HIGHLIGHTS • Vegetation structure and composition were measured in four major green space types • Remnants and golf courses supported highest native plant richness • Residential neighborhoods and urban parks supported highest exotic plant richness • Residential neighborhoods lacked key habitat structures including old trees • Green spaces can achieve complex vegetation with both native and exot...

By increasing house demand for living, the urban development planning has turned to towers, which provides a platform for the growth of the city, regardless of the traditional Iranian's architecture. Among the vital elements in traditional architecture, there are a variety of open and semi-open spaces such as the central courtyard, pool, veranda, balcony, etc that have been provided the needs f...

As a result of rapid urban economic development and improvement in living standards, urban residential electricity consumption in China is increasing quickly. Although the factors which influence the urban residential load are complex, an objective analysis followed by the setting up of a logical urban residential load forecast model can offer a scientific basis for decisions regarding urban po...

One of the most complex and compelling issues confronting policymakers, parents, and the family court system is what type of parenting plan is most beneficial for children after their parents’ divorce. How much time should children live with each parent? An increasing number of children are living with each parent at least 35% of the time in shared residential parenting families: How are these ...

In the paper, the authors have investigated the natural gas based microturbine of residential complex with the Matlab. The aim of this work is to present a daily simulation model for technical and economical analysis of natural gas microturbine application for residential complex. The main advantage of this model is the timeframe that is used, which is flexible, varying from hours, days, weeks,...

housing has been a major challenge for the rising population of countries during last decades and the provision of affordable standard house for low and middle-income households has always been at the forefront of sustainable development strategies and plans, especially in developing countries. besides, the need to high-density housing systems due to rising population has become a central issue...