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SUSTAINABLE CITIES

open access: yesConference Proceedings, 2023
ABSTRACT This study analyses the publicly available Sustainable Cities Index (SCI) 2023 indicators produced by Corporate Knights Inc. The index, which is typically based on statistical data, examines the sustainability of seventy major cities in the world and characterizes it with scores. These are the subject of the research just described. The aim of
Ngamba, Divin Eyir   +2 more
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Satellite Imaging Techniques for Ground Movement Monitoring of a Deep Pipeline Trench Backfilled with Recycled Materials

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
The damage to pipeline infrastructures caused by reactive soils has been a critical challenge for asset owners. Sustainable backfilling materials have recently gained interest to stabilize highly reactive zones as a pre-emptive approach towards ...
B. Teodosio   +3 more
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Towards Sustainable Cities [PDF]

open access: yesManagement Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy, 2017
Cities of the future should be sustainable, knowledge and innovation oriented, technology-enabled in order to support development and value creation for citizens, businesses, communities, and society. Cities as sustainable organizations should proceed by adopting a smart cities approach as a vision and strategic perspective driving the future urban ...
André Sorensen   +2 more
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A Chebyshev Spectral Collocation Method-Based Series Approach for Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer in a Micropolar Fluid past a Permeable Flat Plate

open access: yesJournal of Applied Mathematics, 2022
This paper demonstrates the applicability of the large parameter spectral perturbation method (LSPM) to a coupled system of partial differential equations that cannot be solved exactly.
T. M. Agbaje, G. Makanda
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Numerical Solutions for Laminar Boundary Layer Nanofluid Flow along with a Moving Cylinder with Heat Generation, Thermal Radiation, and Slip Parameter

open access: yesAbstract and Applied Analysis, 2021
The investigation of the numerical solution of the laminar boundary layer flow along with a moving cylinder with heat generation, thermal radiation, and surface slip effect is carried out.
Titilayo Morenike Agbaje   +1 more
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Sustainable Cities

open access: yesCalenda, 2017
The development of green, ecological city or Eco-city has been introduced as a mean to support sustainable urban development within a social, economic, environmental and demographic con-text (Tsolakis, Anthopoulos, 2015). The Eco-city concept was introduced by Urban Ecology, a non profit organization that was founded in 1975 by Richard Register ...
Frank Gaffikin, Mike Morrissey
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Effects of Initial Surface Evaporation on the Performance of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Paste at Elevated Temperatures

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Geopolymer concrete is a valuable and alternative type of concrete that is free of traditional cement. Generally, geopolymer concretes require a source material, which is rich in silicon and aluminum.
Thathsarani Kannangara   +3 more
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Unpacking Shifts of Spatial Attributes and Typologies of Urban Identity in Heritage Assessment Post COVID-19 Using Chinatown, Melbourne, as a Case Study

open access: yesArchitecture, 2023
Many studies acknowledge the significance of assessment frameworks for urban heritage sites in preserving their identities. Due to the pandemic and its impact on heritage sites and visitors, the spatial features and identities of many heritage sites have
Shiran Geng   +3 more
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Connecting formal and informal spaces: a long-term a multi-level view of Medellín’s Metrocable

open access: yesUrban Transformations, 2020
The inauguration of Medellín, Colombia’s aerial cable car in 2004, is widely seen as a key turning point in reversing the city’s historical reputation for drug and gang-related crimes towards greater inclusiveness and public safety.
Madeleine Galvin, Anne Maassen
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