Urban and Transit Planning: A Culmination of Selected Research Papers from IEREK Conferences on Urba

Part 1: Sustainability and the built environment

Ecological Urban Planning and Design Process with Strategic Planning Approach in Ünye City
Emrehan Özcan

Industrial Ecologies: Manufacturing the Post-Industrial Landscape

Ting Chin

Survey on the Contextual Architecture Acquiescence of the In-fill Developments in the Walled City of Intramuros

Jocelyn Rivera-Lutap

Understanding spatial configuration and temporary appropriation of the street as public spaces in Latin American cities: the case of Mexico City Centre
Alessandro Melis

Building-scaled renovation: a BIM-centred system dynamics modelling approach
Laura Burneau

The Impacts of Sustainability Practices in Affordable Housing Developments Perspectives of Residents
Seyeon Lee

Sustainable Street Furniture Design in Urban Malaysia: Focusing On Sustainable Design Criteria
Arnis Aziz

How to Predict Environmental Attitude by Neighborhood Sense of Community
Elif Kutay Karacor

Parametric Assessment for achieving IEQ in Egypt's New Urban Communities: considering urban morphology and windows' specifications
Walaa Yoseph

Green Roofs in Different Presence
Ebtesam El-Gizawy, Maher Mk. Dawoud

Durability of mortars with recycled materials
Maurizio Nicolella

"Kharja" The Lung of The Traditional House - The Case Of Makkah
Faredah Almurahhem

The Innovative and Sustainable Streetscape Design based on Community Participation in Surabaya, Indonesia

Bambang Soemardiono, Murni Rachmawati

Built Environment Assessment of a Disaster Resilient University: A Case Study of the University of Santo Tomas

Part 2: Urban and Environmental Planning

Multi-functional urban greening: policy review for assessing the integration of urban agriculture into urban planning system of Pakistan

Hafiz Syed Hamid Arshad

Key Components for delineating an effective Urban Development in Historic Towns: Stakeholders' perception

Thirumaran K

Regional resilience: an urban systems approach

Ernst Drewes

Highway expansion and crime: challenges on urban development for sustainability
J Alexander Gomez

Transformations in urban mobility: A Smart Campus proposal for Universidade Federal de Goias (Goiania/GO, Brazil)
Maria Natalia Paulino Araujo Alcantara

Planning for a Redevelopment of a Traditional Urban Village of Kampong Bharu, Kuala Lumpur: A Challenge for a Sustainable Future
Norsidah Ujang

Restructuring of spatial urban- rural linkages in the Syrian coastal region
Tarek Rahmoun

A Framework for Defining Innovation Districts: Case Study from 22@ Barcelona
Arnault Morisson

Towards Sustainable Conservation Plan for natural heritage site of Indian Sunderban Through PRA technique
Swati Saha

The urban fact between urban Sprawl and control Case of Setif Algeria
Khaled Chorfi

Urban imprints to Historic Churches in Bulacan Towns: An Architectural Realization
Emilie Tiburcio-Garcia

Socially Sustainable Methodology as a Guide to Improve Syrian Heritage Landscape
W.A. Alhasan

Landscape design elements as a defensive tool for building security
Mary Felix, Mostafa Elhefnawi

Suitability Analysis for Infill Development within Informal Context of the City: A Case Study of Hothkhel Area of Kabul City
Bashir Ahmad Amiri, Nsenda Lukumwena

Bridging the Gap between theory and practice in the Urban Design Process: Towards a Multi-disciplinary Approach 
Moureen Asaad

Part 3: sustainable Urban Land Use and Transportation

A Geographic Information System for Rural Accessibility: Database Development and the Application of Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Road Network Planning in Rural Areas
Jun T. Castro

Door to Door Culture of Commuters: It's Impact in the Road Carrying Capacity
Jocelyn Rivera-Lutap

Land use, transport and sustainability: Spatial analysis of commercial centers and public transport interaction in Jeddah
Mohammed Aljoufie

Land Use of Urban Public Transport Systems
Andreas Gassner

The role of the integrated public transport network for reducing the congestion in the city of Palermo
Marco Migliore

Disturbance Management and Information Availability in Public Transport, with Focus on Scania County, Sweden
Åse Jevinger

Organic Transportation Networks: Human-Oriented Renewal of Modern Megapolises
Oleksandr Galychyn

A Study on the Provision of Bicycle Facilities to Increase Bicycle Commuting at Central Business Districts in Metro Manila, Philippines
Jun Castro

The Relevant Direction Of Vehicle Movement For Checking Operational Speed At The Roundabout
Sanja Surdonja

EGYPTIAN CITIES Urban Metamorphosis: Identity Challenges Through Heritage, Globalization And Sustainable Trends
Mohamed M. Abdelaziz Farid

Urban Accessibility as a Supplementary Urban Upgrading Approach towards More Sustainable Urban Poverty Areas

Mountains and Urbanism in Kandy
Wasana De Silva  

Part 4: Environmental Transformation: Energy Efficient Urban Areas & Renewable Energy Generation

Dutch Resiliency of under sea-level cities due to brave people
Fred Sanders, A. van Timmeren

Dielectric-Metal Nanoshell Plasmonic Metamaterial for Filtering and Protection
Hanan Ali

Estimating Future Solar Potential In Evolving High-Density Urban Areas For The Mid-Latitude City Of Mendoza; In Argentina
Mariela Arboit, A. Diblasi

The Transformation Of Alun-Alun As An Authority Symbol Into An Open-Spaced City Center In Java
Yohannes Karyadi Kusliansjah, Ayesha Aramita Malonda

High-concentration solar energy systems for the built environment
Rik Catau, Herold Cremer, Paul van Kan, Marc van der Sluys, Mascha A. Smit, Piet J. Sonnev

Determining The Future Business Case for Small-Scale Hydrogen Storage of Renewable Energy for Autonomous Residential Applications
Rogier den Balvert, Mascha A. Smit

Rural areas' resilient development under a water conservancy project: The case of Nantong, China
Yang Lin1, Kai Gong, Hai Lv

Opportunities, challenges and applications of Smart grids in housing projects in new settlements in Cairo ''Towards Energy Efficient Urban Areas''
Ahmed Hosney Radwan, Ahmed Abdel Ghaney Morsi

New Technologies for Adaptive Architecture
Santina Di Salvo

Part 5: Quality of Life & Environmental Management Systems

Balancing protection and community development through institutional arrangement in Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Nor Azlina Abu Bakar

Hydro-meteorological Risk Assessment-Guided Demand Forecasting in Humanitarian Logistics Management: the Case of Tacloban City, Philippines
Geomilie S. Tumamao-Guittap

The Nocturnal Image of the City: Artificial Lighting Reveling The Urban Experience
Helena Gentili

Quality of life Indicators in Sustainable Urban Areas

Ahmed Abunazel

social Sustainability in neighborhoods with different types of physical organization in the city of Tehran

Social implication of squatter relocation: The case of Desa Mentari
Faziawati Abdul Aziz

Dutch 'Water-authority Monuments' to be Saved in Time  
Fred Sanders, A. van Timmeren

Opportunities for new forms of public-private partnerships in the Groningen earthquake zone
Petra Oden, Dennis Schuldink

Field study in the residential buildings in the old city of Tartous in Syria during the summer period
Maya Hassan, Hui Xie, Tarek Rahmoun

Framework for Mosque institution as alternative Emergency Shelter in Disaster Prone Regions
Nayeem Asif, Nangkula Utaberta

Study the intervention on Wadi Al Harrach to eliminate pollution using urban solutions and sustainable development
saouane mohamed boudaife, Zeghichi sarra

Urban Block Design's Impact on the Indoor Daylight, Heating and Cooling Loads of Buildings in the Semi-Arid Regions
Kawar Salih