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The main objective of this paper is to assess the energy efficiency of residential buildings in Tunis To this end three complementary studies were carried out at different levels Initially a diagnosis of the buildings adaptability to climate change at urban and architectural scales was established The methodology adopted was based on indicators obtained following a crossreference of environmental assessment tools This made it possible to highlight the lacunary factors related to thermal comfort According to this finding the second research was set up to focus on outdoor thermal comfort The
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Recently urban regions are experiencing prolonged heat exposure due to climate change and increased population expansion Physiological psychological and behavioural measures improve residents thermal comfort to solve the overheating issues generated by the scenario However adaptive strategies have not been clearly categorized based on the building construction process This paper systematically reviews 101 documents published from 2013 to 2023 across 22 countries with a focus on Nigeria Using descriptive statistics and content analysis we identify and categorize 52 adaptive strategies into f
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Locating on North West of Iran Tabriz the capital of East Azerbaijan Province is one of the important metropolises of the country The foundation of this historic city dated back to 1500 BC but due to the severe earthquakes few historic buildings remained from ancient eras In 2012 Tabriz was selected as the most beautiful city of Iran and it is nominated as the tourism capital of Islamic countries in 2018 Tabriz used to be the capital of Iran during different dynasties like Ilkhanid Kara Koyunlu Ak Koyunlu and Safavid it was the residence of the royal family and crown prince during the Qajar
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Urban renewal of the coastal area has regained importance in recent years The main problem with the citys coastal area is often the insufficient utilization of its potential The paper analyzes the process of urbanization and treatment of the waterfront through the three historical periods 1 traditional city 2 during Modernism and 3 contemporary urbanism Belgrade is chosen as a case study because it is located on the banks of the two rivers the Sava and the Danube and throughout history rivers had a significant role in the urban development of the city A polygon for the methodology of urban
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This paper reports on a detailed analysis of the metabolism of the Island City of Mumbai should the Indian Governments proposal for smart cities be implemented It focuses on the environmental impact of increased population density achieved by demolishing existing mediumrise 35 storey housing and replacing it with the proposed highrise 4060 storey towers The resulting increase in density places a burden on the demand on such things as electricity and water and simultaneously increases the output flows of drainage solid waste and greenhouse gas productionAn extended urban metabolism analysis
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The construction sector of the Kurdistan region of the Republic of Iraq has witnessed a huge development in the construction sector last ten years However there is a lack of awareness and legislation regarding sustainable construction in the buildings sector The aim of the paper is to find the required mechanism to introduce sustainable practice and implement sustainable construction in the buildings construction sector in Northern Iraq The main objectives of this study are identifying the barriers in sustainable construction in Northern Iraq and investigate the law and regulations in deali
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The world keeps getting better in every aspect including housing and infrastructure and the growing technology keeps improving affordable housing but the chances of completely eradicating slums will remain slim because there will always be people unable to afford better housing than slums have to offer Aside from the fact that a slum is known as being the residential environment with the poorest living conditions it is also known for various negative activities and a relatively high crime rate The notion that an environment greatly influences an individual holds out the necessity to create
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The phenomenon of planning involving citizens participation in planning literature has been from the second half of the 20th century Indeed different methods and techniques have been used in the process However participatory practices are timeconsuming and negotiations are tiresome Accordingly the integration of developing digital technologies into participatory processes has been seen as a potential to reach large audiences and provide timespace independence Within the scope of this research a detailed literature review was done regarding eparticipation and ten 10 examples representing the
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North African cities have been undergoing major transformation over the past two decades following protracted instability civic uprising and conflicts changing their perception from havens to territories of displacements with social psychological and physical problems Historic public spaces in those cities in particular form a critical part of urban environments as they have the identity livelihoods and crosscommunity engagement in a healthy and fulfilling urban fabric and culture Whilst there have been several studies on the characteristics of open spaces in urban environments there is ver
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Street vending is a dynamic phenomenon of network of events socioeconomic and cultural factors while remaining a narration of place At the metropolitan level the narrative is negatively skewed towards street vending and its aesthetic reality contemporaneously exploring hostile environmental interventions within the informal sector This paper attempted to explore a counternarrative asking based on aesthetic experience can the desired urban image to be achieved by allowing street vendors proliferate in public spaces This question was asked within the scope of the politicaleconomy of diversifi
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