Local Law Making In Cape Town: A Case Study Of The Municipal Planning By-Law Process. Urban Legal Case Studies | Volume 4 2015 This report examines municipal law making surrounding land use planning in the City of Cape Town. It investigates the extent to which the City of Cape Town has powers to make by-laws on land use planning and how much of that power is circumscribed by other state organs and levels. It also examines the institutional and practical context in which municipal law making takes place in order to assess the actual relevance of the city’s power to make law.
Mogadishu Urban Analysis 2015 This publication is the result of the project ‘Support to Regional Benadir Administration’s Central Department of Urban Planning’ implemented in technical cooperation between the UN-Habitat Somalia Programme and the Mogadishu Department of Urban Planning (DUP). The data contained in the urban analysis was collected during GPS surveys by UN-Habitat Somalia during 2010-2012 and by the Mogadishu Department of Urban Planning (DUP) during 2013.
Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climates 2015 Principles and applications for the design of sustainable buildings in Eastern Africa.
Right to Develop: Planning Palestinian Communities in East Jerusalem 2015 The ‘Right to Develop: Planning Palestinian Communities in East Jerusalem’ provides an overview of the planning praxis of Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem. Planning practice in the context of East Jerusalem is best understood as the set of strategies and policies needed to translate ideas about the right to the city into concrete action.
转型发展 协同规划—广州村庄规划实践 2015
Emerging Land Tenure Issues Among Displaced Yazidis from Sinjar, Iraq: How chances of return may be further undermined by a discrimination policy dating back 40 years 2015 This report aims to provide a better understanding of how the convergence of several circumstances, related to past discriminatory policies, forced relocation, double displacement and lack of tenure security may seriously affect the prospects of return of the Yazidi IDP community to their homeland in Sinjar.
Mainstreaming Sustainable Social Housing in India (Findings and insights from the MaS-SHIP project) 2015 This report describes the wider context, objectives, methodology, and findings of a two-year research project entitled MaS-SHIP. Funded by the United Nations Environment’s Sustainable Buildings and Construction programme of the 10 Year Framework Programme. MaS-SHIP has produced a comprehensive data framework, tools, evidence-based knowledge, insights and policy recommendations for mainstreaming sustainable social housing in India. A socio-technical approach was adopted in the research, bringing together primary and secondary data collection with both quantitative and qualitative assessments, using literature review, stakeholder engagement, online and field surveys, statistical tests, and thermal simulations. The construction and policy ecosystem were examined to identify barriers and opportunities in adopting sustainable building materials and related design and construction practices, so as to develop policy recommendations.
Urban Energy Technical Note 02: Climate and Architecture 2015 Climate is described as the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, precipitation and humidity.
Urban-LEDS I Newsletter #4 2015 The Urban-LEDS project promotes low-emission urban development strategies in emerging economy countries. Jointly implemented by ICLEI and UN-Habitat and funded by the European Commission, it helps cities to pursue low-carbon, sustainable development. This newsletter gives a small roundup of exciting developments since the last edition in February, stretching from the advocacy realm to the 2nd Urban-LEDS International Networking Seminar in Bogor, Indonesia. A variety of people and actors are involved in this project helping these 29 emerging economy cities to be(come) healthy and sustainable places to live, work and thrive for everyone. Enjoy your read!
World Urban Forum 7 Report - March 2015 2015