futures Research, 2021 The increased pressure on cities has led to a stronger need to build sustainable cities that can last. Planning sustainable cities of the future, educated by the lessons of the past and anticipating the challenges of the future, entails articulating a ...
Simon Elias Bibri
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Density and the compact city [PDF]
Dialogues in Human Geography, 2023 The ‘compact city’ agenda has become commonplace and is often presented as an urban ‘good’ in mainstream urban research, policy, and practice. Haarstad et al.'s intervention aims to bring critical geographical research to this debate, and is a very welcome one.
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Can Walking or Biking to Work Really Make a Difference? Compact Development, Observed Commuter Choice and Body Mass Index. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Promoting active commuting is viewed as one strategy to increase physical activity and improve the energy balance of more sedentary individuals thereby improving health outcomes. However, the potential effectiveness of promotion policies may be seriously
Timothy R Wojan, Karen S Hamrick
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Sustainable Transport in a Compact City [PDF]
, 2010 Transport policies in many countries seek to achieve a modal shift from the private car to public transport, in order to reduce environmental externalities like (local) air pollution, stench and visual annoyance, congestion etc. At the same time, the relationship between the spatial organisation and transportation is widely acknowledged, because the ...
Nijkamp, Peter, Rienstra, Sytze A.
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Generating a vision for smart sustainable cities of the future: a scholarly backcasting approach
European Journal of Futures Research, 2019 Sustainable cities have been the leading global paradigm of urbanism. Undoubtedly, sustainable development has, since its widespread diffusion in the early 1990s, positively influenced city planning and development.
Simon Elias Bibri, John Krogstie
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An Implementation Framework of 15-Minute City principles in New Egyptian Cities إطار تطبيقي لمبادئ مدينة ال 15 دقيقة بالمدن المصرية الجديدة [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering SciencesNew Egyptian cities face challenges hindering their goal of creating high-quality, attractive, and sustainable communities. The key issues include remoteness from workplaces and essential services, weak connectivity, and unsustainable environmental ...
Mariam Moustafa +3 more
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Urban Form and Household Energy Consumption: Evidence from China Panel Data
Land, 2022 Compact urban form is of great importance to facilitate low carbon development, while little empirical evidence was found about the impact of urban geometric form on household energy consumption with panel data; this paper uses a multi-time China land ...
Yahui Guang, Yongbin Huang
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