... to accelerate changes and ensure social responsiveness. However, a gap persists between rhetoric and implementation of participation mechanisms, highlighting the importance of democratic innovations (DIs) in fostering inclusive governance, especially in urban planning. This paper introduces the democracy radar...

... 09 2021 19 09 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Population density Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment Urban planning An increase in the urban population is a challenge for sustainable urban development...

...Hisham Abusaada; Abeer Elshater Purpose Over the coming decades, the widespread application of social distancing creates challenges for the urban planning and design profession. This article aims to address the phenomenon of boredom in public places, its main influences that generate change...

... to alleviate the confusion and hardship caused by the absence of a consensus on what constitutes a successful TP in the fields of architecture, urban planning and related disciplines. Mahmoud Abdellatif is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: mlatif@iau.edu.sa 24 12 2019 22 03...

... and urban planning, the regime tried to promote the image of an updated society; restructuring of the urban space was part of this process. However, the majority of the urban projects disregarded the financial ability of low-income groups and eventually benefited only the middle and upper classes. Also...

...Gehad Megahed; Abeer Elshater; Samy Afifi Purpose This paper focuses on the competencies and skills needed in preparing graduates of urban planning schools to meet the real-world challenges of professional practices. The present work explores the gap between skills and knowledge required to excel...