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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Background. Fostering healthy urban living conditions is a critical public health objective. One efficient approach lies in the contact to nature, as numerous studies have shown that urban and peri‐urban natural elements both indoors and outdoors carry a large potential in buffering typical urban threats to mental health.
Marilisa Herchet +6 more
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Vulnerability assessment of urban building stock: a hierarchic approach [PDF]
, 2012 In the last decades the evaluation of the seismic risk are of rising concern, considered essential in the activity and definition of strategy planning and urban management.
Costa, A. +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The increasing demand for sustainable food production requires innovative solutions that balance productivity, resource efficiency, and environmental impact. Vertical Farming Systems (VFSs) offer a promising approach; however, their high energy consumption remains challenging.
Alessio Dessì +11 more
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Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2008 Una parte del stock de habitación social en Brasil tiene problemas de conservación. La depreciación de las construcciones, especialmente en el caso de grandes conjuntos habitacionales, provoca la pérdida de calidad del entorno, con importantes ...
Fernanda Flach +2 more
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An (unintentional) façade of democratic debate [PDF]
, 2013 A review of the Colombian peace process. The article considers the actual extent of debate in a series of meetings and conferences in the UK that were held to analyse the peace process.
Newman, Jonathan Michael Benjamin
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Regulatory Framework and Public Policies for Sustainability in the Construction Sector
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyzes the role of public policies in promoting socially responsible practices in the construction sector, with a particular focus on their contribution to climate neutrality and the decarbonization of the building stock. European agreements exert increasing pressure to transform the construction sector, reinforcing the transition
Olga González‐Morales +3 more
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Integrated Dynamic Facade Control with an Agent-based Architecture for Commercial Buildings [PDF]
, 2020 Dynamic façades have significant technical potential to minimize heating, cooling, and lighting energy use and peak electric demand in the perimeter zone of commercial buildings, but the performance of these systems is reliant on being able to balance ...
Blum, David H +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos +2 more
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The image of the city embodied in architecture rationalistic modern style of Alexander Verbitsky [PDF]
, 2018 У статті досліджено та розкрито особливості раціоналістичного модерну в Україні на прикладі творів відомого українського архітектора Олександра Матвійовича Вербицького (1875-1958). Методологія дослідження включає низку наукових методів і підходів, серед
Салата, Оксана Олексіївна
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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
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