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Efficiency and Equity in the Spatial Planning of Primary Schools
The shrinking populations of many regions in Portugal have led to a debate on the criteria which should guide the restructuring of public services at the local scale, and namely how to balance raising per capita costs with...
Published by: IGI Global
Multicriteria Methodology for Open Space Analysis
This paper describes an urban analysis method for the evaluation of the diversity of open spaces. Diversity is understood as the variety of options that a public space offers to the users, giving them the opportunity to choose...
Published by: IGI Global
Exploring the Smart Future of Participation
COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on civic life, including public services, governance, and the well-being of citizens. The pace and scope of technology as a force for problem solving, connecting people, sharing information...
Published by: IGI Global
E-Government, Corruption Reduction and the Role of Culture
Using a panel dataset gathered from 57 countries over the period 2003 to 2014, this paper examines the impact of cultural factors on the relationship between e-government development and corruption. The analysis reveals that...
Published by: IGI Global
Smartization in Gatchina
In the paper, a case of a Russian town, Gatchina, is examined to find the reasonable balance between international smart city practice, governmental requirements, historical identity preservation, and human-oriented approach....
Published by: IGI Global
Reclaiming the Ocean - The Palm Islands
Alex Hawco
Apr 09, 2013
As the human race continues to populate all reaches of our planet, the amount of land available for inhabitation becomes drastically decreased. This is particularly relevant in the case of premier property locations on the...
Civil Engineering KEYWORD 1:(ENGINEERING 8751 COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING) KEYWORD 2: (CASE STUDY) KEYWORD 3 (CIVIL)
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pandemic-Driven Technology Adoption
During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, around the world, evidence is mounting as to the unenveness of impacts across communities. There are disproportionately more impacts on people who are elderly, economically...
Published by: IGI Global
Technology Use by Urban Local Bodies in India to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic
Falguni Mukherjee
Apr 01, 2021
This article provides a comprehensive review of the use of information and communication technologies by urban local bodies in India in their war against the COVID-19 pandemic based on a detailed survey conducted during the...
Published by: IGI Global
Offshore Wind Farms
Chantel Nicolle
Apr 09, 2013
In Europe there have been many successes with offshore wind farms, since 1991 the installation begun, and there has been 53 European offshore wind farms constructed since. With another ten offshore wind farms under construction...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
The 1929 Tsunami - A Look Inside
Megan Jarvis
Apr 09, 2013
Lawn is a small fishing community located on the tip of the Burin Peninsula along the south coast of Newfoundland. In 1929, a Tsunami brought considerable damage to property and loss of life to the Burin Peninsula. As a...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Online or Offline Services for Urban Neighbourhoods?
Services originally developed as natural concentrations of human activity, reflecting the Christallerian hierarchy of central places. Today, those natural mechanisms are challenged by strong competition from online facilities....
Published by: IGI Global
Can We Enable Digital Transition in Healthcare Delivery?
Implementing digital health transition is challenging. Whilst technology progresses rapidly, the appropriation of innovation in healthcare is slower and has to deal with the local context. This is the case with Piedmont, an...
Published by: IGI Global
EEB Project System Integration and Technology Sperimentation Matrix
Francesca Ugliotti
Jan 15, 2021
Today an increasing number of cities are equipping themselves with three-dimensional urban modelling and simulation platforms for energy management to integrate both spatial and semantic data for enabling better decision-making....
Urban & Regional Development Science and Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Information Technology
Published by: IGI Global
Surveillance in the COVID-19 Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of surveillance technologies in cities around the world. The new surveillance systems are unfolding at unprecedented speed and scale in response to the fears of COVID-19, yet...
Published by: IGI Global
Defining Parameters for Urban-Environmental Quality Assessment
Measuring the quality of the urban environment has been a matter of research rooted in different fields of knowledge. Several methods and indicators have been deployed through the years, as have horizontal approaches from mixed...
Published by: IGI Global
Restoration of the Barataria Basin Barrier Islands
Steven Thomas Kent
Apr 09, 2013
Barataria Bay is located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, immediately south of New Orleans,
LA. The southern half of the basin consists of approximately 1,900km2 of marshland and 600km2 of
swampland. These wetlands are all...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
La Scie Harbour Improvements
Robyn O'Donnell
Apr 09, 2013
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A Study of Pile Fatigue Failures in the Arabian Gulf
Leanne Mary Stein
Apr 09, 2013
In the summer of 1974, construction commenced for an oil tanker terminal in the Arabian Gulf. The following winter, a particularly strong tropical storm hit after the piles were driven, prior to installation of the...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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