Table of contents
Editorial
Yonca HurolThere is an article in this issue about the contribution of balconies to thermal comfort in Indonesia. This article presents how the balconies have been used in very different…
Historic Houses as Pillars of Memory: Cases from Cairo, Egypt
Aliaa AlSadatyThe relationship between collective memory and the built environment is a complex relationship. Though the concept of memory is fragile, the maintenance and continuation of urban…
Contribution of Balcony on Thermal Comfort : Rusunawa Surabaya
Rika Kisnarini, Johannes Krisdianto, Iwan Adi IndrawanDwelling, which is a basic human need (Maslow, 1970) should act as an object of technology that serves as a place for individuals or families to conduct all their daily activities…
Embodied Energy Assessment of Building Materials Used : Case Study Northern Cyprus
N. Gözde Oral, Mesut B. ÖzdenizIt is a well-known fact that global warming is the extraordinary threat facing the world. The main reasons of these are human activities. Human beings have been contributing to…
Housing Preference for Modern Urban Designers Using Fuzzy-Ahp
Chen Wang, Lincoln C. Wood, Huijun LiangVarious demands and requirements of foreign home-buyers from different background are yet unclear to most of the residential developers. The aim of this study is to blueprint a…
Urban Design of Historic Districts Based on Action Planning
Yanjun WangHistoric districts are faced with inadequate features protection and landscape destruction in the process of accelerating urban construction, urban design focuses on how places…
Perceived Institutional Campus Image and its Entrance Edifice
Babu Rajeswaran, Thirumaran KesavaperumalEntrance edifice of the institutional campus artifice as the visible representation of status in their society. The design shall stand to show the status of the person who…
Determination of Open Green Space Usage in Housing Estates
A.G. Gel, E. ŞatıroğluIn parallel with industrialization and population growth, the need for housing areas in developing countries has also increased. Diminishing green areas in cities due to unplanned…
Approaches to Handling Future Use of the Single-Family Housing Stock : Evidence from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
Andrea Berndgen-Kaiser, Tine Köhler, Markus Wiechert, Stefan Netsch, Christine Ruelle, Anne-Francoise MariqueSingle-family houses are a common form of housing in Europe. Most were built in the context of the suburbanization after World War II and are now facing challenges arising from…
From Redevelopment to Gentrification in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Kwun Tong Town Center Project
Qian Xingyu, Yin ChengzhiPlaying as a global city, to maintain the economic dynamics and urban vitality, Hong Kong government would like to take urban regeneration in urban core as a kind of urban growth…
The Effect of User Participation on Social Sustainability: A Comparison of Two Post-Earthquake Settlements in Turkey
Hasan Taştan, Ayşen CiravoğluIn order to meet the housing need that emerged in Turkey after the devastating earthquake of 17th August 1999, new residential areas were established in various regions. This has…
Tourism Initiated Changes on the Sustainability of Historical Texture: Yeni Cuma Mosque Trabzon
Funda Kurak Açıcı, Şebnem ErtaşSince the first periods of humanity, the reflections of emerging cultures have created the living texture and architecture. The continuing accumulations from older periods…
The Privatization of Public Streets and Urban Spaces in Malaysia
Peter Aning Tedong, Wan Nor Azriyati, Wan Abd Aziz, Noor Rosly HanifIn the last two decades, Malaysia has embedded good neighborhood principles in its planning plans that promote diversity and accessibility in urban residential areas. However, the…
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0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol