August 2021

Why populations are not planets_ gravity and the limits of disease modeling by analogy

Wellness depends on health and that, in turn, depends on the absence of disease. Analogous models based on physical laws have long been utilized by researchers to understand epidemic expansion in urban communities.  Perhaps the most significant of this class is the gravity model in which population size is equated with planetary mass and distance between cities to that separating planets. While the model assumes...

Author(s): Tom Koch and Ken Denike

August 2021

Public green spaces and management constraints in the Municipality of Seme-Podji South East of Benin

An increasingly present component in urban architecture, public green spaces is an essential infrastructure that has various functions. The management of these spaces poses enormous difficulties after their establishment. The study has analyzed the uses and management of these spaces in the Municipality of Sèmè-Podji. It was carried out on the basis of a sample of 84 people made up of users and managers of...

Author(s): Fangnon Bernard

August 2021

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of urban green spaces in Boussaada City, Algeria using remote sensing techniques

A central issue for the Algerian city, in the dry environment, is awareness of the establishment and preservation of particular green spaces within the framework of sustainability. The overall goal of this study is to concentrate on the issues of green space provision in the city of Boussaada. Boussaada is a complex and fragile city with a rich history, archeological and natural diversity, and is under tremendous...

Author(s): Ouzir Malika, Khalfallah Boudjemaa, Dehimi Salim and Kadi Ahmed Abla