Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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The use of urban planning, design and management policies as a tool to prevent crime from a situational perspective, serves as a theoretical framework to analyze, explain and interpret the influence of urban regeneration ...
This document presents the conceptual framework of a methodology for the development of an urban data management system (UDAMS). The system in this document has the aim to present some elements related to establish competitive ...
The study propose a model or a methodological evaluation strategy of urban typologies through the study of urban uses and its application in Colombia, intending to identify the most efficient. The analysis takes as reference ...
This paper studies the profitability of office buildings, associating urban and environmental attractions in the context of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. ...
To address the environmental imbalance of which the current demand model of the building sector is an active part, the focus of this research is to suggest a response for a more efficient and sustainable use of energy ...
In recent years, concerns about energy efficiency have become significantly relevant both in terms of environmental and economical aspects. The initiatives launched by national or international regulations, some with ...
Spanish Mediterranean coasts are known as famous tourism destinations and have been under the construction of tourist accommodations and second home developments for several decades. These areas have faced with unsustainability ...
The solar chimney is a climatic conditioning passive system. This can generate air movements in a room by means of solar radiation. These air movements can amplify the comfort zone increasing human habitability conditions ...
Several studies have been performed demonstrating the Ventilated Roof effectiveness (VR) in the reduction of heat transfer due to high solar radiation. The present study analyses and classifies the strategies used in this ...
The building sector environmental impact is specially important in emerging economies such as Mexico, due to the population increase and urban growth that they are currently facing. Due to the holistic approach of Life ...
The present thesis is part of the line of research referring to new Urban Development Models, related to the Mixed Urban Management (public-private-civil society) of Self-managed Industrial Communities (CIA) In Perú according ...
This research was conducted with the aim of developing a methodological tool, that allows a sustainable urban evaluation within the environmental premise, from the analysis of bioclimatic characteristics and the built ...
In the practice of restoration, knowledge on the primitive spatiality of buildings, their transformations throughout time and their materiality is crucial to responsibly approach this hard task. This is why the research ...
Due to the high land price and consumption levels, the demand for resources and cheap labour, as well as the environmental problems in the east, enterprises and industries that had previously gathered on the coast have ...
During the last few decades, Saudi Arabia, as one of the developing countries, has witnessed a noticeable and rapid development with regard to different development sectors and fields. This is mainly attributed to the ...
The central scope of this thesis is the architectonic element THE ROOF within the context of regions with warm and humid climates near the equator. The constant population growth in the world has been reflected, in these ...
With a professional experience gathered over almost twenty years in the sector of the construction of commercial premises for retail sector chains and in his position as manager of this area in an international company ...
Many of the citizen's daily activities take place in the streets. Climatic conditions in between buildings largely affect the user’s comfort of these spaces, and, consequently, the human perception of the city environment. ...
In Spain the housing refurbishment hasn’t reached the 25% respect new construction, even though more than the half of the house has been built before 1980. Besides, the construction environmental impact is one of the highest ...
In the present investigation the mass public transport system of Guayaquil "Metrovía" and its relationship with the immediate public space is analyzed, through study nodes that allow the study of the mobility and accessibility ...
