How to build a community : New Urbanism and its critics [PDF]
, 2018 The focus of the following article will be New Urbanism, an urbanistic movement which originated in the United States and advocated the establishment and reinforcing of communities through planning activities.
Łucka, Daria
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Transgressive urbanism : borderlands and urban informality of american cities along the panamerican highway [PDF]
, 2013 This study explores the ways in which political boundaries can be trespassed in order to develop subaltern forms of urbanism and edge conditions, mainly to the comparative study of border cities in the Americas, predominantly ruled by informal economies,
Suau, Cristian
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cultural geographies, 2017 What is an urban atmosphere? How can we differentiate an ‘atmosphere’ from other facets of urban consciousness and experience? This essay explores some of the wider cultural, political, and philosophical connotations of atmospheres as a focal point for critical reflections on space and subjectivity.
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Systems Thinking in the Age of Environmental Complexity: A Practical Urban Problem-Solving Framework [PDF]
Journal of Systems Thinking in PracticeUrban environments are becoming increasingly complex, so urban planning requires new and innovative approaches to address these challenges. This study explores a detailed framework to address these challenges by combining different problem-solving ...
Iman Ghalandarian, Zahra Sadat Faghih
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ALFRED-DONAT AGACHE URBAN PROPOSAL FOR COSTA DO SOL. FROM THE TERRITORY TO THE CITY. [PDF]
, 2013 This paper reviews the development of Costa do Sol, as planned by architect urbanist Alfred-Donat Agache, for Lisbon Region in Portugal. The Plano Expansão Região Oeste de Lisboa (1934-1936) prepared by Agache and requested by Portuguese Minister of ...
André, Paula +2 more
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Scenario-based study on preserving residency in historical neighborhoods with an urban acupuncture approach [PDF]
International Journal of Human Capital in Urban ManagementBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mashhad, Iran’s main pilgrimage city, attracts numerous religious visitors every year. This status led to significant socio-economic and physical transformations, particularly around the holy shrine. The rapid growth of lodging
I. Ghalandarian, Z. Zavarian
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Accessibility challenges and opportunities at Brasília Zoo: Achieving a balance between visitor experience and animal welfare [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis paper investigates the multifaceted aspects of accessibility within zoo environments, focusing on the case of Brasilia Zoo. Recognizing the importance of adopting a comprehensiv e approach to accessibility, the study aims to achieve a balance ...
Albala Paula +3 more
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Special Issue: landscape urbanism and green infrastructure [PDF]
, 2019 With the notion of landscape urbanism long neglected, interlinkages between ecology and architecture in the built environment are becoming visible. Yet, the diversity in understandings of the interconnections between cities and nature is the starting ...
Panagopoulos, Thomas
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Beyond the smart city: a typology of platform urbanism
Urban Transformations, 2022 Platform urbanism has emerged in recent years as an area of research into the ways in which digital platforms are increasingly central to the governance, economy, experience, and understanding of the city. In the paper, we argue that platform urbanism is
Federico Caprotti +2 more
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Failure matters: Reassembling eco-urbanism in a globalizing China [PDF]
, 2017 This paper is an attempt to reassess the role of failure in policy mobilities. Empirically, this paper examines the various aftermaths of, and the continuing trans-local connections originating from, the prominent but un-materialized Sino-British ...
Chang, I-Chun Catherine
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