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Grounding the compact city

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, Kristin Kjærås, Per Gunnar Røe, Kristian Tveiten   +3 more
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Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Unit Commitment System in the Application of Energy Sustainability

Energies, 2022
This article approaches the optimal solution of energy sustainability based on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The application of renewable energy sources (RES) and unit commitment (UC) is the basic idea of this concept.
Bohumír Garlík
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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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Compact and Resource Efficient Cities? Synergies and Trade-offs in European Cities

European Spatial Research and Policy, 2016
Cities are the main consumers of energy and resources but at the same time are considered as centres for innovation which can provide solutions to unsustainable development.
Christian Fertner, Juliane Große
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Relationship between spatial proximity and travel-to-work distance : the effect of the compact city [PDF]

, 2012
In this paper, an assessment is made of the relationship between selected aspects of spatial proximity (density, diversity, minimum commuting distance, jobs-housing balance and job accessibility) and reported commuting distances in Flanders (Belgium ...
Anselin L., Boussauw K., Boussauw K., Burton E., Cervero R., Commission of the European Communities, Federal Public Service of Economy, Frank L. D., Frank Witlox, Horner M. W., Jenks M., Kobe Boussauw, Mindali O., Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Ministry of the Flemish Community, National Geographical Institute of Belgium, Newman P., Newman P., Openshaw S., Stead D., Tijs Neutens, Van Acker V., Vandenbulcke G., Verhetsel A., Wang F., Williams K., Zwerts E.   +26 more
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Random Walks Along the Streets and Canals in Compact Cities: Spectral analysis, Dynamical Modularity, Information, and Statistical Mechanics [PDF]

, 2006
Different models of random walks on the dual graphs of compact urban structures are considered. Analysis of access times between streets helps to detect the city modularity.
B. Hillier, B. Hillier, D. Cvetkovic, D. Volchenkov, E. Nelson, J. Nieminen, J. P. Steadman, L. Lovász, L. Lovász, L. March, M. Fiedler, M. Fiedler, P. Hagget, Ph. Blanchard, Ph. Blanchard, S. Wasserman, W. Feller, Y. Colin de Verdiére   +17 more
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Influence of brownfield conversion on evaluating real estate and implemeting the possibilites of urban brownfields in Lithuanian cities / Apleistų teritorijų konversijos įgyvendinimo galimybės Lietuvos miestuose

Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2015
The article deals with the problems of brownfield in Lithuania. The paper overviews Lithuanian and foreign experience of integrating the introduced areas into the urban framework based on social, economic, ecological and cultural contextuality.
Vytautas Bielinskas, Marija Burinskienė
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Dynamic Evolution and Regional Differences in the Efficiency of Compact Urban Development in Chinese Cities—Based on the Perspective of Compact Land Use

Land, 2023
Modern cities require urban compact development to be sustainable. The evaluation of urban compact development may help create more accurate and realistic policies.
Wenqin Ren, Xinhai Lu, Linggui Wei, Hao Yang   +3 more
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Compact city development: High ideals and emerging practices

European Journal of Spatial Development, 2012
Compact city development has, over the last 20 years or so, emerged as the preferred response to the goal of sustainable development. As such, it is pertinent to examine planning practices to see whether the traditional economic bias in planning is now ...
Hege Hofstad
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Vers la ville compacte qualitative ? Gestion de la périurbanisation et actions publiques

Belgeo, 2012
This paper examines the action of public authorities in the domain of peri-urbanization, with the aim to assess the realistic nature of planners’ ambitions for urban compactness.
Jean-Marie Halleux
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