Purpose Housing interventions carried out in accordance with current regulations the Old City of Aleppo, both before and after Syrian war, are minor comparison to those without a license illegally. This suggests policies inadequate needs upgrading. Design/methodology/approach article critically reviews their implementation on residential heritage Aleppo aim identify gaps propose directions for ...

Text and images present the Augusta Park design construction, São Paulo city central area, elaborated as a convergence of multiple historical strata. Restoration concepts are in former projects Des Oiseaux School remaining buildings and, also, park global conception, established relationship between historic garden, revealed place sacred, new environments that connected to it. The development s...

<em>Surabaya is a large city that developing, there are often developments in the construction of buildings and places aim to improve economy. Although Surabaya known as metropolitan city, has many relics colonial-era cultural heritage, – historic Dutch colonial heritage still sturdy magnificent this day. This study raised 5 be designed form icons. The include Heroes Monument, Youth Hall,...

New York City is often held up as a successful example of arts-led economic development. Case studies have documented the influx of avant-garde artists and galleries into several neighborhoods, including Greenwich Village, SoHo, and Chelsea, followed by yuppies and boutiques. Some researchers have used these examples to argue that artists and galleries can spur gentrification. An alternative hy...

The post-industrial cities of America are rife with significant cultural heritage that contribute to the national historic narrative. Many of these cities have experienced issues associated with disinvestment and population loss stemming from changing globalizing economic forces beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, jeopardizing their urban cultural heritage as these cities face dec...

This paper discusses a methodology to evaluate the precision and the accuracy of a commercial Mobile Mapping System (MMS) with advanced statistical methods. So far, the metric potentialities of this emerging mapping technology have been studied in few papers, where generally the assumption that errors follow a normal distribution is made. In fact, this hypothesis should be carefully verified in...

Urban planning has received tremendous public attention in the last few years. Energy cost, environmental issues, traffic congestion and the feeling of lack of belonging in the cities are among the factors that have contributed to the development of pedestrian areas. These public spaces provide opportunities for shopping, entertainment, eating facilities and gatherings where people can experien...

Motorized transportation systems in the urban areas witnessed huge developments in the infrastructures thanks to the advances in various aspects of technology. This urbanization revolution has its own pros and cons. The resulting dominance of vehicles has limited the presence of people in public places and their participation in social activities, threatening the human based lifestyle of the ci...