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Open AccessPublished: 3 May 2026

Assessment of the Applicability of Green Building Rating System in Mitigating Impacts of Building Projects

Akeem Bolaji Wahab, Fola Oluwatimilehin Olaoye, Samuel Oludare Omojola, Nwora Valentine Ngwoke, Peter Oluwapelumi Ipadeola, Bidemi Funmilola Olukoya Olukoya

Urban Planning and Construction · 49-67 · 10.55121/upc.v4i1.1130

The study examined Green Building Rating System (GBRS) in use for building projects in Lagos State, Nigeria. The data for the study were collected from primary and secondary sources on the strengths and weaknesses, criteria of assessment, and the required criteria for enhancing their applicability to the Nigerian local context f

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Open AccessPublished: 30 October 2025

The Formation and Development of Zhuhai Shuanglongshan Art District under Post-Industrial Transition

Zimeng Li, Yuntao Zou

Urban Planning and Construction · 15-27 · 10.55121/upc.v3i2.969

Since the 1970s, global deindustrialization has turned urban industrial relics into contested sites of post-industrial transition. Western cities pioneered artist-led regeneration, but districts like New York’s SoHo, London’s Shoreditch, and Berlin’s Kreuzberg typically gentrified within 5–10 years, displacing artists through ri

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Open AccessPublished: 27 August 2026

Generative AI and Formal Deductive Planning for Port-City Transformation: A Wild Scenario Methodology Applied to Cork 2050

Suresh Sood, Hugh Pattinson

Urban Planning and Construction · 1-16 · 10.55121/upc.v4i2.101659

Port cities face planning horizons that conventional frameworks, anchored in present conditions and insufficiently imaginative, are ill-equipped to navigate. This paper develops and demonstrates the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven wild scenario planning with formal deductive implementation (AWSPFD) framework, integrating gen

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Open AccessPublished: 30 May 2026

From Flood Mapping to Planning-Relevant Flood Intelligence: A Sentinel-1 SAR-Based Framework for Urban Planning and Climate Adaptation in Valencia, Spain

Arezoo Salamatnia

Urban Planning and Construction · 81-101 · 10.55121/upc.v4i1.101402

Flooding is among the most destructive natural hazards affecting urban environments worldwide, with its frequency and severity increasingly worsened by climate change and rapid urban expansion. This study presents an operational flood detection framework based on multi-temporal Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery,

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Open AccessPublished: 11 August 2024

Effect of Mishandling and Vending of Used Engine Oil on the Environment, Health and Urban Planning in Kaduna Metropolis: A Call to Action for a Paradigm Shift

Patrick Shehu, Bulus Azi, Solomon Dyachia Zakka, Alheri Tanimu, Nuhu Akanbi-Lawal, Ayaka Yakubu

Urban Planning and Construction · 9-25 · 10.55121/upc.v1i1.100

This study examined the effect of mishandling and vending of used engine oil (UEO) on the environment, health, and urban planning. An evaluation of UEO handling, environmental and public health effects, spatial distribution of UEO vendors and contributing factors to choice of location, and the relationship between the vending lo

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