With predicted figures in the event of migration to the urban space in future, an alternative way of addressing housing needs may not be satisfied only with limited land left for development (HSB, 2023). Therefore, the solution lies within the river basins linearly sprawling across the edge of many riverside city developments. Although, floating architecture Read the full article…

We live in an age where owning smartphones, computers, assistants (we all are familiar with Alexa and Siri), and smart equipment and homes are more indicative of being smart than intelligence and talent. The advancement of technology has overshadowed the parameters of living as SMART CITIES are the next big thing we are racing towards. Read the full article…

Definition of sustainable transportation: Sustainable transport systems, also known as green transport, refer to all modes of transport that have a low impact on the environment, including walking, cycling, transit-oriented development, green vehicles, car-sharing, and the building and protection of urban transport systems through the conservation of energy, urban space and the promotion of healthy Read the full article…

Introduction A Deep Dive into High-Speed Rail This blog aims to dissect the notion of high-speed rail being labelled as ‘sustainable’. We will critically examine schemes such as High Speed 2 (HS2) as a case study and extend our discussion to countries like Japan and France. The objective is to scrutinise whether high-speed rail truly Read the full article…

I. Car sharing. Car sharing is a car rental model that allows people to rent a vehicle for a short period of time, usually by the hour or by the number of days. The main target group is people who occasionally need to use a car, and they are willing to use different types of Read the full article…

Definition Sustainable transport came into use as a logical follow-on from sustainable development, and is used to describe modes of transport, and systems of transport planning, which are consistent with wider concerns of sustainability. European Union Council of Ministers of Transport, defines a sustainable transportation system as one that: Allows the basic access and development needs of individuals, Read the full article…

Definition With the development of society and the growth of population, the traffic problem has become one of the important challenges faced by modern cities.As an environmentally friendly, efficient and convenient mode of transportation, sustainable transportation has attracted more and more attention and favor. Through learning and practicing the concept of sustainable transportation, people begin Read the full article…

Moving forward people are preferring sustainable transport options and there is a huge shift in the market from cars to bicycles. The aim of the module is to understand and analyse the National design guide and ouseburn design codes, and set out the characteristics of ouseburn that demonstrates what a good design means in practice. Read the full article…

In this short article, let us discuss how sustainable movement is critically needed in the 21st century. First, we need to understand the importance of sustainable transportation. Human development carried from the past century has left us with huge concerns with environmental issues. Therefore, we need to look at cities and neighbourhoods as a tightly Read the full article…

Published 28 November 2021 by Quitterie d’Harcourt “If in 2015 we had parked all the passenger cars in circulation in a single line, one after the other, the line would have covered approximately 11 times the distance between the Moon and the Earth, or 106 times the circumference of the Earth.” (Bobisse & Pavia, 2019, Read the full article…

  A Nation of Luddites: Active Travel as a UK Crises Solution   We are experiencing the aftermath of the modernist era. The complex, concrete networks we call roads comprise the cities we experience today. Cities were built around automobiles. The urban thread is therefore largely disconnected from human form, scale and need. The craze Read the full article…

  “Who’s the Smart One?” by garryknight is licensed under CC BY 2.0 What does it mean by Smart Cities? Smart city uses technological advancements to create, deploy and promote the development of the area. It address challenges in an urban environment. Also, It helps in creating technologically enabled and sustainable infrastructure. The history of smart cities dates back Read the full article…