Floor area density and land uses are two fundamental parameters of a city's master plan.
Both affect the spatial and temporal distribution of the cooling demand in a district. This work …

Abstract In China, Shanghai often serves as a place to introduce and try out new ideas. This
is certainly the case with experimental urban planning and design solutions and …

This paper presents a digital online tool and interaction process that supplies algorithmic
analysis and predictive simulation for early-stage urban design proposals within the …

Project underperformance remains a frequent and world-wide issue in complex spatial
projects. A main cause of project underperformance is that uncertainties and unpredictable …

This chapter explores the successes and challenges of managing urban growth. It examines
the influence of formal and informal rules in society on urban development, drawing on …

This book provides theoretical and empirical perspectives on the urban impact of mega-
events globally. It takes mega-events as an instance to analyse urban transformations and …

In contrast to the normative scholarly and professional expectation that the university's
spatialization be tightly coupled with its institutional purposes and prerogatives, this …

This book focuses on understanding how a megacity like Seoul can be read as a formal
architectural composition and not an endless urban sprawl. In a broader sense, the book …

Urban transformation is increasingly determined by singular mega interventions. Some are
outlined as mega-developments from the outset, others are initiated with a seemingly …

How can the Global North oriented and welfare state rooted Sustainability Transitions
theories be enriched with the Chinese and communist state rooted Ecological Civilization …