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Climate change, resulting from long-term alterations in the climate due to human interventions in nature, is a crisis experienced in both natural areas and built environments. Today, climate change, a global issue, has been increasingly exacerbated from the industrial revolution to the present day. Human activities lead to a gradual increase in greenhouse gas concentrations, causing the atmosphere to warm. Climate change, once disregarded due to political and economic reasons, has become an inevitable reality accepted by the entire world in the 21st century. To counteract the effects of climate change, particularly as they begin to impact urban areas, all countries have initiated their own climate policies and have developed necessary plans and policies at the spatial scale to adapt and minimize their effects as much as possible. Consequently, the importance of urban planning has grown significantly in this process. This article is prepared to evaluate the climate action plans directing urban planning concerning climate change in Türkiye. Within the scope of this research, the concept and development process of climate change, its causes, and effects globally and in Türkiye, and the relationship between natural and built environments with climate change have been investigated. Furthermore, the effects of climate change on Türkiye have been examined. The influence of national, regional, and local climate action plans on spatial planning has been analyzed, especially focusing on how local-level climate action plans guide planning within the physical framework. As a result of these assessments, it has been concluded that the climate action plans prepared in Türkiye remain superficial in nature, lacking guidance on when and under what conditions certain thresholds and standards should be applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context and background: This study argues that government schemes to serve petty traders in Tanzania remain unsustainable mostly due to poor consideration of the impact the socioeconomic linkage has on location determinants. Goal and Objectives: This research aimed to understand how the articulation of petty trading operations with larger traders, directly or indirectly, influences location decisions. Methodology: The core of this research was based on a case study approach that involved surveys of petty traders and interviews with large-scale traders at the Mwenge trading center, along with documents review. Results: Petty traders select locations that maximize functioning as an economic enterprise and moderate survival risks. That is, the location of the trade is selected based on social ties, but the petty traders' success depends on economic links established with larger traders, from whom they get their merchandise, and over which they have very little control. The implications of these findings are: the level of articulation that governs location decisions, drags down the sustainability of government schemes, and gives rise to serious damage to the urban fabric; and two, the analysis of backward linkages combined with other location determinants provides the background against which the petty trading spaces identification, planning and designing could be analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective urban planning requires accurate and up-to-date spatial information. Remote sensing has contributed immensely to the efficiency of collecting this information. With remotely sensed highspatial-resolution images, details such as buildings counted in an area can be extracted; however, traditional methods of extracting this information involve direct counting by humans, which is often demanding in terms of time. Computer vision techniques have shown promising results in handling image-related challenges in recent years. Therefore, this study aimed to adapt deep learning-based algorithms to simplify the counting of buildings from high-spatial-resolution aerial images in a fairly suburban environment. A deep learning algorithm based on convolutional neural networks, You Only Look Once (YOLO), was adapted to detect and count the buildings in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sensed images. The model achieved high accuracy, with a recall rate of 0.89, an F1 score of 0.89, and an average precision of 91.12% on the validation data. When applied to new testing data, the algorithm successfully identified and counted the number of buildings with an overall accuracy of 71%. The approach presented in this research extracted building counts reliably, quickly, and accurately in a fairly suburban environment. Such information can be applied to tracking urban growth and physical planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context and background: This study argues that government schemes to serve petty traders in Tanzania remain unsustainable mostly due to poor consideration of the impact the socio-economic linkage has on location determinants. Goal and Objectives: This research aimed to understand how the articulation of petty trading operations with larger traders, directly or indirectly, influences location decisions. Methodology: The core of this research was based on a case study approach that involved surveys of petty traders and interviews with large-scale traders at the Mwenge trading center, along with documents review. Results: Petty traders select locations that maximize functioning as an economic enterprise and moderate survival risks. That is, the location of the trade is selected based on social ties, but the petty traders’ success depends on economic links established with larger traders, from whom they get their merchandise, and over which they have very little control. The implications of these findings are: the level of articulation that governs location decisions, drags down the sustainability of government schemes, and gives rise to serious damage to the urban fabric; and two, the analysis of backward linkages combined with other location determinants provides the background against which the petty trading spaces identification, planning and designing could be analyzed.

The act of building an ultramodern abattoir in a suitable location is a key driver for meaningful development in any locality and its neighbouring communities. Therefore, the selection of Rumueme Town is not out of place as it is the first of its kind. based on this development, this study aims to investigate the planning implications of establishing an ultramodern abattoir in Rumueme Town in Rivers State, Nigeria. This research focuses on the extent and requirements for the establishment of an abattoir and the planning implications of its location. The objective of the study includes but is not limited to identifying and evaluating the physical planning implications of the development of an abattoir in Rumueme Town and suggesting sustainable measures to mitigate and enhance the operation of an ultramodern abattoir. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach using a sequential explanatory design for data collection and analysis. The study also employed both purposive and simple random sampling techniques to identify and select 4 communities that are direct beneficiaries of the location of the abattoir. A total of 396 respondents were determined as the sample size employing the Taro Yamane formula at a 5% precision level and distributed across these communities proportionately. Eight (8) Key informants were interviewed, GIS was applied, and direct observations and photographs were also used to characterise the study area. The findings of the study reveal that the abattoir is sitting on 2.7 acres of land and meets the requirements of the global standard abattoir. The physical planning implications of the location of the abattoir include land use compatibility, waste management system, and environmental sustainability and employment opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Globally, development control is one of the main activities of the planning agencies aimed at ensuring sustainable development in human settlements. Previous studies primarily explored compliance with planning regulations whereas issues of awareness, satisfaction, and willingness to participate have not been adequately dealt with. This study evaluates the property developers’ experiences with the planning approval process (PAP) in southwestern Nigeria. The specific objectives are to (i) probe property developers’ awareness of the legality of the PAP, (ii) examine property developers’ satisfaction levels regarding the PAP, (iii) determine property developers’ willingness to participate in PAP discourse, and (iv) examine problems associated with the PAP. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were adopted to elicit data from 96 respondents using a structured questionnaire.Data were analyzed using both descriptiveand inferential statistics. Major findings showed that 68.8% of the developers were aware of the legality of PAP, 70.8% expressed satisfaction with the PAP, and 78.1% were willing to participate in public discourse about PAP. Fishers’ Exact test revealed that the location of developers (χ2= 6.907, p=0.025) and gender (χ2= 0.000, p=0.023) were significantly associated with developers’ awareness of the legality of PAP. The Spearman Correlation test indicated a significant association between developers’ satisfaction with PAP and their support for seeking planning approval (r=0.339, p=0.001) as well as planning approval processing time (r=0.250, p=0.026). The study recommends aspects of PAP the planning agencies need to improve upon towards achieving sustainable PAP. The study outcome will be useful for policy formulation in areas of education and awareness creation, planning approval processing time, and procuring documents required by the planning agencies. Addressing these issues will mean property developers will derive greater satisfaction from planning agencies’ services and will be inspired to participate in planning matters.

The 1992 Urban and Regional Planning Law, later catalogued as Chapter 38 of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) in 2004, is the latest in a series of legislations on physical planning in Nigeria. Contrived as a national legislation under a centralised administration, it was meant to be adopted by each of the 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. However, 30 years on, full implementation of its provisions is yet to be effected. The objectives of this review article include an exploration of the content of the law and the status of its implementation across the 36 states in Nigeria from 1992 to 2022. The method used is qualitative, involving a review of secondary information from government documents, newspaper reports, and content analyses of provisions of the law in view of the realities of planning administration in the country. The article shows that only 11 states out of 36 have passed the law, demonstrating a general lacklustre attitude towards it. In addition, the required institutions of autonomous Local Planning Authorities and Development Control Departments, which the law prescribes as arrowheads in its implementation, are yet to be established, even in the states where the law has been legislated. The article discusses the provisions and relevance of the law and the wide gulf between its intent and the reality of urban growth in Nigeria. The article concludes by recognising the general lack of competence among the states in implementing the law and identified key issues including the need for future planning legislations to be more pragmatic by separating policy from detailed development control standards in their administration.

Architecture, physical planning and economy may seem like three separate and isolated fields of study. However, knowing the rich experiences of René J. Castellanos Romeu in his extensive and still intense professional practice as an architect-planner allows to clearly understand the interrelationship and identify the transversality among these three disciplines. Basic training in architecture, with complementary studies in planning and economics, together with multidisciplinary group work, should guarantee the elaboration of more comprehensive and innovative regional and urban development projects, which allow us to face the challenges of sustainable development and confrontthe climate change to modify or create new, more accessible, and habitable contexts in our environment-habitat. In the interview, it is stated clearly that, the actions of the architect-planner have a determining role in this purpose. University, other factors, and decision-making actors in society are called upon to intervene proactively in this challenge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The use of quantitative analysis and related metrics has traditionally been unusual for assessment of ecological impacts in urban planning. Since 2010, however, quantitative modelling has been increasingly used in such contexts in Sweden to analyze ecological connectivity. The study reviews and analyses 21 connectivity analysis reports (CAR) based on 17 criteria. Despite the use of quantitative analysis, CARs primarily leverage qualitative aspects of modelling results. Most CARs comply with about 50% of the proposed criteria and close to 90% of the reports fail to address some issues related to modelling transparency and therefore jeopardize an adequate ecological interpretation of the results. The results demonstrate that the primary accomplishment during the last decade is an increase in awareness and acceptance of ecological connectivity among practitioners and decisionmakers. Results point to that an increased use of quantitative methods per se will not deliver more sustainable outcomes, and that an increased use of quantitative methods for ecological impact assessment in urban planning needs to be accompanied by guidelines, standards, and a continuous science – practice knowledge exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 1992 Urban and Regional Planning Law, later catalogued as Chapter 38 of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) in 2004, is the latest in a series of legislations on physical planning in Nigeria. Contrived as a national legislation under a centralised administration, it was meant to be adopted by each of the 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. However, 30 years on, full implementation of its provisions is yet to be effected. The objectives of this review article include an exploration of the content of the law and the status of its implementation across the 36 states in Nigeria from 1992 to 2022. The method used is qualitative, involving a review of secondary information from government documents, newspaper reports, and content analyses of provisions of the law in view of the realities of planning administration in the country. The article shows that only 11 states out of 36 have passed the law, demonstrating a general lacklustre attitude towards it. In addition, the required institutions of autonomous Local Planning Authorities and Development Control Departments, which the law prescribes as arrowheads in its implementation, are yet to be established, even in the states where the law has been legislated. The article discusses the provisions and relevance of the law and the wide gulf between its intent and the reality of urban growth in Nigeria. The article concludes by recognising the general lack of competence among the states in implementing the law and identified key issues including the need for future planning legislations to be more pragmatic by separating policy from detailed development control standards in their administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article is about the economic role of the primaeval layouts (plats) for a new development area as a conscious act of physical planning. It explains that these foundational layouts of a town or country in the 'new world' were traditionally the work of a surveyor, the impacts of which have been lasting. Typically following a grid iron pattern, with roots in ancient history, the layout of the surveyor may not look attractive. Yet, it has stood the test of time and continued to condition modern development. It serves two significant economic functions. First, it reduces several types of transaction costs, namely, those of competition for land, valuation allocation, identification and subdivision of land as well as revising a layout. Second, it serves to achieve agglomeration, establish a proprietary and common setting and provide vital information as different forms of public good. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nearly three decades have passed from performing Hadi Plans in rural areas. For these projects, the national credit has been spent in different stages and its performance has created extensive changes in the areas of physical – space such as change in the physical texture of the village, change in the pattern of housing construction, coordination of rural road networks, and facilitate the traffic of villagers. The aim of this study is to assess the physical effects of the projects in the rural areas of the Karkhe in the county of Ahvaz. This research , based on the purpose is of functional type and from the nature and method view is of descriptive analytical one . The study focused on four aspects of housing, road networks, land use and environmental health. Data collection was carried out through integration of documentary and field methods and based on it, with respect to volume of statistical society ( 1333 households), the number of households based on Cochranformula has been obtained equal to 298 households. Analysis of the results showed that the effect of Hadi plan in the villages has a significant meaning in all four dimensions. On this basis, it can be concluded that performing rural Hadi plan will improve in practice the studied variables in rural housing, road networks, environment health and land use in Karkhe which means the creation of relatively appropriate and regular physical texture for rural settlements.

Significant efforts have been dedicated to studying the linkages between urban form, fossil energy consumption, and climate change. The theme of urban sprawl helped to federate a significant portion of such efforts. Yet, the research appears fragmented, at stems from different disciplines and mobilizes different methods to probe different aspects of the issue. This paper seeks to better understand the status of knowledge concerning the linkages between sprawl and climate change through a critical review of the literature published between 1979 and 2018. The exercise entailed revisiting how sprawl has been defined, characterized and measured, and how such parameters have informed the research themes and the approaches mobilized to study its impacts on climate change. For, sprawled environments contribute the climate change directly and indirectly, due to the individual or combined effects of its land use, land cover, urban form, and transportation characteristics. The results indicate that sprawl’s impacts have been mainly investigated in three principal streams of research and based on a limited number of factors or combinations of factors. Though a strong consensus emerges on the negative environmental costs of sprawl, including toward climate change, there remain ambiguities when trying to untangle and weigh specific causes.

Planning of transport infrastructure in Sweden has undergone successive legislative changes as well as neoliberal corporatization and marketization reforms in recent years, with a general aim to increase efficiency and effectiveness. This paper presents planning practitioners' experiences of far-reaching marketization of physical planning practice in line with a strategy within the Swedish Transport Administration (STA) to become a 'Pure Purchaser'. The strategy implies that all practical planning work should be carried out by procured consultants. The paper follows a qualitative, explorative approach based on document studies and interviews with practitioners actively involved in carrying out physical planning of road and rail investments. The concept of 'modes of governance' is applied to highlight and analytically interpret differences in perspectives on efficient and effective governance as expressed in the planning legislation, and the STA marketization strategy, respectively. The empirical results make evident that the recent marketization reforms are generally perceived as strongly and negatively affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of planning practices while also circumscribing professional discretion. The study highlights the importance of specific organization and management perspectives as explanatory factors in studying efficiency and effectiveness of planning practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Built environment in many developing countries including Nigeria is fast degenerating. The thrust of this paper is to examine the nature of urban dwellings and condition of existing inhouse infrastructures in Ado-Ekiti, being a medium-sized city in South-western Nigeria. The study adopts Survey Research Design (SRD) through structured questionnaire administered to acquire its data from six neighbourhoods selected within the city using stratified sampling technique. It identifies problem of housing as everyday issue that needs urgent and decisive response from both individuals and government at different levels. The poor state of essential facilities, poverty level and adverse economic situation are observed as breeding agents that encourage environmental degradation in the study area. In view of this, the study advocates for urgent formulation of active environmental policies and enforcement strategy to mitigate the effects. It also suggests enlightenment campaign on benefits of healthy environment and extension of minimum wage increase to all and sundry with a view to reducing problem of poverty in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]