... This study challenges the simplistic “more is better” approach. It provides the first meta-analytic evidence distinguishing “quality versus quantity” in housing markets, offering evidence-based strategies for optimizing built environments in density-constrained cities. Huilin Liang can be contacted...

...’ aids in identifying the literature gaps and challenges hindering the optimal execution of development frameworks. Findings The process involves investigating the evolution of urban development attributes, such as the built environment, adaptive reuse, culture, community and economy, that correspond...

..., Lebanon, called Sabra and Shatila, is examined. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts qualitative methods, including fieldwork and ethnographic approaches, to examine the built environment characteristics and residents’ behavioural patterns. Additionally, a paper-based survey is conducted...

...Hibatullah Stetieh Purpose This paper aims to examine accessibility in the built environment and tries to determine the physical and attitudinal barriers affecting Persons with Visual Disabilities' (PWVDs) experience on the University of Jordan (UJ) campus. Design/methodology/approach...

.... It accordingly points to the need for devising multiple means of user involvement in the design process and allowing greater flexibility in design scripts to improve the alignment with user preferences. Actor–network theory Co-design User behaviour Built environment Design script User translation...

...Aleksandra Krstić – Furundžić; Alessandra Scognamiglio; Mirjana Devetakovic; Francesco Frontini; Budimir Sudimac Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a critical review of the key trends in the integration of photovoltaic (PV) facilities into the built environment in cities...

... they generated. Following the review of the editorials, the key content of more than 100 articles within these special issues, the content of this edition and relevant seminal literature, the analysis engages, through critical reflection, with various themes that echo the polyphonic nature of built environment...

... communities interact with a built environment, which has not been designed to cater certain spatial practices. Spatial Practice Built Environment Migration Urban Identity South Asian Communities Glasgow Adel M. Remali, Ashraf M. Salama, Florian Wiedmann MIGRATION AND URBANISM IN GLASGOW...

... are provoking a veritable process of urban makeover, which is transforming the physiognomy of the built environment. Alongside transforming the landscape of many peripheral neighbourhoods by altering mainstream architectural features of buildings and importing Western styles and taste in local construction...