The role of urban design in childhood obesity: A case study in Lisbon, Portugal
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23220
Abstract: We hypothesize that physical features of the urban environment might enhance or prevent childhood obesity. Thus, this study's main goal was to verify if there is an association between the neighborhood urban design and childhood… read more here.
Keywords: childhood; design childhood; study; childhood obesity ... See more keywords
A surrogate-assisted optimization framework for microclimate-sensitive urban design practice
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107661
Abstract: Abstract Simulations can often benefit microclimate-sensitive urban design by offering insightful abstractions of stochastic urban system behaviors, yet many of them are difficult to use and generally consume significant computational resources. We adapt an advanced… read more here.
Keywords: optimization; sensitive urban; surrogate; microclimate sensitive ... See more keywords
Potential of combined Water Sensitive Urban Design systems for salinity treatment in urban environments.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.046
Abstract: Water sensitive urban design and similar concepts often recommend a 'treatment train' is employed to improve stormwater quality. In this study, the capability of a combined permeable pavement and bioretention basin was examined with a… read more here.
Keywords: sensitive urban; water; water sensitive; salinity ... See more keywords
Scale alignment: on the role of material culture for urban design
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DOI: 10.1057/s41289-018-0071-2
Abstract: Globalisation has led to the transformation and proliferation of urban borders. Old hierarchies and relations between centres and sub-centres and centres and peripheries are challenged, and new alliances between different places and districts are formed.… read more here.
Keywords: role material; urban design; material culture; design ... See more keywords
Urban design frameworks, user activities and public tendencies in Brisbane’s urban squares
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DOI: 10.1057/s41289-020-00113-x
Abstract: This research seeks to demonstrate the ways in which urban design frameworks stimulate and encourage social activities in urban public squares. We observed two public squares in Brisbane using a framework of design factors identified… read more here.
Keywords: frameworks user; design factors; user activities; design frameworks ... See more keywords
Microclimate assessment method for urban design – A case study in subarctic climate
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DOI: 10.1057/udi.2015.26
Abstract: Interest in climate-sensitive urban design has grown in recent decades. Nevertheless, there are various difficulties associated with such an approach. One of these is the lack of simple comfort assessment tools. This article presents a… read more here.
Keywords: microclimate; study; microclimate assessment; assessment ... See more keywords
Virtual environments as medium for laypeople to communicate and collaborate in urban design
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DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2020.1806031
Abstract: Regarding laypeople’s active participation with artefacts in the early stage of urban design, there is a certain difference between conventional urban design process and participatory urban design process. The design artefacts used in the conventional… read more here.
Keywords: design process; virtual environments; urban design; environments medium ... See more keywords
Theoretical and Practical Influences of Kevin Lynch in China
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DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2018.1521300
Abstract: Problem, research strategy, and findings: Kevin Lynch was a distinguished city designer and humanist whose thoughts, theories, and practices have had a far-reaching influence on planning across the world, including in China. Here we identify… read more here.
Keywords: practical influences; urban development; theoretical practical; urban design ... See more keywords
Understanding the Hobrecht Plan. Origin, composition, and implementation of urban design elements in the Berlin expansion plan from 1862
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DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2017.1408484
Abstract: ABSTRACT The nineteenth-century master plans for European cities influence their development beyond their intended lifespans and provide a variety of robust urban fabrics to this day. The Hobrecht Plan for Berlin's urban expansion (1862) was… read more here.
Keywords: expansion; hobrecht plan; design elements; plan ... See more keywords
The largest art: A measured manifesto for a plural urbanism, by Brent Ryan
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DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2018.1547552
Abstract: More than in many other books, audience is front and center in Brent Ryan’s new volume. The Largest Art has (at least) two distinct types of audiences with implications for how the book’s argument is… read more here.
Keywords: plural urbanism; book; art; urban design ... See more keywords
Evidence-based urban design studio: an action research approach
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DOI: 10.1080/09650792.2020.1773889
Abstract: Designing public space can take an interdisciplinary approach to urban space design by highlighting the relationship between urban design research and practice. This research attempts to educate st... read more here.
Keywords: action research; research; approach; urban design ... See more keywords