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ClockBoard: A zoning system for urban analysis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Spatial Information Science, 2022
Zones are the building blocks of urban analysis. Fields ranging from demographics to transport planning routinely use zones - spatially contiguous areal units that break-up continuous space into discrete chunks - as the foundation for diverse analysis ...
Robin Lovelace   +2 more
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A New Urban Functional Zone-Based Climate Zoning System for Urban Temperature Study [PDF]

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
The urban heat island (UHI) effect has been recognized as one of the most significant terrestrial surface climate-related consequences of urbanization. However, the traditional definition of the urban–rural (UR) division and the newly established local climate zone (LCZ) classification for UHI and urban climate studies do not adequately express the ...
Zhaowu Yu   +3 more
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Local Climate Zone in Xi’an City: A Novel Classification Approach Employing Spatial Indicators and Supervised Classification

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
The Local Climate Zone (LCZ), as a foundational element of urban climate zone classification proposed by Oke and Stewart, categorizes urban surface types based on 10 influential parameters affecting the urban heat island effect, such as building density,
Duo Xu   +5 more
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More Than Thirty Years of Environmentally Sensitive Area Loss in Wuhan: What Lessons Have We Learned from Urban Containment Policy?

open access: yesLand, 2022
In an attempt to curb urban land growth and protect environmentally sensitive areas during the urbanization period, urban containment policies in different forms have been implemented over the last three decades at the national and local levels.
Kehao Zhou, Ronghui Tan
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A contribution to the judicial review process of the development plans: A guide proposal for planning criteria and the principles of urbanism

open access: yesİstanbul Hukuk Mecmuası, 2023
Zoning plans can be said to be technical legal documents composed of written and visual materials for determining the spatial characteristics and functional identity of urban settlements.
Koray Özcan
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A method of estimating imperviousness for the catchment modelling of urban environments

open access: yesJournal of Hydroinformatics, 2023
Urban impervious surfaces, a symbol of urbanisation, have permanently changed urban hydrology behaviour and play a critical role in modelling rainfall-runoff process.
Siming Gong   +2 more
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Zoning and Segregation in Urban Economic History [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2021
Abstract Recent work has argued that zoning is responsible for racial segregation, disparities in public goods provision, growing regional inequality, and exploding housing costs in productive areas. However, the slow-moving nature of land regulation’s effects suggests a crucial need for historical perspective to understand how zoning has shaped ...
Allison Shertzer   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Legal Problems of Complex Development of Territories (Part 1)

open access: yesУправленческое консультирование, 2022
The article deals with the problems of integrated development of territories in the context of site planning, urban zoning and methods of disposal of public property: privatization, concession agreements, public-private partnerships. Current legislation,
S. I. Shulzhenko
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Functional zoning in urban planning and architectural design [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The article discusses a variety of issues, concerning functional zoning. These questions are being considered, starting from the wide-scale urban territories and up to small private plots and dwellings. The urban planning and design are being analyzed in
Stetsky S.V.   +2 more
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Land Conservation Tools and Zoning

open access: yesEDIS, 2023
FOR195, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Lauren McDonell and Martha C. Monroe, outlines land conservation tools and the types of zoning that can improve ecological conditions, create recreational opportunities, and reduce human conflicts in the ...
Lauren McDonell   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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