This paper provides an analysis of the rising significance of urban design and the challenges it is facing. It places urban design in the wider context of urban development process, and of the growing importance of cities in the global economy. By adopting a dynamic and multi-dimensional perspective, the paper looks at this process from the viewpoints of producers, regulators, and users of the ...

Recent years have witnessed a rapid development in the technologies that are related to digital visualization and simulation together with the technologies that try to link between digital and physical modelling. Many engineering and design practitioners have begun to apply selective technologies in their practices. The research attempts to classify the possible technologies that can be used th...

BACKGROUND Many studies showed a connection between exposition to high levels of urban pollution (especially to particulate and traffic noise) and the onset of even deadly cardiovascular diseases. DESIGN Meta-analysis of case-control design. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to estimate the association between cardiovascular effects and occupational exposition to atmospheric pollution in ...

Urban stormwater is known to cause a myriad of problems, ranging from flooding water quality degradations. This paper provides an extensive review analytical probabilistic model (APMs) used in the design urban runoff control systems. APMs are closed-form mathematical expressions representing long-term system’s output performance derived probability distribution input variables. Once derived, ea...

Economic tools and regulatory systems for the urban environment 60 Land use and strategic urban planning 61 Spatial planning on the urban periphery 61 Mixed use planning and urban design policies 61 Transport planning and management 62 Preserving cultural heritage 63 Use of green space in urban areas 63 Urban agriculture and forestry 63 Integrated approaches to urban management 64 Site planning...