The urban gardens are under transformation that results in the modification of function, activity, hardscape, softscape gardens. aim this paper is to analyse transitional process from productive function recreational purposes Kigali city, Rwanda. methodology research was designed qualitative methods such as interview, observation, photography, sketching, mapping, and graphical analysis. finding...

Article history: Received 26 November 2015 Received in revised form 26 January 2016 Accepted 30 January 2016 Available online xxxx A focus on the ‘mega’ aspect of hallmark events can divert attention from the micro – those local communities who are most impacted by the event. Similarly, attention to the ‘event’ aspect underplays the long process of bidding and preparation before any putative le...

Factors distinguishing clients who complete drug court treatment from those who do not complete drug court have been documented, but differences between urban and rural drug court participants have not been examined. The present study focuses on examining mental health, drug use, criminal activity, and education/employment as factors that are associated with treatment retention, which is measur...

As increasinglymore companies outsource to Asia, US furniture companies’ supply chains are becoming longer. Tomake their logistics networksmore efficient, companies need to choose the right supply chain model, promote cooperation with their partners in the supply chain, and adopt new technologies to make better decisions and to manage better. Discrete-event simulation models are powerful tools ...

BACKGROUND Design of school furniture is one of the contributing factors to back pain among pupils. Research has implicated that mismatch between school furniture and body size may be regarded as a causative factor for muculoskeletal disorders amongst pupils. To investigate the fitness between school furniture and pupils this study was designed and implemented in Hamadan City, west of Iran. M...

Despite the progress made in controlling local air pollution, urban areas show increasing signs of environmental stress and air quality is one of the major concerns. The findings of several studies provide evidence that the shape of a city and the land use distribution determine the location of emission sources and the pattern of urban traffic, affecting urban air quality. This work focuses on ...

This article provides new evidence of the ways that smart cities materialize within specific sites and contexts through street furniture (SSF). Drawing on empirical data generated mixed-method field research, examines situated relations emerge in context adoption InLinkUK kiosks Glasgow Strawberry Energy benches London. The concept “silences” is proposed to analyze insufficiently articulated re...