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Given the significance of green infrastructure in enhancing social economic and ecological sustainability of the built environment it is important to unearth how green infrastructure can influence proenvironmental behaviours among the urban population This research assessed the influence of green infrastructure on residents endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm NEP in Lagos Metropolis Nigeria A total of 1560 residents recruited through the multistage sampling technique participated in the survey and the data gathered were subjected to descriptive and regression analyses The participant
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Sustainable rural development is a challenging issue considering the pressure of change brought by the demands of globalisation and intensified tourism activities in rural vernacular settlements While studies in this field often focus on historical centres research on the distinctive urban and architectural identity of village development areas in rural vernacular settlements remains scarce To address this gap in the literature a field study was conducted in the vernacular rural settlement of Behramkale located in the Northern Aegean region of Trkiye The study explored the continuity of arc
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Colombo Sri Lankas commercial capital is a forceful creation of European colonialists who occupied the island for over four centuries Its urban structure displays the social fragmentation sought by the rulers Colombo elaborates an extraordinary process of citymaking stratified with its Dutchorigin Britishreshaping and postcolonial adaptation Proclaiming such a contested past as an inheritance requires an inclusive heritage interpretation The recent renovation of monumental buildings for potential market values and demolishing minor architecture do not display such a heritage interpretation
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The study delves into the realm of adaptive reuse exploring its potential in sustainable urban development particularly focusing on public buildings within the cultural and creative sectors Through a multiple case study analysis both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to scrutinize design strategies and spatial transformations in recent adaptive reuse projects of existing structures This research investigates the evolution of adaptive reuse highlighting its historical and theoretical underpinnings and subsequently examines contemporary approaches towards existing structures
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The present study argues that the urban form of affordable housing projects affects safety and security The study examines the level of safety and security in the Prince Fawaz project proposing recommendations that enhance it Theories and approaches concerned with the environmental crime are initially reviewed Then urban and architectural features as well as crime rates and patterns are documented Also trace and behaviour observations are carried out The observations monitored urban features and behaviours associated with crime or fear of crime Residents perception for security and fear of
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This study investigates liveability in the context of sustainable public housing in Niger State Nigeria where existing housing efforts have fallen short of residents satisfaction Recognizing the critical link between liveability indicators and environmental sustainability this research aims to identify key liveability variables that could be integrated into the design and construction of sustainable public housing Employing a mixedmethod approach the study involved cluster sampling for selecting housing estates and units followed by the administration of 910 questionnaires containing 102 qu
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Green Infrastructure GI facilities have the capacity to enhance health and mitigate Environmental Sustainability Challenges ESC However the extent of the mitigation and health benefits is unclear in developing countries This study examined the impact of GI on ESC and Perceived Health PH of urban residents in Lagos Metropolis Nigeria Multistage sampling technique was used to select 1858 residents of Lagos Metropolis who completed semistructured questionnaires Descriptive statistics and chisquare test were used to explore data distributions and assess the association of the availability of GI
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Many studies have been conducted over the last 20 years to determine and measure factors that affect the walkability of city streets Walkability is an essential factor in deciding whether a city is green or sustainable This paper creates a comprehensive walkability index by analysing built environmental indicators that affect walkability This research was conducted on mixed land use streets in Cairo Egypt combining the results from an online survey and a walkability assessment model developed by multicriteria decision analysis techniques The results were based on a threepillar approach star
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Population and land use outmigrations from urban to peripheral areas can result in nonfunctional unmaintained historic structures which deteriorate to the point where removal is cheaper than removal or demolition by neglect The increasing rate of neglected historic structures is a growing concern There is a need for research investigating connections between urban growth management and its effect on neglect This paper applies Newmans 2013 conceptual model of measuring neglect to Geographic Information Systems comparing rates of neglect in historic Doylestown Quakertown and Bristol boroughs
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This review offers a perspective on the role landscape and gardening play in urban settings from a sociocultural and ecological dimension The practice of cultivating in gardens parks and vacant lots creates community spaces and are increasingly becoming important to peoples experience of social and cultural wellbeing In recent times this has become a major focus of research in ecology agriculture urban design landscape architecture human geography and sociology Community gardening is one of the avenues toward revitalizing urban environments and it provides a way of addressing multifaceted u
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