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BRT in the Middle Mile: A Potential Urban Logistics Platform

  • Leonardo da Silva Ribeiro,
  • Rômulo Orrico and
  • Cintia Machado de Oliveira

23 October 2025

The growth of e-commerce has imposed new challenges on urban supply chains, especially in the middle mile, which still lacks structured, sustainable and scalable logistics solutions. This study investigates the feasibility of using the Bus Rapid Tran...

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Urbanization and Land Use Planning for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case Study of Greece

  • Dimitrios Kalfas,
  • Stavros Kalogiannidis,
  • Fotios Chatzitheodoridis and
  • Ermelinda Toska

Sustainable development has attracted the attention of social-economic, spatial well-being, and cultural continuity advocates across the world. However, the processes involved in land use as well as urban development have continued to affect the atta...

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17 Citations
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29 September 2024

This review examines current knowledge in the literature on informal settlements, specifically those contributions that include emphases on governance and the role of public administration. Given that informal settlements task the public sector with...

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37 Citations
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Urban Quality of Life: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Josana Gabriele Bolzan Wesz,
  • Luciana Inês Gomes Miron,
  • Ioanni Delsante and
  • Patricia Tzortzopoulos

The built environment has great influence over the sustainability of societies as well as over people’s quality of life. Quality of life (QoL) is a broad concept that has different definitions across diverse bodies of knowledge. The social&ndas...

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16 Citations
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33 Pages

1 February 2024

This paper contributes to the understanding of the recent urban development of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Previous studies have aimed at quantifying the city’s spatial growth yet have disregarded its inherent morphological and socio-economic he...

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10 Citations
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The lack of proper integration of inclusive design, accessibility standards, and universal design principles into urban planning has resulted in public open spaces that exclude many individuals, particularly those with disabilities or other marginali...

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39 Citations
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Contribution of the Cultural and Creative Industries to Regional Development and Revitalization: A European Perspective

  • Dimitrios Kalfas,
  • Stavros Kalogiannidis,
  • Vasilios Ambas and
  • Fotios Chatzitheodoridis

Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) have emerged as powerful drivers of regional development and revitalization in Europe in recent years. This study explores the impact of CCIs on European regions, focusing on their economic, social, and cultura...

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22 Citations
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This paper responds to the research question, “can urban farming in Nepal help create sustainable cities?” Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, urban residents have begun to realize that food transported from long distances is not alwa...

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8 Citations
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61 Pages

10 January 2025

This article reviews the literature surrounding innovative computational tools for waste management within smart cities. With the rise of urbanization and the increasing challenges of waste management, innovative technologies play a pivotal role in o...

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Airbnb and Urban Housing Dynamics: Economic and Social Impacts in Greece

  • Dimitris Kourkouridis,
  • Apostolos Rizos,
  • Ioannis Frangopoulos and
  • Asimenia Salepaki

23 September 2024

This study examines the interplay between Airbnb and gentrification in Thessaloniki and Greece, focusing on their economic and social impacts on urban neighborhoods. Utilizing data from 110 online publications and qualitative insights from ten semi-s...

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