10 articles in this issue
Alex Opoku, Julius Akotia
Guest editorial
Pieter Marthinus de Kock, Silvio Carta
This paper presents a theoretical framework that helps identify visual sustainability in urban projects and evaluates its relevance for the use, design and making of public space. It is aimed at showing how the process of urban regeneration is far more nu... see more
Nils Lykke Sørensen, Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Turid Borgestrand Øien, Anne Kathrine Frandsen
Sustainable housing and buildings constitute a fundamental part of the future urban fabric. This study aims at clarifying how different actors employ parameters of sustainability in building design and what enables the holistic perspective of the interrel... see more
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Douglas O. Aghimien, Opeoluwa I. Akinradewo, Clinton O. Aigbavboa
The embracement of smart city approach as a sustainable system for the management and delivery of infrastructural developments has been on the increase, especially in developed and some developing countries. For this to be successful, cities in these coun... see more
Dillip Kumar Das
There is a changed perspective regarding the development of cities and increasingly many countries in the West and some developing countries, as in South Africa, are making concerted attempts to transform their cities to smart cities. Using the context of... see more
Julius Akotia, Emmanuel Manu, Alex Opoku, Enoch Sackey
In the United Kingdom (UK), over the past three decades efforts have been made to ensure adequate promotion of sustainability objectives through various policy initiatives. However, despite the effort and the existence of these policy initiatives, sustain... see more
James Peel, Vian Ahmed, Sara Saboor
Carbon emissions, being hazardous, are triggering social concerns which have led to the creation of international treaties to address climate change. Similarly, the United Kingdom under the Climate Change Act (2008) has committed to reducing its greenhous... see more
Luke Boyle, Kathy Michell
The paper documents the development of a collaborative regeneration strategy for a marginalised community in Cape Town that was led by a Non-Profit Company (NPC). NPC’s vision for the strategy was to incorporate key inputs from the community to unlock the... see more
Emmanuel Adinyira, Kofi Agyekum, Bernard Kofi Baiden, Obas John Ebohon, Godslove Ampratwum
Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban culture makes open marketplaces an essential part of life in their cities. What goes on in these markets undoubtedly opens them up to threats of adversity, tragedy, and other significant sources of stress. How can these open mar... see more
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Douglas O. Aghimien, Clinton O. Aigbavboa, Opeoluwa I. Akinradewo
The quest for smart cities and development has been on the increase among infrastructural development stakeholders, including clients, government agencies responsible for the management of infrastructures, construction professionals, sponsors, and financi... see more