All Outputs (5)

Manchester Ship Canal : back to the future for disused European waterways (2021)
Book
Elkadi, H., & Biscaya, S. (2021). H. Elkadi, & S. Biscaya (Eds.), Manchester Ship Canal : back to the future for disused European waterways. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5445/KSP/1000129076

This book investigates how urban/rural patterns provide differing conditions for living and working. The project is to read and analyse these urban/rural settlement structures and provide insight into the patterns of living and working that have form... Read More about Manchester Ship Canal : back to the future for disused European waterways.

Development of a framework to support embedding BIM within undergraduate architectural programmes in Lebanon (2021)
Thesis
Rachid, A. Development of a framework to support embedding BIM within undergraduate architectural programmes in Lebanon. (Thesis). University of Salford

The increasing needs and demands of humans have at all times been translated into changes and evolution. And with the rise of huge and complex projects, the AEC industry has adopted systems and technologies that promote the fast delivery of the marke... Read More about Development of a framework to support embedding BIM within undergraduate architectural programmes in Lebanon.

Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges (2021)
Journal Article
Roslan, A., Fernando, T., Biscaya, S., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges. Sustainability, 13(19), 10631. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910631

Risk-sensitive urban development is an innovative planning approach that can transform the way cities are built to face uncertainties that arise from climate-induced disaster risks. However, the potential to initiate such a transformative approach ha... Read More about Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges.

Envisioning happy places for all : a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups (2021)
Journal Article
Cassarino, M., Shahab, S., & Biscaya, S. (2021). Envisioning happy places for all : a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups. Sustainability, 13(14), e8086. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148086

Urban planning and design can impact mental health, but it is unclear how ever-growing and changing cities can sustain the psychological wellbeing of vulnerable groups, who are among the most mentally sensitive to spatial inequalities. This systemati... Read More about Envisioning happy places for all : a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups.

Exploring Social Capital within Damietta’s furniture industry value chain as mode of community currency (2021)
Journal Article
Heysham, N., Elkadi, H., & Biscaya, S. (2021). Exploring Social Capital within Damietta’s furniture industry value chain as mode of community currency. International journal of community currency research, 25(1), 52-67. https://doi.org/10.15133/j.ijccr.2021.004

Social Capital contributes to the development of professions as well as communities, especially in small scale urban settings with a dense interlocking social structure. Within industry-based communities, a strong Social Capital Network acts as a bas... Read More about Exploring Social Capital within Damietta’s furniture industry value chain as mode of community currency.