Measuring the comparative sustainability levels of cities, regions, institutions and projects is an essential procedure in creating sustainable urban futures. This paper introduces a new urban sustainability assessment model: ―The Sustainable Infrastructure, Land-use, Environment and Transport Model (SILENT)‖. The SILENT Model is an advanced geographic information system and indicator-based com...

the iranian government has placed new emphasis on urban renewal through participatory approaches in recent years. the main target areas are called deteriorated urban fabrics, characterized by micro-lots, impenetrability, and lack of sustainability. in tehran, renovation of deteriorate urban fabrics has been initiated through dedicated neighborhood facilitation offices. this paper analyzes the a...

in recent decades, extensive studies in order to achieve sustainable patterns of cities and settlements have done in the global arena. that two of the most important theory is urban village in the 80’s and timeless patterns of christopher alexander in the late 70s. jane jacobs and christopher alexander’s ideas, in many aspects provide the context for the idea of an urban village. urban village ...

This paper examines the structure and form of the Alley spaces in Kampala Central BusinessDistrict, with purpose to examine their uses, and the potential for urban renewal. The study employed multiplemethodological approaches and procedures including document review, case study approaches and analysis anddeduction of empirical findings, and explanation building. The study findings reveal that a...

To find a more effective method for the assessment of sustainable urban transport development, the comprehensive assessment model of sustainable urban transport development was established based on the unascertained measure. On the basis of considering the factors influencing urban transport development, the comprehensive assessment indexes were selected, including urban economical development,...