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The urban villages project in Victoria: a critique

Luka, Loudon D. (University of Melbourne, 1999-11)

A few years ago, the State of Victoria embarked on a project, the Urban Villages Project, aimed at making Melbourne environmentally sustainable. A document called the Urban Villages Report was published in 1996, outlining ...
The case for improved governance as a tool for sustainable urban development in Malawi

Luka, Loudon (ISOCARP, 2010)
Academic and research capacity development in Earth observation for environmental management

Cassells, Gemma; Woodhouse, Iain H.; Patenaude, Genevieve; Tembo, Mavuto (IOP PUBLISHING, 2011)

Sustainable environmental management is one of the key development goals of the 21st century. The importance of Earth observation (EO) for addressing current environmental problems is well recognized. Most developing ...
Where there is no local government: addressing disaster risk reduction in a small town in Malawi

Manda, Mtafu Zeleza (Sage Publications, 2014)

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has become a major area of concern in the wake of increasing numbers of disasters. With rapid urbanization, both globally and locally, attention to the challenge of disaster risks has turned ...
Economic sustainability of green building practices in least developed countries

Kalua, Amos (Academic journals, 2015)

Green Building Practices (GBPs) are gradually receiving worldwide recognition and uptake. It is argued that facilities built according to the GBPs, called green buildings are not only environmentally friendly, but also, ...
A partnership-based model for embedding employability in urban planning education

Blair, Neale; Manda, Mtafu (Routledge, 2016)

This paper proposes a partnership-based model for embedding employability in urban planning education. The model is based on the author’s experiences of implementing an international project which supported the development ...
Envelope Thermal Design Optimization for Urban Residential Buildings in Malawi

Kalua, Amos (MDPI, 2016)

This study sought to optimize the envelope thermal design of free-running urban residential buildings in Malawi. It specifically set out to improve the urban residential buildings’ thermal comfort and suggest optimal ...
Understanding the nature and scale of risks in Karonga, Malawi

Manda, Mtafu; Wanda, Elijah (Sage Publications, 2017)

The urban centre of Karonga in Malawi experiences many large and small disasters, including earthquakes, strong winds and floods. Inhabitants also face such everyday risks as unsafe water, poor-quality sanitation and ...
Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation

Pelling, Mark; Barcena, Alejandro; Leck, Hayley; Adelekan, Ibidun; Dodman, David; Issaka, Hamadou; Johnson, Cassidy; Manda, Mtafu; Mberu, Blessing; Nwokocha, Ezebunwa; Osuteye, Emmanuel; Boubacar, Soumana (Manchester openhive, 2021-03)

Risk-sensitive urban development is required to reduce accumulated risk and to better consider risk when planning new developments. To deliver a sustainable city for all requires a more frank and comprehensive focus on ...

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