The challenges for liveable, healthy and food secure cities worldwide are immense to future
developments due to a worldwide increase in urban population, pressure on natural …

The urban form resilience is a subset of urban resilience discourse, including various social,
economic, and environmental aspects. Urban fabrics lacking a resilient place, as the base of …

The study aims to investigate the concept of Smart Sustainable Cities in traditionally planned
and organically grown settlements. Smart Cities Mission is an ambitious project of …

This paper proposes design strategies for renovating traditional communities in Beijing
based on measured microclimate and thermal comfort and preserving historical authenticity …

With rapid urbanization, retrieving livability information of human settlements in time is
essential for urban planning and governance. However, livability assessments are often …

Abandoned industrial sites, usually contaminated by hazardous substances, create social
injustice in the surrounding communities. Redevelopment of industrial land has brought …

Improving vitality has been a major bottleneck in the revitalization of traditional village
heritage worldwide. The vitality of traditional village (VTV) varies greatly depending on …

Smartness is a vague concept with different meanings for different people. It is imperative to
harness the latent potential of existing settlements for an inclusive smart urban development …

Abstract The Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment Tool (NSAT) is part of a growing
number of strategic tools used in the bid to achieve a sustainable society. Unfortunately, the …

Globally, old and historic settlements exhibit efficient urban planning in terms of
compactness, walkability, energy efficiency and social cohesiveness. However, with the …