BACKGROUND As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health. This study investigates whether physician-assessed morbidity is also related to green space in people's livi...

urban growth and associated landscape transformation has been a major driver of local, regionaland global environmental change. the conversion of urban greenery to impervious landscapes has been identifiedas a key factor influencing the distinctive urban heat and associated consequences. due to the often highdemand for space in urban areas, creation and preservation of urban greenery as heat si...

1. introduction the earthquake is a disaster which always threatens our country due to specific geographical conditions. according to official statistics, in the past 25 years, 6% of country’s casualties had been due to the earthquake. on average every ten years an earthquake of magnitude 7 on the richter scale occurs in the country (givechi and coworkers 2013:102). temporary accommodation is a...

Abstract Green Open Spaces (GOS) are an important component of the environment and, as a major spatial plan and area, play role in sustainability urban communities. The green area within zone is 30% total zone, according to Spatial Planning Act No 26/2007. Similarly, Act, his PU number 05/PRT/M/2008 describes guidelines for provision use open spaces areas. Public private included spaces. At lea...

Intraurban land-use change and factors affecting it are critical subjects in land-use planning. If unplanned, such changes can reduce the quality of life and spatial justice and ultimately lead to urban unsustainability. This paper aims to identify factors influencing unsustainable land-use change and analyze the intensity of such changes based on those factors. The artificial neural network an...