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CREATING MORE PEOPLE-FRIENDLY URBAN STREETS THROUGH ‘LINK AND PLACE’ STREET PLANNING AND DESIGN

open access: yesIATSS Research, 2008
For the last fifty years, urban street planning and design in the UK and several other European countries has been led by traffic engineers who have given priority to the needs of motor vehicles.
Peter JONES
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The role of ICTs in creating the new social public place of the digital era

open access: yesAlexandria Engineering Journal, 2016
Nowadays, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have spread extensively in everyday life in an unprecedented way. A great attention is paid to the ICTs while ignoring the social aspect.
Ayat Ayman Abdel-Aziz   +2 more
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Public design of digital commons in urban places: A case study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2015
This paper can be framed within the growing interest in the public dimension of technology design: it proposes a framework for the public design of urban technologies by elaborating on the concepts of digital commons, matters of concerns and engagement. The framework is discussed through the case study of a mobility application developed within a wider
Teli, Maurizio   +4 more
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Exposure to indoor air pollution across socio-economic groups in high-income countries: A scoping review of the literature and a modelling methodology

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2020
Disparities in outdoor air pollution exposure between individuals of differing socio-economic status is a growing area of research, widely explored in the environmental health literature.
Lauren Ferguson   +5 more
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Public Space and Play Theory

open access: yesTransactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 2023
Public spaces serve as the sensory system of urban life, and are crucial for interconnecting individuals, ideas, and  cultures within the fabric of cities. This study provides a fresh interpretation of public spaces by examining people’s activities from
Pelin Isik, Christa Reicher, Ceren Sezer
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Design Governance, Austerity and the Public Interest: Planning and the Delivery of ‘Well-Designed Places’ in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland [PDF]

open access: yesPlanning Theory & Practice, 2021
This paper considers how planning authorities can achieve urban design ambitions in the context of deepening neoliberalism and fiscal austerity. Based upon a case study of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the paper reveals the innovative steps taken by the local authority to introduce new design governance tools in the face of significant resource ...
Richardson, Robert, White, James T.
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Computer designing and modeling public places of urban areas

open access: yesInterCarto. InterGIS, 2023
The high pace of life characteristic of modern society, the rapid development of urban settlements require the formation and practical implementation of fast and accurate management and design solutions for the adaptation of environmental components to human life in appropriate conditions.
Olga Malakhova   +3 more
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Embedding Place-Based Care in Age-Friendly Design for Rural Public Spaces

open access: yesBuildings
Against the backdrop of rapid population aging, rural public spaces face growing challenges in meeting the everyday needs of older adults. Drawing on a place-based care perspective, this study develops age-friendly design strategies attuned to the ...
Bo Kang, Bin Wang, Caida Yue, Xinbo Yu
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The potential of architecture and art for public recreational space organization in educational institutions

open access: yesАрхитектон
The article discusses the main directions of innovative design used to develop projects for public and recreational spaces in creativity universities taking into account their specifics.
Romanova Anna I.   +3 more
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The changing nature of urban public places in Dhaka City [PDF]

open access: yesUrbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii, 2014
Throughout the history, public places have been asserted as one of the key components of urban life for their physical, social, political, symbolic and environmental roles.
Mashrur Rahman Mishu   +2 more
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