Active travel is enthusiastically promoted in the Western world due to its clear and
demonstrated individual and collective benefits. While active travel has been shown to be …

Ample research has been conducted investigating the built environment impacts on
pedestrian movement (PM). A clear division is also evident in the literature on this topic: one …

Bill Hillier's space syntax method and theory enables us to describe the spatial properties of
a sustainable city. Empirical testing of the space syntax method over time has confirmed the …

Long-standing attention has been given to urban vitality and its association with the built
environment (BE). However, the multiplicity and complex impacts of BE factors that shape …

The pandemic and the environmental crisis raise the question of a radical transformation of
cities to foster inclusion, sustainability, participation, and quality of life. The 15-minute city …

ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS ARCHITECTURE/GENERAL A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO RESEARCH FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS—NOW UPDATED AND …

Framing Places is an account of the nexus between place and power, investigating how the
built forms of architecture and urban design act as mediators of social practices of power …

In an increasingly urbanized world, urban agriculture and community gardening are
promoted as lever for sustainable urban development. Urban agriculture contributes to food …

The'centre'of a settlement, whether city, town or village, usually means a concentration and
mix of land uses and activities in a prominent location. At any point in time, it is usually fairly …

Urban design has always been a challenging task and will remain one because of its
inherent complexities and the diversity of the issues that are associated with it. A competent …