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Urban form in traditional Islamic cultures
Cities, 1999Abstract A large number of random studies on traditional Islamic cities have been published over the past two decades. This paper suggests 15 studies which need to be thoroughly researched and published to add to our current knowledge base on this subject.
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The Significance of Traditional Yoruba Urbanism
Comparative Studies in Society and History, 1970The traditional Yoruba city has proved a refractory concept in the otherwise ordered universe of urban enquiry. Most students of Yoruba culture have felt obliged to treat the permanent and compact aggregations of population which were, and are, characteristic of south-western Nigeria as urban forms while yet recognizing that they differ in important ...
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Urban Vakavanua: reconciling tradition and urban development
Oceania is undergoing a period of rapid urbanisation. For many Oceanic nations, cities already hold more than 50% of their populations. This is only projected to increase as urban population growth rates are outpacing national growth rates (Keen & Barbara, 2015).openaire +1 more source
British urban morphology: the Conzenian tradition
Urban Morphology, 2001This paper describes the origins, development and characteristics of the school of urban morphological thought that is grounded in the work of M.R.G. Conzen. After considering the early influences of Schlüter and Geisler, attention is given to the concepts Conzen developed, such as the burgage cycle, the fringe belt, the morphological frame and the ...
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Urban Design and the Role of Traditional Urban Systems
1982In this paper, case examples of traditional subsystems such as bullock-carts in Poona, India, or waterways and canals in Paithan, India, are discussed.
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Integrative oncology: Addressing the global challenges of cancer prevention and treatment
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022Jun J Mao,, Msce +2 more
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Urban design in traditional Islamic culture
Cities, 1991Abstract This short paper summarizes the author's current thoughts on the problem of learning from traditional settlements. At this stage it is intended for discussion, to be followed by further elaboration and refinements in the future. The systematic citations of the author's previous work are intentional, to familiarize his work to others involved
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Recent progress in the treatment of cancer in children
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2021Theodore W Laetsch
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