Cooling rates, sky view factors and the development of intra-urban air temperature differences
Air temperature ; Architecture ; Radiation ; Sweden ; Temperature ; Urban climate ; Urban effect
The aim of this study is to analyse the development of nocturnal intra-urban cooling rates and air temperature differences. The sites have different building geometry (SVF) and are situated within a radius of 300 m to avoid distance effects
Badlands of the Republic : space, politics and urban policy
France ; Identity ; Immigration policy ; Public order ; Security ; Suburbs ; Urban district ; Urban policy
This monograph provides a comprehensive account of urban policy in France whilst incorporating reflections on space and politics. It also examines the politics of immigration and the contemporary transformations of the state in France
Cooperation ; Europe ; European Union ; European integration ; Network ; Sustainable development ; Urban development ; Urban policy
Since 1990, the policy field urban development is developing at the European and member states levels. Since then, the minister esponsible for urban development have formulated common political demands in the framework of their informal cooperation
and guidelines according to which the implementation of national urban development policy should be oriented. - (IfL)
Applied ecology ; China ; Ecological niche ; Economic development ; Environmental conservation ; Environmental management ; Henan ; Town ; Urban ecology
This paper describes a study concerning different functional modules of Kaifeng city urban ecosystem. Niche theory and techniques were used to analyze the changes of these functional modules in the period 1994-2003. This study may contribute
to macroscopic planning of urban functional modules, economic development, and environmental protection.
The influencing factors of urban land expansion in Changsha
China ; Henan ; Population growth ; Regional development ; Spatial analysis ; Town ; Town planning ; Transport network ; Urban development ; Urban dynamics ; Urban morphology
This research systematically analyses land-use map of Changsha city in different periods of time. The results indicate that the urban land expansion speed and intensity have steadily increased in Changsha from 1949 to 2004. The expansion form has
been from a single external expansion to a combination form of external and internal expansion, from a circular or linear continuous form to a blocky or agglomeration shape. Overall, the urban land expansion of Changsha city is a phasic, diversified
Measuring urban sprawl in Beijing with geo-spatial indices
Beijing ; Cartography ; China ; Geographical information system ; Index ; Spatial analysis ; Urban sprawl ; Urbanization
, etc. Various GIS spatial analysis methods are used to spatialize these indices into 100m x 100m cells. Besides, an integrated urban sprawl index is calculated by weight sum of these 13 indices. Four sprawling patterns are identified : randomly
expansion at urban fringe, strip development along or between highways, scattered development of industrial land, leapfrog development of urban residence and industrial area.
Re-urbanizing London Docklands : gentrification, suburbanization or new urbanism ?
Deindustrialization ; England ; Gentrification ; London ; Redevelopment ; Social class ; Suburbanization ; United Kingdom ; Urban development ; Urban regeneration ; Urbanism
JESSICA : Developping New European Instruments for Sustainable Urban Development
Europe ; Investment ; Sustainable development ; Urban area ; Urban development ; Urban planning
Developing and implementing global, coordinated and integrated strategies for sustainable urban development requires multi-sector and ambitious investment programmes and multi-level action. The new initiative JESSICA (Joint European Support
, for more and better investment in sustainable and integrated urban plans and projects. JESSICA offers new possibilities and great flexibility to member states and managing authorities of structural funds operational programmes. - (IfL)