Papers

Towards Sustainable City: Assessing the Safety and Liveability of Spaces used by the Informal sector in Cities of Zimbabwe: The Case of city of Masvingo Chigwenya Average email: chigwenyaaver@gmail.com cell: +263773900473 Abstract Informal activities have been growing at a very unprecedented fate es...

As with the rest of the world, Singapore’s population is ageing fast. With medical advances, lifespan has been increasing. Older Singaporeans are not just living longer; they are enjoying more years in good health than global average. Singapore’s older population is estimated to double to 1 in 4...

Originally planned at the extremity of a peninsula, the capital of Guinea has faced a continuous demographic and spatial growth during the last decades, marked by insufficient actions in terms of planning regulations. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and vast areas of mangroves, Conakry forms a line...

Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world. At the same time, it is one of the highest per capita emitters of global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite of its material wealth, evidence in relation to the state of children health indicate that growing up in cities is of deep concern...

In the last two decades, Chinese cities experienced a rapid development stage. In recent years, urban environmental quality and urban vitality have attracted more and more scholars attention. In 1st tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai, there are many studies on the relationship between urban envir...

"Having a doctor with a disease" is the basic guarantee for people to enjoy a better life. The uneven distribution of quality medical resources and the difficulty of seeing doctors at the grassroots level have plagued us for a long time. In a new era that emphasizes Healthy China and people's health...

Preserving and maintaining open spaces in urban environments is considered as an essential aspect of fulfilling environmental quality goals and attaining a livable city. Public spaces are necessary for physical and mental health. Public space can also influence aesthetic values and the broader perce...

The food we eat connects human health to the health of our planet, but our global food system is currently failing both. Food is directly or indirectly linked to all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and it is clear that we need a well-managed food system that can deliver both healthy and ...

For almost a decade, there has been a grassroots movement in the country that adopts place-making in kampungs (Indonesian urban informal settlements) through cultural and contemporary art festivals. The common issues that have been faced by almost every kampung are to maintain their existence in the...

With the rapid development of urbanization, air pollution, deterioration of the ecological environment, and urban problems are growing to threaten public health, especially for the elderly who are more vulnerable than young people. In recent years, incidence of chronic diseases such as hypertension,...

China's rapid urbanization has led to increasingly serious environmental health problems and posed severe challenges to the sustainable development of cities and the construction of healthy cities. Under the background of over 50% urbanization rate in China, the whole process has entered the second ...

Abstract With the rapid urbanization of China and the establishment of the new family structure of “four-two-one” (four grandparents-two parents-one child), taking care of children by their grandparents has become one of the most important forms in the current Chinese urban families. Currently, ...

Slum rehabilitation in developing countries aims at improving the quality of lives of the people through improved housing resulting in the well-being of the residents. The study aims to investigate the residential satisfaction perceived by the residents of one slum rehabilitation housing (SRH) and e...

1. Background: With the rapid urbanization process, a large number of migrants have flooded into cities and have become an important part of China's urban population. The number of migrants in China reached 245 million in 2017, which is nearly 40 times higher than the initial period of reform and op...

Forced migration trend around the world is increasing. UNHCR estimated that more than 65 million people are forcibly displaced in 2015, representing about 26% of all international migrants. In relation to forced migration, secondary cities are also impacted, with many of such cities attract forcibly...

In recent years, there has been a rising interest in the role of transformation in Turkey. Most transformation projects or practices are deliberated reproduction of physical structures including social change. Karakoy is the one that not only erasing history is at stake but also cultural values in d...

In today's China, with the gradual slowdown of urbanization process, the mode of urban development is gradually changing from the construction of new cities to the improvement of the function of old cities. Among the various projects reconstructed in old cities, the design of the living circle is to...

The urban process or commonly called urbanization is a phenomenon that is occurring in several regions in Indonesia. In 2045, the projection results show 61.7% of Indonesia's population will live in urban areas. In the process, cities in Indonesia are facing several challenges related to Urban Infra...

Sidewalks in Brazilian cities still have physical conditions that hamper or even prevent pedestrians to move, especially those with disabilities. 2010 Brazilian Demographic Census indicated that 69% of urban households were benefited with sidewalks and that only 4.7% with ramps for wheelchair users....

The government of DKI Jakarta province is attempting to build public space to change the city face by means of constructing Children Friendly Public Space (thereafter called RPTRA) as the attempt of supporting Jakarta to be Child-Friendly City. In realizing a Child-Friendly City in DKI Jakarta it is...

Background: In the context of an aging society, the physical and mental health and quality of life of the elderly have received more and more attention. Among them, in the field of mental health of the elderly, subject well-being is an important concern. Many studies have shown that the environment ...

Suggestion to organize this session with ISOCARP as an opening or closing session of the Congress with Mayors and decision makers in urban planning. In 2015, 54 per cent of the world’s population - close to 4 billion people - lived in cities. The population is expected to rise by an additional 1 b...

Residential area is the space vehicle of a better life and the basic principle of planning and development for such area is people-oriented, green development and livability, with the overarching goal to improve in quality and functions of such area, give priority to ensure positioning of public fac...

1. Backgound & peoblems 1.1 CBD of China in the regeneration period : The development period of CBD can be described from the industrial scope, showing the upgrade of CBD’s function from traditional commercial to headquarters economy, which also displays different demand for urban space. In China,...

Since 2015, with the constraints of urban land resources, the main line of urban construction in Shanghai has shifted from incremental planning to stock planning, entering the urban renewal stage with the improvement of construction space and functions as the core. The urban development model has sh...

In the past 40 years, China has experienced the largest and fastest urbanization development in the world. The infrastructure, urban environment and medical services of cities have been improved significantly. The health impacts are manifested in the decrease of the incidence of infectious diseases ...

The relationship between walking and people's health has been scientifically demonstrated. In the 1970s, doctors managed and succeeded in jogging for heart disease patients in the United States. In addition, there are reports in Germany that very few cases of cancer among joggers. Under its influenc...

Rapid population growth that take place in contemporary urban cities in Indonesia resulted in the increasing need for land settlement and other supporting public infrastructures. The growth of settlements in urban areas has growing rapidly and uncontrollably, leaving cities with emerging issues of h...

With larger proportion of the population will reside in urban areas, a greater focus of food-related issues plays a central role in the era of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The combination of rapid urbanization and economic development in the urban area in developing countries is resulting i...

According to the World Bank (2015) Africa’s urbanization rate has surpassed other parts of the world and it is believed that by 2030, over 50% of Africans will reside in Urban Centres. Kenya is among the African counties that has experienced a tremendous increase in her urban population. This is m...