Towards Sustainable Urban Regeneration: Utilizing Environmental, Cultural, and Social Assets by Alberti, Francesco; Gallo, Paola; Altan, Hasim;

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This book explores innovative approaches to sustainable urban development, focusing on energy efficiency, climate adaptation, green infrastructure, and smart city technologies. Addressing pressing environmental challenges, this book presents the most recent research on energy-efficient building design, urban resilience, and sustainable mobility solutions. The first section examines the role of energy efficiency in mitigating climate change, analyzing case studies on retrofitting buildings, passive architecture, and the impact of material choices. The second section explores urban climate resilience, highlighting the benefits of green infrastructure, street trees, and water-sensitive urban design. The third section shifts towards sustainable urban planning, emphasizing mobility transformation, cultural heritage preservation, and equitable urban design. The final section investigates digital tools and technological innovations, including smart cities, robotics, and circular economy practices in urban construction. By bringing together a diverse range of perspectives from architecture, engineering, and urban planning, this book provides actionable insights for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners committed to creating sustainable cities.

Table of Contents:

Assessment of Green Infrastructure in the Context of Urban Sustainability: A Study in Northern Nicosia.- The 'Mugnone River Contract': A Green and Blue Infrastructure for the Florence Metropolitan Area.- Pocket Parks in Florence: A Strategic Integration for Urban Green Infrastructure.- Ruralizing the Urban Envelope: Experimental Tools to Cultivate the City.- Impact of Street Trees on Thermal Comfort and Air Quality.- From Margin to Urban Interface: Designing a Network of Open Spaces as a New Public Park Around the Heritage City Walls of Siena.- Planning the Development of Urban Parks as Green Public Spaces in Colonial Java.- New Design Approaches for Urban Voids: Developing a Framework for Analyzing Innovative Projects in Terrain Vague Spaces.- Evaluating the Ecosystemic Function of the “Model Cities” to Lead Contemporary Urban Sustainability.- Ecosystem Services to the Test of the Territory: Perspectives for the Urban Bioregion Approach.- Enhancing Urban Connectivity: A Comprehensive Study of Transit-Oriented Development.- Beyond Transit-Oriented Development – Linear or Transit Cities.- Transformation of Highways to Reduce GHG Emissions and Improve Social Equity, Syracuse & Brooklyn, NY.- Research on Sustainable Urban Design Based on Small-Scale and Progressive Concepts.- Revitalization Strategies for Inner Areas in Italy: Constraints and Opportunities from an Analysis of Best Practices.- Urban Design Principles for Sustainable and Well-Being Compounds in the Sultanate of Oman.- Housing Transformation and Spatial Organization: The Case of Sha'abiat Model in Al-Ain, UAE.- Ho Chi Minh City’s Central Area From the Perspective of Sustainable Urban Design.- The Built Environment Policy Making: The Egyptian New Administrative Capital Model.- Revival of Urban Heritage as an Engine of Social and Economic Recovery in Post-War Homs, Syria.- Identity in the Physical Environment: Concept and Methods for Its Evaluation and Preservation Through Participatory Design.- The Medieval Aqueduct of Perugia: From Abandonment to Reuse as a Pedestrian Path.- From Cultural Preservation to Cultural Tourism: Examining the Heritagization of Rijal Almaa’s Vernacular Architecture Within the Al Soudah Peaks Development.- Innovative Concept for Preserving the Darmo Surabaya Conservation Area Based on a City Morphological Perspective.- Knowledge and Valorization of Sepulchral Cavities in the Neapolitan Underground.- Participatory Heritage: Reflection About the Elaboration of the Atlas of Territorial Heritage of Playa, La Havana, Cuba.- Cosmopolitan Paradox: Dynamic Egalitarianism in the Redevelopment of the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.- The Paradoxical Heterogeneity of Al-Abdali’s Imageability and the Dilemmatic Identity of Amman.- Spatial Identities of Sarajevo’s Residential Neighborhoods.- Exploring Urban Elements in a Post-Industrial Destination: A Case Study of Bilbao.- Bridging Affordability and Resilience in African Housing: A Case Study of Housing Design Guidelines in Kenya.- Investigating Universal Design Within the Framework of Social Sustainability in Northern Nicosia with Analyses and User Views.- Community Engagement as an Innovative Urban Design Strategy: Conservation and Revitalization of Pantang Historic District, Guangzhou.- Alternative Planning: The Mondeggi Experience.- Shared Living with Local Connections: Creating a New Neighborhood Through the Participation of Young People.- Normalizing Neglected Public Spaces: The Case of Portoviejo’s Ground Transportation Node.- Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults in Rural Thailand: The Role of Community Residential Environments in Ageing-in-Place Strategies.