Search Results - Global Urban Research Unit
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Decoupling Urban Car Use and Metropolitan GDP Growth
Published 2013“…New data showing an improvement in the relative speed of public transport systems compared to general road traffic over many decades, which is being led by a strong global trend towards urban rail, may help to explain these results. …”
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A Bibliometric Review of Nature-Based Solutions on Urban Stormwater Management
Published 2023“…: Urban stormwater management is a critical challenge facing cities globally, with naturalbased solutions (NBS) emerging as a promising approach for mitigating the impacts of urban stormwater runoff. …”
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Consumer Reaction to Global Economic Qownturn: Changes in Consumer Purchasing Behaviour in China
Published 2010“…that consumers have changed their consumer behavior during the recent global economic downturn. Reports by major consumer research groups have indicated that consumer behavior has been altered in many markets, such as United States, EU, Japan, South Korea, etc. …”
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In-between space and social interaction: a case study of three neighbourhoods in Izmir
Published 2012“…This research discusses the intermediate space that lies between private and public space, as well as its definition and importance in space configuration regarding urban morphology and social relations. …”
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A precollege engineering program’s effects on the grade eight minority students’ attitudes and achievement in science and mathematics
Published 2009“…The National Science Board has declared that the production of citizens literate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is at an all time low in the United States. Schools are not sufficiently preparing students to enter and complete postsecondary studies in STEM areas to ensure their global competitiveness and place the economy in the stable standing experienced over the decades The U.S. has been known for its innovation; however, in the changing global climate, countries like India and China are out-producing, out-graduating and becoming the technological centres of the 21st Century. …”
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Tepubina Bandar: Isu dan Kaitannya Dengan Kesihatan Ekosistem Lembangan Saliran
Published 2007“…Research related to urban imperviousness impact became an important agenda in catchment hydrological studies, both in developed and developing countries. …”
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Application of data mining techniques for economic evaluation of air pollution impact and control
Published 2007“…In this research we examine aspects of the interdependence between economic development and the use of environmental and natural resources assets from global data published by United Nations. …”
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Identification of trends, direction of distribution and spatial pattern of tuberculosis disease (2015-2017) in Penang
Published 2024“…In Malaysia, the annual tuberculosis (TB) cases exhibit a consistent upward trend, and Penang has experienced a similar increase since 2011. This research aims to analyze the trend, distribution direction, and spatial patterns of TB in Penang from 2015 to 2017, utilizing data from 4,015 TB cases obtained from the TB/Leprosy Unit of the Penang State Department. …”
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Life cycle assessment for managing household waste in Tehran, Iran
Published 2014“…The categories of environmental and resource consumption that is proportional to the local and global level, mainly includes the effects of acidification, global warming, respiratory effect, solid waste and water consumption. …”
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Systematic review of built environment attributes of walkability: cases of Malaysia
Published 2024“…Data extraction focused on specified factors including data source, built environment attributes, unit of analysis, and type of walking. The results identified both similarities and differences in the influence of built environment attributes on walking behavior in Malaysia compared to global patterns. …”
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Tall buildings and sustainability
Published 2012“…According to the United Nations, 193,107 new city dwellers are added to this figure every day, meaning urban populations will nearly double by 2050. …”
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Mapping the underworld: integrated GNSS based positioning and GIS based GNSS simulation
Published 2008“…The aim of this thesis is to research various means of improving the positional accuracy of underground utilities in built-up areas through the use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), integrated with other positioning systems such as Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and total stations. …”
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Economic determinants of energy intensity: A country panel analysis / Fatemeh Dehdar
Published 2020“…However, urbanization had no impact on energy intensity levels in all three groups of countries, while industrialization and trade exacerbated energy intensity in the global panel of countries. …”
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Assessing the maintainance in strata high rise residential property / Siti Norhamizah Nabilah Nor Zahid
Published 2015“…In era globalization, majority of urban areas in Malaysia are looking forward to live in stratified unit compare to other types of housing. …”
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Mobilizing sustainable development goals, SDGS through flagship project - the experience of International Islamic University Malaysia
Published 2019“…It is a partnership between United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNESCO, United Nations Environment, UN Global Compact's Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative, United Nations University (UNU), UN-HABITAT and UNCTAD, which was created in 2012 in the run-up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). …”
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Bioethanol production from CO-gasification of lignocellulosic biomass and charcoal
Published 2019“…Global energy demand is increasing due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. …”
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The role of ethnicity in the increased susceptibility to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in people of Indian origin
Published 2021“…Introduction Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is fast becoming a global health concern. It is closely associated with obesity, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, has a global pooled prevalence of 25% and is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in Europe and the United States. …”
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