China’s southeast coastal areas have witnessed rapid growth in the last two decades, owing mostly to their economic and social attractions. In this paper, we chose Jimei, a coastal peri-urban district of Xiamen city on the southeast coast of China, as a study area to explore the district’s growth dynamics, to predict future sprawl during the next decade and to provide a basis for urban planning...

Florida has experienced more population growth over the past half century than any other state, which has led to some of the most extensive urban development on valuable agricultural lands. To address this and other impacts of sprawl, Florida passed the Growth Management Act (GMA) in 1985, which among other things required local comprehensive planning and that it be consistent with a state plan...

considering long term impacts of mehr housing plan on appearance and performances of cities, it is necessary that their construction will be done on the basis of geographical elements and criteria of urban planning in order to have positive impacts on urban quality and performance and reduce the ecological, social, and economical costs. therefore, this research analyzes and evaluates appropriat...

During WWII, creation of the Comprehensive Sen’en Regional Development Plan spurred implementation Great Merger. However, Sendai and Shiogama were at odds over development Port. As a result, fourth expansion City was undertaken. This accomplished by incorporating only five neighboring villages, while municipal system implemented, partially implementing original plan for merger. Thus, although M...

Kwandang Waterfront City is a directive on urban development plans by Government Regency of North Gorontalo where there plan for coastal reclamation with beachfront conditions are dense settlements. However, it has not been stated in the Zoning Plan Coastal Areas and Small Islands (RZWP3K) Province. This paper aims to explore feasibility changes physical condition aquatic environment through sp...

Calderona ́s outstanding environmental and visual resources have made it one of the preferred destinations for the 1.5 million inhabitants of the Valencia Metropolitan Area, imposing at the same time a strong pressure for urbanization and public use. In this context, the creation in the year 2002 of a Natural Park, has positively released the pressure over this territory but, at the same time, h...

Climate change impacts are seen within growing numbers of cities in low- and middle-income countries, so there is growing interest in the adaptation and mitigation plans and programs put forward by city authorities. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the constraints which cities face them in this subject by analyzing the case of Tehran. City has a commitment to decentralizatio...

the main objective of the current study is to investigate the impacts of environmental evolutionsat global scale on iran’s environmental planning. thereby, all political movements towards solving environmental issues in iran were accurately reviewed to find out the impressibility of the events by the global environmental evolutions. the findings indicated that iran has joined the conventions an...

The draft Auckland Unitary Plan outlines the future land used for new housing and businesses with Auckland population growth over the next thirty years. According to Auckland Unitary Plan, over the next 30 years, the population of Auckland is projected to increase by one million, and up to 70% of total new dwellings occur within the existing urban area. Intensification will not only increase th...