The Role and Impact of Physical Town Planning, Urban Design and Architectural Building Practices in Environmental Sustainability
This article, based on a literature review, takes cognizance of the ecological interdependence of the natural environment and the need for its sustainability. Towns and urban centers occupy a built environment of a miniscule proportion of the world’s land surface but utilize well over 75% of the world’s resources and discharge similar amounts of waste, and argue for the importance of collaboration and sound approaches in physical town planning urban design and architectural building practices.
Mapping Socio-Cultural Influences in Contemporary Urban Public Open Space: The Case of Biryogo, Kigali City
This study aims at exploring the existence of the characteristics and concepts of the traditional Rwandan Public open space (POS) within the contemporary urban neighborhood of Biryogo in Kigali city. The study hypothesizes that the vibrant use of POS is influenced by both its physical dimensions; space and environment and social dimensions; users and activities.