The settlement pattern and dwelling sys tem reflect the socio-economic condition and culturalbehaviour of the community people. The riverine fishing community is one of the ancient and special communities of Bangladesh that has a unique lifes tyle and some special features characterize their dwellings. This paper aims at explaining the exis ting dwelling sys tem of one of the eighth oldes...

extended abstract: introduction creative city is a place with a strong flourish of arts and culture, creativity and innovation with four scenarios of creative human capital, quality of life, innovation and investment in social in order to use of sustainable development indicators. the aim of this study is an analysis of the relationship between sustainable development indicators and criteria of...

  Inequality, nowadays, is one of the main concerns in developmental plans and as a result expansion of basic opportunities and their fair distribution is a part and parcel of any roadmap to development. However, the economic policies of the country can inform any attempt in this regard. To estimate the extent to which such policies have impacted equal and timely access to education in Ir...

With the fall of the Socialist block in 1989, the Cuban national economy collapsed, followed by a severe scarcity in gasoline, materials and especially food. Of Alamar, a New Town socialist housing project under construction in East Havana, only the areas dedicated to dwelling were finished, leaving the neighbourhood without a defined public space or economic centre. Due to the limited transpor...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on cognitive performance of community-dwelling elderly in Vinh city, Vietnam. It is a controlled trial. One hundred subjected were recruited. Subjects were divided randomly into two groups. Tai Chi group was assigned 6-months Tai Chi training. Control group was instructed to maintain their routine daily activities. Partic...

City-dwelling children from Kenya who were infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were tested for coinfection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), human T cell lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), or hepatitis B, C, and G viruses. All children were found to be coinfected with CMV, whereas 5% had hepatitis G virus coinfection and 15% had KSHV coin...

Transformations have led to questionable environmental qualities in housing neighbourhoods. Urban areas Africa, and Kenya particular are faced with an increased growth of planned settlements transforming into unplanned units. Most researches on transformations concentrated the dwelling units but little has been done other aspects such as social amenities. The study therefore draws attention thi...