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Ecology and Society, 2013 Urban water governance regimes around the world have traditionally planned large-scale, centralized infrastructure systems that aim to control variables and reduce uncertainties.
Briony C. Ferguson +2 more
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Comparative Analysis of 20-Minute Neighbourhood Policies and Practices in Melbourne and Scotland
Urban Planning, 2022 Twenty-minute neighbourhoods highlight the importance of well-connected and mixed-used neighbourhoods and communities with proximate access to employment, essential services, public transport, and open spaces.
Hing-Wah Chau +5 more
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Journal of Biological Engineering, 2019 Background Biofilters are soil-plant based passive stormwater treatment systems which demonstrate promising, although inconsistent, removal of faecal microorganisms.
P. Galbraith, R. Henry, D. T. McCarthy
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Enlarging the Human Climate Niche: Integrating Urban Heat Island in Urban Planning Interventions
Urban Planning, 2022 This article explores the potential of linking the scholarship on the human climate niche and heat island research. One such combination leads to a better understanding of the liveability of urban areas and thereby offers a contribution to emerging ...
Rayan Mounayar, Daniel Florentin
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Sustained liveable cities: the interface of liveability and resiliency
Cities & Health, 2023 Cities across the world are challenged by acute and chronic problems. Liveability policies and plans have generally disregarded the impacts of unexpected shocks and disturbances on cities and the quality of life of communities. This paper argues that the resiliency of a city is a necessary condition for its liveability.
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Ecology and Society, 2015 Adaptive capacity is widely held as a key property of resilient and transformative social-ecological systems. However, current knowledge of the term does not yet address key questions of how to operationalize this system condition to address ...
Yvette Bettini +2 more
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An Analysis of Residents' views of the Neighborhoods in the District 8 of Tehran about the Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the Indicators and Factors of Livable Neighborhoods [PDF]
برنامهریزی توسعه شهری و منطقهای, 2020 The outbreak of the covid-19 virus has faced cities with many challenges. The most important of which is endangering the sustainability and livability of urban neighborhoods. Actions recommended by the World Health Organization to prevent the outbreak of
Maryam Ghorbanpour +2 more
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Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Administratio Locorum, 2023 Motives: Dynamic strategic issues have raised concerns about perceived liveability measurements to maintain a high quality of life that affects the residents’ wellbeing.
Saiful Ghozi +4 more
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Globalization and Health, 2019 Background Creating ‘liveable’ cities has become a priority for various sectors, including those tasked with improving population health and reducing inequities.
Amanda Alderton +6 more
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Contrasts within New Zealand cities: perceived liveability across five neighbourhoods in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland [PDF]
Urbanization, Sustainability and SocietyPurposeThe design and maintenance of neighbourhoods can influence lifestyles, social interactions and quality of life. Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s urban form is marked by extensive urban sprawl and low-density residential-only zones.
Priscila Besen +6 more
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