... Community Adaptive reuse Culture Sustainable development Economy Management Urban resilience Adaptability Open building movement Toolkit Urban infrastructure, design and architecture are integral contributors to the socio-economic development of an urban centre, shaping its quality of life...

... Quality of life Sustainable development Well-being In recent years, international organizations have expressed increasing interest in assessing urban development across various regions and countries. These orientations include World Development Indicators and Urban Sustainability...

... to ensure that vulnerable communities do not feel marginalized in their local environments. The approach attempts to reshape public policies and sustainable development initiatives by relying on qualitative normative factors and supporting strategies. This study aims to unveil the essential qualitative...

... in the construction industry globally and there are sustained calls to incorporate GB practices in the construction industry to achieve sustainable development and enable the attainment of the UN SDGs. Despite the fact that the benefits of implementing GBCs exist and are enticing, the concept is not being...

.... Ashraf M. Salama can be contacted at: ohi.editors@gmail.com © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Architecture Built environment Research Sustainable development Urbanism Vol. 45 no. 1 and 2, March 2019 is the first edition...

... land is critical for the sustainable development of the land. At present, even though the central government has developed the relevant adaptation strategies and implementation plans in response to climate change. Due to the limited resources, determining which protection strategy should be implemented...

...Tangwei Teng; Congyi Qu In urban development, the difference of construction time series and the diversity of the aesthetic standard all lead to the fragmentation of the urban landscape and the lack of effective integration. The research on urban landscape design based on sustainable development...

...Xiaofang Chen; Xiaohua Chen; Cong Yin; Wenlei Xia The planning and construction of innovative university science and technology parks are facilitated on the basis of urban planning reconstruction, and the sustainable development of our country is the main basis for the implementation...

... examines how the concept of Arcology and the development of the Arcosanti prototype encompasses principles of Green Urbanism and sustainable development. © 2016 Open House International 2016 Licensed re-use rights only. Arcology Arcosanti Green Urbanism Soleri Sustainable Development Ruth...

... plants were redrawn and visualised with standard normal photographs. The studies revealed that the old residential college landscape is dominated by tropical forest trees which are able to provide a significant shade to the buildings and offered a potential to achieve sustainable development due...

..., Sustainable Development, Prefabrication. Introduction The accelerated growth of urban fringes in recent years calls for a comprehensive analysis of methods and strategies that can be deployed in such areas. However, it is necessary to take several issues into account, such as: the characterization of the new...

... and devising policies for community involvement in housing provision, providing easy access to land with legal title deeds, easy access to housing finance, infrastructure, etc. © 2011 Open House International 2011 Licensed re-use rights only. Urbanization Affordable Housing Sustainable Development...

... city planning, discuss the main approach followed for sustainable city planning, and outline emerging approach in both theory and sustainable city planning practice. © 2011 Open House International 2011 Licensed re-use rights only. Sustainable City Sustainable Development Urban Planning...

... of sustainable development that crystallized in the 1980's up to the 1992 UN Conference. Grassroots-level strategies are considered important for all actions towards a sustainable way of life. The case of Finland is studied in some detail, with the conservation atlas of the historic milieu as an example...