The design challenge of pervasive computing demands new emphasis on ambient, embodied, and habitual experiences. This emphasis connects the younger field of interaction design with the more venerable disciplines of the built environment. In terms of knowledge representation its central problem becomes location modeling. This turn from the universal aspects of computing to its situated practices...

Ancient civilisations depended heavily on natural fuel resources for a wide array of activities, and this had an impact on such resources that can be traced in the archaeological record. At its urban apex, the populations of the Indus Civilisation (2600-1900 BC) produced a wide range of objects and crafts, several of which involved highly specialised pyrotechnology. In the wake of increasing ar...

Adaptive urban transformations employ landscape-based regional design as an integrative and multiscale planning approach for sustainable development. In this approach, natural dynamics derived from systems analysis set the pace nature of adaptation. This chapter presents initial strategy adaptive transformation in Pearl River Delta to illustrate potential form territorial governance that takes ...

The compact city has become part of the policy orthodoxy in dealing with climate change and other sustainability challenges, scholars from a diverse set disciplines have informed this through empirical research. In paper, we argue that attuning research field to key perspectives concepts human geography critical urban studies can help ‘diversify’ understandings urbanism ways advance social ecol...

Circular development creates more resource efficient, adaptive, and ecologically healthy cities. food construction systems; the ecological regeneration of contaminated brownfield sites circular tactical urbanism are just some processes systems adopted by those implementing a pathway. These produce benefits, however, there many challenges to development, demonstrated two London cases. The resear...

In recent years, urban spaces all over the world have been effectively staged, sometimes too obviously, and design has often concentrated on implementation of "beautiful" lighthouse projects globally oriented lifestyle urbanism. However, beauty – also in broader sense a beautiful experience cannot be an end itself planning. An responsibility to committed residents address pressing challenges ou...

This work sought to reflect on urgent adjustments in public space times of crisis from tactical urban interventions. For this, it elucidates protective measures related the control COVID-19 pandemic, particular under aspects mobility and civil engagement, using for this case study implementation temporary cycle lanes municipality Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The methodology research wa...