Urban and Transit Planning: A Culmination of Selected Research Papers from IEREK Conferences on Urban Planning, Architecture and Green Urbanism, Italy and Netherlands (2017)

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 Understanding Streetscape Design and Temporary Appropriation in Latin American Cities: The Case of Mexico City Centre  (J. A. Lara-Hernandez, Alessandro Melis, Silvio Caputo)....Pages 3-21
 The Innovative and Sustainable Streetscape Design Based on Community Participation in Surabaya, Indonesia  (Bambang Soemardiono, Murni Rachmawati)....Pages 23-30
 Ecological Urban Planning and Design Process with Strategic Planning Approach in Ünye City  (Emrehan ÖZCAN, Sanem ÖZEN TURAN)....Pages 31-44
 “Kharja” the Lung of the Traditional House—The Case of Makkah  (Faredah Mohsen Al-Murahhem)....Pages 45-52
 Building-Scaled Renovation: A BIM-Centered System Dynamics Modeling Approach  (L. Burneau, P. Michel, B. Vinot)....Pages 53-61
 The Impacts of Sustainable Practices on Affordable Housing Developments: Residents’ Perspectives  (Seyeon Lee)....Pages 63-68
 Industrial Ecologies: Manufacturing the Post-industrial Landscape  (T. Chin)....Pages 69-76
 Built Environment Assessment of a Disaster Resilient University: A Case Study of the University of Santo Tomas  (Vinson Serrano, John Clemence Pinlac)....Pages 77-86
 Parametric Assessment for Achieving Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in Egypt’s New Urban Communities: Considering New Borg El-Arab City Urban Morphology and Openings’ Specifications  (Walaa El-Sayed Yoseph)....Pages 87-100
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 Multi-functional Urban Greening: A Policy Review Assessing the Integration of Urban Agriculture into the Urban Planning System of Punjab Province, Pakistan  (Hafiz Syed Hamid Arshad, Jayant Kumar Routray)....Pages 103-111
 Key Components for Delineating an Efficient Urban Development in Historic Towns: Stakeholders’ Perception  (Thirumaran Kesavaperumal, Kiruthiga Kandasamy)....Pages 113-119
 Regional Resilience: An Urban Systems Approach  (M. van Aswegen, J. E. Drewes, E. van der Linde)....Pages 121-132
 Highway Expansion and Crime: Challenges on Urban Development for Sustainability  (J. Alexander Gómez, Errol Haarhoff, Emilio García)....Pages 133-143
 Transformations in Urban Mobility: A Smart Campus Proposal for Universidade Federal de Goias (Goiania/GO, Brazil)  (Maria Natalia Paulino Araujo Alcantara, Erika Cristine Kneib)....Pages 145-161
 Planning for a Redevelopment of a Traditional Urban Village of Kampong Bharu, Kuala Lumpur: A Challenge for a Sustainable Future  (Norsidah Ujang)....Pages 163-168
 Restructuring of Spatial Urban–Rural Linkages in the Syrian Coastal Region  (Tarek Rahmoun, Wan Min Zhao)....Pages 169-184
 A Framework for Defining Innovation Districts: Case Study from 22@ Barcelona  (Arnault Morisson)....Pages 185-191
 Toward Sustainable Conservation Plan for Fragile Ecosystem in Indian Sunderban  (Swati Saha, Sukanya Saha)....Pages 193-202
 Urban Imprints to Historic Churches in Bulacan Towns, Philippines: An Architectural Realization  (E. Tiburcio-Garcia)....Pages 203-213
 Socially Sustainable Methodology as a Guide to Improve Syrian Heritage Landscape  (W. A. Alhasan, Y. C. Cheng)....Pages 215-226
 Landscape Design Elements as a Defensive Tool for Building Security  (Mary Felix, Mostafa Elhefnawi)....Pages 227-238
 U&J-Turn Renewal: Rurban Design Based on Context Dimension  (Yifei Pei, Rongqi Sang, Jiawei Leng, Kai Gong, Naoko Saio)....Pages 239-246
 Suitability Analysis for Infill (Re)development Within Informal Context of the City: A Case Study of Hothkhel, Kabul City  (Bashir Ahmad Amiri, Nsenda Lukumwena)....Pages 247-259
 Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice in the Urban Design Process: Towards Multidisciplinary Success Considerations  (Moureen Asaad, Marwa Khalifa, Ahmed S. Abd Elrahman)....Pages 261-274
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 A Geographic Information System for Rural Accessibility: Database Development and the Application of Multi-criteria Evaluation for Road Network Planning in Rural Areas  (Jun T. Castro, Enrico Franco L. Vistan)....Pages 277-288
 Land Use, Transport, and Sustainability: Spatial Analysis of Commercial Centers and Public Transport Interaction in Jeddah  (Mohammed Aljoufie)....Pages 289-295
 The Role of the Integrated Public Transport Network for Reducing the Congestion in the City of Palermo  (M. Migliore, M. V. Ciccarelli)....Pages 297-303
 Disturbance Management and Information Availability in Public Transport, with Focus on Scania County, Sweden  (Å. Jevinger, J. A. Persson)....Pages 305-311
 Provision of Bicycle Facilities to Increase Bicycle Commuting at Central Business Districts in Metro Manila, Philippines  (Jun T. Castro, Jose Feliciano C. Josef)....Pages 313-328
 The Relevant Direction of Vehicle Movement for Checking the Operational Speed at the Roundabout  (Sanja Šurdonja, Aleksandra Deluka-Tibljaš, Marijana Cuculić, Vesna Dragčević)....Pages 329-338
 Urban Accessibility as a Supplementary Urban Upgrading Approach, Towards More Sustainable Urban Poverty Areas  (Ahmed Khaled Ahmed Elewa)....Pages 339-350
 Mountains and Urbanism in Kandy  (Wasana De Silva)....Pages 351-366
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 Dielectric-Metal Nanoshell Plasmonic Metamaterial for Filtering and Protection  (Hanan Ali, Zhang Guoping)....Pages 369-380
 Urban Form and Estimating Future Solar Potential in Evolving High-Density Urban Areas for the Mid-Latitude City of Mendoza, Argentina  (M. Arboit, A. Diblasi)....Pages 381-395
 Cultural Relations of the Alun-Alun Space and the Government Complex in Contemporary Java  (Yohannes Karyadi Kusliansjah, Ayesha Aramita Malonda)....Pages 397-413
 High-Concentration Solar Energy Systems for the Built Environment  (R. Catau, H. Cremer, P. van Kan, M. van der Sluys, Mascha A. Smit, P. J. Sonneveld et al.)....Pages 415-422
 Determining the Future Business Case for Small-Scale Hydrogen Storage of Renewable Energy for Autonomous Residential Applications  (Rogier den Balvert, Mascha A. Smit)....Pages 423-429
 Rural Areas’ Resilient Development Under a Water Conservancy Project: The Case of Nantong, China  (Yang Lin, Kai Gong, Hai Lv)....Pages 431-438
 Opportunities, Challenges and Applications of Smart Grids in Housing Projects in New Settlements in Cairo “Towards Energy Efficient Urban Areas”  (Ahmed Hosney Radwan, Ahmed Abdel Ghaney Morsi)....Pages 439-456
 New Technologies for Adaptive Architecture  (Santina Di Salvo)....Pages 457-465
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 Balancing Protection and Community Development Through Institutional Arrangement in Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sabah, Malaysia  (Nor Azlina Abu Bakar)....Pages 469-476
 Hydro-meteorological Risk Assessment-Guided Demand Forecasting in Humanitarian Logistics Management: The Case of Tacloban City, Philippines  (Geomilie S. Tumamao-Guittap, Jun T. Castro)....Pages 477-492
 Assessing the Effects of Different Urban Forms on Social Sustainability: The Case of Tehran  (Homa Hedayat)....Pages 493-514
 Social Implication of Squatter Relocation: The Case of Desa Mentari  (Faziawati Abdul Aziz, Suzanne Speak, Tim Townshend)....Pages 515-526
 Dutch ‘Water-authority Monuments’ to Be Saved in Time  (F. C. Sanders)....Pages 527-533
 New Opportunities for Public–Private Partnerships in the Groningen Earthquake Zone  (Petra Oden, Dennis Schuldink)....Pages 535-547
 Field Study in the Residential Buildings in the Old City of Tartous in Syria During the Summer Period  (Maya Hassan, Hui Xie, Tarek Rahmoun)....Pages 549-565
 Evaluating the Role of Mosque as Emergency Shelter During Natural Disasters  (Nayeem Asif, Nangkula Utaberta)....Pages 567-574
 Impact of the Design of Urban Block on Buildings’ Indoor Daylight and Energy Loads in Semi-Arid Regions  (Kawar Salih)....Pages 575-589