URBAN SHANTY TOWN RECOGNITION BASED ON HIGH-RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING IMAGES AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL MONITORING FEATURES – A CASE STUDY OF NANNING CITY [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018 Urban shanty towns are communities that has contiguous old and dilapidated houses with more than 2000 square meters built-up area or more than 50 households.
Y. He, Y. He, Y. He
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Effects of Urban Redevelopment on Surface Urban Heat Island
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023 Urban expansion and urban redevelopment can affect the surface urban heat island (SUHI) phenomenon, a major topic in the study of urban climates. The effects of urban expansion on SUHI have been studied by numerous researchers, while the effects of urban
Dan Li, Shaofeng Yan, Guangzhao Chen
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Effects of Orientations, Aspect Ratios, Pavement Materials and Vegetation Elements on Thermal Stress inside Typical Urban Canyons [PDF]
, 2019 The analysis of local climate conditions to test artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards through modelling tools should become a common practice to inform public authorities about the benefits of planning alternatives. Different finishing
Acero, J.A. +5 more
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Low rise residential construction as the basis of building industry innovative development [PDF]
The Eurasian Scientific Journal, 2021 The article analyzes the current situation in Russian construction industry associated with the low innovation activity at all levels of construction sphere. Among the many reasons for the technological low innovative ability to technological change in construction industry, the authors outline reasons that might radically and positively influence the ...
Yuriy Losev, Konstantin Losev
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Numerical modelling of tsunami bore impact on low-rise residential buildings using SPH [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 The resilience of buildings subject to tsunami bore impact can be improved by reducing tsunami-induced lateral hydrodynamic pressure by allowing part of the tsunami bore to pass through the buildings via openings and break-away walls.
Pringgana Gede, Adi Susila I Gede
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RESOURCE-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
, 2022 This article discusses resource conservation in the construction of a low-rise residential building, the requirements for increasing the thermal protection of buildings and structures, the main consumers of energy. To save energy resources, a real reduction in energy consumption in individual residential buildings by increasing the level of thermal ...
Kakharov, Z.V., Islomov, A.S.
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Buildings, 2023 This study investigates energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in Abu Dhabi, where the increased use of glass building façades has led to increased air-conditioning costs due to heat gain.
Narmeen Abu Hilal +2 more
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Bus rapid transit system : a study of sustainable land-use transformation, urban density and economic impacts [PDF]
, 2020 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has shown significant growth in recent years, particularly in developing countries because of its cost-effectiveness. However, empirical evidence on land-use and economic impacts of BRT is limited.
Basheer, Muhammad +2 more
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Revista Ingeniería UC, 2023 The purpose of this paper is to consider three aspects of the use of polystyrene as an effective heat-insulating material in three-layer load-bearing and enclosing structures of reinforced concrete residential buildings.
Arkady Zakharov
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Embodied carbon and construction cost differences between Hong Kong and Melbourne buildings [PDF]
, 2018 Limiting the amount of embodied carbon in buildings can help minimize the damaging impacts of global warming through lower upstream emission of CO2. This study empirically investigates the embodied carbon footprint of new-build and refurbished buildings ...
Chan, Edwin H W +2 more
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