Learn the definition of a sustainable city and understand what makes a city sustainable. Discover the features of a sustainable city, and see its examples. Updated: 11/21/2023 Table of Contents What is a Sustainable City? What Makes a City Sustainable? Sustainable City Features Urban Economic...
Impacts of urbanization on urban structures and energy demand: What can we learn for urban energy planning and urbanization management? Since 2007, for the first time in human history, more than half of the world's population has been living in cities. The urbanization process is a key phen....
Urban DensitySustainable LivingUrban BlockResidentialLow DenseEnergy Efficiency.Rapid urbanization, especially in developing countries, means that the worldwide tradition of living in low-rise housing is giving way to life in urban apartments. This implies huge environmental and sociocultural changes. For...
The greater Perth area is one of the fastest growing urban regions in Australia. The existing residential sector is straining waste supply and energy infrastructure, and giving rise to increasing stress on the environment. The huge predicted urban growth demands new approaches to housing, the water...
Keywords: infrastructure development; resettlement; African urbanism; sustainable urbanization; urban land governance; forced displacement 1. Introduction The port city of Beira, Mozambique's second largest, has recently become the recipient of hundreds of millions of dollars in investments from various ...
Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development The advantage of living in cities compared with rural areas with respect to height and BMI in children and adolescents has generally become smaller globally from 1990 to 2020, except in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
TheArabian Peninsularepresents one of the world's leading exporters and users of fossil fuels, an economic reality that influences the area's visions for the future and, implicitly, architecture and urban planning's role in these scenarios. A number of emerging offices are however countering these...
Sustainable Urban Environments: An Ecosystem Approach The built environment -- buildings, cities and infrastructure -- represents one of the most important contributors to climate change, while at the same time holding the key to a more sustainable way of living. The transformation from tra... J...
Urban living labs for developing sustainable innovationsFederley, MaijaFriedrich, Pirjo
The city is the space where many urban experiments take place, for example in living labs or workshops (Bulkeley & Castan Broto 2013; Meijer & Rodriguez Bolivar, 2016). However, such experiments often lack an explicit futures focus (Vervoort, 2019). Secondly, the scale of experimental futures...