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Proceedings of the 3rd International
Subtropical Cities Conference
Organized by Florida Atlantic University and the Queensland University of Technology
Editors:
Anthony Abbate
Kasama Polakit
Rosemary Kennedy
Each paper in this publication has been blind refereed by an Academic review panel appointed by Academic Committee of the conference. All referees were academic peers of the Editors. In the case of a paper authored by one of the Editors, the other Editors arranged refereeing.
© Copyright 2011, Florida Atlantic University.
The copyright of the contributions contained within this publication is reserved to the authors.
Electronic publication, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
ISBN: 978-0-615-54882-1
Academic Review Panel
Jean-Francois Lejeune
School of Architecture, University of Miami
Allan Todd Shulman
School of Architecture, University of Miami
Dr. Praveen Maghelal
Department of Public Administration, University Of North Texas
Dr. Vikas Mehta
School of Architecture and Community Design, University of South Florida
Dr. Joo Hwa (Philip) Bay
University of Western Australia
Dr. Leonard Berry
Director Florida Center for Environmental Studies FAU
Rosemary Kennedy
School of Design, Queensland University of Technology
Paul Sanders
School of Design, Queensland University of Technology
Anthony Abbate
School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University
Francis E. Lyn
School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Jean Martin Caldieron
School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University
Mate Thitisawat
School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Yanmei Li
School of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Diana Mitsova
School of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Kasama Polakit
School of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University
Author (according to table of contents)
Paper (Click on the link below / PDF Format)
Proceedings Cover
Abbate, Anthony & Kennedy, Rosemary
Foreword
Table of Contents
Cultural I Place Identity
Sovani, Sumant (KES Shroff College, Arts and Commerce Mumbai, India)
City of Mumbai Economically Attached Socially Detached: A Case Study of Developmental Reality and Social Integrity
Shutter, Leigh ( Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia)
Subtropical SEED in China: New Sustainable Urban Nodes in Hangzhou
LeBlanc, Remy& Brand, Diane (Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand )
Urban Float: Flexible Form in Coastal Communities
Potts, Ruth; Dedekorkut-Howes, Aysin ; Bosman, Caryl (Griffith University , Australia )
Uncovering the City Behind the Masks: Gold Coast Identity Crisis
Polakit, Kasama & Schomberg, Yexsey (Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Struggle for Home-making by Latino in South Florida
Caldieron, Jean-Martin & Thitisawat, Mate (Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Influence of Climate in the Improvement of Selected Informal Settlements in Tropical and Subtropical Cities
Armstrong, Helen (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia)
Re-enchanting the Industrial in the City
Environment & Ecology
Doolan, Matt (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia)
Retrofitting Our Cities-Re-localization via Design and Cultural Change
Tai, Yuting (Delft University, Delft, Netherlands )
Water Systems and Urban Form of Guangzhou in times of Climate Change
Bassett, Shannon (University of South Florida, Tampa, USA )
Tampa as Ecological City - A Model for retrofitting subtropical coastal cities through landscape and ecology as urbanism
Coyle, Matthew; Lane, Heather; Jou, Matine; and Stafeychuk, Inna (Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Alternative Energy Solutions for Subtropical Cities-Harnessing Wind Generated Electricity with GIS-Based Site Selection Suitability Analysis
Mehta, Hitesh, ASLA, RIBA,Assoc. AIA,MAAKA, MAAKLA (Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Greening China One Project at a Time
Bay, Joo-Hwa (University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia)
Social and Environmental Dimensions in Ecologically Sustainable Design: Towards A Methodology Of Ranking Levels of Social Interactions in Semi-Open and Open Spaces in Dense Residential Environments in Singapore.
Horwitz, Jill ( Florida Atlantic Universit y ,Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Down-scaling the Model, Elevating the Process: Climate Change Planning
Estiri, Hossein (University of Washington Seattle, USA)
An Agenda for Future Urban Climate Research
Van De Reit, Keith (Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY, USA); Berger, Uta (Dresden University of Technology, Germany); Dyson, Anna (Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY, USA ); Gowdy, John (Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY, USA); Profitt,Charles Edward ( Florida Atlantic Universit y ,Fort Lauderdale, USA); Zeghal, Mourad; and Vollen, Jason (Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY, USA)
Multidisciplinary Modeling of Coupled Mangrove& Urban Ecosystems
Mitsova, Diana; Vos, Jaap; and Stafeychuk, Inna (Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Seasonal variability in PAH Concentrations in Urban Runoff Discharged to Biscayne National Park and Aquatic Preserve: Initial Results
Wall, Alexander (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karsruhe, Germany)
Re-conceptualizing Cities in the Era of Climate Change-Urban Life and Urban Place Form in the Future City
Thitisawat, Mate; Polakit,Kasama; Caldieron, Jean-Martin; and Mangone, Giancarlo (Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, USA)
Physical and Statistical Assessment of Outdoor Comfort in South Florida Region
Social I Economics
Dedekorkut-Howes, Aysin; Howes, Michael; Byrne, Jason (Griffith University ,Gold Coast, Australia); and Chapin, Tim (Florida State University, USA)
Averting Atlantis: Adapting Subtropical Cities to Climate Change-A Comparative Study of the Gold Coast and Fort Lauderdale
O'Hare, Daniel (Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia )
Subtropical Transit Oriented Development in the Emerging South East Queensland City Region - How Well Are We Doing?
Dedekorkut, Aysi n (Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia ) ; Mayere-Donehue,Severine (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia); and
Sipe, Neil ( Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia)
Do Planning Regulations Matter? A Comparison of South East Queensland and South Florida
Academic Review Panel
Contributors
Conference Program
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