Papers

Indian Cities are predicted to support more than 40% of India’s population and more than 75% of the national GDP by the next decade. Urban masses are facing rapidly increasing challenges from numerous natural and human-made pressures such as rapid urbanization, climate change, terrorism, and incre...

There are some differences in terms of spatial form in our cities that constantly change and grow with the developing technology. While some neighborhoods develop with an organic and spontaneous urban texture, some neighborhoods may have a grid or radial form. This study aims to examine the relation...

The aging situation of China is severe at this stage, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" has recommended that tackling aging should be raised as a national strategy. There is no doubt about the utility of parks to physical and mental health of the elderly, and it is also an important space carrier for el...

The recent economic growth in Yangon has resulted in large migration from rural areas leading to affordable housing shortage and an increase in informal settlements. Social housings have since then delivered in two approaches namely “One Million Housing Program” under government and community-le...

Contemporary design practices are often characterized by capitalist paradigms bringing about drastic transformations in historic urban fabrics. Modern societies are often heterogeneous and become spatially fragmented based on realms of social parameter. Such contemporary developments and infrastruct...

Abstract: Cold weather greatly reduces willingness and comfort of urban residents, especially in pedestrian experience and business vitality, which has brought negative impacts on cities in the extreme cold region. Urban construction in China has characterized with wide roads and huge blocks. One of...

Rapid urbanization in China is placing increased pressure on urban drainage infrastructure. Northeast coastal cities are susceptible to flood damage from typhoons and climate change is expected to produce more extreme weather events. Urban planners and local governments need better risk assessment t...

In recent years, there is a surge in Chinese cities of transforming traditional high-tech park to Innovation District as knowledge-based economy performing a key role in city competitiveness. While mainly focuses on innovation industries, Innovation District also requires specific place quality that...

User-oriented urbanism has the potential to have a major impact on people's lives, especially those of disadvantaged and/or marginalized communities- such as women and children-, so inclusive urban planning seeks to integrate the various aspects of user-oriented urbanism across the planning lifecycl...

Isocarp – 2021 In the international literature, one of the most important debates in planning practice is the gap between research, and practice (Durning, 2004; Forsyth, 2015, 2019; Goodman et al., 2017). In parallel with this international discussion, our empirical research about planning in Turk...

At present, China's urban construction has been transformed to the historical stage of fine adjustment and improvement, which means that the focus of urban planning and construction has begun to shift from the concept of speed first to quality pursuit, and gradually pay attention to people's life co...

Over the past 40 years, the social economy of China has achieved leapfrog development and the urbanization level has been continuously improved. According to the seventh national census, the urbanization rate has reached 63.89%, which means China has entered the urban era. With the achievement of pr...

The ex NATO base in Bagnoli, in the province of Naples, represents an opportunity of transformation for the contemporary city, an opportunity to reflect on the possible relationships between the consolidated historical fabric and the wider urban context. It is named “acropolis” of Bagnoli (ref. ...

With the rapid development of urbanization and the aging population, it is very important to actively promote the construction of a safe, comfortable, convenient, and livable environment for the elderly. Neighborhood built environment has a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of older adu...

Indian cities have witnessed unprecedented flows of displaced people in modern times. It began with the influx of Hindus and Sikhs from East and West Pakistan in 1947, followed by Tibetan refugees in the 1960s, Afghan Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians in the 1990s. A majority of these refugees settled i...

Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and is exposed to a range of natural hazards that can hinder development outcomes, affecting its people and the economy. Disaster management is inseparable from the aspect of funding for small to large scale disasters and the availab...

Conceptualisation and design functions in the built environment is set to be revolutionised by system innovations propagated by the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Related technological advances constitute a gamechanger in building design and construction, altering the nature of skills requirements...

ABSTRACT: "Mountain" is an important evidence for urban planning in China. The ancient capital city first carried out terrain evaluation before site selection, and planned the city based on the mountain topography. However, the site selection and construction of the capital were not unchanged. With ...

The proposition for the paper centers on identifying unique place-making attributes and spatial characteristics of future cities in the making. Drawing upon specific ecological, physical, social, and economic conditions of these cities, their planners have evolved solutions that address contemporary...

All over the world, people continue to move from a location to the other on daily basis. Ac-cording to UN Habitat, (2019) more than 1/7th of the world is in constant movement from one location to the other. These movements are influenced by the desire to seek better opportunities, the need for a les...

Abstract: As an effective method to quantify the utilization and evaluate the sustainability of natural resources, ecological footprint can indicate the degree of dependence of human production activities and living on natural resources. In order to measure the sustainable potential of the ecologica...

The rise of “fortified enclaves” across cities around the world, and especially those of the global South, has been widely discussed, documented and deliberated upon (Caldeira, Sassen, Harvey et al). Across diverse global examples, prevailing academic discourse frames these enclaves in terms of ...

The appropriate allocation and service level configuration of hospitals is of great importance in improving the quality of individuals’ life, as well as maintaining social security and social stability. Yet in traditional urban planning projects in China, hospitals are usually roughly configured a...

As the stage of urban development shifts from high-speed expansion to a steady state of quality improvement, the perspective of planning will gradually shift from focusing on the grand narrative structure to focusing on realistic problem solving. For central urban areas that have experienced the ful...

Since 2020, the urbanisation rate of China's resident population has reached 63.89%. According to the general rule of urbanisation in the world, the growth rate of urbanisation is about to slow down relatively, and is facing the choice of the "Y" path of urbanisation (physical urbanisation/intellect...

The research discusses land-based financing of sustainable infrastructure with land readjustment as an institutional innovation that might finance local sustainable infrastructure in an inclusive and participatory manner. Land-based financing with value capture describes tools with which land value ...

This paper intends to assess a Historic Urban Landscape (HUL), considering cultural heritage to play a major role in the development of a city due its diverse and adaptable nature towards change over time socially, economically as well as environmentally that in turn forms the basis for Sustainable ...

After experiencing super-large-scale urbanization and modernization, many Chinese cities have shifted their development goals from the development of urban land to the improvement of the urban built environment. In the process of high-speed construction in recent decades, Chinese cities have collage...

In India’s six largest metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru), 48% of its residents were migrants in 2011. This number is projected to become over 50% by 2021. In the case of such metros, like Delhi, the “Urban villages”, along with other unplanned development, have ...

The greatest force in combating climate change is in the hands of cities. Currently 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas and this proportion is expected to increase to 70% by 2050 (UN, 2019). The way these people will live in cities in 2050 are closely related to the choices that are b...