Regenerating the historic centres of cities has long been an important and widely used intervention for local authorities to fight urban decay obsolescence. It also helped administrations increase their competitive power in attracting new businesses, increasing visitors’ footfall, promote rising property values. Pedestrianization is one these tools regenerate city centres, providing benefits su...

The improvement of the urban microclimate in densely-built central areas Mediterranean cities should be a key objective integrated and transport planning design accordance with UN Sustainable Development Goals on energy, sustainable cities, climate action. warm regions, already burdened by heat island effect, is expected to worsen further due global crisis. This study investigates performance c...

walking has always been the most natural, the oldest, and the most essential form of transportation and is still major form of moving, hence, it plays a vital rule in urban transportation. in fact, walking is the most important tool for seeing, being seen, observing city wide daily and social activities, discovering the values and hidden attractions in urban environment, and therefore, feeling ...

Walking has always been the most natural, the oldest, and the most essential form of transportation and is still major form of moving, hence, it plays a vital rule in urban transportation. In fact, walking is the most important tool for seeing, being seen, observing city wide daily and social activities, discovering the values and hidden attractions in urban environment, and therefore, feeling ...

The smart city term has been widely used for a number of years and many pilot projects limited scale, sector independent initiatives have progressed, but comprehensive, long-term, wide, multi-sector systems are much less evident. This paper examines one such case study in Newcastle, UK highlighting the challenges opportunities that realizing “smart city” concepts at scale present. provides back...