In the present climate, thermal insulation is crucial for reducing energy consumption for
heating or cooling in buildings, increasing the lifespan of structures, and building elements …

Globalization, densification, and the urban growth require the establishment of an
interdisciplinary set of tools, which will allow the analysis of the morphological, spatial, social …

In recent years, there has been a rapid urbanization trend observed in many countries. This
trend poses sustainable development in the long run due to various urban problems. The …

Residential communities, especially those in urban areas, face significant challenges due to
rapid urban growth. Due to society's continual shift toward a personalized, anonymous, and …

This study aims to define urban identity in a post-socialist context characterised by informal
settlements and high-rise edifices constructed at the expense of historical urban patterns …

The home represents the most psychologically, emotionally, and behaviorally important
place in most people's lives. Although previous research has found that people are most …

The current research seeks to understand the relationship between residential satisfaction
and place attachment by assessing where significant differences exist in the social …

This study examines the change of urban identity from the socialist period to post-socialist
Tirana, evaluating the role of landmarks. The continuously changing city image in the post …

A huge gap remains in the urbanization rate between China and developed countries,
although China has experienced a rapid growth in urbanization rate over the last decade …

This paper studies nostalgia for the socialist period in Tirana departing from the city's post-
socialist period frenetic urban developmental context. Informal settlements and semiformal …