From Cave to Cage? The Evolution of Housing Complexity and the Contemporary Dead End for the Human Brain

MH Khalil - Housing, Theory and Society, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The evolution of the ever-changing neuroplastic human brain is inseparably linked to its
environment. While early humans evolved in response to nature's complexity and …

Four-walled or fourfold? Assessing if the gated community is an antidote to cities or a macrocosm of deprived houses

MH Khalil - Cities & Health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This cross-sectional study evaluates the effectiveness of established and emerging city
typologies, comparing whether the gated city functions as a four-walled microcosm of the …