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From One Disaster to Another: Environmental Memory, Automobility, Suburbanisation and the Canterbury Earthquakes 2010–2011

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2026.
Broadly taking up Amitav Ghosh's (2016) comment that when it comes to climate change ‘we seem to learn nothing; our historical imagination is very limited’, this article argues that disregarding environmental memory, and past knowledge to plan a more resilient future, the Canterbury Earthquakes 2010–2011 continued and enabled suburbanisation and an ...
Katie Pickles
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Analyzing Urban Visual Environments through Spatial Patterns of Color from Street View Imagery [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Urban environments are experienced not only through their density, land use, and spatial layout but also through their visual character. Color, for instance, is a prominent feature of façades and streetscapes, affecting the perception, memory, and
K. A. P. Vergara
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Enriching streetscape habitat for urban insects: A before–after‐control‐impact study in Melbourne, Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 9, September 2026.
We demonstrate that habitat gardens on residential road verges can support a higher abundance and species richness of insects than a traditional lawn verge. As road verges comprise a substantial proportion of urban green space, converting lawn verges into habitat gardens represents a scalable and practical strategy for enhancing insect biodiversity in ...
Philippa L. Bell, Georgia E. Garrard, Kirsten M. Parris   +2 more
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Streetscape Analysis with Generative AI (SAGAI): Vision-language assessment and mapping of urban scenes

Geomatica
Streetscapes are an essential component of urban space. Their assessment is presently either limited to morphometric properties of their mass skeleton or requires labor-intensive qualitative evaluations of visually perceived qualities.
Joan Perez, Giovanni Fusco
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Towards Enhancing Nature‐Based Solutions in Flood Risk Management in Australia: A Review of Their Barriers, Enablers, and Future Perspectives

Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Flooding remains one of the most frequent and destructive natural hazards globally, causing major economic and social losses each year. In response to increasing climate extremes, Nature‐based Solutions (NbS) have emerged as a sustainable and multifunctional approach to flood risk management (FRM), integrating ecological, social, and ...
Bao T. H. Nguyen, Peter S. P. Wong, Alireza Ahankoob   +2 more
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Automatic Design Line Detection in Urban Building Images through DCT

Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
The conversion of urban building images into design lines is a valuable technique used in architecture. It aids in the analysis of design styles and building components.
Lina Davud, Selin Yildiz
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Measurement and modeling of diffuse ultraviolet radiation: A review

Photochemistry and Photobiology, Volume 102, Issue 5, Page 1048-1059, September/October 2026.
Solar UV radiation consists of direct and diffuse UV components. The diffuse component contributes to the exposure received by humans and to the risk of skin cancer and sun‐related eye disorders. This review aims to determine future research directions for the measurement and modeling of diffuse solar UV radiation.
Alfio V. Parisi, Joanna Turner, Abdurazaq Amar, Damien P. Igoe, Peter Schouten, Nawin Raj, Nathan Downs, Harry Butler   +7 more
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Public perceptions of Montréal's streets: Implications for inclusive public space making and management

Journal of Urban Management
How urban residents perceive and value the quality of public space remains crucial to inclusive urban planning and design. Yet, understanding these perceptions is often complicated by the diverse social and cultural backgrounds of city dwellers.
Rashid Mushkani, Hugo Berard, Toumadher Ammar, Shin Koseki   +3 more
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Rethinking urban streetscape: Enhancing urban design qualities for higher walkability at intersection of Itahari, Nepal

Journal of Innovations in Engineering Education
The state of Itahari Chowk currently presents the challenges stemming from urban development, prioritizing vehicular traffic. This article aims to assess the qualitative aspects of physical surroundings, aiming to identify how different urban design features affect walkability.
Aasish Bk, Ashim Ratna Bajracharya
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Knocking Off the Street: The Subversive Writings of Hong Kong's Grassroots Kings

City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how two grassroots street artists in Hong Kong, the King of Kowloon (Tsang Tsou‐choi) and the Plumber King (Yim Chiu‐tong), intervene in the city's everyday visual order. Moving beyond celebratory collective memory narratives and easy analogies to graffiti, it frames their works as subversive urban practices that rework ...
Shizheng Liang, Zihong Zhang
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