...Doha Hosny Elshagea; Mohamed Moemen Afify; Sherine M. Wahba Purpose This study aims to develop an evidence-based planning and assessment framework model for school-based Outdoor Learning Spaces (OLSs) in Egypt, by integrating the presence and readiness of OLSs, design quality, and sustainability...

... Festival 2025. Design/methodology/approach The methodology adopted in this paper is a case study of the built station deploying the degrowth evaluation matrix developed by Buch Hansen et al. (2023), to assess sustainability parameters in both the teaching environment and the final result...

...Nibras Sameer; Chaham Alalouch; Saleh Al-Saadi; Mohamed S. Saleh Purpose This study aims to assess the readiness of both citizens and the government for digital participatory planning (DDP) as a contribution to the undergoing transformative shift toward smart and sustainable cities to address...

...Sucharita Srirangam; Sujatavani Gunasagaran; TamilSalvi Mari; Veronica Ng; Camelia May Li Kusumo Purpose There is an urgent need to develop a systematic tool for urban design in the cities of the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) proposes ideas to make cities...

..., the need to document this knowledge of traditional construction practices has become more evident keeping in mind the sustainable development schemes (Bodach et al., 2014). Indigenous cultures and tribes like the Khasis are potent examples of balancing tradition, culture and life patterns despite...

..., many local municipalities are putting forward efforts to revitalise these areas. However, this has caused these sites to face new pressures, such as gentrification, demographic shifts and commercial exploitation. Therefore, a sustainable redevelopment of urban heritage sites that strikes a balance...

... spaces than symbolic spaces, medieval churches as atmospheric spaces than visually-centric spaces, modern residential buildings as unsustainable machines and contemporary parks as raising awareness of sustainable environment. Originality/value Therefore, this article contributes to understandings...

...Marie Christoffersen Gramkow; Marcus Tang Merit; Ulrika Karlsson Stigsdotter Purpose During the past decade, Danish policies and legislation have increasingly focused on accessibility, which, by virtue of adopting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, has spurred new demands for the expertise...

...Tanushri Kamble; Sarika Pankaj Bahadure Purpose The urban population in Indian cities is increasing at an alarming speed. Accommodating such a huge population while sustaining the environment is a challenge in urban areas. Compact urban forms with high-density planning is claimed...

...Fay Abdulla Al Khalifa Purpose The damage humans caused to the environment post the industrial revolution fostered developing sustainability-rating systems – a number of evaluation instruments that focus on various factors to evaluate buildings and small-scale urban developments. Nevertheless...