Human capital development, attractions of sustainable living standards and renewed
concerns for the planet have redirected city planners to a new frontier: the creation of …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the emergence of the concept of 'urban resilience'in the
literature and to assess its potentials and limitations as an element of policy planning. Using …

This study geospatially quantifies the mass of an essential fertilizer element, phosphorus,
available from human urine and feces, globally, regionally, and by specific country. The …

This research identifies 50 processes and categorizes them into a framework for integrating
and evaluating social considerations in construction projects. These processes focus on the …

With accelerating global changes, cities have to cope with growing pressures, especially for
resource supply. Cities may be considered as resources reservoirs and producers of …

Purpose This research aims to model the social dimension of sustainability in construction
projects. A new hybrid system dynamic (SD)–fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation …

To enhance concern for the social aspects of sustainability and to delineate the criteria to be
considered at each stage of the lifecycle of an infrastructure, this paper aims to determine …

Equal access to social infrastructures is a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable
development, but has long been a great challenge worldwide. Previous studies have …

Avoiding urban sprawl and increasing density are often considered as effective means to
mitigate climate change through urban planning. However, there have been rapid …

Cities are social-ecological systems. Availability and accessibility to both social and
ecological infrastructures are fundamentally important for quality of life and therefore …