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The Living walls as an Approach for a Healthy Urban Environment

Energy Procedia, 2011
AbstractSocieties are in a need for making a conscious choice to switch to a more sustainable way of life. Design, construction, and maintenance of buildings have a tremendous impact on the environment and the natural resources. All around the world, a huge amount of buildings are being constructed with many more to be done.
Sheweka, Samar, Magdy, Arch. Nourhan
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Healthy living environment in Kuala Lumpur public parks

, 2018
Providing a healthy living environment is one of the key issues for planners and designers. Various urban design and planning approaches have been debated worldwide to provide healthy living. Rapid urbanization and its impact on social, environmental and
Hj. Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim
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Good places for ageing in place : development of objective built environment measures for investigating links with older people's wellbeing [PDF]

, 2011
Background: There is renewed interest in the role of the built environment in public health. Relatively little research to date investigates its impact on healthy ageing. Ageing in place has been adopted as a key strategy for coping with the challenges
Mitchell, Lynne, Burton, E.J., Stride Chris B, Mitchell, L., Stride, C.B., Lynne Mitchell, Burton Elizabeth J, Chris B Stride, Burton, Elizabeth J., Stride, Chris, Mitchell Lynne, Elizabeth J Burton   +11 more
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Sustainable Cities: Strategy and Indicators for Healthy Living Environments [PDF]

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings, 2011
The impact of climate change on our cities has been clearly manifested. Cities do not only consume most natural resources but also produce air pollution and generate great amount of waste and waste water. This paper focuses on sustainable cities strategies and indicators for the case of Santa Monica city, US using a set of 29 sustainable indicators for
Mohsen M. Aboulnaga, Sabah Abdullah
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Actions to reduce the impact of construction products on indoor air: outcomes of the European project Healthy Air [PDF]

, 2010
The European project - HealthyAir is a network project involving six institutions in Europe on actions and activities that address the effects of construction products on indoor air.
Crump, D., Maupetit, F., Maupetit, Francois, Gajdos, P., Gajdos, Petr, Witterseh, T., Witterseh, Thomas, Sabine de Richemont, Philomena M. Bluyssen, Derrick Crump, Thomas Witterseh, Crump, Derrick, Bluyssen, P.M., Richemont, S.de, Petr Gajdos, François Maupetit, Bluyssen, Philomena M., de Richemont, Sabine   +17 more
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Dataset on waste management behaviors of urban citizens in large cities of Indonesia

Data in Brief, 2020
This study used a statistical approach to measure how urban citizens in certain provinces of Indonesia handle their waste. It illustrates how the desirable habits related to environmental consciousness differ across urban citizens among different regions
Agus Brotosusilo, Dwini Handayani
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Spatiotemporal Interactive Effects Between Thermal Comfort and Acoustic Quality on University Students’ Performance and Satisfaction in Hong Kong

Buildings
This study investigated the individual and interactive effects of thermal and acoustic parameters on university students’ concentration and satisfaction in a library environment.
Dadi Zhang, Amneh Hamida, Kwok-Wai Mui, Ling-Tim Wong   +3 more
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Design factors promoting the benefits of an edible campus in China

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Currently, most university campuses in China are plagued by issues such as high food demand, imbalanced diets, serious food waste and poor environmental quality.
Xiaoying Ding, Xiaoying Ding, Xiaoying Ding, Shuqi Zhao, Xiaopeng Yue, Xiaopeng Yue, Xiaopeng Yue, Yangang Xing, Zhiyuan Zhao   +8 more
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Opportunities and barriers of creating healthy living environments – a Delphi Study

European Journal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract   Comprehensive intersectoral and participatory strategies are required for successful implementation and functioning of local health promotion governance across Europe. 12 experts from 7 European countries took part in the two-stage online Delphi survey.
J Leimann, M Kuchler, C Plantz, E Quilling   +3 more
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An overview of the research on the correlation between solar energy utilization potential and spatial morphology

Results in Engineering
The combination of solar energy utilization and spatial morphology is crucial to improve urban energy efficiency. This paper explores the internal relationship between solar energy potential assessment and spatial form indicators from three aspects ...
Dexin Li, Xiurong Cui, Ligang Shi, Yuan Li   +3 more
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