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A Quantitative Morphological Method for Mapping Local Climate Types

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2021
Morphological characteristics of cities significantly influence urban heat island intensities and thermal responses to heat waves. Form attributes such as density, compactness, and vegetation cover are commonly used to analyse the impact of urban ...
Daniela Maiullari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transgressive urbanism : borderlands and urban informality of american cities along the panamerican highway [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +7 more sources

Bicycle Urbanism, Blog 7 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Student blog posts from the Great VCU Bike Race ...
Sankoh, Mariam
core   +1 more source

Scalable Perovskite Quantum Dot Glass Nanocomposites for High‐Efficiency Luminescent Solar Concentrators

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study evaluates the scalability of PQD GNC‐based LSCs for BIPV applications. Experimental data and Monte Carlo simulations predict performance up to 1 m2, achieving a peak power conversion efficiency of 3.17%. The results confirm the viability of these LSCs for energy‐efficient building applications.
Emre İlter   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining New Urbanism Principles in Cold and Semi-Arid Climate Regions

open access: yesArchitecture Image Studies Scientific Journal
In the design of historical cities, particularly in the structure of traditional neighborhoods, climate, along with the culture, identity, and sense of belonging of the neighborhood residents, holds great importance. The patterns and structural models of
Halil Ibrahim Shanli, Ayda Zeinali Farid
doaj   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF SOFT MOBILITY TOWARDS STRENGTHENING URBAN TRANSFORMATION AND SUSTAINABLE WELL-BEING: CASE STUDY: MANSOURA CITY, EGYPT [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Engineering Research - Egypt, 2018
This research investigates the method of soft mobility role on Egyptian neighborhood unit. It discusses itsrelationship with the main principles of New Urbanism.
Mai Madkour, Alaa ELMANZLAWI
doaj   +1 more source

Bicycle Urbanism, Blog 5 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Student blog posts from the Great VCU Bike Race ...
Grenzebach, Justin
core   +1 more source

Advanced Air Electrodes for Reversible Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical Cells: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (R‐PCECs) face challenges from sluggish and unstable oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in the air electrode. This review discusses recent progress in triple‐conducting air electrodes, emphasizing mechanisms, performance factors, and design strategies, offering guidance for creating efficient and ...
Xi Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Place-Behavior Patterns in Houses before and after the Earthquake in the Village of Sarand [PDF]

open access: yesPizhūhish/hā-yi Rūstāyī, 2019
Sarand is a village in the county of Harris in the East Azerbaijan province, Iran. In 2012, it suffered a total destruction in an earthquake. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the housing pattern proposed for the injured and to compare it with the
Minou Gharehbaglou, Shahin Farrokhi
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a paradigm of Southern urbanism

open access: yes, 2017
In this paper I argue that cities in the global South constitute a distinctive ‘type’ of human settlement. I begin by critiquing Brenner and Schmid’s concept of planetary urbanization which erases difference among cities and locates the essence of ...
Seth Schindler
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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