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The journal promotes original academic contributions that are cross-disciplinary to strengthen research under three main areas: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities; Territorial Studies; and Urban Transformations.
In this regard, the journal has aimed to:
- discuss the role of urban planners, urban designers, and architects in enhancing social and economic aspects of the built environment.
- discuss emerging social and economic challenges and problems facing global cities within other scientific fields.
- develop theoretical and methodological foundations in respect of the social and economic problems of contemporary urbanization.
- bring a scientific view to emerging social and economic challenges in urban spaces.
- provide sufficient comparisons of different challenges and solutions facing cities and societies, as referred to in the aforementioned main aim of the journal.
- discover and identify innovative methods and techniques to overcome the aforementioned challenges.
Contributions are welcome from across the full range of social sciences and arts and humanities disciplines. It is expected that the contributors will provide advanced empirical and theoretical knowledge referring to contemporary urban affairs - from both positive and normative perspectives. Priority for publication is given to research articles that are specifically written for a multidisciplinary audience with the highest quality and impact. In this regard, the journal looks for articles that are innovative and demonstrate excellent research and development.
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 103Do Young Professionals in Malaysian Urban Areas Prioritise Sustainability When Making Housing Decisions?
The present study delves into the decisionmaking processes pertaining to housing among young professionals residing in urban areas focusing particularly on their preferences for sustainable housing options Understanding the factors influencing the housing preferences of this demographic is critical for promoting sustainable urban development given the ongoing challenges of urbanisation and environmental issues faced by cities This study aims to explore the decisionmaking process pertaining to housing among young professionals in Malaysian urban areas and its correlation with sustainability
Fear and Architecture: Learning from Mega-Projects and Canal Istanbul as a Case
Fear has been a fundamental aspect of human existence throughout history and its connection with architecture has evolved as cities and the built environment have changed Megaprojects such as Canal Istanbul play a significant role in shaping urban fear Considering this fact this study explores the relationship between fear and architecture in the context of megaprojects with a focus on the case of Canal Istanbul to define fear identify its different types environmental socioeconomic technological and examine their common underlying factor generating a situation of uncertainty The research i
Peri-Urban Pressures: The Interplay of Land Strategies and Urbanization in Algeria’s Oran Metropolis
In contemporary times the worldwide trend of urban expansion has become an inexorable force This article engages in a comprehensive examination of the intricate dynamics surrounding urban sprawl and land utilization within the periurban regions of significant Algerian municipalities with a specific focus on the city of Oran Employing a methodology rooted in social geography this study deploys a trio of investigative approaches documentary analysis spatiotemporal scrutiny of periurban domains and insitu field investigations to shed light on the intricate intricacies of land ownership dynamic
From Urban Vulnerabilities to Resilience: Lessons from Messina's Integrated Risk Approach
In the city of Messina the multiplicity of vulnerable situations is a distinctive feature and is representative of the pervasiveness of the risk conditions present in the Italian territory The critical residential tissues are part of an extended geography in which to the conditions of seismic and hydro geomorphological vulnerability are added additional criticalities including altered natural resources abandoned infrastructure brownfields quarries and unregulated landfills etc Despite this for Messina there is still no urban planning tool capable of interpreting in an integrated way the ris
Territoriality in Post-conflict Neighbourhoods: Unravelling the Dynamics of Territorial Marks in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The pervasiveness of territorial marks in postconflict neighbourhoods elicited this study Relying on residents perceptions the study explored the dynamics underpinning residents use of territorial marks Primary data was collected by administering questionnaires to residents of various neighbourhoods within the study area Physical observations were conducted to identify all residential neighbourhoods and categorised into three homogenous zones From each homogenous zone 30 neighbourhoods were purposively selected In total 2055 buildings were identified within these selected neighbourhoods The