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Analysis of factors affecting the normativity of the behavioral patterns of citizens in the urban space
In an urban space, which is a place for social interactions of people, different behavioral patterns emerge considering other cultures and values in...
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Capturing the Role of Civil Society for Urban Sustainability in Nepal
Rapid urbanisation and urban population growth raise problems for sustainability. The unplanned and haphazard patterns of urbanisation, with a...
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Urban Living Labs: Insights for Institutionally Promoted Urban Policies
This chapter presents the results of a study that analyzed the conditions in which it is possible to scale-up to the Urban Living Lab (ULL) approach,...
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Urban Structure, Housing Prices and the Double Role of Amenity: A Study of Nan**g, China
The skyrocketing housing prices in Chinese metropolises have generated broad concerns. Recent studies have moved beyond hedonic approaches...
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Governance of Urban Infrastructure in India: Exploring the Approaches, Attributes, and Opportunities Towards Sustainability
Of late, infrastructural issues have become the prime concern of urban governance in India. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), which are constitutionally...
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Charting Directions for—and Challenges at Being Able to Undertake—Future Research on African Urban Sexualities
The aim of this article is to summarise and draw out potential synergies across the contributions that preceded it to help chart potential future...
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Emerging Approaches for Sustainable Urban Metabolism
Extensive urbanization with rapidly increasing human population leads to changes in urban environment specially land use pattern, energy budget,...
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Urban planners’ perspectives of public participation in planning in Nigeria
Public/community participation is globally recognized today as an integral aspect of urban planning. This is evident in various international,...
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Accessibility assessment of urban public services using GIS-based network analysis: a case study in Eskişehir, Türkiye
The rapid growth of urbanization and the growing need for fair and equitable distribution of urban services is one of the important issues and...
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Social Cohesion of Functional Urban Areas (Example of Eastern Poland)
This paper is about studying social cohesion in functional urban areas (FUA). These territorial units become an important stakeholder and recipient...
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Spatial analysis of the physical resilience of old urban neighborhoods against earthquakes: a case study of the old texture of Tehran
During their growth, cities reach a point where they need to renew their structures. At this stage of urban growth, part of the urban environment...
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Dilemma of pursuing livability in China’s urban planning: the case of Longguicheng housing estate in Guangzhou
Livability is pivotal when planning human habitations. Sustainable planning strategies have been gradually adopted to enhance the livability of built...
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Assessing spatiotemporal urban green space per capita and its connectivity in a small size city in Northwest Iran
Given the rapid urbanization, the spatial patterns of green spaces in urban environments have undergone significant changes. This study aims to...
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Population grid and location quotient of land cover to capture the urban-rural nature of labour market areas in Italy
Urban-rural classifications are relevant tools for the implementation of economic and social policies that put emphasis on urbanisation patterns....
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An Archaeology of Chicago Archaeology: Urban-Heritage Dissonances from DuSable to the Mecca Flats
Archaeological practice grapples with several kinds of dissonance in and of Chicago: the current municipally mandated commissions charged with...
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The History of ISUF and Urban Morphology
The origins, main developments and fundamental characteristics of urban morphology are addressed in this chapter, making evident the crucial role of...
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Beyond informality: ‘Nimble peri-urban land transactions’ - how migrants on the margins trade, access and hold land for settlement
How do migrants on the margins trade, access, and hold land for settlement? This ethnographic inquiry based on a case study of Malawian migrants in...
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Urban–rural gap and regional inequality of local household income in Jiangsu Province, China
This paper examines the update patterns of urban–rural gap and regional inequality within Jiangsu Province from a perspective of local household...
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Territorial dynamics of spatial growth in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: understanding geographical notion of urban sustainability
Urbanization is a continuous socio-spatial process which generates territorial dynamics. The rate, pace and magnitude of urbanization differs from...
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Background of Urban Redevelopment
This chapter aims to analyse the geographic and institutional background, within an authoritarian regime, to understand the changing process of...