Going with the food flow: The contribution of urban agriculture to a growing African city
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2024.2398547
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sub-Saharan Africa's rapid urban growth is causing a decline in urban agricultural land, reducing access to healthy local food for citizens. This paper quantitatively and spatially describes the contribution of urban and peri-urban producers… read more here.
Keywords: contribution urban; food; going food; city ... See more keywords
Revisiting façade design and its contribution to the urban experience in the 21st century
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2024.2348553
Abstract: ABSTRACT As one of the most exteriorized architectural elements, façades are significant features of the urban image and important contributors to the aesthetic and other urban experiences. However, discussions on the subject have lost relevance… read more here.
Keywords: contribution urban; urban experience; revisiting ade; design contribution ... See more keywords
Contribution of Urban Surface Expansion to Regional Warming in Beijing, China
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DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-17-0019.1
Abstract: AbstractThe contribution of urban surface expansion to regional warming as detected from meteorological observational station data may vary with considerable uncertainty because of the spatial heterogeneity of such data—a situation that promotes a requirement for… read more here.
Keywords: contribution urban; expansion regional; surface; surface expansion ... See more keywords
The unequal contribution of urban blue-green space to the cooling effect
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DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1697649
Abstract: Clarifying the contribution of urban blue-green spaces to the cooling effect on surface temperature is crucial for rationalizing urban land use and ensuring sustainable urban development. This study examined how blue-green spaces have changed over… read more here.
Keywords: contribution urban; green space; blue; green spaces ... See more keywords