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International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 14

International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 14


Print ISSN: 1755-7437


Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445

Issue 4 (30/11/2019)

From nature and basic scientific results to modern engineering applications

Author(s): Giora Rosenhouse

Pages: 14 Page Range: 249 - 263 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N4-249-263

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Safeguarding marine protected areas in the growing Mediterranean blue economy— recommendations for the maritime transport sector

Author(s): M. Randone, M. Bocci, C. Castellani, C. Laurent & C. Piante

Pages: 10 Page Range: 264 - 274 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N4-264-274

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Research on design method for the blue-green ecological network system to deal with urban flooding: A case study of Charleston Peninsula

Author(s): Zhitong Liang, Robert Reid Hewitt & Yan Du

Pages: 11 Page Range: 275 - 286 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N4-275-286

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How do cities of different sizes in Europe work with sustainable development?

Author(s): Anna Sörensson, Maria Bogren & Ulrich Schmudde

Pages: 11 Page Range: 287 - 298 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N4-287-298

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Reformulating a smart home system for the Indian context: Diu Island

Author(s): Darpan Triboan & Anisha Meggi

Pages: 11 Page Range: 299 - 310 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N4-299-310

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Planning long-term management for historic cities. The ROCK integrated and sustainable management plan

Author(s): Andrea Boeri, Danila Longo, Chiara Mariotti & Rossella Roversi

Pages: 11 Page Range: 311 - 322 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N4-311-322

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Issue 3 (26/09/2019)

Urban agriculture and Buddhist concepts for wellbeing: Anuradhapura Sacred City, Sri Lanka

Author(s): Wasana de Silva

Pages: 14 Page Range: 163 - 177 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N3-163-177

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Would a sustainable city be self-sufficient in food production?

Author(s): Gaston E. Small, Robert Mcdougall & Geneviève Suzanne Metson

Pages: 16 Page Range: 178 - 194 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N3-178-194

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Rural architectural heritage conservation and sustainability in Turkey: The case of Karaca village of Malatya region

Author(s): Tuba Nur Olğun & Müjgan Bahtiyar Karatosun

Pages: 10 Page Range: 195 - 205 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N3-195-205

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The balanced intervention theory: A conservative but adaptive solution for the traditional Basque architectural model

Author(s): Matxalen Etxebarria Mallea, Lauren Etxepare Igiñiz & Margarita De Luxán García De Diego

Pages: 10 Page Range: 206 - 216 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N3-206-216

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Rebuilding of the imperial gardens: An examination of feudalism production within the objectives of the Chinese modernization project

Author(s): Weiqi Chu

Pages: 11 Page Range: 217 - 228 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N3-217-228

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Programmed conservation of historical and architectural heritage. Tools for optimising a process based on knowledge and information

Author(s): Daniela Ladiana & Michele Di Sivo

Pages: 11 Page Range: 229 - 240 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N3-229-240

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Issue 2 (30/06/2019)

An eco-approach to modularity in urban living

Author(s): Ágnes Borsos, Jeno Balogh, Balázs Kokas & Bálint Bachmann

Pages: 7 Page Range: 83 - 90 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N2-83-90

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The historical influence of landscape, ecology and climate on Danish low-rise residential architecture

Author(s): Mikkel Poulsen & Michael Lauring

Pages: 11 Page Range: 91 - 102 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N2-91-102

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Cultivating refuge: The role of urban agriculture amongst refugees and forced migrants in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Author(s): M. Tomkins, S. Yousef , A. Adam-bradford, C. Perkins, E. Grosrenaud, M. Mctough & A. Viljoen

Pages: 15 Page Range: 103 - 118 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N2-103-118

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Methodology to identify and assess agroecological practices in metropolitan areas. Case study, Concepción, Chile

Author(s): M. Delpino-Chamy, M. Alarcon, S. Fernández & J. Soto

Pages: 11 Page Range: 119 - 130 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N2-119-130

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Classification, characterization and abstraction of vegetable surfaces for design

Author(s): Ever Patiño, David A. Torreblanca-Díaz, Andrés Valencia-Escobar & Alejandro Zuleta

Pages: 15 Page Range: 131 - 146 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N2-131-146

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Experimental characterisation of cement-based composites with rice husk

Author(s): Beatriz Marques, António Tadeu, João Almeida & Julieta António

Pages: 6 Page Range: 147 - 153 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N2-147-153

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Issue 1 (16/01/2019)

Sustainable agriculture in organic wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) growing in arid region

Author(s): N.S. Al-Ghumaiz

Pages: 5 Page Range: 1 - 6 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-1-6

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Heat transfer mechanisms in vertical green systems and energy balance equations

Author(s): F. Convertino, G. Vox & E. Schettini

Pages: 11 Page Range: 7 - 18 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-7-18

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Urban green indicators: a tool to estimate the sustainability of our cities

Author(s): C.M. Tudorie, E. Gielen, M. Vallés-Planells & F. Galiana

Pages: 10 Page Range: 19 - 29 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-19-29

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Users’ perceptions and attitudes towards edible campus

Author(s): T.-I. Lee, Y.-H. Chou & T.-N. Huang

Pages: 10 Page Range: 30 - 40 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-30-40

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Production and economic analysis of a Pop-Up Farm in Mexico City

Author(s): P.D.H. Guerrero, L.M.M. Mata, P.B. Madrigal & J.J.M. Criollo

Pages: 10 Page Range: 41 - 51 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-41-51

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LEED Gold but not equal: Two case study buildings

Author(s): F.D.F. Baja, S. Bajracharya, M.A. Freeman, A.J. Gray, B.T. Haglund, H.R. Kuipers & O.R. Opatola

Pages: 10 Page Range: 52 - 62 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-52-62

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Values-based architecture as a regenerative approach to the human – environment relationship

Author(s): A.E. Williams & P.O. Williams

Pages: 11 Page Range: 63 - 74 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V14-N1-63-74

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International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics

Print ISSN: 1755-7437


Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445

A transdisciplinary journal relating nature, science and the humanities

The International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics opens new avenues for understanding the relationship between arts and sciences. The objective of the journal is to encourage and facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists in different disciplines, as well as other professionals in academia, research institutions or industry, working on a variety of studies involving nature and its significance to modern scientific thought and design.