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An open risk index with learning indicators from OSM-tags, developed by machine learning and trained with the WorldRiskIndex [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019 While climate change is already a real issue in many parts of the world, it is even more threatening the well-being of future generations. The SDG 1.5 explicitly aims to reduce the vulnerability and exposure to climate related hazards by 2030.
D. Feldmeyer, H. Sauter, J. Birkmann
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Relationship between traditional and contemporary elements in the architecture of Orthodox churches at the turn of the millennium [PDF]
Facta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2015 The paper will present the contemporary practice of church architecture in Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian and Greek orthodox churches, at the end of the XX and the beginning of the XXI century, and analyse the relationship of traditional and ...
Manić Božidar +2 more
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Planning ahead in spatial search
, 2022 From foraging for food to choosing a career, many decisions in life involve multi-step planning: choices made early ondetermine which choices will become available later. How do people plan in such contexts? We present a spatial MazeSearch Task (MST), that resembles real-life spatial search tasks, where subjects search for a goal in partially observed ...
Marta Kryven +3 more
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Frontiers in EducationIntroductionHigher education is under growing pressure to produce graduates capable of addressing sustainability challenges, yet the gap between classroom theory and real-world practice remains difficult to bridge.
Yang Guo, Zeyu Cao, Lu Lu, Haijun Bao
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Modeling the spatial dynamics of land cover transitions and vegetation conditions in Abuja city, Nigeria [PDF]
Urbanization, Sustainability and SocietyPurpose – This paper aims to assess the current and future dynamics of land cover transitions and analyze the vegetation conditions in Abuja city since its establishment as the capital of Nigeria in 1991.
Yoksa Salmamza Mshelia +2 more
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Urban ScienceThe capacity for urban innovation is a significant symbol of contemporary urban development. In order to promote sustainable urban innovation, it is crucial to match and optimize innovation spaces, actors, and their behavioral needs.
Luhui Qi +5 more
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Spatial Planning in Ghana: Exploring the Contradictions
Planning Practice & Research, 2017 The purpose of this research is twofold: to explore the complexity of spatial plan preparation and implementation in Ghana using Kumasi as a case study; and second, to examine the contradictions of spatial plans and 'actual development' occurring in Kumasi. Using social science research methods (semi-structured interviews) and physical survey (land use
Korah, Prosper Issahaku +2 more
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SOCIAL NETWORKS AS SOURCE OF GEO-CARTOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS
InterCarto. InterGIS, 2017 The main aim of this paper is to investigate the use of data accessible through social networks on issues pertaining to contemporary needs of geographic and cartographic analysis and configuration of today’s urban reality.Today, with the widespread use ...
N. Karanikolas, I. Toumpalidis
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Applied Sciences, 2019 The European Union (EU) has assigned municipal governments a key role in the transformations needed to achieve its climate and energy objectives. One of the main initiatives of the EU has been the “The Covenant of Mayors”, launched in 2008 ...
Francisco Javier Abarca-Alvarez +3 more
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Conceptualising Quality in Spatial Planning [PDF]
Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning, 2019 Quality discourses help to legitimate professions. This article therefore addresses the crucial question of how quality can be framed in spatial planning. Based on the context of spatial planning in Austria, this article introduces a normative framework for quality in spatial planning that considers the four dimensions of content, planning methodology,
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