This state-of-the-art review paper aims to provide an overview of the current research on
three categories of liveable cities, Smart, Sustainable, and Green (SSG). It explores how the …

In response to socio-ecological challenges, cities around the world are implementing
greenification and urban forestry. While these strategies contribute to reducing the …

Urban greenery is a natural solution to cool cities and provide comfort, clean air and
significant social, health and economic benefits. This paper aims to present the latest …

Urban and peri-urban agriculture can have negative effects (ie, ecosystem disservices) to
the city ecosystem. In the last two decades, urbanists and landscape planners have …

In the transition to a more sustainable built environment over the last two decades, the
“greening” of architecture as a popular approach has received widespread attention …

Abstract The recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference
of the Parties ('COP 21') indicated that world leaders are now actively exploring solutions to …

Advances in built-environment focused community development strategies afford new
multidisciplinary opportunities to address crime with criminologists, criminal justice …

Biophilic design elements are found around us in many landscape elements while we do not
perceive them as biophilic design patterns. By developing our understanding of biophilic …

Multimodal Complete Streets have emerged as a prominent aspiration of urban planning to
ensure safe access for all users of streets including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and …

As climate changes and species extinction accelerate, the global community focuses on
Green New Deal plans to promote economic development based on environmental …