Des SfN avant l’heure : ce que nous en disent les opérations de mitigation urbaine en zone inondable. Le cas des villes ligériennes by Marie Fournier, Mathilde Gralepois

“…In France, the urban development of floodplains is increasingly attempting to combine flood risk management, recreation, education, biodiversity and environmental preservation. …”
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Saisir les liens entre trame bleue, paysages de l’eau et projets urbains by Anne Rivière-Honegger, Sylvie Servain, Gilles Armani, Dominique Andrieu, Hervé Parmentier

“…The implementation in France of a renewed approach reintegrating urban development within its environment, the Green and Blue Network (Grenelle law n° 2010-788, 12 July 2010), provides an opportunity to study the links between rivers and cities. …”
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Politiques paysagères en action pour la protection et la valorisation du patrimoine naturel et culturel by Bonnefond Mathieu, Sylvie Servain-Courant, Laura Verdelli

“…The operational « landscape» dispositions are, quite often, connected to public action instruments largely relating to landscape planning, urban development and protection of nature. Having in mind the complexity of the object landscape, the regulation modes seem to be mainly inadequate. …”
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A Year in Review: Key Milestones & Achievements of the European Journal of Geography in 2024 by Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras, Kostis C. Koutsopoulos

“…The report highlights how geography continues to offer valuable insights and practical solutions for issues such as sustainable urban development, geography education, and societal transformation. …”
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Innovative Integration and Optimization of RE and Smart Energy Management Systems in Skyscrapers: Enhancing Sustainability and Energy Self-Sufficiency in Vertical Cities by Yan Bingzhuo

“…Skyscrapers have become a vital part of modern urban development, offering efficient space utilization in increasingly dense cities. …”
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From megaprojects to tourism gentrification? The case of Santa Cruz Verde 2030 (Canary Islands, Spain) by Marcus Hübscher

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Le rôle fondateur du paysage dans la création des villes coloniales marocaines by Mounia Bennani

“…Nearly a century later, Rabat’s landscape heritage is at the heart of the matter : the public gardens created in the 1920s, and which are the lungs of today’s city, have been classified and put on the list of the cultural heritage list ; the story of the “park system” known such as in Rabat is taught in the architecture schools, and the urban development project of Rabat is planning to raise the current ratio from 20 m² of green space per inhabitant to 30 m².…”
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Impact of Urbanization Process on Extreme Precipitation Events Based on Non-Stationary GEV Model by WU Haoran, LAN Tian, CHEN Yongqin, WU Yanrui, QIAO Tianling, LI Minglin

“…In recent years, the increase in extreme precipitation events has significantly impeded urban development. To explore the relationship between urbanization and extreme precipitation events, Shenzhen City was investigated in this study. …”
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Adaptive Property Reuse for Social Housing: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices by Sanchaniya Rashmi Jaymin, Černeckienė Jurgita, Gudumasu Naga Shilpa, Kundziņa Antra

“…Through a comprehensive literature review and analysis of case studies, the research investigates how adaptive reuse can address housing shortages while promoting sustainable urban development. The study identifies key economic, environmental, and social benefits of adaptive reuse in social housing, including cost savings, reduced environmental impact, and community revitalisation. …”
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Les capitales des cités gauloises, simulacra Romae ? by Michel Reddé

“…The archaeological inquiry presented here shows that, at least in Gallia Comata, the rise of new civitas-capitals is not an uniform phenomenon and that several factors played a decisive part in this process: the Protohistoric legacy, which needs to be profoundly re-evaluated in relation to our traditional vision, the dynamic relating to urban development prior to the Conquest, the place of large late Iron Age sanctuaries, the establishment of the new road network which altered the earlier geographical and economic balance, the involvement of local elites, their degree of integration into the new Roman political structures and their wealth which determined their capacity for euergetism. …”
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La ville durable, un territoire d’avenir pour la biodiversité urbaine ? by Delphine Gramond

“…However, at a time when the “biodiversity” dimension is at the heart of concerns relating to sustainable urban development, as in the example of the City of the Future programme supported by the French government since 2008, the question of the means envisaged for promoting biodiversity is worthy of interest. …”
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Paysage de l’eau et politiques de (ré)aménagement dans le delta du fleuve Rouge by Tien Tam Nguyen, Bernard Davasse, Thai Huyen Nguyen

“…The development of these "ponds of the environment" can be considered as a paradox given the excessive urban development that has transformed or is in the process of transforming into building land many waterscapes in the capital’s region.…”
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A contribution to the study of the history and architecture of the 'Rosija' Insurance Company building in Belgrade (1904-1908) by Andrić Dunja, Kiproski Sanja

“…Built in the spirit of the Vienna Secession movement, with its height and volumetric characteristics, the edifice embodied the urban development of Terazije and became a recognizable visual topos of the capital of the Kingdom of Serbia. …”
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Paysage, pratiques « habitantes » et aménagement des interfaces ville-fleuve à N’Djamena (Tchad) by Mounsi Febo

“…This situation has led to considerable pressure on the river environment which has not been adequately addressed in urban development policies. These policies have been based on a top-down implementation of Agenda 21 and have not taken into account the expertise of the local population. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to predict residential location choice: A comparative analysis by Vahid Noferesti, Hamid Mirzahossein

“…These findings offer valuable insights for policymakers and urban planners to optimize land use, transportation, and urban development strategies.…”
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Miserable victims or Troublesome delinquents? A Critical perspective on the news media coverage of Chinese rural left-behind children by Ruixia Sun, Wei Han

“…The fast urban development in China has attracted many migrant workers in rural areas heading for cities due to more job opportunities and higher salaries. …”
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Identifying urban, transportation, and socioeconomic characteristics across US zip codes affecting CO2 emissions: A decision tree analysis by Maged Zagow, Marwa Elbany, Ahmed Mahmoud Darwish

“…Understanding the factors contributing to CO2 emissions is pivotal for informed policy-making and sustainable urban development. This study probes the interconnections between urban attributes, transportation patterns, and socioeconomic factors concerning CO2 emissions using Decision Tree analysis across a substantial dataset of US zip codes. …”
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Urban heat island distribution, transformation, and projection (Case study: Jakarta City in 2000, 2020, and 2040) by Fabiola Candraningtyas Callista, Arkan Maulana Fikri, Suhardono Sapta

“…This research provides critical guidance for urban planners and policymakers to implement effective UHI mitigation strategies, promoting sustainable urban development and enhancing the resilience of Jakarta’s urban environment against future climate challenges.…”
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L’urbanisme balnéaire : processus de colonisation ou aménagement durable du littoral ? by Roland Vidal

“…All the resorts were conceived on an identical urban development plan: an orthogonal chequering leant on the seafront. …”
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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. …”
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