Urban expansion form is the most direct manifestation of urban expansion in space. Although it has been widely and vigorously studied, relatively little attention has been paid to reveal its spatiotemporal characteristics at the administrative level over a long timeframe. In this study, 31 Chinese municipalities and provincial capitals were selected as subjects to identify the urban expansion f...

1. introduction as a result of the urban sprawl, brownfield areas are accessible in all the cities of the world as well as the iranian cities such as mashhad. these vacant lands provide cities with the possibilities of the inner development and more compact cities. in other words, brownfield areas can promote the compactness by promoting cities in terms of economy durability, social inclusion, ...

urban parks have essential role in public welfare. their role could be observed in personal, socio-economic, environmental and mental wellbeing. provision of socio-mental needs of citizens and enhancement of social cohesion are contributed to the way of using urban open and green spaces which such issue requires elaborated planning and design. equal access to parks is an important issue in dist...

Managing and modelling urban growth is a multi-faceted problem. Cities are now recognised as complex systems through which non-linear and dynamic processes, emergence and self-organisation occur. The design of a system that can handle these complexities is a challenging prospect. This paper presents an urban planning tool for the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the core of the system is a Fuzz...

This study aims to redefine spaces of learning to places of learning through the direct engagement of local communities as a way to examine and learn from real world issues in the city. This paper exemplifies Smart City Learning, where the key goal is to promote the generation and exchange of urban design ideas for the future development of South Bank, in Brisbane, Australia, informing the crea...