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Project report. A subtropical urban community, investigating medium to high density residential typologies by Design Charrette [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The Centre for Subtropical Design at QUT, in partnership with the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council, conducts research focused on 'best practice' outcomes for higher density urban living environments in the subtropics through the study of ...
Kennedy, Rosemary
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INDICATORS OF URBAN SUSTAINABILITY IN MEXICO [PDF]

open access: yes
The principal objective of this project is to summarize the characteristics that define urban sustainability in Mexican cities; its basic principles and the advantages of their application in the development of future cities, as well as the description ...
Jesús DE HOYOS-MARTÍNEZ   +1 more
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HQE²R - an European assessment tool towards sustainable neighbourhoods [PDF]

open access: yes
The Institute of Ecological and Regional Development (IOER) is the German contractor of "Sustainable Renovation of Buildings for Sustainable Neighbourhoods" (HQE²R - Haute Qualité Environnementale et Economique Réhabilitation), partially funded by the EC
Blum, Andreas, Martin, Holger
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Predicting and simulating future land use pattern : a case study of Seremban district [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
As long as rapid urbanization which is a result of natural population growth and rural urban migration due to push and pull factors of social and economic conditions as well as the moving of urban populations from major city centres to urban fringe areas
Shamsuddin, Shamsaini, Yaakup, Ahris
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The Gap Between Knowledge and Action: Obstacles, Restraints and Deficits During the Execution of Refurbishments [PDF]

open access: yes
This article outlines the initial draft of a PhD project which investigates refurbishment or rehabilitation projects in two German cities. The study focuses on obstacles, restraints and deficits as well as factors of success, which can be identified ...
Tobias Woll
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“Space Production” and “Place-Making”: A Study on the Regeneration Process of Zhongshan Road Historic District in Qingdao, China

open access: yesBuildings
Urban regeneration is an important issue in urban development, in which the regeneration of historic districts is a frontier and sensitive field. In this study, the regeneration process of Zhongshan Road Historic District in Qingdao, China, spanning over
Xiaowen Ma, Bin Li, Kaihan Yang
doaj   +1 more source

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Geography, 2011
Cities absorb 90% of the natural resources which are exploited on the planet and are the origin of imbalances in sustainability. It is clear that achieving a sustainable balance depends upon cities becoming more efficient in their environmental management and making citizens aware of their responsibility.
María Jesús GONZÁLEZ   +1 more
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Sustainable Urban Land Development

open access: yesThe Academic Research Community publication, 2019
Rapid Urbanisation trends worldwide has resulted in 54% of the world population living in urban areas, in 2014 from 39%, in 1980. As per 2014 Revision of World Population Prospects, UN, 2014, India & China are expected to be the largest contributors to the estimated increase in urban population till 2050.
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