Integration of urban ecosystem-based adaptation in Nepal: A policy landscape analysis. by Tshering Ongmu Sherpa

“…The breakdown of EbA integration in the policies and plans suggests that climate and urban plans substantially integrate urban EbA measures, but discrepancies exist with climate and urban policies and sectoral policies and plans. …”
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THE ROLE OF ART AND CIVILIZATION AFFIRMAATION OF THE ARABIC IDENTITY by Ayeda Joekharsha, Naaela El Hayary

“…Referring to that growth do we really have an urban planned vision that deals with the visual quality of the cityscape & the demographic Arabic identity of the city? …”
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The cultural landscape: From conservation to planning concept by Vasilјević Nevena, Radić Boris

“…The purpose of this paper is to point to legal instruments of the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia which defining the obligations of determining the landscape character in the planning concept in spatial and urban plans, as well as the re-evaluation of existing values of cultural landscapes. …”
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Civilizing suburbia by Anderson, Katie Elizabeth, 1970-

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Environmental attitude: values on urban wildlife a case study of Kuala Lumpur Urban Parks by Hj. Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim

“…The improvement of urban plans and landscape fabric can potentially advance the urban ecological environment. …”
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POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DACIAN FORTRESSES IN THE ORĂȘTIE MOUNTAINS LISTED AMONG UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES by Vitalie Bârcă

“…</p><p>            Also, the legal status of the land on which the mentioned monuments lay and its registration was not clarified until now; the land mapping; the establishment of the holders of the ring to manage UNESCO remains; the inclusion of the monuments and protection areas in the PUZ (regional Urban Plan) and PUG (General Urban Plan) type documentations of the administrative-territorial units within the range of which lie respective monuments and documentation for the draft of large scale feasibility studies for each fortress were not prepared and drafted.…”
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Greenness, civil environment, and pregnancy outcomes: perspectives with a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kyung Ju Lee, Hyemi Moon, Hyo Ri Yun, Eun Lyeong Park, Ae Ran Park, Hijeong Choi, Kwan Hong, Juneyoung Lee

“…Conclusions The greenness of the environment had a positive effect on the pregnancy outcomes, despite poor air quality and civilization. Following urbanization, planning for greenness management, environmental medicine, and public health is important and thus should be proposed as preventive methods as way of increasing birthweight and life expectancy.…”
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Building-Level Urban Functional Area Identification Based on Multi-Attribute Aggregated Data from Cell Phones—A Method Combining Multidimensional Time Series with a SOM Neural Netw... by Zhenglin Song, Hong Wang, Shuhong Qin, Xiuneng Li, Yi Yang, Yicong Wang, Pengyu Meng

“…Portraying functional urban areas provides useful insights for understanding complex urban systems and formulating rational urban plans. Mobile phone user trajectory data are often used to infer the individual activity patterns of people and for functional area identification, but they are difficult to obtain because of personal privacy issues and have the drawback of a sparse spatial and temporal distribution. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Urbanization on Water Ecosystem Services in the Dongjiang River Basin: A Spatial Analysis by Kai Jia, Ailin Huang, Xiaoling Yin, Ji Yang, Liming Deng, Zhuoling Lin

“…The study recommends that policymakers consider different urban levels when developing urbanization plans and water resource management strategies, and implement measures to maintain the synergy in the rural area and mitigate the trade-off in the developing area.…”
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Evaluation of Passive Defense Requirements in the Industrial Neighborhood (Case Study: Ahwaz Metropolis) by Dr.Saeid Amanpoor, Dr.Mostafa Mohamadi dehcheshmeh, Alireza Parviziyan

“…Theoretical data were collected through library and research projects, statistics, existing books and articles, urban plans. Field information was also collected by observation method. …”
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Modernidad, Diseño Urbano y Utopía: Notas sobre el fundamento político de las acciones de Remodelación Urbana en Santiago. El caso de CORMU 1966-1973. Primera parte / Modernity, Ur... by Valencia, Marco, Raposo, Alfonso

“…Urban Architectural Projects become more important than Urban Plans thus the concept of Urban Projects becomes a principle. …”
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Analysis of past and future urban growth on a regional scale using remote sensing and machine learning by Andressa Garcia Fontana, Victor Fernandez Nascimento, Jean Pierre Ometto, Francisco Hélter Fernandes do Amaral

“…The findings provide valuable insights for policymakers to develop more informed and conscientious urban plans, as well as enhance management techniques for urban development.…”
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A case study, Bagnoli: a difficult transition by Maria Antonietta Selvaggio

“…Between 1995, when the variant Regulation Plan of Naples Municipality was introduced, and 2005, when the Executive Urban Plan was approved, this project has been developing and completing, defining the future of the ex industrial area, according some privileged lines: enhancement of natural and landscape aspects inside the heart of Pozzuoli gulf; recovery and development of the original touristic vocation through the thermal system and bathing restoration. …”
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Spatial Assessment and Prediction of Urbanization in Maseru Using Earth Observation Data by Elhadi Adam, Nthabeleng E. Masupha, Sifiso Xulu

“…To our knowledge, this is the first detailed, long-term study to provide insights on urban growth to planners and other stakeholders in Maseru in order to improve the implementation of the Maseru 2050 urban plan.…”
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Infrastructure for China’s Ecologically Balanced Civilization† by Chris Kennedy, Ma Zhong, Jan Corfee-Morlot

“…Much of the infrastructure financing will occur in cities, with a focus on equity, environmental protection, and quality of life under the National New-Type Urbanization Plan (2014–2020). China has implemented many successful policies in the building sector, but there is still considerable scope for improvement in the energy efficiency of Chinese buildings. …”
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Impacts of the Microclimate of a Large Urban Park on Its Surrounding Built Environment in the Summertime by Majid Amani-Beni, Biao Zhang, Gao-Di Xie, A. Jacob Odgaard

“…Our data suggest that an urban plan with an even distribution of green space would provide the greatest thermal comfort.…”
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Planners, architects and landscape architects designing New Orleans : disciplinary differences in developing the unified plan by Boatright, Jessica Berman

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Structure of an African city : study of Ibadan, Nigeria : city structure and morphology by Murphy, Stephan L. (Stephan Lane), 1971-

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Issues of Meander Development: Land Degradation or Ecological Value? The Example of the Sajó River, Hungary by László Bertalan, Tibor József Novák, Zoltán Németh, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Ádám Kertész, Szilárd Szabó

“…Usually, due to a land mismanagement of agroforestry activities or urbanization plans, river regulations are designed to reduce anthropogenic impacts such as bank erosion, but many of these regulations resulted in a degradation of habitat diversity. …”
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Climate Services to Support Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas: The CLARITY Project and the Napoli Case Study by Giulio Zuccaro, Mattia Federico Leone

“…This paper will present the features of CLARITY CSIS and the results of Expert Services implemented for the City of Naples, focusing on the methods adopted to implement hazard/impact assessments and how information from climate services is tailored to support the integration of different DRR/CCA strategies within urban plans and projects.…”
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