Urban Public Space (UPS) is a vital component in the formation of a cityscape. Such spaces further enrich the public requirements of activity nodes facilitating people’s interaction and relaxation. Thereby quality of UPS ...
The study is an investigation of “kinetic” patterns in the urban informal commercial sector of Pettah, Colombo. Kinetic spaces refer to the transforming temporary physical developments and structures that complement the ...
Urban spaces undergo numerous transformations depending on growth and development dynamics of cities. This process can occur within both physical and socio-economic contexts. Besides, built environment can be conserved ...
The public realm is one of the important elements of cities, having physical access for all its inhabitants. The decline of public realm is a major concern. The public realm is physically defined by the adjoining edges of ...
Urban public spaces, in particular streets have been recognized as a major ordering element in the physical structure of the city. Spiro Kostoff goes as far as saying that without the street as a public space there is no ...
Spatial organization of public spaces has been an issue that involves social and temporal differentiations reflecting the thought systems of the communities to which they belong. These differentiations make it obligatory ...
Over the last few decades, the part of the world identified as ‘developing’ has witnessed dramatic increase in urban population, drastic changes to its urban landscapes, and the launch of separate construction markets with ...
This paper deals with the transience of urban realities. It posits that urban planning and design practices have been overwhelmingly concerned with permanence, while often underestimating the impact of time on urban reality ...
Istanbul has become a construction site by the beginning of 1990s following a dramatic change in policies on housing and urbanization policies. While the new middle class was invading city centre, urban poor was evicted ...
In post-conflict settings, ‘reconciliation’ is the catch-cry of social pressure groups, aggrieved victims and government institutions attempting to account for the past, acknowledge human suffering and transition from war ...
Water-based settlements and the ways of life associated with waterways are unique characteristics of some civilizations. The traditional settlements of Bangkok Metropolitan area are mostly water-based.Hence Bangkok was ...
This paper is about experiencing the urban-related problems and perspectives of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest metropolis, in terms of the mega-city’s people-friendliness and quality of place. It is based on a descriptive ...
With increase in population and limitations in urban land, there is a growing demand for vertical housing resulting in a dramatic increase in the construction and the occupation of vertical housing. Such fast growing ...
This paper explores a link between space based crime prevention strategies formulated for residential settlements and principles of ‘new urbanism’. As safe neighbourhoods enhance liveability, security is a key element that ...
Bahrain like all Gulf Cooperation Council countries has transformed in a few decades from a traditional country to a modern one due to oil discovery. This modern life has created many problems within the city; the most ...
This paper presents the multiplicity of a south-Asian city namely Kolkata, East India, and examines the conflicting nature of (mal)-development in a post-colonial city. It closely reads the ways in which disparate ‘sub-cities’ ...
Vernacular towns in Sri Lanka reveal the specific characters, functions, and activities as well as socio- cultural disposition of natives who are living there. From early human settlements to the contemporary ones, it ...
This paper presents results of the research project ‘Integrative Urban and Environmental Planning for the Adaptation of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Climate Change’, which is part of the research initiative ‘Sustainable ...
Shrinking is not a new occurrence. Literature shows that it results serious social and economic issues leading to population decline and in the worse cases, complete abandonment of blocks of housing, whole neighborhoods ...
Road traffic noise in Sri Lanka is becoming a serious problem due to rapid industrialization, which could cause health problems to the civilians unless noise controlling and reduction measures are taken. “Noise contour ...