This paper presents five design prototypes for cool urban water environments developed in the 'Really cooling water bodies in cities' (REALCOOL) project. The REALCOOL prototypes address an urgent need: urban water bodies, such as ponds or canals, are often assumed to cool down their surroundings during days with heat stress, whereas recent research shows that this is not always the case and that urban water bodies may actually have warming effects too. There are, however, indications that shading, vaporising water, and proper ventilation can keep water bodies and their surroundings cooler.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2019
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2004
The southern and central regions of The Netherlands are part of the Northwest- European Delta Metropolis. The demands placed by modern, urban society on the agricultural sector are numerous. Not only are the environment, animal welfare, and food hygiene and quality at stake here, but also must these demands be met in a period of a structural decline in economic yields and under the permanent pressure of a shortage of available land. Intensification and increase of scale, which have characterized European agriculture for a long time, are set to continue in the future.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2018
Land administration is essential for urban planning and Spatial Information Infrastructure (SII). Interoperability of land administration and spatial planning will determine the success of SII utilization. This information should be accessible to all member of SII, including businesses and the community. This article proposes spatial planning information as an extension of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM), the ISO 19152:2012 in order to support spatial planning.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsJune, 2012Papua New Guinea
This paper examines the various ways in which migrant settlers have gained and maintained access to land in the informal urban settlements of Wewak, the provincial capital of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Urban population growth in PNG and in Pacific Island states more generally is predicted to grow rapidly over the next two decades. Given the limited availability of formal housing for lower income people, it is likely that many will live in informal urban settlements on land owned by customary landowners.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1984
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsMay, 2017Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, BrazilO presente artigo é parte de um projeto de pesquisa maior, com apoio do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID), a Universidade de Campinas (UNICAMP), por meio do Grupo de Governança de Terras (GGT), e com apoio da equipe de pesquisa da Toledo e Associados (T&A). Temos como objetivo analisar os Planos Diretores e o zoneamento determinado por eles e como eles a influenciam as escolhas da população ao se estabelecerem em área irregulares na Região Metropolitana de Campinas (RMC).
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Conferencia de las Ciudades: Implementando la Nueva Agenda Urbana en América Latina y el Caribe
Conference Papers & ReportsMultimediaOctober, 2017Latin America and the CaribbeanLa Conferencia de las Ciudades se celebró del 2 al 6 de octubre de 2017 en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
La Conferencia fue co-organizada por la CEPAL, MINURVI y ONU-Habitat.
La reunión se realizó un año después de Hábitat III y se enfocó en la implementación de la Nueva Agenda Urbana en América Latina y el Caribe para ciudades inclusivas, seguras, resilientes y sostenibles.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsMarch, 1992Chile
Reunión Regional de Ministros y Autoridades Máximas del Sector de la Vivienda y Urbanismo de América Latina y el Caribe
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsMarch, 1992Latin America and the Caribbean
Reunión Regional de Ministros y Autoridades Máximas del Sector de la Vivienda y Urbanismo de América Latina y el Caribe
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsApril, 1992Latin America and the Caribbean
Reunión Regional de Ministros y Autoridades Máximas del Sector de la Vivienda y Urbanismo de América Latina y el Caribe
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