Using high-resolution remotely sensed imagery to timely detect distribution and expansion of residential area is one of most important jobs of national 1:5 spatial database updating. In view of complicated spatial characters of residential area and working disable of current automatic interpretation methods based on spectral features on high-resolution remotely sensed imagery, a classifier base...

Organization of living environment is possible through a clear definition of private and public arenas and determinationof a spatial hierarchy. Such defined arenas increase the sense of belonging to the environment which personalizesresidential environments. Enclosure is among the quantities that play a significant role in defining the spaces. In fact,enclosure is the factor that defines a spac...

As an inseparable organ, courtyards have influenced the history of architecture with their presence in the context of constructed sites and in a wider sense (architecture), it has provided permissive answers to numerous aspects of climatic, cultural and security demands of the residents. Discovering different aspects of environmental and climatic function in the central courtyard of the traditi...

BACKGROUND This paper analyzes the experience of crowding through a biopsychosocial approach to human behavior which empirically joins different dimensions that the literature has analyzed separately. The main aim consists of identifying factors involved in perceived crowding from (a) the emotional response and affective meaning (BIO dimension); (b) the perception of psychological well-being an...

Hong Kong is of subtropical climate where summer is hot and winter is warm. Natural ventilation is most desirable for cooling and providing fresh air in residential buildings in moderate seasons for better indoor air quality and thermal comfort. The natural ventilation performance is affected by a combination of internal and external factors. External factors include the location, the orientati...

Green roofs are an effective way to solve many environmental problems. New cities in Egypt have recently suffered from increasing energy consumption as a result of construction density resulting population growth, which has decreased green spaces Egyptian cities. This paper aims improve the cooling and heating social housing new urban Egypt, reduce high temperatures inside outside building, dec...

The development of modern housing has been accompanied by less attention paid to the versatility and the variation of the living spaces. The quality of residential spaces has declined to a degree that the home has merely become a place to meet physical needs and many psychological problems have been neglected. Recognizing the factors affecting the environmental capabilities of today’s housing a...