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    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
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    A Collection of Selected Papers From the Proceedings of Future Smart Cities (FSC-2024)— Morocco and Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (URS-2024)— Italy

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book explores adaptive strategies that integrate Anthropogenic principles into architectural and urban design, particularly in low-income contexts like East Africa. It examines urban revitalization through case studies, such as Benghazi’s smart indicators, the use of public spaces for climate resilience, and transformative projects like reclaiming Lebanese quarries and understanding micro ... Read more

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  • Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book examines a range of subjects with a specific focus on architectural and technological advancements. Architecture is the constant innovation in designing for high efficiency in the performance of buildings, in terms of planning, construction and energy, while maintaining creativity in its form. Moreover, the field of architecture goes hand in hand with that of technology. Nowadays, ... Read more

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  • Urban and Transit Planning

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    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book incorporates a wealth of research focused on the more and more urgent challenges that urban planning and architectural design all over the world must cope with: from climate change to environmental decay, from an increasing urban population to an increasing poverty. In detail, this book aims at providing innovative approaches, tool and case study examples that, in line with the agenda of ... Read more

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    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book aims to establish a community with attention to land use to achieve sustainable development and meet the needs of today’s society. Urban planning depends on engineering, architectural, social and political pillars. It pursues this by proposing solutions, regulating environmental pollution and non-sustainable use of available resources. It showcases and even triggers further debate about ... Read more

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  • Circular Economy

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    Environmental degradation in the world is one of discussing problems in the literature for many decades. There are a lot of factors discussed that worsen our environment. Environmental degradation due to the pollution from fossil fuels induce countries to decrease their use, however, until the productivity of renewable resources reaches the necessary level, countries continue to be highly ... Read more

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  • Sustainability, Energy and Architecture

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  • Handbook of Nature-Based Drought Solutions

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  • Nature-Based Solutions in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals

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    Buildings are increasingly ‘dynamic’: equipped with sensors, actuators and controllers, they ‘self-adjust’ in response to changes in the external and internal environments and patterns of use.Building Dynamics asks how this change manifests itself and what it means for architecture as buildings weather, programs change, envelopes adapt, interiors are reconfigured, systems replaced. Contributors ... Read more

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