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Heritage conservation and digital technologies in Jordan (2021)
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Rania, A., Trillo, C., Udeaja, C., Moustaka, A., Gyau, K., & Makore, B. (2021). Heritage conservation and digital technologies in Jordan. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 22, e00197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.daach.2021.e00197

Heritage cities are challenged by a combination of pressures, including climate change effects, rapid urbanization and abandonment. Conversely, a plethora of new methodologies and instruments are now available, thanks to digital technologies, which h... Read More about Heritage conservation and digital technologies in Jordan.

Towards a systematic approach to digital technologies for heritage conservation. Insights from Jordan (2021)
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Trillo, C., Abumaradan, R., Shatha, M., Dana, S., & Chiko, M. (2021). Towards a systematic approach to digital technologies for heritage conservation. Insights from Jordan. Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, 49(4), 121-138. https://doi.org/10.1515/pdtc-2020-0023

Consensus exists on the importance of heritage for ensuring sustainable futures, due to its impact on political aspects, ethical reflection and local economic development. Nowadays, using technology has become crucial in the construction industry, in... Read More about Towards a systematic approach to digital technologies for heritage conservation. Insights from Jordan.

Towards smart planning conservation of heritage cities : digital technologies and heritage conservation planning (2021)
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Trillo, C., Aburamadan, R., Makore, C., Udeaja, C., Moustaka, A., Gyau, K., …Mansouri, L. (2021). Towards smart planning conservation of heritage cities : digital technologies and heritage conservation planning. Lecture notes in computer science, 133-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77411-0_10

Consensus exists on the importance of local identity and diversity in the sustainability discourse, including community resilience. As result, cultural policies are essential to enable sustainability goals. In the construction industry, digital techn... Read More about Towards smart planning conservation of heritage cities : digital technologies and heritage conservation planning.

Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) as a tool for heritage conservation : observations and reflections on data collection, management and use in research in a Middle Eastern context (2021)
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Aburamadan, R., Moustaka, A., Trillo, C., Makore, C., Udeaja, C., & Gyau, K. (2021). Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) as a tool for heritage conservation : observations and reflections on data collection, management and use in research in a Middle Eastern context. Lecture notes in computer science, 1, 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77411-0_1

The rich architectural and urban heritage of Jordan is under continuing threat not only through means of physical attack but also physical disaster, increasing urbanization and a diminishing value from multiple stakeholders such as owners and users.... Read More about Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) as a tool for heritage conservation : observations and reflections on data collection, management and use in research in a Middle Eastern context.

Digital storytelling : the integration of intangible and tangible heritage in the city of Surat, India (2021)
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Udeaja, C., Mansouri, L., Makore, C., Gyau, K., Patel, D., Trillo, C., & Jha, K. (2021). Digital storytelling : the integration of intangible and tangible heritage in the city of Surat, India. Lecture notes in computer science, 1, 152-168. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77411-0_11

The impact of digital technologies to the domain of cultural heritage has increased the speed and automation of the processes and practices that involve processing and presentation of digital heritage data. Heritage Building Information Modelling (HB... Read More about Digital storytelling : the integration of intangible and tangible heritage in the city of Surat, India.

A systematic mapping of BIM and digital technologies for architectural heritage (2021)
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Mansouri, L., Patel, D., Udeaja, C., Makore, B., Trillo, C., Gyau, K., & Neraaj Jha, K. (2021). A systematic mapping of BIM and digital technologies for architectural heritage. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-11-2020-0171

Purpose – Across the architecture, engineering and construction industry, the application of building information modelling (BIM) as a digital technology for architectural heritage is becoming increasingly relevant. However, scholarly research on t... Read More about A systematic mapping of BIM and digital technologies for architectural heritage.

Designing refugees’ camps : temporary emergency solutions, or contemporary paradigms of incomplete urban citizenship? Insights from Al Za’atari (2020)
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Aburamadan, R., Trillo, C., & Makore, B. (2020). Designing refugees’ camps : temporary emergency solutions, or contemporary paradigms of incomplete urban citizenship? Insights from Al Za’atari. City, Territory and Architecture, 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-020-00120-z

Millions of people have been forcibly displaced around the world at an alarming rate. In 2018, approximately 70.8 million people (UNHCR 2018) were living in refugee camps. These camps are the most immediate response to the emergency. However, they ha... Read More about Designing refugees’ camps : temporary emergency solutions, or contemporary paradigms of incomplete urban citizenship? Insights from Al Za’atari.

Affordable housing provision in informal settlements through land value capture and inclusionary housing (2020)
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Nzau, B., & Trillo, C. (2020). Affordable housing provision in informal settlements through land value capture and inclusionary housing. Sustainability, 12(15), 5975. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155975

Public-driven attempts to provide decent housing to slum residents in developing countries have either failed or achieved minimal output when compared to the growing slum population. This has been attributed mainly to shortage of public funds. Howeve... Read More about Affordable housing provision in informal settlements through land value capture and inclusionary housing.

Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision : insights from the city of Santa Monica, California (2020)
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Nzau, B., & Trillo, C. (2021). Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision : insights from the city of Santa Monica, California. Housing Studies, 36(7), 1086-1121. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2020.1746244

Inclusionary housing is considered a powerful local policy tool that can help address housing affordability and social inclusion issues. This paper draws from empirical research conducted in the City of Santa Monica in California to provide fresh ins... Read More about Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision : insights from the city of Santa Monica, California.

Urban heritage conservation and rapid urbanization : insights from Surat, India (2020)
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Udeaja, C., Trillo, C., Gyau, K., Makore, B., Patel, D., Mansouri, L., & Jha, K. (2020). Urban heritage conservation and rapid urbanization : insights from Surat, India. Sustainability, 12(6), 2172. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062172

Currently, heritage is challenged in the Indian city of Surat due to diverse pressures,  including rapid urbanization, increasing housing demand, and socio‐cultural and climate changes.  Where rapid demographic growth of urban areas is happening, her... Read More about Urban heritage conservation and rapid urbanization : insights from Surat, India.

Cultural heritage and sustainable development targets : a possible harmonisation? Insights from the European Perspective (2020)
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the European Perspective. Sustainability, 12(3), 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030926

The Agenda 2030 includes a set of targets that need to be achieved by 2030. Although none of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focuses exclusively on cultural heritage, the resulting Agenda includes explicit reference to heritage in SDG 1... Read More about Cultural heritage and sustainable development targets : a possible harmonisation? Insights from the European Perspective.

Applying design science approach to architectural design development (2019)
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Aburamadan, R., & Trillo, C. (2020). Applying design science approach to architectural design development. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 9(1), 216-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2019.07.08

Unlike research methods for social science and positivist sciences, those for architectural design lack a discipline- specific conceptual framework. Performative science aims at producing outcomes for future use and therefore needs a robust methodolo... Read More about Applying design science approach to architectural design development.

Towards a shared understanding of the concept of heritage in the European context (2019)
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heritage in the European context. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage2030155

The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of commonalities and differences in the concept of cultural heritage in Europe. This was achieved through a comprehensive academic and non-academic literature review focused on different defin... Read More about Towards a shared understanding of the concept of heritage in the European context.

Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision through land value capture: insights from San Francisco City, California (2019)
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capture: insights from San Francisco City, California. Sustainability, 11(13), 3649. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133649

Affordable housing remains a serious problem in many countries. Even as the housing affordability crisis deepens, most cities continue to exhibit robust real estate markets with high property prices. The low-income and poor households are unable to... Read More about Harnessing the real estate market for equitable affordable housing provision through land value capture: insights from San Francisco City, California.

Are smart innovation ecosystems really seeking to meet citizens’ needs? Insights from the stakeholders’ vision on smart city strategy implementation (2019)
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vision on smart city strategy implementation. Smart Cities, 2(2), 307-327. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities2020019

The concept of a smart city is becoming the leading paradigm worldwide. Consequently, a creative mix of emerging technologies and open innovation is gradually becoming the defining element of smart city evolution, changing the ways in which city ad... Read More about Are smart innovation ecosystems really seeking to meet citizens’ needs? Insights from the stakeholders’ vision on smart city strategy implementation.

Recognizing greenway network for quantifying students experience on campus-based universities : assessing the campus outdoor spaces at San Diego State University (2019)
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Gabr, M., Elkadi, H., & Trillo, C. (2019). Recognizing greenway network for quantifying students experience on campus-based universities : assessing the campus outdoor spaces at San Diego State University. Proceedings of the Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, 6(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.7275/4564-3s24

This paper evaluates the potential of creating a green infrastructure – more specifically, an urban greenway – and its contribution the students’ campus experience, with emphasis on the outdoor university activities. To achieve best value for money –... Read More about Recognizing greenway network for quantifying students experience on campus-based universities : assessing the campus outdoor spaces at San Diego State University.

Assessing sustainability in housing LED urban regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England (2019)
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regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England. Architecture_MPS, 15(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.amps.2019v15i2.001

How far do current assessment methods allow the thorough evaluation of sustainable urban regeneration? Would it be useful, to approach the evaluation of the environmental and social impacts of housing regeneration schemes, by making both hidden pit... Read More about Assessing sustainability in housing LED urban regeneration : insights from a housing association in Northern England.

Assessing the value of the housing schemes through the sustainable return of investments : a path towards sustainability-led evaluations? (2017)
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Dean, K., Trillo, C., & Bichard, E. (2017). Assessing the value of the housing schemes through the sustainable return of investments : a path towards sustainability-led evaluations?. Sustainability, 9(12), 2264. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9122264

The New 2016 UN Urban Agenda clearly reaffirms the concept that sustainable cities require intertwined environmental and social sustainability. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainabl... Read More about Assessing the value of the housing schemes through the sustainable return of investments : a path towards sustainability-led evaluations?.

Quality of public spaces and sustainable urban development : success and failures in fighting social exclusion (2017)
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Trillo, C. (2017). Quality of public spaces and sustainable urban development : success and failures in fighting social exclusion. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 12(4), 829-838. https://doi.org/10.2495/SDP-V12-N4-829-838

Sustainable Urban Development embeds the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. The European Commission position on Sustainable Urban Development reflects this concept, recommending an integrated approach paying attenti... Read More about Quality of public spaces and sustainable urban development : success and failures in fighting social exclusion.