Urban SciencePlanning for a green–blue infrastructure system around big cities, having the shape of a belt, to connect natural areas—such as green spaces, water, and agricultural land—is a solution for mitigating the challenges of climate change and urban sprawl.
Antonio-Valentin Tache +2 more
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Colloquium on Sustainable Housing and Urban Development - Papers presented, November 16, 1991 [PDF]
, 1992 iii, 106 ...
Beavis, Mary Ann +1 more
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The inhabited environment, infrastructure development and advanced urbanization in China's Yangtze River Delta Region [PDF]
, 2016 This paper analyzes the relationship among the inhabited environment, infrastructure development and environmental impacts in China's heavily urbanized Yangtze River Delta region.
Chen, W +6 more
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Strategic Planning for the Development of the Danube Area [PDF]
Romanian Review of Regional Studies, 2014 The article includes concepts, information, methodologies of spatial planning focused on the Danube carried out within the European projects "Donauregionen" and "Donauregionen+", financed by the European Union through the South East Europe Transnational ...
ANTONIO VALENTIN TACHE +2 more
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"Edible" urban forests as part of inclusive, sustainable cities [PDF]
, 2018 Feeding an increasingly urban population and ensuring the economic and social well-being of urban dwellers will be the primary challenge for cities in coming decades.
Cari\uf1anos, Paloma +4 more
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Planning and Design Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development [PDF]
, 2015 In order to create high impact low-carbon architecture it is necessary to address issues at the urban scale. This paper reviews methods adopted in the UK, Hong Kong and America and develops a series of themes that should be incorporated in modern city ...
Gao, Yun, Jiang, Wen, Pitts, Adrian
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Pollution Levels in Indoor School Environment—Case Studies
AtmosphereAir quality in school environments is of particular interest due to the significant amount of time children spend in these settings. Children, being a particularly sensitive demographic, are exposed to various pollutants at school or kindergarten.
Vasilica Vasile +3 more
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Assessment of non-hazardous industrial by-products as sustainable materials in engineering applications [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2020 The topic of the present study fits into the current internationally-spread approach, focused on efficient solutions for sustainable development, aimed to ensuring the application of a long-term and integrated waste management, in line with the ...
Cornelia-Florentina DOBRESCU
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THE HEALTHY CITY: PHYSICAL PLANNING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
, 2009 Urbanization in Indonesia has been growing rapidly, and is expected to accelerate in the future. It is envisaged that the urban population of the country will grow from 54.7% in 1995 to about 73% I the year 2020.
Yuliastuty, Nany
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Monitoring the impact of land cover change on surface urban heat island through google earth engine. Proposal of a global methodology, first applications and problems [PDF]
, 2018 All over the world, the rapid urbanization process is challenging the sustainable development of our cities. In 2015, the United Nation highlighted in Goal 11 of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) the importance to "Make cities inclusive, safe ...
Crespi, Mattia Giovanni +6 more
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