Focal point
Location
Cikcilli District, Saraybeleni Street No:7 07400 , Alanya, Antalya, Turkey
The journal promotes original academic contributions that are cross-disciplinary to strengthen research under three main areas: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities; Territorial Studies; and Urban Transformations.
In this regard, the journal has aimed to:
- discuss the role of urban planners, urban designers, and architects in enhancing social and economic aspects of the built environment.
- discuss emerging social and economic challenges and problems facing global cities within other scientific fields.
- develop theoretical and methodological foundations in respect of the social and economic problems of contemporary urbanization.
- bring a scientific view to emerging social and economic challenges in urban spaces.
- provide sufficient comparisons of different challenges and solutions facing cities and societies, as referred to in the aforementioned main aim of the journal.
- discover and identify innovative methods and techniques to overcome the aforementioned challenges.
Contributions are welcome from across the full range of social sciences and arts and humanities disciplines. It is expected that the contributors will provide advanced empirical and theoretical knowledge referring to contemporary urban affairs - from both positive and normative perspectives. Priority for publication is given to research articles that are specifically written for a multidisciplinary audience with the highest quality and impact. In this regard, the journal looks for articles that are innovative and demonstrate excellent research and development.
Members:
Resources
Displaying 21 - 25 of 103The Nexus between Residential Density, Travel Behavior and Traffic Congestion in Developing Metropolitans: A Case Study of Harare, Zimbabwe
There is a noticeable dearth of empirical studies on the mediating role of travel behaviour on the influence of residential density on traffic congestion in developing countries particularly in Zimbabwe To address this gap this study examined the effect of residential density on traffic congestion and delved into the potential mediating role of travel behaviour in this relationship This study used data from a sample of 384 households in the Harare metropolitan province of Zimbabwe Structural equation modelling was used to test the research hypotheses The findings indicate that residential d
Disaster Vulnerability Assessment of Low-Cost Houses in Java Island
Among all of the Indonesian islands Java poses the highest risk for all types of disasters making it a significant threat to lowcost houses due to its high population vulnerability The objective is to enhance comprehension of it by conducting a building typology analysis concerning various natural hazards risks The methodology consists of 10 sample houses field observation AutoCAD drawing literature analysis and built environment expert interviews The results developed four categories of houses emphasising brick or timber walls with a combination of clay tile or zinc roofs Related to disast
Revitalizing Urban Governance: Integrating Smart Growth and Decolonial Perspectives for Municipal Empowerment in Shaping Growth Across Egyptian Desert Landscapes
This article explores the connection between Smart Growth and the decolonization of urban growth management in Egypt examining the impact of former colonial influence on present urban policy and practices Drawing insights from the urbanization of Egyptian desert areas before and after the New Urban Communities Program NUCP it scrutinizes how historical influences adversely affect contemporary approaches inducing socioeconomic impacts The primary objective is to identify the root causes of misguided urban growth management practices arguing that monoinstitutional and sectoral development is
Impact of Urban Heat Island on Formation of Precipitation in Indian Western Coastal Cities
Rapid urbanization is leading to a drastic hike in anthropogenic activities and urban surface alterations As a result there are many repercussions one of them being higher temperatures in urban areas when compared to rural areas This phenomenon is termed Urban Heat Island UHI The impacts of urban surface characteristics climate and population density on UHI have been extensively studied However the influence of UHI on the local climate remains elusive Relatively few studies demonstrate interrelation between UHI population density and unanticipated precipitation events Therefore it is import
Psychological Effects of Walking and Relaxed Sitting in Urban Greenspaces During Post-pandemic: A Case Study in Bogor City, Indonesia
The COVID19 pandemic disrupted the world order from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022 The COVID19 pandemic has had a significant impact on changes in healthy living practices such as decreased physical exercise and increased stress compromising psychological wellbeing The psychological impacts of walking and relaxing in urban green spaces on IPB University students are investigated in this study Bogor City AlunAlun Sempur Park and Heulang Park were used for the experiment Participants completed 15 minutes of walking and relaxed sitting before and after the experiment and the psycholo