The Future of Transportation Design: Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality in Autonomous Vehicles by Praveena K, Manjunatha, Dutt Amit, Khan Irfan, Maan Preeti, Hussien Raghad Ahmed

Get full text

Log Construction Practices and Future Outlook: Perspectives of Finnish Experts by Johanna Lehtonen, Hüseyin Emre Ilgın, Markku Karjalainen

“…Key findings highlighted that: (1) interviewed experts emphasized the environmental benefits of log construction; (2) moving log buildings from one place to another was considered a natural way to reuse logs, but several challenges regarding wet areas and incompatibility of different producer profiles were reported; (3) single-material construction of log was stated to have many advantages such as ease of application during erection and relatively long service life; (4) log structures were mostly associated with health, safety, coziness, beauty, and warmth; (5) increasing trend in the use of log construction in large-scale public projects was reported; (6) experts stated that the use of logs in high-rise buildings in Finland is underdeveloped, but hybrid applications using engineered wood products can provide a solution to this issue; (7) modern log cities can be designed with proper solutions, paying attention to several issues e.g., large glass-faced facades; (8) cost competitiveness, familiarity, fire safety, and facade cladding were assessed among the biggest challenges of log construction; (9) issues such as increasing number of contractors specializing in log buildings, robotics in production automation, digitization of manufacturing control were on the future agenda of log construction. …”
Get full text

Knowledge politics in the smart city: A case study of strategic urban planning in Cambridge, UK by Timea Nochta, Noura Wahby, Jennifer M. Schooling

“…This paper highlights the need and opportunities for constructively combining different types of (analogue and data-driven) knowledges in evidence-informed policy decision-making in future smart cities. Problematizing the assumed universality and objectivity of data-driven knowledge, we call attention to notions of “positionality” and “situatedness” in knowledge production relating to the urban present and possible futures. …”
Get full text

MANAGERIAL ABILITY AS AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE SME PERFORMANCE THROUGH COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE PANDEMIC TIME COVID 19 by Ratnawati Ratnawati, M. Taufiq Noor Rokhman, Yayuk Ngesti Rahayu

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate competitive advantage as a mediator for the influence of managerial ability on the performance of SMEs in Malang City. …”
Get full text

Readiness factor identification Bandung city MSMEs use blockchain technology by Ayu Endah Wahyuni, Anita Juraida, Asep Anwar

Get full text

Territory of Agon. Civilian Perspective in a Besieged City in the Computer Game This War of Mine by Kamila Gieba

Get full text

Security and Privacy in the Industrial Internet of Things: Current Standards and Future Challenges by Teklay Gebremichael, Lehlogonolo P. I. Ledwaba, Mohamed H. Eldefrawy, Gerhard P. Hancke, Nuno Pereira, Mikael Gidlund, Johan Akerberg

Get full text

Future Research for Financing of the Railway Transportation Infrastructure Project (Golgohar Mine) by Mahla Afsharpour

“…Sirjan is the main transit point for goods to eastern Iran, as well as Europe and the Persian Gulf and the return route of all commercial goods is from Shahid Rajaei port of Hormozgan to Central Asian countries, Caucasus and Russia. This city has a significant role and position as a special economic hub based on the advantages of docking, in the economic structure of Kerman province and in the future, the importance of this economic position will increase. …”
Get full text

Role of the future creative universities in the triple helix of science and technology corridors by Iraj nabipour, Abdolmajid Mosleh, Majid Assadi

“…The knowledge region is clearly a triple helix phenomenon par excellence: universities, governments and businesses combine their efforts to construct a common advantage which they would not be able to offer on their own. The future creative universities in connection with the knowledge city-regions not only will deal with innovation and entrepreneurial training but also produce a competitive, vibrant environment with high indices for quality of life and full of green technologies. …”
Get full text

Development of the sphere of recreation and tourism - direction of digital transformation “Smart City” by Baranova A., Vorobey E.

“…And this will lead to the future development of “smart city” as a whole.…”
Get full text

Interpretation of Disruptive Innovation in the Era of Smart Cities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Gábor Nick, Ferenc Pongrácz, Edit Radács

“…Industry 4.0 is an imagined future, which in our opinion – in direct or indirect ways – would have a fundamental influence on smart cities and their environment and regions, given that their primary goal is to improve a country's competitiveness. …”
Get full text

Promotion of the cultural heritage of Mediterranean city in the scope of upgrading cultural tourism by Đokić Vladan, Radivojević Ana, Roter-Blagojević Mirjana

“…Cultural tourism in Montenegro has a modest tradition and only recently through valuable but sporadic initiatives and encouragements from Europe, attempts to valorize its own potentials, making them competitive through creative projects and programs. …”
Get full text

Ostrakinda: A Game-Based Learning Toolkit for Ancient Mediterranean Cities by Muhammet Ali Heyik, Meral Erdoğan, Togan Tong

“… The study develops the 'Ostrakinda' toolkit for teaching morphologies of ancient Mediterranean cities. The methodology consists of a triple structure involving design, play, and analysis phases. …”
Get full text

ANALISIS PERSEPSI STAKEHOLDER TERHADAP KINERJA CITY BRANDING KOTA MEDAN by , WILLY IRAWAN, , Yulia A. Widyaningsih, M.B.A., Ph.D.

“…Against these results, it is expected the city of Medan need to immediately take action against the city branding is innovative, if it does not want Medan got an identity crisis in the future. …”

Rankings, creatividad y urbanismo by JOAQUÍN SABATÉ, MANUEL TIRONI

“…Por último nos obliga a reflexionar sobre el valor que se le otorga a lo local en los procesos de renovación urbana.<br>Competition among cities constitutes one ofthe main factors o furban renewal, and rankings have become instruments to indícate cities quality. …”
Get full text

Modeling the Kinetics of Lipid-Nanoparticle- Mediated Delivery of Multiple siRNAs to Evaluate the Effect on Competition for Ago2 by Radu Mihaila, Dipali Ruhela, Beverly Galinski, Ananda Card, Mark Cancilla, Timothy Shadel, Jing Kang, Samnang Tep, Jie Wei, R. Matthew Haas, Jeremy Caldwell, W. Michael Flanagan, Nelly Kuklin, Elena Cherkaev, Brandon Ason

Get full text

Analysis and evaluation of the city development strategy indicators of Mallard by using the CODAS model by mostafa khazaee, Farzaneh Sasanpour

“…AbstractCDS plans and strategic planning is the last version of the evolution of urban planning which with flexibility and participatory approach seeks to build consensus among citizens to create a future vision for urban development. The emphasis of the city development strategy is more on strengthening economic competition, but it also covers poverty reduction, improving the structure of urban management, as well as increasing the quality of environmental aspects. …”
Get full text

Understanding the Determinants and Future Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption for High Performance Computing by Theo Lynn, Grace Fox, Anna Gourinovitch, Pierangelo Rosati

Get full text

Governing the metropolis : the evolution of cooperative metropolitan governance in Mexico City's public transportation by Cenizal, Callida

Get full text

City urban design in a free market economy: The case of Ljubljana, Slovenia by Dimitrovska-Andrews Kaliopa

“…This case study has revealed the need for a clear strategy for future city development, with marketing guidance and policies for positive planning to achieve better vitality and viability for the city as a whole. …”
Get full text