Flexible and Sustainable Incremental Houses: Advancing Semi-Volumetric Systems of Prefabricated Construction for Rapid Urbanization in Indonesia by Viata Viriezky, Dalhar Susanto, Miktha Farid Alkadri

“…Preliminary studies have been conducted on incremental housing from urban development and financial perspectives, with none on alternative construction systems. …”
Get full text

The Impact of Innovative City Pilot Policy on Urban Land Green Use Efficiency: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from China by Hengzhou Xu, Zhongyue Li, Luyu Guo, Yingfei Liu

“…These findings carry profound implications for urban development in China and provide important lessons for promoting sustainable urban growth on a global scale.…”
Get full text

Urban Scenic Spot Activity Center Investment: Strategic Construction Company Selection Using the Grey System-II Thinking Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal S... by Shuo Zhang, Moses Olabhele Esangbedo

“…We address the intricacies of contractor selection by integrating MCDM and system thinking approaches, emphasizing the alignment of investment strategies with broader urban development goals. First, a time delay was introduced between the first and second rounds of administering the weighting questionnaire to capture decision-makers’ preferences for the evaluation criteria as System-2 thinking, then the Grey System-2 Thinking (GS2T) weighting method was proposed for group decision-making. …”
Get full text

Human involvement with the rise of artificial intelligence in the realm of Geospatial Health by Mahdi Fallah, Tajoddin Karami, Moosa Kamanroodi Kojouri

“…The ongoing research holds potential value for neurologists or mental health specialists emphasizing the significance of geographical sciences in urban development. While it´s conceivable that medical issues and events can be addressed with artificial intelligence it appears that at least for the next few decades, even with the advancement of artificial intelligence, human presence remains essential in healthcare decision-making. …”
Get full text

Food Producing Facades Key to a Sustainable Future by Christopher Paul Leınınger

“…The built environment uses substantial and increasing amounts of energy, contributing to Urban Heat Island effect, while population growth and urban development have outpaced food production globally. …”
Get full text

Understanding Sofia’s travel dynamics: Study of private traffic patterns and urban mobility by Lidia Lazarova Vitanova, Evgeny Shirinyan, Tereza Trendafilova, Dessislava Petrova-Antonova

“…They not only support economic activities and enhance social interactions but also enable urban development, global trade, and access to essential resources and opportunities. …”
Get full text

Decade-Long Changes in Disparity and Distribution of Transit Opportunity in Shenzhen China: A Transportation Equity Perspective by Qingfeng Zhou, Donghui Dai, Yaowu Wang, Jianshuang Fan

“…The results illustrated the importance of examining transportation equity over an extended period and could provide information on urban development strategies.…”
Get full text

Identification of shrinkage patterns in Japan’s four major metropolitan areas based on nighttime light and population data by Hao Zheng, Runsen Zhang

“…By providing new insights obtained from a data-driven analysis, we offer a framework for policymakers to promote sustainable urban development in the face of demographic and spatial challenges.…”
Get full text

Green Space Planning and Landscape Sustainable Design in Smart Cities considering Public Green Space Demands of Different Formats by Juan Shan, Zhuo Huang, Sibo Chen, Yue Li, Wenli Ji

“…The fast urban development leads to many complex problems. A smart city aims to solve these problems using scientific approaches. …”
Get full text

Facilitating or Hindering? The Impact of Low-Carbon Pilot Policies on Socio-Ecological Resilience in Resource-Based Cities by Yanran Peng, Zhong Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Wei Wang

“…The above findings provide insights for policymakers seeking to foster inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development in China.…”
Get full text

Exploring Key Elements and Performance of BIM and VR Technologies in the Project Management of Assembled Buildings by Zhi-hong He, Tao Liu

“…However, the traditional mode of building construction in China is rather crude, which not only fails to meet the needs of rapid urban development, but also causes serious environmental pollution and resource shortage. …”
Get full text

INTERNAL AUDIT EFFICIENCY AND PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF SELECTED MDAs IN KWARA STATE by Aminat Arike ARIYO-EDU, Ibrahim Ayodeji WOLI-JIMOH, Muhammed Lawal SUBAIR

“…The target population of the study was 102 senior audit staff from which a Sample size of 81 respondents were selected namely, Kwara State University, Federal Civil Service Commission, Ministry of Finance, General Hospital Ilorin, and Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Primary data was sourced through the administration of well-structured questionnaire using five-points Likert scale to measure the question items. …”
Get full text

Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China by Lei Shen, Lei Shen, Duanqiang Zhai, Duanqiang Zhai, Xinyong Lu, Xinyong Lu

Get full text

Information processes in Virtual 3D reconstruction of Roman Three-Bay Double Arch of Musti (Tunisia) by Jakub Franczuk

“…This work, part of the AFRIPAL project, aims to enhance understanding of the Romanization and urban development of Musti between the 5th century BC and the 3rd century AD. …”
Get full text

GIS-Based Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis of Housing Prices Oriented towards a View of Spatiotemporal Homogeneity and Nonstationarity: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China by Shaopei Chen, Dachang Zhuang, Huixia Zhang

“…Simultaneously, the factors including geographical location, transportation accessibility, commercial service intensity, and public service intensity are identified as independent variables in the context of urban development and planning. The integration and comparative analysis of multiple linear regression models, spatial autocorrelation models, and geographically weighted regressing (GWR) models are implemented, focusing on exploring the influencing factors of house prices, especially characterizing the spatial heterogeneity and nonstationarity of housing prices oriented towards the spatial differences of urban spatial development, infrastructure layout, land use, and planning. …”
Get full text

SISTEMAS FISIOGRÁFICOS DEL ÁREA NATURAL PROTEGIDA “VALLE CRETÁCICO”, PROVINCIA DE RÍO NEGRO by Romina Solorza, Marcos D. Mare

“…., while the unplanned urban development characterized by the lack of basic services in the suburbs, has led to a high rate of extraction of wood resources of the bush, the emergence of unauthorized micro rubbish dumps, greater frequency in the fire occurrence, etc. …”
Get full text

Interpretive structural modeling of factors affecting the internal development of cities in arid regions (Case study: Ardakan city by mohamad reza hatafi ardakani, mphammad hosein saraei, mohamad mahdi karimnejad, seyed ali almodaresi, saideh moayed far

“…One of the aspects of sustainable urban development and balanced physical development is in line with ecological and socio-economic environmental conditions. …”
Get full text

Quantifying urbanization-induced dynamics of urban sprawl using spatial metrics method in Adama City, Ethiopia by Shimelis Sishah Dagne, Hurgesa Hundera Hirpha, Addisu Teshome Tekoye, Zenebe Reta Roba, Mitiku Badasa Moisa

“…In the realm of urban development, a comprehensive grasp of the intricate dynamics of urban growth and sprawl is imperative for effective planning. …”
Get full text

Urban emergence in inuit territory: impacts on the Nunavik socio-ecosystem by Joliet, Fabienne, Chanteloup, Laine, Herrmann, Thora, Gibout, Stéphane, Haillot, Didier, Bhiry, Najat, Coxam, Véronique, Decaulne, Armelle

“…Therefore, we propose here a reflexive input on the recent urban development and complexity, based on the results of four research projects running since 2015–2017 within the framework of the OHMi Nunavik, Nuna, Niqiliriniq, Siqiniq and Kinngaq.…”
Get full text

Trading house of merchant A.S. Kolmakov in Tyumen. Experience of complex research, restoration and adaptation of the object by A. I. Klimenko, M. Yu. Gaydouk

“…Kolmakov’s house is one of the best examples of a special type of public urban development, the so-called “trading house”, the appearance of which is the result of the economic development of the city in the late XIX – early XX centuries. …”
Get full text