Scientific Committee
Series Editor Foreword
Preface
Contents
Smart Framework and Infrastructures
1 Governing Sustainability in Urban Ecosystems: Arguments for a Transdisciplinary Framework
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Infrastructure and Environmental Challenges in China
2.1 Energy
2.2 Water and Wastewater
2.3 Transportation
2.4 Desertification
3 Sustainability Challenges in China
4 Governing Sustainability in Innovation Districts
5 Sustainability Components in Innodistricts
6 Governance of Complex Sustainability
7 Sustainability, Mind and Matter
8 Conclusions: Transdisciplinary Sustainability
References
2 The Dilution of Peri-Urban Socio-Cultural Identity: An Insight into Policies and Strategies in Malaysia and the European Commission
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The Controversial and Blurred Conceptual Definition of Peri-Urban
2.1 Challenges in Categorizing the Peri-Urban
2.2 Socio-cultural Identity
3 Method
3.1 Search Strategy
3.2 Data Extraction
4 Results
4.1 Policies and Strategies
4.1.1 Malaysia
4.1.2 Classifications of the Urban–Rural Areas in Malaysia
4.2 Europe
4.3 Classifications of the Urban–Rural Areas in Europe
5 Discussion
5.1 Peri-Urban Diversity
5.2 Importance of Strategies and Policies
5.3 Sustainable Socio-cultural Identity
6 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
3 Integrating Resilience Through Adaptability and Transformability: Ecologically Responsive Design Approach in Case of Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Objectives of the Study
4 Literature Review
4.1 Overview of Coastal Belt of Bangladesh
4.2 Impacts of Climate Change in the Coastal Belt
4.3 Transformative Resilience
4.4 Adaptability
4.5 Ecological Resilience
5 Study Area
6 Data Collection and Analysis
7 Results and Discussions
7.1 Indigenous Knowledge
7.2 Present Scenario of Being Resilient
7.3 Wind Analysis
7.4 Shadow Analysis
7.5 Site-Specific Transformative Resilience
8 Conclusion
References
4 The Mexico City New International Airport: A Case Study in Environmentally Sensitive Geometries
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Energy Efficiency | Geometry
3 Another Way
4 Structure
5 Form Fitting
6 Geometry
7 Less is More
8 Conclusion
References
5 Is Greener Commuting Possible? A Campus Case Study in Schwäbisch Hall as Contribution to Climate Protection
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Problem Description
3 Bottom-Up Approach for Sustainable Mobility—Case Study and Field Test at the Campus Schwäbisch Hall
4 Status Quo for Green Commuting at Campus Schwäbisch Hall—Results of the Testphase
5 Conclusion/Solution Approach
Acknowledgments
References
6 Economic Feasibility of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Mode of Transport: A Case for Ahmedabad City, Gujarat
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Planning Factor for PRT
3 Literature Review
4 Research Overview
5 Fundamental Element of PRT
6 PRT Design Features
7 Need and Objective of Research
8 Study Area
8.1 Data Collection and Analysis
9 Economical Investigation
10 Conclusion
References
Computing and Digital Applications for Smart Cities
7 Developing Projects for Realizing of the Program “Skopje 2020 Smart Strategy” by Enhancing Citizen Approach, Engineering, Digitalization, and Sensing of the City District Toward Smarter Sustainability Urban Potential in the Small Ring of Skopje
Abstract
1 Implementation of the Platform for Digital City Based on the Technology IoT (Babry, 2012)
2 Sustainable Mobility Project “Light-My-Move”
3 The City as a Producer and Distributor of Energy—A Project “Power-My-Fire”
4 Bio-Technological Innovations for the Preservation and Renewal of the Ecological System in the City—A Project “Tight-my-Green”
5 Smart Impact and Strengthening the Community Through the Use of Human Resources—A Project “Hold-my-Self”
6 Managing the Sustainable Development of the Smart City Through the “Smart HUB”
7 Expected Results of the Project
8 Research Methodology Used for Developing Projects for Realizing of the Program “Skopje 2020 Smart Strategy”
9 Conclusions
10 Financing Pilot Projects Opportunities
References
8 Elderly Behavioural Ergonomic Data for Smart Cities’ Design-User System
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Pragmatic Experiences of a User
2.2 The Importance of Behavioural Informatics for Smart Cities Elderlies
2.3 Measurement on Independency of Smart Cities Elderlies
3 Material and Method
4 Results
4.1 Intangible Knowledge of Person Context in Pragmatic Experience: Functional Information
4.2 Pragmatic Experience in User Body Movements: Inherent Information
4.3 Analyses for Application of Pragmatic Pre-experience in Behavioural Informatics for Elderlies
4.4 Recommendation for Behavioural Informatics System (BIS)
5 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
9 A Novel Method of Trajectory Data Visualization to Analyze the Current Traffic Situation in Smart Cities
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Related Works
3 Comparison and Evaluation
3.1 Channel
3.1.1 Color
3.1.2 Size
3.2 Marks
3.2.1 Marks for Items
3.2.2 Marks for Links
3.3 Scalability
4 The Proposed Method
4.1 Marks and Channels
4.2 JSON and Google Map
5 Validation Analysis
5.1 Accuracy
5.2 Discriminability
5.3 Separability
5.4 Pop-out
5.5 Grouping
6 Evaluation
6.1 Problem of Information Overlay
6.2 Evaluating Visual Representations
7 Conclusions
Acknowledgement
References
10 Effective Participation and Sustainable Urban Development: Application of City Development Strategies Approach
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Research Method
3 Results and Findings
3.1 First CDS
3.2 Second CDS
4 Discussion and Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
11 Urban Computing and Smart Cities: Web Utilities Characteristics that Support Sustainable Smart Cities
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Health Policy for Efficient Environmental Resources' Management of Community Healthcare Centers
3 Healthcare Policy—Web Utilities for Sustainable and Safe Smart Cities
4 Conclusions
References
12 Emotion-Intelligent VR-Simulated Framework in Influencing Smart Home Purchase Intentions
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Research Methodology
3 Literature Review
4 Smart City
5 Virtual Reality
6 Theories on Consumer Behaviours
7 Developing an Integrated Emotion-Intelligent Virtual Reality-Simulated Smart Home Framework for Development of Smart City
8 Smart Home Purchase Stimuli
8.1 Technology Factors
8.2 Personal Factors
9 Pleasure, Arousal and Satisfaction as Organisms
10 Smart Homes Purchase Intentions as Response
11 Discussion
12 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
13 Supporting Organizational Professional Culture with Collaborative Technology During Design Phase in Industrialized Project Delivery in Malaysia
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Professional Collaborative Tools
3 Cultural Knowledge in Production
4 Case Study Research Methodology
5 Result of Case Study
6 Discussion
7 Non-collocate Communication Culture
8 Synchronous Collaborative Tool for Effective Communication
9 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Smart Cities: Efficient and Sustainable Living
14 Assessment of Ecosystem Services, Plant Diversity Pattern, and Water Quality of an Urban Water Body in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Method and Materials
2.1 Study Area
2.2 Conceptual Framework of the Study
2.3 Simpson Diversity Index (D)
2.4 Instrumental Techniques
3 Result and Discussion
3.1 Provisioning Ecosystem Services
3.2 Regulating Ecosystem Services
3.2.1 Photosynthesis, Carbon Sequestration and Storage, and Air Quality Regulation
3.2.2 Pollination and Seed Dispersal
3.2.3 Air Temperature Regulation, Air Flow Regulation, and Noise Level Control
3.2.4 Water Pollution Control and Waste Management
3.3 Cultural Ecosystem Services
3.4 Supporting Ecosystem Services
3.4.1 Species Habitat (Avifauna)
3.5 Assessment of the Plant Diversity Pattern
3.6 Evaluation of the Water Quality
3.6.1 Correlation Among the Water Quality Parameters
3.7 Valuing the Ecosystem Services
3.7.1 Provisioning Services
3.7.2 Regulating Services
3.7.3 Cultural Services
3.7.4 Supporting Services
4 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
15 Evaluating the Trend of Urban Heat Island Impacted by Land Use in Dhaka City: Toward Sustainable Urban Planning
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Study Region
2.2 Data Collection
2.3 Estimation of NDVI and LST
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Characteristics of LST and NDVI by Land Utilization Categories
3.2 Correlation Between LST/NDVI Levels with Land Utilization Categories
3.3 LST Versus NDVI Relationship for Different Land Use Classes
3.4 LST Versus NDVI Relationship in Different Thermal Zones of the Study Area
4 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
16 Toward Environmental Sustainability: Waste Management and Leachate Treatment Through Natural Applications
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Composting
2.2 Constructed Wetland
2.3 Hydraulic Load
2.4 Sampling and Laboratory Test
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Performance of Constructed Wetland System
3.2 Overall Removal Performance in Terms of Pollutant Loading
3.3 Comparison of Leachate Treatment Efficiencies in Matuail Site and Constructed Wetland
4 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
17 A New Vision for Future City in the Middle East
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Understanding Smart Cities
2.1.1 Transformation of Cities from Digital and Intelligent to Smart
2.1.2 Definition of Smart Cities
2.2 Component and Dimensions of Smart City
2.2.1 Smart Mobility
2.2.2 Smart Environment
2.2.3 Smart People
2.2.4 Smart Economy
2.2.5 Smart Governance
2.2.6 Smart Living
2.3 A Look on Smart Cities in the Middle East Region
3 Research Methodology
4 Case Study (The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
4.1 Saudi Vision 2030
4.2 Aim of the Study and the Reasons for Selecting the Main Cities
4.3 Analytical Study on Vision 2030 as a Path for Developing Smart Kingdom
4.3.1 Smart Mobility Development in KSA
4.3.2 Smart Environment Strategies in KSA
4.3.3 Smart Economy
4.3.4 Smart Government in the Development of KSA
4.3.5 Smart Living Reflection in KSA
4.3.6 Smart People in KSA
5 Conclusion
References
18 Colour Preferences in Interior Design Environments for Middle Eastern Tourists in Smart Cities
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Research Methodology
4 Results
5 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
19 Green and Blue Infrastructures as A Model of Sustainable Urban Planning—Landscape Design for Praça De Espanha in Lisbon—Portugal
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Bibliographic Review
3 The Praça Da Espanha Park
3.1 Part I: An Unfinished Park
3.2 Part II: An Engaging Park, a Flexible Park
4 Proposal
4.1 General Outline
4.2 A Narrative of the Shapes/Design of the Project
5 General Description
5.1 Water|Drainage Versus Modelling
5.2 Clearings | Community | Uses and Functions
5.3 Circulation and Flows|Connections and Anchorage to the Urban Fabric
5.4 Vegetation/Covering
6 Conclusion
References
20 Evaluating the Effect of Urban Green Infrastructure on Mitigating Temperature: A Case Study of Tehran
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Data and Methods
2.1 Study Area
2.2 Data
2.3 Land Cover Classification and LST Analysis
2.4 LST Calculation
2.5 The Impact of Green Infrastructure on LST
3 Results
3.1 Land Cover Changes
3.2 LST of Tehran
3.3 GI Cooling Impact
4 Discussion
4.1 The Impact of Land Cover Change on LST
4.2 The Cooling Impact of GI
5 Research Findings and Implications for Urban Resilience
6 Conclusion
References
21 Toward Resilient and Socially Sustainable Places: A Pedagogical Experiment on the Use of Placemaking in Design Studios
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Examples of Student’s Deliverables
4 Reflections and Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
22 Innovative Vinci Power Nap® Neurotechnology System—To Reset and Reconnect the Senses, Body and Mind; Reducing Stress, Improving Performance, Sleep, Health and Quality of Life
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Life in Contemporary Cities and Healing Power of Green Nature
3 Benefits for Health and Education from 20 min Power Naps
4 The Vinci Power Nap®—Neuroarchitecture Design of Senses
5 The Healing Power of Swinging, Touching and Sleeping
6 Help for the Astronauts Before, During and After Space Travels
7 The Research Conducted on Delegates of UN on COP24 in 2018
7.1 The Method of Research
7.2 The Subjects—Research Population
7.3 The Results
7.4 The Biggest Discovery of VPN Which Can Help with PTSD
8 Conclusion
References
Smart Energy Adaptation and Resiliency Challenges
23 A Study on Design’s and Planning’s Impact on People’s Demand, Living Custom, and Quality of Living Environment
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Design and Planning Following Demand
2.1 The Two Types of People’s Demand
2.2 Demand: Basic for Living
2.3 Demand: Acquired by Custom and Culture
2.4 Examples Regarding Design and Acquired Demand
2.4.1 Summer Kitchen in the Rural Area of Hungary
2.4.2 The Round Circulation Layout in Hungarian Residential Units
2.4.3 Terrace as Part of a Family House in Hungarian Suburb and Villages
2.4.4 Bay Window
2.5 Impact
3 Designs that Raise people’s New Habits or Thinking
3.1 Design and Demand are Interacting with Each Other
3.2 Design or Planning that Already Done Impact on people’s Behavior and Mindset
3.2.1 Planning Exact Parking Place for Shared Bikes in China
3.2.2 Garbage Bin-Clear Urban in Japan
3.2.3 The Play with Traffic Lane in Handan, China
3.2.4 Adaptive Redesigns of History Buildings
3.3 It is Designs’ Ability and Responsibility to Form and Iterate People’s Demand, Habit, and Behavior
4 Conclusion
References
24 Creative Tactics as Form of Urban Resilience: Surviving in the Face of Adversity Along the Gujjar Nala in Karachi
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Findings and Results Analysis
4 Bouncing Forward
5 Conclusion
References
25 AdaptivMe Reuse Approach from the Perspective of Place Attachment in Rehabilitation of Abandoned Structures: Hunter Street Mall Case in Newcastle, Australia
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 City Identity
2.1 The Role of Historic or Old Buildings/Places in Terms of City Identity and Collective Memory
2.2 Sense of Place and Attachment to Place
3 Adaptive Reuse
4 Hunter Street Case
4.1 Newcastle in Second Half of 20th Century
4.2 Hunter Street
4.3 Renew Newcastle
4.4 From David Jones Department Store to the Emporium
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
26 Energy Performance Assessment of Vertical and Horizontal Venetian Blinds in East and West-Oriented Residential Spaces in Cairo
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Base Case Results
4 Results of Venetian Blind Cases
4.1 Transmitted Solar Radiation
4.2 Heat Gain
4.3 Energy Performance of Venetian Blinds
5 Conclusion
References
27 Resilient Villages: Survival of Villages in the Sprawl of Pearl River Delta Megacity
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The Model of Metropolitan Village
3 Confrontation of Village and City
4 The Theory of Resilient Village Model
5 Case Study of the Resilient Village
5.1 Resilience of Village Fabric
5.2 Resilience of Village Program
5.3 Resilience of Village Streetscape
6 Conclusion
References