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Urban pollution and ecosystem services [PDF]

, 2019
Urban pollutants can degrade and inhibit ecological functions and processes. Those natural processes provide vital benefits and services to humans.
Baldocchi, Bidwell, Currie, Davies, Demuzere, Desai, Galvao, Jose, Kallis, Kiss, Kong, Lundy, Maes, POSTnote 281, POSTnote 376, POSTnote 542, Pugh, Rogers, Salmond, Säumel, WHO   +20 more
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Placemaking Revisited

Community Change, 2017
UN Habitat recently adopted its first public space resolution, which incentivizes international communities to employ placemaking strategies and encourage inclusive and sustainable community change through physical urban design. Scholars argue that healthy, creative, and walkable places, parks, and streets stimulate people's interpersonal interactions ...
Smirnova, Vera, Guerra, Vanessa
openaire   +2 more sources

Statement of Purpose and Biographies [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction to Resisting Borders: Rethinking the Limits of American Studies, volume 8 of Macalester College\u27s journal Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global ...
Tapestries Editorial Collective, Macalester College
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Placemaking strategies in greening Universiti Malaya Main Library

Urban Resilience and Sustainability
Libraries are vital for learning, literacy, and fostering innovation. Emphasizing green and sustainable practices is crucial to conserve resources.
Fairuz Amanina, Zul Ilham
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developing processes for the co-creation and co-governance of urban green space in dense urban areas. A Maltese case study

TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
The lack of and inequitable access to recreational and green open space in Malta is clearly documented. In an attempt to address social inequalities, research on place-led experimentation as a co-creation and co-governance process is ongoing.
Sarah Scheiber, Wendy Jo Mifsud
doaj   +1 more source

Articulating the composite city: the case of Hong Kong [PDF]

, 2014
Symposium Theme: Composite CitiesHong Kong, with its dense verticality, public-private function mixes, and cultural mix of East and West, has long been the world model of hybrid metropolitan development. But how is this hybrid condition currently working
Bos, C, Kee, TYC
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Subversive: Space as a Movement-Making Tool [PDF]

, 2019
By exploring placemaking and indigenous memory, this paper argues that space can and should be utilized in movements against oppression. Grassroots resistance is increasingly necessary as the globally marginalized face the constant threats of ...
Schumacher, Maddie
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Making Meaningful Places: Augmented Reality for Digital Placemaking in Clearwater, Florida

ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
Enhancing public art installations with augmented reality (AR) merges the physical and digital worlds and creates a strong sense of place attachment in urban settings.
Laura K. Harrison, Howard Kaplan, Jennifer T. Matthews, Eric Santiago   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Urban living labs as innovation infrastructure for local urban intervention acceleration and student social learning: the impacts on community wellbeing in Heerlen. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2023
Blezer S, Abujidi N, Sap H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Tools and Lifehacks for Participatory Design of Public Spaces with Children 5-16 as Co-Authors

Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
The paper explore the transformative potential of children's empowerment in shaping public environments, including schoolyards. It provides insights why participatory practices are essential and can the methods of participatory design with children in ...
Tatiana Le-van, Bella Filatova, Alexandra Chertkova, Lubov Gurary   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source