This paper describes a spatially disaggregated, economic agent-based model of urban land use that includes explicitly specified and coupled land and housing markets. The three types of agents— consumer, farmer and developer—all make decisions based on underlying economic principles, and heterogeneity of both individuals and the landscape is represented. The model can be used to simulate the con...

this article, after explaining the concept of peace building in the framework of united nations peace operations, considers the challenges facing it. peace operations are a complex and inter-related set of activities which lack clear legal status in the united nations charter, but are accessible instruments for the maintenance of international peace and security. despite the fact that peace bui...

Following the promulgation of the new nation-state in 1932, the Saudi Arabian government embarked upon modernizing its traditional society. Political stability and improved economic conditions made possible by the increasing oil revenues, resulted in unprecedented demographic increases and rapid urbanization. The government spearheaded the process of introducing modern building techniques and c...

Housing is a key component of the U.S. economy: in 2001, housing comprised more than a third of the nation’s tangible assets, and, in the form of home building and remodeling, housing consumption and related spending represented more than 21 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. Since 2001, home sales, prices, equity and debt have all grown substantially, enabling millions of Americans to...

This paper evaluated CSLBs as a building material for sustainable housing construction. The study focused primarily on evaluating its physical properties as a building material as well as a measure of its level of acceptability for housing construction among the populace. The study was carried out in four local governments namely; Ogbomoso North, Ibadan Southwest, (in Oyo State) Ado-Odo Ota, (O...

As cited in the constitution of the Islamic republic of Iran, it's one of the responsibilities of the government to provide appropriate housing for the people of Iran. The main aim of current study was to assess satisfaction rate of a Mehr housing residents in Fars province, southwest of Iran. Randomly selected heads of 100 households residents of Abadeh Mehr housing for at least 1 year were as...

The privatization of social housing transformed many transitional countries in Central and Eastern Europe into societies with predominant home ownership and a marginalized rental sector. The relevant question arising from the current housing situation in these countries is whether the current tenure structure is sustainable in the long run (Mandič, 2000). The answer is probably negative since t...