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Climate Information for Improved Planning and Management of Mega Cities (Needs Perspective)
(Elsevier BV, 2010)
The majority of the population of the planet (6.6 billion) now live in urban areas, which have distinct impacts upon climate at scales from the local to the global. This urban effect is due to the physical form of the city ...
Lessons from Mobilization Around Slum Evictions in Tanzania
(University of Oxford, 2012)
Ornement et Subjectivité, de la Tradition Vitruvienne à L’âge Numérique.
(Société Française des Architectes, 2011)
On parle souvent aujourd'hui d'un « retour de l'ornement » lié à l'avènement d'une architecture numérique volontiers encline à jouer sur les effets de texture et de couleur. Mais l'ornement auquel il est fait allusion n'a ...
Adolescent Physical Activity and the Built Environment: A Latent Class Analysis Approach
(Elsevier BV, 2012)
This study used latent class analysis to classify adolescent home neighborhoods (n=344) according to built environment characteristics, and tested how adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior, and screen time differ ...
Commentary: Alternative Cultures in Planning Research--From Extending Scientific Frontiers to Exploring Enduring Questions
(Sage Publications, 2012)
As the planning academy has grown and evolved, it has developed different ways of doing planning research. People may (a) work at the scientific frontier, (b) investigate issues of practical relevance, (c) reflect on the ...
The Relationship of Area-Level Sociodemographic Characteristics, Household Composition and Individual-Level Socioeconomic Status on Walking Behavior Among Adults
(Elsevier BV, 2013)
Understanding the contextual factors associated with why adults walk is important for those interested in increasing walking as a mode of transportation and leisure. This paper investigates the relationships between ...
Defining Suburbs
(Sage Publications, 2012)
There is no consensus as to what exactly constitutes a suburb. This article examines the range of suburban definitions in terms of their structure and the topical issues that they grapple with. Suburbs have been defined ...
Motivations for Slum Dweller Social Movement Participation in Urban Africa: A Study of Mobilization in Kurasini, Dar es Salaam
(Sage Publications, 2012)
This paper examines what motivates the participation of African slum(1) dwellers in urban social movement activities. This issue is analyzed through a case study of grassroots mobilization around evictions in Kurasini ward, ...
Confronting Urban Displacement: Social Movement Participation and Post-Eviction Resettlement Success in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Sage Publications, 2012)
This article investigates whether urban social movement participation influences post-eviction resettlement success. Pre- and post-eviction interviews were conducted with sixty-four slum dwellers from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, ...
Integrated Environmental Design and Robotic Fabrication Workflow for Ceramic Shading Systems
(International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2011)
The current design practice for high performance, custom facade systems disconnects the initial façade design from the fabrication phase. The early design phases typically involve a series of iterative tests during which ...