At present, air conditioning (AC) is the most effective means for the cooling of indoor space.
However, its increased global use is problematic for various reasons. This paper explores …

Critical writing on 'new town'developments on the edge of Asian cities emphasizes such
negative effects as increased social segregation and exclusion, fragmentation of urban …

Graffiti has become an omnipresent feature of urban landscapes, with sprawling words and
images on public and private surfaces triggering heated debates on the meaning …

Executive summary This project brings together Canadian and Vietnamese researchers and
an NGO to examine the provision and use of formally-designed public spaces in Hanoi in …

In the mid-1990s, the Vietnamese government began promoting New Urban Areas (NUAs)
to alleviate the demographic pressures on the country's cities. Large-scale and integrated …