Winner of the ACSA/AIA Housing Design Education Award! There is an increased interest
among architects, urban specialists and design professionals to contribute to solve" the …

Purpose Disaster risk reduction is of prime importance in informal settlements in the Global
South, where several forms of vulnerability coexist. Policy and official programmes, however …

Purpose Research and Development (R&D) plays a significant role in promoting social and
economic development in cities. In urban planning practice, a lack of evidence-informed …

Post-disaster housing concerns and dilemmas are complex, global in nature, and are
inextricably intertwined with social, economic, and political considerations. The multi-faceted …

Slums, shanty towns, townships, low-income barrios, tugurios, comunas, favelas, and other
forms of informal settlements abound in the Global South. It is estimated that about 1 billion …

Sustainable reconstruction (ie, a process of transformation that is socially just) requires
identifying lessons learned from previous experiences and the careful adaptation of …

This study presents the assessment of publicness in urban design by addressing how public
are public spaces in the old city of Damascus, Syria. In the late twentieth century, the ancient …

Özet Çalışma, açık alanlarda kamusallığın geliştirilmesine yönelik fiziksel çözümlerin
optimizasyon temelli, bütüncül bir yaklaşım üzerinden ele alınmasını ve Parçacık Sürü …

The research question of the study focuses on how macro and micro design criteria can be
used in contemporary public space design. In this context, the aim of the study is to produce …

The resilience concept has had a major influence on Disaster Risk Reduction practices both
in developing and developed countries. The chapter discusses the multiple faces of …