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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Note on Contributors -- Foreword by Sir Terry Farrell -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Book Endorsements -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Foresight and Futures Studies in Construction and Development -- 1.1 Background and context -- 1.2 Sustainable futures in the built environment: some important definitions -- 1.3 Futures studies in construction: an overview and critique -- 1.4 Conceptual framework for the book -- 1.5 Overview of book -- References -- Part 1 Sustainability and the Built Environment -- Chapter 2 Climate Change, Resilience and the Built Environment -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Hot in the city: urbanisation and changing urban climates -- 2.3 Policies and guidelines in the UK relating to climate change and the built environment -- 2.4 Climate adaptation options: modelling tomorrow's buildings today -- 2.5 New approaches: combining city growth, weather and building energy models -- 2.6 Prospects and challenges for constructing resilient built environments -- 2.7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 Sustainability in Real Estate Markets -- 3.1 Real estate and sustainability -- 3.2 Building environmental assessment methods -- 3.3 Sustainability risks -- 3.4 Green value -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 From the 'Sustainable Community' to Prosperous People and Places: Inclusive Change in the Built Environment -- 4.1 Introduction: The 'sustainable community' in crisis -- 4.2 Sustainable communities: an ambiguous goal in an unsustainable system -- 4.3 Local perspectives on sustainable and prosperous communities -- 4.4 Connecting the future and the present -- 4.5 Building prosperity: re-thinking value and innovation in the built environment -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References

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Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the influence of the built environment (BE) on the physical activity (PA) of adults in rural settings. Data Source. Key word searches of Academic Search Premier, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Sport Discus were conducted. Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria. Studies published prior to June 2008 were included if they assessed one or more elements of the BE, examined relationships between the BE and PA, and focused on rural locales. Studies only reporting descriptive statistics or assessing the reliability of measures were excluded. Data Extraction. Objective(s), sample size, sampling technique, geographic location, and definition of rural were extracted from each study. Methods of assessment and outcomes were extracted from the quantitative literature, and overarching themes were identified from the qualitative literature. Data Synthesis. Key characteristics and findings from the data are summarized in Tables 1 through 3. Results. Twenty studies met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Positive associations were found among pleasant aesthetics, trails, safety/crime, parks, and walkable destinations. Conclusions. Research in this area is limited. Associations among elements of the BE and PA among adults appear to differ between rural and urban areas. Considerations for future studies include identifying parameters used to define rural, longitudinal research, and more diverse geographic sampling. Development and refinement of BE assessment tools specific to rural locations are also warranted.

This book follows on previous works addressing sustainable development research in the Asia-Pacific region. It mainly focuses on India, a country currently facing immense challenges in the form of climate change, rapid urbanisation, and population pressures in its journey to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Expecting to surpass China in terms of population in the near future, India needs to develop its own solutions in order to uphold its commitments under the Paris Agreement. This book makes a contribution in that direction by presenting case studies on various aspects of the built environment, from education to managing cities, procurement, and considerations for a circular economy. The papers gathered here offer a vital resource for government policymakers, educators, and current and future professionals, equipping them with the knowledge and expertise they need in order to overcome today's complex challenges in the built environment.

The history of Spokane Falls's built environment within Washington Territory exemplifies the Pacific Northwest's resettlement and reconstruction in the nineteenth century. The initial benefit of Spokane Falls' geography existed within the primary natural advantage of the waterpower of the falls on the Spokane River. The secondary natural advantage in human-induced transportation networks allowed the settlement center-place status. Spokane Falls W.T. developed as center-places for the periphery's agricultural and mining commodities under a theoretical and structuralized [urban] model. An interpretation of the physical and geographical history of Spokane Falls's built environment from 1871 to 1891 occurred where the city's layout existed within the gird system of the speculative real estate market where geography was the original commodity throughout resettlement. Understanding these spaces' development is possible through the physical documents created simultaneously with the city's physical development. This method of research exposes the forms and methods undertaken in the primary physical development of Spokane Falls. Spokane Falls physically developed from a small frontier community of 350 individuals in 1880 to a small metropolis of 22,500 by 1891. Influenced by the federal government and her legislative acts, the Pacific North West's lands opened to European American resettlement, where geography became accounted for and marketed. With the cadastral survey and space accountability, the legalization of the speculative real-estate market occurred. Capitalist investors and entrepreneurs quickly descended upon the newly established market, hoping for a financial return. Industry developed on the falls where mills harnessed the waterpower, encouraging immigration by the working class into the region. As the city physically expanded, administrators alongside citizens documented the story of improvement. These documents created alongside the physical development allow for an interpretation of the built environment's construction. Documents like newspapers, Sanborn maps, and land plats illustrate the geographic distribution, construction materials, informal and formal development, and the speculative market. When applied alongside the theoretical understanding of urban development as understood at the end of the nineteenth century, collectively, the documents and theory illuminate the history of the physically built environment of Spokane Falls.

The increasing use of multimedia in learning resources in higher education poses a challenge for learners with hearing disabilities, unless these are accompanied by transcripts or captions. This paper reports on a small study where six Automatic Transcription Software (ATS) were analysed for their accuracy. Although economical and timesaving, at present, it seems an automatically generated transcript is not yet accurate enough to be an accessibility aid for the subjects relating to built environment sector.

Part I. Environment, Perception and Design of the Built -- Chapter 1. An introduction (Mainak Ghosh) -- Part II. Environment and the Built: Earth as an Inspiration -- Chapter 2. A Place-making between Mountain and River: A General View on Dwelling culture and Architecture of the Indigenous Vernacular Villages in Indonesia (Indah Widiastuti) -- Chapter 3. Reflection on Rhetorics, Appropriate Building Materials and Domestic Utilities Towards Reduction of Housing Costs in Tanzania (Moses Felician Moses) -- Chapter 4. Sustainable Planning Interventions for Urban Crisis in respect to Outdoor Thermal Comfort-Case study of Kolkata (Debashish Das) -- Chapter 5. Traditional Houses of Cunda Island in Anatolia (Ayten Erdem) -- Part III. Perception and the Built: Eyes of the Mind -- Chapter 6. Regionalising Contemporary Architecture in West Sumatra (Feni Kurniati) -- Chapter 7. Hyderabad: A city with glorious past and flying future (Madhu Vottery) -- Chapter 8. Recife Fascinations (Rachael Carter) -- Chapter 9. Living in Alleys: A Story of Urban Kampong (Achmad Syaiful) -- Part IV: Design and the Built: Man the Place Maker -- Chapter 10. The 'smart' as a project for the city (V. Geropanta) -- Chapter 11. Urban Transformations of Residential Settlements in Colonial Towns: Case Study of Little Europe (Ruchira Das) -- Chapter 12. Evaluating and Comparing The Effectiveness of Subnational Policies Concerning Hurricane Evacuation Zones in Built Environment: Applicability of the State of Florida Model (Haris Alibasic) -- Chapter 13. Transformation of Commercial Centres and Urban Development Process in Global South (Sanghamitra Sarkar) -- Part V: Future of the Built -- Chapter 14. Future of the Built: A Holistic View, (Mainak Ghosh).