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Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
ISSN : 24756156     EISSN : 475616     DOI : -
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The International Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs (IJCUA) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal which publishes two times a year by Anglo-American Publications LLC. IJCUA brings together all the theories, manifestoes and methodologies on contemporary urban spaces to raise the understanding for the future of urban planning. Overall, IJCUA aimed to establish a bridge between theory and practice in the built environment. Thus, it reports on the latest research findings and innovative approaches, methodologies for creating, assessing, and understanding of contemporary built environment
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Roles of Drop-in Centers in Street Children Interventions: Design Guidelines and Humanitarian Emergency Architecture Adaptations Ruba Azzam; Karim Kesseiba; Ahmed AbdelGhaffar; Mennat Allah El-Husseiny
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n2-1

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For decades, numerous countries have been witnessing the Street Children phenomenon where millions of children worldwide are subjected to risks. Despite the crucial role of intermediate non-residential interventions - using drop-in centers- in protecting and rehabilitating street children, there is a paucity of research addressing the quality of design of these centers and how architecture might influence their operational process. Those observations invite investigating drop-in centers used in practice from a design perspective and question adapting architectural applications for humanitarian emergencies, focusing on “Child-Friendly Spaces”. The study aims to provide solutions for better quality design, facilitating operational challenges. The methodology undertakes the investigation through primary and secondary axes. This involves conducting literature and international precedents review and secondarily, an Egyptian contextual first-hand documentation and qualitative analysis of selected centers. 
The Impacts of Urban Morphology on Housing Indoor Thermal Condition in Hoi An City, Vietnam Huong Thien LUU; Juan Carlos Rojas-Arias; Dominique Laffly
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n2-4

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Assessing the impact of urban morphology on the indoor thermal condition of housing in a tourism city in central Vietnam — Hoi An City is the main objective of this study. The research process is carried out by a variety of methods including in situ surveys, measuring with temperature sensors, data analysis and map analysis. Four houses, located in two areas with different urban forms, were selected for measurement within one month to investigate the differences in housing indoor temperature. The impact of urban morphology on housing was thereafter determined. Temperature sensors were permanently installed in 4 houses; based on these empirical measurements and data collected, the paper addresses solutions to improve urban morphology and indoor thermal condition.
E-participatory Approaches in Urban Design Araf Oyku Turken; Engin Eyup Eyuboglu
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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The phenomenon of planning involving citizen’s participation in planning literature has been from the second half of the 20th century. Indeed, different methods and techniques have been used in the process. However, participatory practices are time-consuming and negotiations are tiresome. Accordingly, the integration of developing digital technologies into participatory processes has been seen as a potential to reach large audiences and provide time-space independence. Within the scope of this research, a detailed literature review was done regarding e-participation, and ten (10) examples representing the upper levels at the ladder of participation were examined within the context of the project, participation, and socio-technical criteria. SWOT analyzes were structured by grouping similar applications, and current trends for the use of e-participation in urban design have been revealed. The analysis showed that citizens e participation- participation tend to allow citizen design or location-based interaction, playful interfaces and game elements which can be sources for encouragement. 
Community Participation in Decision Making Processes in Urban Planning: The Case of Kaunas Laura Jankauskaite-Jureviciene; Aušra Mlinkauskienė
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n2-3

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Participation in decision-making processes foreshadows enabling citizens, communities, non-governmental organizations and other interested parties to influence the formulation of policies and laws affecting them.  The purpose of this study is not only to review Lithuanian legal documents but also to analyse recent processes in Kaunas city planning. Kaunas city is undergoing various urban processes, which do not always meet the needs of the community. This study presents an analysis of the forms of community involvement in the urban planning processes and survey data on the effectiveness of community involvement. The methodology requires using a sociological survey with representatives of the city community and a comparative analysis between legal obligations and actual urbanization process. 
Liveability Dimensions in New Town Developments: An Overview of Senri New Town and Purbachal New Town Tahmina Rahman; Md. Nawrose Fatemi
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Since the 1960s, new town developments within large metropolises have been widely adopted to decongest the city centres, especially in Asian cities. This paper provides a brief account of the liveability dimensions of two new townships developed in large metropolitan areas: Senri New Town in Osaka and Purbachal New Town in Dhaka. The study primarily draws on master plans of the two developments to identify how the components of the plans reflect the physical, social, functional and safety dimensions of a proposed liveability framework. The methodology combines a review of masters plans with scholarly and grey literature on the two new town developments. The findings show while the social and functional dimensions are integrated with Senri New Town; Purbachal New Town, though more recent, appears to have missed opportunities for diversifying density, social mix and mass transit. The paper concludes that the comparative case, Senri-New Town provides insights on how public-private people participation can leverage citizen-centred design for more liveable residential living environments in developing cities.
Monitoring and Landscape Quantification of Uncontrolled Urbanisation in Oasis Regions: The Case of Adrar City in Algeria Assoule Dechaicha; Adel Daikh; Djamel Alkama
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Nowadays, uncontrolled urbanisation is one of the major problems facing Algerian oasis regions. The monitoring and evaluation of its landscape transformations remain a key step for any oasis sustainability project. This study highlights the evolution of spatial growth in the city of Adrar in southern Algeria during the period 1986-2016 by establishing a Spatio-temporal mapping and landscape quantification. The methodological approach is based on a multi-temporal analysis of Landsat satellite images for 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016, and the application of landscape metrics. The results show two opposite spatial trends: significant growth of built-up areas against an excessive loss of palm groves. The landscape metrics allowed the identification of a progressive fragmentation process characterising the palm groves. Thus, the findings of this study show the utility of satellite imagery and landscape metrics approach for monitoring urbanisation patterns and assessing their impacts on oasis ecosystems.
Investigating Built Environment Indicators to Develop a Local Walkability Index Menna Tarek; Ghada Farouk Hassan; Abeer Elshater; Mohamed Elfayoumi
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n2-7

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Many studies have been conducted over the last 20 years to determine and measure factors that affect the walkability of city streets. Walkability is an essential factor in deciding whether a city is green or sustainable. This paper creates a comprehensive walkability index by analysing built environmental indicators that affect walkability. This research was conducted on mixed land use streets in Cairo, Egypt, combining the results from an online survey and a walkability assessment model developed by multi-criteria decision analysis techniques. The results were based on a three-pillar approach starting with the theoretical background to frame the walkability indicator, numerical assessment over the Egyptian cases using a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) technique and a qualitative user perception survey. Our results confirm that determining to what extent Cairo’s streets are walkable is crucial to enhancing pedestrians’ perceptions of the walking environment. Furthermore, the results illustrated the essential factors within the built environment indicators that influence pedestrian walking behaviour.
Heritage Preservation as Strategy for Recomposing Conflict Territories Jose Manuel Pages Madrigal
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n2-8

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Heritage admits diverse readings depending on different territorial spaces, contexts, and knowledge fields. The relation between Heritage and the social contexts is one of these knowledge areas. But Heritage accepts a dual perception as a cultural reflection. It may be considered either as the origins of the conflicts or the engine for recomposing disrupted territories. The paper proposes a reflection on the topics related to conflict territories and the roles currently played by Cultural Heritage. The recomposition of conflict territories is based on a continuous intercultural approach with important contributions from human rights, genders equality, intercultural dialogue perspectives and the fact of taking heritage as a territorial stabilization factor. The paper presents specific practical cases in the Eastern Mediterranean region where actions on Heritage religious elements collide with the national sovereign of the respective current countries. A comparative study among these different actions proves that the initial clashes can be progressively transformed into strategies able to become the future guideline for the resolution of heritage regional conflicts. These conflicts reflect two discourses: political (with strong links between national identity and religion) and scientific (with a clash between static concept and dynamic vision) where objects interact with the visitors.

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