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The role of ports in developing Danube cities: perspectives and future possibilities [PDF]
Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 2022 Over time, the Danube has been a significant transportation hub, with a key role in developing a specific category of urban settlements: port cities. Several factors influenced the expansion of these cities, each with a different intensity and impact ...
Andreea Cătălina POPA +1 more
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Analytical model of green-blue connectivity in the metropolitan area of Bucharest [PDF]
Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 2023 Planning for a green-blue infrastructure contributes to protecting nature and improving the quality of urban life by supporting the ecological, economic and social functions of urban areas.
Antonio-Valentin TACHE +2 more
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Beyond bans: A political economy of used vehicle dependency in Africa
Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2022 African countries serve as used vehicle dumping sites for advanced capitalist countries, undermining global and local goals to move toward safe and low-emissions transport.
Festival Godwin Boateng +1 more
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Aspects of the effect of confinement measures imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on outdoor air quality [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2021 Record levels of air pollution, leading to environmental degradation, deteriorating health and climate change, are affecting cities around the world. However, due to the confinement measures imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, reductions ...
Vasilica VASILE +3 more
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Land, 2023 A green-blue infrastructure is essential for achieving the European Green Deal objectives and can be used to protect large cities and their metropolitan areas against urban sprawl.
Antonio-Valentin Tache +2 more
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Fire resistance testing of ETICS systems in Romania [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2021 The fire security of buildings can be increased by the decrease of fire propagation intensity resulting from compartment fires and by using sustainable building enveloping solutions, with the role of limiting the spread of fires to neighboring floors and
Adrian SIMION +3 more
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Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 2015 The main objective of the National Seismic Network for Constructions, operated by the National Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urban Planning and Spatial Territorial Development “URBAN-INCERC”, is the monitoring of situations ...
Dragomir Claudiu-Sorin +4 more
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Using sunflower seed husks waste for sustainable thermal isolating coatings [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2020 The paper presents experimental results of the research carried out in order to obtain an innovative finishing/protection product for plasterboard surfaces, using sunflower seed husks, waste generated by the edible oils industry.
Irina POPA +3 more
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Successful, safe and sustainable cities: towards a New Urban Agenda [PDF]
, 2017 There is a growing interest among national governments and international agencies in the contribution of urban centres to sustainable development. The paper outlines the new global agendas to guide this: the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris ...
Satterthwaite, David
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Holistic assessment of sustainable urban development [PDF]
, 2010 Introducing the SUE-MoT (metrics, models and toolkits for whole-life sustainable urban development) series, this paper highlights some of the barriers that need to be addressed if the vision for holistic assessment is to be realised.
A. Price +11 more
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