Urban spaces reflect the reality of city life like a mirror This research aims to examine and analyze the advanced aesthetic functional and environmental performance of urban public spaces by assessing the current situation and highlighting the role of creativity in developing these spaces To clarify the research scope ihane Park in stanbul Turkey was studied to define the requirements of creative standards evaluate these competencies and choose the appropriate architectural style and urban furniture In addition to learn ways of preserving those elements for longer life The analytical descr
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2020Turkey
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2023Indonesia
The COVID19 pandemic disrupted the world order from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022 The COVID19 pandemic has had a significant impact on changes in healthy living practices such as decreased physical exercise and increased stress compromising psychological wellbeing The psychological impacts of walking and relaxing in urban green spaces on IPB University students are investigated in this study Bogor City AlunAlun Sempur Park and Heulang Park were used for the experiment Participants completed 15 minutes of walking and relaxed sitting before and after the experiment and the psycholo
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2019Lebanon
Cities are being built based on the concepts of comfortable easy and fast for the inhabitants However what is being constructed is promoting physical inactivity and people are finding that what was being considered as convenient for daily life is in fact harmful to their physical health This study points to the many components of a city that beats overweight issues and especially obesity The case study is the city of Beirut indepth interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Beirutis people whose families come from the Beirut city and who were born in this city and are still l
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2022Indonesia
During the lockdown period people were restricted from doing many things particularly activities outside the home putting strain on psychological circumstances This study intends to demonstrate that providing a home garden to improve the psychological state of the workers community may alleviate the challenges of access to green open space in city settings This study investigates the psychological state of employees and the impact of home gardens on the psychological state of workers in numerous cities in Indonesia during the pandemic The survey was carried out utilising the Snowball sampli
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2021Saudi Arabia
New revitalization and regeneration strategies are currently taking place as a scheme for reassessing urban spaces This paper as a result navigates the theory of Urban Acupuncture UA as a quick and effective tool that can be adopted in large cities Using Riyadh city as a case study it discusses how this tool can be used to achieve maximum results with minimal effort in the most critical places Riyadh city is the capital of Saudi Arabia and is considered one of the fastestgrowing metropolitan cities in the Arab world Through time it has transformed into a city with leftover open spaces and a
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2021Nepal
Land Use and Climate change are interrelated to each other. This change influences one another at various temporal and spatial scales; however, improper land uses are the primary causal factor on climate change. It studies relevant literature and Nepal’s case to assess the relationship between land use and climate change. Similarly focuses on how land-use impacts climate change and vice versa. In recent centuries land-use change significant effects on ecological variables and climate change.
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A Guide for Investors and RAI Practitioners (2023)
Manuals & GuidelinesJune, 2023LaosThis guide aims to help investors identify the impacts and mitigation measures to minimize the impacts of the proposed investments in the agricultural and forestry sector in Laos. Further, the document provides guides on measures for environmental and social safeguards throughout the investment cycles.
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Sustainability
Peer-reviewed publicationJanuary, 2021PakistanHabitat degradation and species range contraction due to land use/land cover changes (LULCC) is a major threat to global biodiversity. The ever-growing human population has trespassed deep into the natural habitat of many species via the expansion of agricultural lands and infrastructural development. Carnivore species are particularly at risk, as they demand conserved and well-connected habitat with minimum to no anthropogenic disturbance. In Pakistan, the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is found in three mountain ranges—the Himalayas, Hindukush, and Karakoram.
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Peer-reviewed publicationJanuary, 2021ChinaLand use in traditional village clustering areas often exhibits slight dynamic changes; however, significant hidden ecological hazards may be present in local settlements. There is still a lack of dynamic ecological risk assessments for the corresponding classification-based prevention strategies and landscape ecosystem attributes’ enhancement. Based on the land-use changes, this study integrated the ecosystem structure and function to explore the characteristics of the landscape ecological risk in traditional village clustering areas.
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Sustainability
Peer-reviewed publicationJanuary, 2021NepalDeforestation and forest degradation mostly caused by human interventions affect the capacity of the forest ecosystem to provide ecosystem services and livelihood benefits. Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is an emerging concept that focuses on the improvement of the ecosystem as well as the livelihood of the people at the landscape level. Nepal has successfully recovered degraded forest land mainly from the hilly region through forest restoration initiatives, especially community-based forestry. However, the Tarai region is still experiencing deforestation and forest degradation.
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