Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
The International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (IJCUA) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal which publishes two times a year by Anglo-American Publications LLC. IJCUA brings together all the theories, manifestoes and methodologies on contemporary urban spaces to raise the understanding for the future of urban planning. Overall, IJCUA aimed to establish a bridge between theory and practice in the built environment. Thus, it reports on the latest research findings and innovative approaches, methodologies for creating, assessing, and understanding of contemporary built environment
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<![CDATA[Mathematical Model Applied to Green Building Concept for Sustainable Cities Under Climate Change ]]>
<![CDATA[Md. Haider Ali Biswas]]>;
<![CDATA[Pinky Rani Dey]]>;
<![CDATA[Md. Sirajul Islam]]>;
<![CDATA[Sajib Mandal]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Alanya Hamdullah Emin Paşa Üniversitesi ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-4
<![CDATA[Recently the effect of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is worldwide terrified anxiety to the public and scholars. Even this global problem is one of the great issues that continuously makes worrying the governments and environmentalists, but its solution findings are not out of the image at all. In this study, we have proposed and analysed a mathematical model for the solvable management of GHGs by sowing the seeds of green building dynamic systems. Moreover, in the model, the human community is used to enhance the production power of individuals of green buildings by absorbing the GHGs. The model is analysed by stability analysis at the equilibrium points: trivial and global equilibrium, and also by convincing the stability and instability of the system of equations. The behaviour of the propound model has been developed by numerical simulations which shows the rate of the fruitfulness of GHG components.]]>
<![CDATA[Sustainable Construction for Affordable Housing Program in Kabul ]]>
<![CDATA[Mohammadullah Hakim Ebrahimi]]>;
<![CDATA[Philippe Devillers]]>;
<![CDATA[Eric Garcia-Diaz]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-3
<![CDATA[Afghanistan suffers from four decades of war, caused a massive migration of the rural population to the cities. Kabul was originally designed for 1,5 million people, where now 5 million people live. The importation of modern western styles housing for rapid reconstruction reveals apparent cultural conflict and significant environmental footprint. The new constructive cultures for sustainable reconstruction should necessary consider the use of local materials combined with modern technologies. Earthen architecture underlies the embodiment of Afghanistan architecture. The aim of this research is to revisit traditional afghan earthen construction with the tools of industrial modernity. Three soils of the Kabul region were first characterized. Then, sun-dried mud brick and compressive earth block, with and without stabilization have been prepared and tested in the laboratory to develop the most suitable earth construction element which is cost effective and easily available compared to the imported modern products.]]>
<![CDATA[The Impact of Transit-Oriented Development on Fast-Urbanizing Cities: Applied analytical study on Greater Cairo Region ]]>
<![CDATA[Mohamed Kafrawy]]>;
<![CDATA[Sahar Attia]]>;
<![CDATA[Heba Allah Khalil]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-8
<![CDATA[Transportation has always been the backbone of development. Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been theorized, piloted and expanded increasingly in the past few decades. In this regard, this paper investigates the relationship between urban development, the transportation process, and the required implementation guidelines within fast-urbanizing cities, such as Cairo. After reviewing different related sustainable development theories, the study investigates pioneering case studies that have applied TOD and provided adequate implementation frameworks. The authors then extract and compare a set of required policies. The current Egyptian development paradigm is then discussed in relation to these enabling policies, focusing on Greater Cairo Region, Egypt. The authors debate previous development plans, progress, and newly proposed ones, focusing on the transportation process as the means for development. The study concludes with a set of required guidelines to ensure the integration of transportation with land-use planning, thus ensuring a more prosperous and inclusive urban development.]]>
<![CDATA[Sustainability of Tourism Development in the city of Ain-Sukhna, Egypt ]]>
<![CDATA[Yasser Mahgoub]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-2
<![CDATA[Tourism is a major economic source for Egypt, due to its significant natural and cultural attractions. Yet, rapid development and construction of touristic facilities have a negative impact on the fragile natural and cultural heritage. This paper studies the recent touristic developments of the coastal stretch of Ain-Sukhna on the Red Sea coastal region of Galala Mountain, and their impact on the surrounding natural and cultural attractions. Coral reefs and rich marine life have made this stretch among the prime fishing and scuba diving destinations in the world. The area is also famous for its year-round sunny beaches and the spectacular coastal scenic drive where Galala Mountain reaches the Red Sea. Recently, development has started on the mountains following the construction of Galala Mountain Road. Galala City started with Galala University and several residential, touristic, and commercial facilities. This paper studies the pattern of development in the area during the past 40 years and assesses its impact on natural and cultural resources.]]>
<![CDATA[The Role of “Scale” on the Acceleration of Social Interaction in Urban Spaces ]]>
<![CDATA[Kaveh Hajialiakbari]]>;
<![CDATA[Mohammad Zare]]>;
<![CDATA[Mitra Karimi]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-6
<![CDATA[Rehabilitation projects are interventions that can lead to the transformation of the socio-spatial structure of obsolescent neighborhoods. The main intention of such projects is the creation and/or improvement of social interactions after physical and functional interventions. Urban Renewal Organization of Tehran (UROT) is tasked with identification of target obsolescent neighborhoods, preparation of neighborhood development plans and implementation of rehabilitation projects to improve the quality of space and stimulate social interactions. In this paper, three urban spaces in different scales (“micro” for neighborhoods, “meso” for local and “macro” for trans-local scales), designed and implemented by UROT, were selected as a case study. By designing and filling a questionnaire and after analyzing research findings, the effect of the scale of the urban project on different activities was evaluated based on the Gehl model. Overall, in the expanded model based on the scale of space, an inverse ratio between the scale of space and both optional selective and social activities has been revealed.]]>
<![CDATA[The Right to Land: To Whom Belongs after a Reconciliation Law in Egypt ]]>
<![CDATA[Ahmed Mounir Soliman]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n2-1
<![CDATA[A revolutionary book by De Soto to formalize land tenure by changing “dead capital” to “life capital” has become the trademark in Egypt of issuing a temporary reconciliation law of 2019 and its amendment to approve a legal certificate to the violators against a certain fee. The question is does this law legalize informal housing? Is it enough to introduce a legal certificate to secure land tenure for the violators? How would this law apply on the ground? Depending on the deductive methodology, this paper traces sociotechnical transitions concerning legalizing the status quo of building/land, tenure security, real-estate markets (formal/informal) caused by laws on buildings violations reconciliation. The idea is to take a step back and look at a wide-angle of the problem in the future to arrive at a clear picture of the influences of the introduction of a new law on the land market, before making a decision. The paper assumes that the temporary reconciliation law in Egypt is opening the debate on the alteration of land management to govern the status quo of the chaos of the right to land. It concludes this temporary reconciliation law has created a state of decayed/wealth, social inclusion/exclusion of the bottom of the social pyramid nevertheless to whom the justification is affected.]]>
<![CDATA[Data Mining as a Method for Comparison of Traffic Accidents in Şişli District of Istanbul ]]>
<![CDATA[Mert Ersen]]>;
<![CDATA[Ali Hakan Büyüklü]]>;
<![CDATA[Semra Erpolat Taşabat]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n2-2
<![CDATA[Studies to reduce traffic accidents are of great importance, especially for metropolitan cities. One of these metropolitan cities is undoubtedly Istanbul. In this study, a perspective on reducing traffic accidents was trying to be revealed by analyzing 3833 fatal and injury traffic accidents that occurred in the Şişli district of Istanbul between 2010-2017, with Data Mining (DM), Machine Learning (ML) and Geographic Information Systems methods (GIS), as well as traditional methods. It is aimed to visually determine the streets where traffic accidents are concentrated, to examine whether the accidents show anomalies according to the effect of the days of the week, to examine the differences according to the accidents that occur in the regions and to develop a model. For this purpose Kernel Density, decision trees, artificial neural networks, logistic regression and Naive Bayes methods were used. From the results obtained, it has been seen that some days are different from other days in terms of traffic accidents, according to the accident intensities and the performances of the modelling techniques used vary according to the regions. This study revealed that the ‘day of the week effect’ can also be applied to traffic accidents]]>
<![CDATA[Influence of Green Infrastructure on Residents’ Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm in Lagos, Nigeria ]]>
<![CDATA[Adedotun Ayodele Dipeolu]]>;
<![CDATA[Eziyi Offia Ibem]]>;
<![CDATA[Olusegun Ayotunde Oriola]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n2-4
<![CDATA[Given the significance of green infrastructure in enhancing social, economic and ecological sustainability of the built environment, it is important to unearth how green infrastructure can influence pro-environmental behaviours among the urban population. This research assessed the influence of green infrastructure on residents’ endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. A total of 1560 residents recruited through the multi-stage sampling technique participated in the survey, and the data gathered were subjected to descriptive and regression analyses. The participants generally felt that the available green infrastructure in their neighbourhoods was of low quality and rapidly disappearing, but it positively influenced all the key variables of the NEP and its endorsement. The size of neighbourhood green spaces, availability of green spaces for relaxation and its proximity to the people were found to be the three attributes of green infrastructure with the most noticeable influence on residents’ endorsement of NEP. This study implies that the availability and accessibility of a reasonable quantity of green areas within urban neighbourhoods can enhance a better understanding of the role of green infrastructure and promote favourable environmental behaviours among the urban population within and outside Nigeria.]]>
<![CDATA[The Psychological Effects of Park Therapy Components on Campus Landscape Preferences ]]>
<![CDATA[Prita Indah Pratiwi]]>;
<![CDATA[Bambang Sulistyantara]]>;
<![CDATA[Saraswati Sisriany]]>;
<![CDATA[Samuel Nanda Lazuardi]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n2-3
<![CDATA[COVID-19 has doubled the prevalence of mental health problems among young adults. In Indonesia, it extends the vulnerability of families, increases economic uncertainty, interrupts food security, and affects psychological well-being. Accordingly, this research examined the correlation between psychological effects and preferred landscape elements. Experiments were conducted in a campus park, arboretum, and a road. Participants captured attractive views during the walk using the Visitor-Employed Photography method and evaluated psychological effects using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) pre-and post-walking. Google Cloud Vision API was used to get the image annotation keywords. The results indicated a correlation between psychological effects and preferred landscape elements. Park therapy components, including plant, flower, and sky, were negatively correlated with negative moods and anxiety levels. These findings presented scientific evidence for the psychological relaxation outcome of walking and prominent components of park therapy to support therapeutic campus greenspace planning.]]>
<![CDATA[Informal Use of “Marginal Open Space” Along Residential Streets in a Nigerian City ]]>
<![CDATA[Temitope Muyiwa Adebara]]>;
<![CDATA[Oyinloluwa Beatrice Adebara]]>;
<![CDATA[Adewumi Israel Badiora]]>
<![CDATA[ Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs ]]>
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DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n2-7
<![CDATA[In today’s highly regulated cities, a conspicuous pattern of marginal open space has emerged between buildings and streets. With rapid population growth, different activities are also emerging in the open spaces, particularly in the cities of developing countries. This study explores the informal use of the marginal open spaces along residential streets in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, to identify the physical planning implications. The data for this study were mainly collected through a questionnaire survey and open space measurements. Findings established that the major activities in the open space were necessary (earning income), socio-cultural and leisure pursuits. Land-use problem occurrence index (LPOI) showed that the significant challenges associated with the use of the space were an increase in travel time to destinations (LPOI = 4.33), open space littering (LPOI = 4.17), traffic and pedestrian congestion (LPOI = 4.17), and degradation of aesthetics (LPOI = 3.99). It is therefore concluded that the use of marginal open space has both positive and negative effects on the residential environments of the Nigerian city. The study adds to the body of knowledge in urban studies by empirically investigating the physical planning implications of the everyday use of marginal open space in a developing country.]]>
