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Sustainable housing development dynamics in the Global South: refl ections on theories, strategies and constraints

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2022
Background: Sustainability has been on the front burner of global debates in the 21st century because of the three commons: economic development, social equity and environmental stability. Central to the debate on sustainability is housing. Housing, as
Ibrahim Rotimi Aliu
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Effective Affordable Housing Provision in Developing Economies: Integrative Analysis of Users and Experts’ Solutions in Nigeria

Journal of Sustainability
Housing the urban poor remains a persistent challenge, despite evident research attention. It is pertinent to investigate the challenges in providing affordable housing (AH) using novel approaches.
Timothy Akinwande
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Improving sustainability of affordable housing using innovative technologies: Case study of SIAH-Livable

Scientific African, 2023
Rapid urbanization presents a major challenge in achieving affordable and sustainable housing. In the face of the problem, rapid urbanisation represents, there is room for innovation.
Alireza Moghayedi, Chisomo Phiri, Ann-Marie Ellmann   +2 more
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Is an Apple an Orange? A Large Language Model Benchmark for Candidate Term Extraction and Subclass Decisions Against Upper Ontologies in Engineering and Materials Science

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Building machine‐readable vocabularies for materials science is slow, expert‐driven work. This study benchmarks 13 large language models on two of its first steps: finding candidate terms in engineering articles and deciding where they belong in a class hierarchy.
Thomas Bjarsch, Maximilian Holland, Klaus Drechsler, Johannes Schilp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community-driven innovation: the social impact of Africa’s first net-zero sustainable innovative affordable house

Journal of the British Academy
Delivering sustainable and affordable housing for low-income communities remains a major challenge amid housing shortages, energy insecurity, and net-zero transition pressures.
Alireza Moghayedi
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Визначення кількісних і якісних показників доступного житла з урахуванням розміщення в місті

теорія та практика дизайну, 2021
В даній статті досліджено проблему недостатньої кількості і якості доступного житла в Україні. Виявлена вагомість і актуальність даної проблеми. Висвітлено проблеми адаптації доступного житла до потреб населення та мешканців будинку.
Kateryna Spasichenko
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Data‐Driven Materials Science for Energy‐Sustainable Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Data‐driven approaches powered by artificial intelligence are transforming materials discovery for energy sustainability. This review examines how auto‐generated high‐quality materials databases and domain‐specific language models accelerate research in photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, batteries and magnetic materials. Applications involve extraction of
Jacqueline M. Cole
wiley   +1 more source

Re-Conceptualizing Vertical Subdivision Development for Sustainable, Affordable Housing Delivery

Encyclopedia
Research on sustainable, affordable housing is evolving. Yet, its conceptual efficacy in light of the changing needs of today’s cities and targeted low-to-middle-income households remains unknown.
Nathan Tetteh, Masa Noguchi
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