Land use planning is always officially implemented as an effective tool to control urban development and protect farmland. However, its impact on land use change remains untested in China. Using a case study of Hang-Jia-Hu region, the main objective of this paper was to investigate the influence of different land use spatial control schemes on farmland conversion and urban development. Comparis...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To study the association between greenery filled public areas that are nearby a residence and easy to walk in and the longevity of senior citizens in a densely populated, developed megacity. DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS The authors analysed the five year survival of 3144 people born in 1903, 1908, 1913, or 1918 who consented to a follow up survey from the records of registe...

This paper is the result of the collaboration between planning and computer science research towards a) understanding the production of spaces that stimulate physical social interaction for better quality of city life, and b) increasing connectivity and empowering communities for the creation of their own selforganized communication network. Although these goals are independent, we argue that t...

introduction urban planning is the process of influencing, controlling or directing changes in the use of land overtime and space in an urban area. therefore, it involves plan formulationand development control. to achieve this, concept of sustainable development must be addressed to remedy social inequities and environmental damage, while maintaining a sound economic base. the sustainable deve...

CONTEXT Few studies have used couple data to identify associations between individual- and relationship-level characteristics and contraceptive use in urban areas. METHODS Population-based survey data collected in 2010 in three Kenyan cities-Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu-were used to identify 883 couples. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to examine associations between relatio...

Web-based participatory mapping technologies are being increasingly harnessed by local governments to crowdsource knowledge and engage the public in urban planning policies as a means of increasing transparency legitimacy processes decisions. We refer these “geoparticipation”. Current innovations outpacing research into use geoparticipation practices. To address this gap, paper investigates obj...

not long ago, city gates and entryways had high spatial value and were among the landmarks for marking city boundaries. today with cities having been expanded and developed, such aspect of the entrance concept is lost and entryways are turned to passages for transportation. in fact, the rich spatial value of such entrances has decreased as they are solely spaces for passing through out or into ...