cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Land-sea interactions and maritime spatial planning guidelines in the context of European Union. The case of Greece
Creators: name: Lainas, Ioannis
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: Maritime Spatial Planning; Land Use Planning; Directive 2014/89/EU; land-sea interactions; integrated maritime policy

description: Coastal zones always attracted a wide range of human activities. Nowadays, the complexity of human activities and the population growth in these areas, demand a more coherent, integrated and targeted spatial planning approaches. Also, we should not overlook the fact that more and more often we become witnesses of climate change effects and natural hazards in coastal areas. For this reason, European Commission adopted on the 12th of March 2013 a draft proposal of a Directive that establishes a framework for maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management. Alongside, in 2014 European Commission adopted the Directive 2014/89/EU for establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning, as the rapidly increasing demand of space for different activities razed some serious concerns about the sustainable future of European space. Maritime Spatial Planning, is a cross-sectoral planning tool that interferes with the social, economic and environmental conditions, contributing, among other things, to the development of marine space and the creation of new productive activities. However, the exploitation of marine resources alongside with the coastal (land-based) activities, requires a deep understanding of the multi-level dimension and the different land-sea interactions. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the way that land-sea interactions and the maritime spatial planning (MSP) guidelines are treated in the modern institutional framework of the European Union, as some concerns have been mentioned, regarding the implementation of the Directive 2014/89/EU in the Member States. The concerns include choices about sectorial or holistic approaches for the implementation of MSP, the combination and the limits between MSP and integrated coastal zone management, and different planning approaches like the ecosystem-based management approach. In connection to these research objectives, the paper finally examines the way that the Directive2014/89/EU is intended to be incorporated into the Greek planning system and the compatibility with the existing land use planning system, that derives from the recent reform of spatial planning legislation (L.4447/2016).
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
Megaproject development in the context of sustainable urban regeneration
Creators: name: Mylonas, Chrysostomos
name: Xenidis, Yiannis
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: urban megaprojects; urban sustainability; smart cities; case studies; challenges

description: Megaprojects are large-scale ventures of inherent great complexity; they last long, cost much, and affect the lives of a significant number of people. A common type of megaprojects that aspire to (re)form the so-called “cities of tomorrow” is the urban megaprojects, i.e., megaprojects including all types of infrastructure involved for a holistic intervention in the city’s environment. The decision to initiate and develop such projects, though, is a very hard task that requires the inclusion of a broad agenda of issues to be taken into consideration, such as: a) scarcity of required resources, b) assessment of the project’s decisive impact on the structure of urban functions and city planning, c) alignment with the principles of urban sustainability, etc. This paper reviews the interface between urban megaprojects and urban sustainability taking into consideration the emergence of smart cities. Through synthesis and comparative analysis of these concepts, the paper explores their compatibility and the extent to which they can be integrated, in order to promote the growing needs of contemporary cities in a manner that reduces resource waste, environmental pollution and the creation of social inequalities. Some examples of case studies around the world are used to lighten the associated challenges to megaprojects in the urban environment context. Based on the above analysis, the paper provides an analytical overview of crucial aspects, such as the early stakeholder engagement, the adoption of a problem-solving oriented strategy, and useful recommendations for future policy makers.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
title: Simulation als Werkzeug in der virtuellen Produktentwicklung von Kunststoffbauteilen: Warum uns Optimierungen trotz KI nicht leichtfallen
Creators: name: Bosse, Michael
Publisher: name: TU Clausthal
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 620

description: Simulation ist ein wertvolles Hilfsmittel der virtuellen Produktentwicklung. Sie wird manchmal unterschätzt, weil sie „nicht zu 100 % die Produktionsbedingungen abbildet“ oder weil sie von der Produktion gedanklich abgekoppelt ist. Auch die Meinung, Simulation wären eine „Spielerei“, die mit den Bedingungen einer Produktion wenig zu tun hätten, ist verbreitet. Um diese Hürden zu überwinden, muss sich die Simulation in der Produktion beweisen – nicht umgekehrt! Dies erfordert gegenseitiges Verständnis und den Willen, das Werkzeug „Simulation“ zu verstehen, richtig zu interpretieren und zu respektieren. Die Rechnertechnik des Jahres 2000 macht deutlich, dass ihr Fortschritt gegenüber den stark materialbasierten Produktionstechniken deutlich schneller war. Hydraulik, Maschinenbett oder Schaltschrank haben sich kaum verändert, während die Rechnertechnik enorme Fortschritte gemacht hat. Die Abbildung von Prozessen durch digitale Zwillinge, Struktur- und Fluidsimulationen sind Stand der Technik. Das gilt auch für den gesamten Produktions-Steuerungsprozess. Ein solches Wachstum kann uns in der herkömmlichen Art, ein Unternehmen zu verstehen, zu leiten oder darin zu arbeiten, überfordern. Eine Software oder eine Datenbank bereitzustellen und dann zu hoffen, alle Betroffenen werden sich aus Eigennutz daran beteiligen, ist zu kurz gegriffen. Die heutige Aufgabe der Unternehmen besteht auch darin, die Rechnertechnik als zentrales Produktionswerkzeug anzuerkennen und zu nutzen. Dieses bedeutet einen echten Transformationsprozess, der sowohl in seinen Anforderungen wie in seinem Potenzial nicht zu unterschätzen ist. Im digitalen Modell sind Produktvarianten, Material- und Temperaturänderungen, Drücke und andere Verfahrensänderungen schnell darstellbar. Hiermit eröffnen sich die Möglichkeiten, Geld zu sparen und Wissen im Unternehmen zu halten und äußerst gewinnbringend auszuwerten.
description: Tagungsband 6. Symposium Materialtechnik: 20. bis 21. Februar 2025
Evaluating Privacy Measures in Healthcare Apps Predominantly Used by Older Adults
Creators: name: Saka, Suleiman
name: Das, Sanchari
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The widespread adoption of telehealth systems has led to a significant increase in the use of healthcare apps among older adults, but this rapid growth has also heightened concerns about the privacy of their health information. While HIPAA in the US and GDPR in the EU establish essential privacy protections for health information, limited research exists on the effectiveness of healthcare app privacy policies, particularly those used predominantly by older adults. To address this, we evaluated 28 healthcare apps across multiple dimensions, including regulatory compliance, data handling practices, and privacy-focused usability. To do this, we created a Privacy Risk Assessment Framework (PRAF) and used it to evaluate the privacy risks associated with these healthcare apps designed for older adults. Our analysis revealed significant gaps in compliance with privacy standards to such, only 25% of apps explicitly state compliance with HIPAA, and only 18% mention GDPR. Surprisingly, 79% of these applications lack breach protocols, putting older adults at risk in the event of a data breach.
2930466.pdf
Creators: name: Sun, Hung-Wei
name: Huang, Pei-Chi
name: TZENG, YI-HSUAN
name: HUANG, JEN-TING
name: Lin, Chii Dong
name: Jin, Cheng
name: Chen, Ming-Chang
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplementary materials
Planning effective and efficient public transport systems
Creators: name: Robson, Kathryn
name: Gharehbaghi, Koorosh
name: Scott-Young, Christina
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: Planning Public Transport (PT); PT innovation; PT Infrastructure; Public/Private Consortium; livability

description: As population increases and cities continue to grow, there is an urgency to provide efficient and cost effective Public Transport (PT). Globally there are enormous differences between transport systems; some countries have efficient systems while others appear to have no system at all. This research is undertaken with the express purpose of investigating efficient, well incorporated PT systems from around the world, for their specific application to Australian capital city transport hubs, but also for their adaptability to other global areas. The aim of this paper is to develop strategies for planning public transport. The design of this paper relies heavily on extensive global research, seeking to discover appropriate PT systems and then investigating the benefits and feasibility in an Australian context. The paper examines case studies from Europe, Asia and Canada and focuses not only on efficiency and cost effectiveness, but also on sustainability. Case studies from major cities with cost efficient and effective public transport systems were examined and analysed to develop models of PT systems for Australian cities. This research is limited by the large volume of public transport case studies that are available, the limitations on the size of this research paper and the lack of available specific data. The goal is to expand on this introductory research over a sustained period. This is an original study and although only in its infancy, this research will be of significant value to the Australian public transport industry to support improvements in infrastructure.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
Detecting human impacts on ecosystem function in southern Canada
Creators: name: Ostrovsky, Marsha
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Biology, Ecology.
subject: Environmental Sciences.

description: Human activities potentially threaten key ecological processes, or "ecosystem functions", mainly through the habitat conversion associated with urbanization and agriculture. Although ecosystem functions can clearly be disrupted in severely degraded systems, it is not clear how those functions vary along the entire gradient of human activity at scales most relevant to global environmental change. To address this question, I used two remotely sensed indices of ecosystem function, as measured by the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and thermal infrared radiation (TIR), to derive estimates of primary productivity and evapotranspiration, respectively, at 1-km resolution across multiple vegetation types in southern Canada. After controlling for the variation in NDVI and TIR related to the climatic gradient, I related these indices to measures of anthropogenic activity (road density, extent of natural cover, and protected areas status). While NDVI and TIR are both strongly related to climate and vegetation type, much of the residual variation in NDVI (up to 67%) and TIR (up to 55%) is related to human activity. Ecosystems in areas of intense human impact are generally less productive and exhibit less water cycling (i.e., energy-transforming) efficiency, but I found no evidence of threshold effects in the response of ecosystem function to increasing human impact. Ecosystems in protected areas (parks and reserves) have significantly higher productivity and, to a lesser extent, higher evapotranspiration, which suggests increased solar energy-transforming capacity. These relationships are strongest at coarse spatial scales and are generally consistent within different vegetation types. The magnitude of these effects along the entire gradient of human activity is substantial.
Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability: two complementary and inter-related concepts
Creators: name: Tampouridou, Anastasia
name: Pozoukidou, Georgia
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: Smart cities; Urban sustainability; Urban planning; Smartainability

description: The concept of smart cities constitutes a central issue in the field of spatial planning. Numerous studies have been recorded in the relevant literature concerning the comprehension of the concept as well as the strategies connected to the development of smart cities. In an effort to understand and record the way that smart city strategies influence the objectives of urban sustainability, this paper explores the basic components of their interrelations and underlying connections. Initially, the main concepts of this research, smart cities and urban sustainability, are being clarified and their individual components are analyzed in order to better understand the way they influence urban environment. In this process it is of particular interest to record the way these two concepts could connect and complement each other to create more efficient spatial planning policies and the role of planners in relevance to the challenges that come with the implementation of a smart city approach. The paper concludes that these two concepts have essentially common goals since smart cities approach is about achieving sustainability, efficiency and high quality of life while technology does not play a prominent but a mediatory role in improving and streamlining processes. Therefore, what makes a city both "smart" and "sustainable" is the creation of processes that with the help of ICTs have the potentiality to make the city operate more effectively in all its areas and at the same time to protect the environment, enhance economic growth and improve quality of life. Other qualitative factors such as changing the citizens’ behavior towards more sustainable patterns are essential to the making of smart-sustainable cities.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
Using spaceborne lidar for snow depth retrievals: Best practices and recommendations for future studies
Creators: name: Fair, Zachary
name: Vuyovich, Carrie
name: Neumann, Tom
name: Pflug, Justin
name: Shean, David
name: Enderlin, Ellyn
name: Zikan, Karina
name: Lundquist, Jessica
name: Deschamps-Berger, Cesar
name: Treichler, Désirée
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Version 2: Updated for the 2024 Eastern Snow Conference. Minor updates are applied to figures. Text is updated to generically refer to both the 2017 Decadal Survey and the GCOS assessments.

 

Abstract

Lidar is an effective tool to measure snow depth over key watersheds across the United States. Lidar-derived snow depth observations from airborne platforms have demonstrated centimeter-level accuracy at high spatial resolution. However, ground-based and airborne lidar surveys are costly and limited in space and time, so repeat observations over large spatial domains are infrequent. In recent years, there has been an emerging interest in using spaceborne lidar to estimate snow depth. Preliminary results from spaceborne lidar altimeters such as NASA’s Ice, Clouds, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) can provide routine snow depth retrievals over mid-latitude watersheds, though further research on accuracy, coverage, and operational potential is needed.

 

In this presentation, we outline the current status of research using spaceborne lidar to derive snow depth. We focus on the currently operational ICESat-2 mission, with a summary of snow observations gathered during the SnowEx 2022/2023 campaigns in Alaska. We also outline best practices for spaceborne lidar snow depth retrievals, based on findings from the SnowEx campaigns and recent studies. We conclude with a discussion of ongoing challenges for spaceborne lidar, with suggestions for future studies and requirements for future mission concepts.
Special Spatial Plans VS Local Spatial Plans. Towards a new vision of planning system at the local level in Greece, during the period of economic crisis
Creators: name: Vezyriannidou, Soultana
name: Portokalidis, Konstantinos
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: Economic Crisis; Spatial Planning Reform; Special Spatial Plans; Subsidiarity Principle

description: Spatial planning in Greece is organized in three levels, following a strict, top-down hierarchical framework where the two first levels (national-regional) have a purely strategic role and the third one, the municipal, has a regulatory character and the obligation to comply with the upper ones. However, the municipal level is unable to function, as shown by the very low rate of implementation of the Local Spatial Plans (LSPs) to date. In this prospect, the economic crisis in Greece since 2010, has led to the need for a spatial reform whose main aim is to promote economic growth. Thus, a key innovation is the introduction of a new category of plans, the Special Spatial Plans (SSPs) which are at the same hierarchical spatial level as the LSPs, the third one, but on a smaller scale than them and focus on strategic investments. This paper, mainly explores the effort to integrate spatial planning at all levels with the implementation of LSPs. It also states the ability of the more flexible, bottom-up planning approach with the SSPs. In that prospect, it is approved “ad hoc” that the new legislation is not complied with the fundamental principle of "subsidiarity," stating that decisions should be taken at the local level (local governance). Finally, the paper aims to draw reasonable conclusions as to whether the spatial reform will improve the efficiency of spatial planning or simply be just a reaction to the economic crisis that could put the valuable principles of planning at stake.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
2930579.pdf
Creators: name: Wang, Ruijun
name: Sprengel, Stephan
name: Boehm, Gerhard
name: Baets, Roel G.
name: Amann, Markus
name: Roelkens, Gunther
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Material with one figure
The use of soil sealing indicators in identifying peri urban development patterns
Creators: name: Pozoukidou, Georgia
name: Evdou, Myrto
name: Valatidou, Eldina
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: land use policies; urban form; soil sealing; spatial patterns

description: EUs 20-20-20 Climate and Energy Strategy recognizes land uses as a critical factor in EU’s emission reduction policies. Therefore, urban areas as a form of intensive land uses, are increasingly considered to have an important role in adaptation and mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions and limit the negative effects of climate change on the population, economy and environment. Urban development patterns and the associated land uses in terms of their form, function and relation to the natural environment at large spatial scales are in the core of the emission reduction policies. In this context this paper demonstrates how we could utilize soil sealing data provided by the European Environmental Agency in order to compose a land use consumption profile for peri-urban areas that will in turn inform urban development strategies and land use management policies. Based on the use of soil sealing as main input data to identify spatial patterns of urban functions, a set of indices is calculated. The indices are indicative of the variety of land uses allocated in the peri urban areas and efficiency of associated spatial patterns. The study concludes that a set of soil sealing indicators could help us to identify land consumption patterns due to urbanization processes that could in turn inform associated land use and emission reduction policies.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
QOBILIYAT VA UNING RIVOJLANISHIGA TASIR QILISH
Creators: name: Raxmonova, Kumush
name: Norboboyeva, Shohista
name: Rahmonova, Charos
name: Rashidova, Munisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada insondagi mavjud qobiliyatlar, ularning mazmun va mohiyati, ularni anglash, rivojlantirish, toʻgʻri yoʻnaltirish haqida fikrlar keltirib oʻtilgan.  Mashhur daholar haqida mulohazalar mavjud.
Workplace design as a strategic tool for real estate development. Observing global mind-set shift to wellness
Creators: name: Manitsidou, Lydia
name: Balogiannis, Thomas
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: workplace design; real estate development; future of work; smart workplaces; sustainability, design strategies; wellness

description: The proposed paper will present an overview of how workplace design strategies can positively affect real estate development. The paper will focus on the office building stock. Case studies and numbers will be presented concerning the global discussion for the future of work which implies that there is a shift towards a human-centered approach both in business growth issues and workplace design trends. FACTS – PRESENTING ACTUAL SITUATION There is adequate office building stock. Corporations and real estate companies always seek for ways to optimize space management and space related resources and costs. New technology tools can produce data measurements for space utilization and energy consumption.The co-working phenomenon is in progress. The interest of office building property turns to office building facilities as an offered service. Sustainability is a key design factor which relates to real estate market. The discussion concerning the future of work deals with the impact of digital transformation, the need for flexibility and agility and new workplace design approaches. There is extensive research on how workplace design affects productivity and employees’ engagement. The discussion regarding business productivity and performance is shifting towards human-centered approaches. The WELL building standard will be used as an outstanding paradigm. INSIGHTS Smart workplaces with wellness factors are leading the workplace design best practices. Data analytics can be easily gathered thanks to new technology tools. Co-working and shared workplace building developments transform workspace strategies from real estate ownership to services. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY Alternative trends on developing and designing existing and new office buildings are being implemented. Workplace design can offer added value to office building stock. Contemporary workplace design can be used as a strategic tool for real estate development. Case studies will be presented.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
Reducing the gap between design academics and online learning developers: understanding design academics' perceptions toward online learning in the delivery of design studio classes
Creators: name: Kim, A. Lam
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Advanced technologies have made significant changes in our daily life, and these changes also affect the use of technologies in the delivery of Higher Education. Currently, most Australian universities engage some degree of technology in the delivery of their face-to-face curricula, while the implementation of online learning in Higher Education is still new. The literature indicates that online learning provides flexible/convenient learning opportunities for students who cannot attend on-campus courses, to expand or change their career paths, and this is one of the benefits of using online learning in Higher Education. Nevertheless, the implementation rate of online learning in design education is low, and this is likely to be linked to the design academics' fear of using online learning in delivering practice-based curriculum. This paper investigates the perceptions toward online learning, specifically Australian academics, in the fields of communication/graphic design.
2930579.pdf
Creators: name: Wang, Ruijun
name: Sprengel, Stephan
name: Boehm, Gerhard
name: Baets, Roel G.
name: Amann, Markus
name: Roelkens, Gunther
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Material with one figure
Southern Orientation and Natural Cross Ventilation: Mind the Gap(s) What Clients, Valuers, Realtors and Architects Believe
Creators: name: Antoniou, Dimitris
name: Dimopoulos, Thomas
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2018
Subjects: Southern Orientation;Natural Cross Ventilation;Value;Appraisals;Design Parameters;stated preference;

description: Sun, Air and Water are the most powerful sources of life on earth. Southern Orientation (SO) and Natural Cross Ventilation (NCV) are the best expressions of our relationship to those eternal forces. SO and NCV are behind any successful Passive Solar Design. Health, comfort, air quality, natural lighting, residential satisfaction, good micro-climatic conditions, green spaces, vegetation, energy-saving, and psychological well-being rely on these two archetypal determinants. Architectural practice is constantly accentuating the fact that our homes and cities need solar access and ventilation. Research in the Health and environmental sector reveals an urgent need for SO and NCV. Research from the real estate field is segmented and not conclusive on these values. People are buying apartments overlooking the importance of SO and NCV. Developers are building in a bulk manner, unaware of any benefits. Realtors are underestimating these qualities. Most importantly, valuers estimate all other factors, except these two. There is confusion on what has a real value for our life and to what extend this can be measured and quantified. Survey-based economic techniques will have to be employed for the valuation of SO and NCV as for now, according to research, they do not seem to have a market value (or price). We might have to rely more on “stated preference” models, in contrast to a price-based “revealed preference” model. The contribution of this work is intended to be the trigger to all, for attention on SO and NCV as archetypal determinants of value.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 1 (2018)
Open Science Conversations Collective Reflections
Creators: name: Xhardez, Verónica
name: Ación, Laura
name: Míguez, María Paz
name: Ascenzi, Laura
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Open Science
open data

description: In March 2024, we prepared a series of conversations to reflect on various topics related to Open Science to collectively understand how we learn, apply, and what implications Open Science has for our region.
Du sublime et du lyrisme dans la poésie d'André Breton.
Creators: name: Bommertz, Claude.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Literature, Romance.

description: S'inscrivant dans la tradition du sacre, hymne automatique a l'extase de l'etre, la poesie d'Andre Breton, de Clair de terre (1923) a Le La (1961), participe de la qualite essentielle du lyrisme, qui est d'enchanter, et du sublime, qui est de delivrer. Alliante l'ethique rigoureuse de la grandeur d'ame a une poetique de la possession, les poemes d'Andre Breton, dans le but manifeste de bouleverser et d'initier l'etre a des forces qui peuvent le transformer en "opera fabuleux", cultivent a foison la mimesis des procedes primaires de l'inconscient. L'ecriture automatique, telle que Breton la pratique, releve a la fois de la morale, de la poetique et de l'hermeneutique: elle guide les pulsions vers le haut, soumet aux caprices du desir la langue et ses structures ideologiques, et permet l'exploration des possibilites de l'esprit humain. Du chaos apparent de ces poemes surgit le locus amoenus surrealiste, zone evenementielle intime fabuleuse ou l'homme peut puiser l'energie psychique necessaire pour s'ouvrir a la poesie, a l'amour et a la liberte.
High Speed Rail, megalopolis and house prices: what is the link?
Creators: name: Pagliara, Francesca
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: High Speed Rail; Megalopolis formation; house prices change

description: In the recent years High Speed Rail (HSR) systems deployment has changed users’ travel behaviour together with their life style thanks to their power of shrinking spaces. Investments in HSR systems are not only motivated by an increase in transport infrastructure capacity and their being environmentally friendly, but also by the fact that they promote economic growth and regional development. Indeed the objective of this paper is to build a framework for understanding and exploring the relationships between the phenomenon of megalopolis formation and HSR and determine the possibility and magnitude of associated impacts on house prices. The original contribution of this paper is represented by the specification of a model which aims to explain the mechanisms through which metro areas integrate into megalopolises and to understand what is the role of HSR systems in this respect. Generalized linear models (GLMs) are here considered the most suitable ones in order to model the phenomenon under analysis. The dependent variables are represented by the changes in house prices between the cities connected by the HSR link, while as dependent variables several socio-economic indicators have been considered as well transport related variables, such as HSR travel time, HSR travel cost, HSR frequency, etc. Three HSR corridors in Italy have been chosen as case studies, i.e. MITO (MIlano-TOrino, in the north), BOFIRO (BOlogna-FIrenze-ROma in the centre) and RONA (ROma-NApoli in the south) having the potential for megalopolises formation as supported by HSR. Model estimation provides interesting results. Specifically, the main conclusion is that Milano and Torino are two independent cities and that the HSR link connecting the two cities has not an impact on the formation of the MITO megalopolis. The same result for the cities of Bologna, Firenze and Roma, while for the case study of the RONA it seems that a megalopolis exists between the two having also an impact on house prices change.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 2 (2019)
The Greek Housing Issue: Housing and Price Indicators VS Macroeconomic Indicators
Creators: name: Xifilidou, Agapi
name: Karanikolas, Nikolaos
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: macroeconomic indicators; housing indicators; price indicators; Greece

description: In Greece, housing has always been an important indicator of the economy as homeownership rates remained over 75% for many years. Construction activity increased by 11% during 1991-2000, which in combination with easy and generous loans by banks, increased demand and property values significantly. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, property values remained unjustifiably at high levels for the first 2-3 years into the recession. This stability was followed by a sharp decrease in values reaching a 15-year low. This fact is documented through macroeconomic and housing indices, such as GDP, labour, building permits, house price and money indices. This paper aims at shedding some light on the existing relationship between housing activity and macroeconomic factors. To this objective, building permits, house price, CPI housing and home ownership indexes spanning from the beginning of the recession in 2008 up to date were gathered and analyzed. The results show an interesting intercorrelation between building permits and certain macroeconomic indicators, whilst all other housing indices appear with different behavior towards each macroeconomic factor during the period of study.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 2 (2019)
Kinetic study of cobalt extraction from bis(2,2,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinic acid.
Creators: name: Yan, Changmin.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Inorganic.

description: A modified Lewis cell was used to study the kinetics of the extraction of cobalt from sulfate solution into bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinic acid (HDTMPP), commercially known as Cyanex 272. The pH was controlled with an auto-titration technique instead of using the traditional buffer solution which could affect or change the extraction mechanism. A "gravity leg" was used to control the position of the liquid-liquid interface level in the cell. A study of the extraction of cobalt into HDTMPP was carried out to determine the effect of the following variables on the extraction, namely: (i) aqueous phase cobalt concentration, (ii) aqueous phase ionic strength, (iii) interfacial area, (iv) extractant concentration, (v) modifier concentration in the organic phase, (vi) pH, (vii) hydrodynamic conditions in both phases and (viii) temperature. It was found that the mechanism of the extraction process was more accurately described using activities rather than concentrations. Both the aqueous phase cobalt activities and concentrations were calculated at high concentrations, up to 0.50 kmol m$\sp{-3}.$ The extraction resistance was found to arise from (1) the aqueous phase boundary layer, (2) the interface and (3) the organic phase boundary layer. These three resistances were observed to be independent of each other. The interfacial resistance was dependent on pH. The boundary layer resistances were dependent on the hydrodynamic conditions of the aqueous and the organic phases. The thickness of the aqueous phase boundary layer was estimated. The apparent activation energy of this extraction process was found to be 39.4 kJ mol$\sp{-1}.$ The extraction rate was found to be a function of the pH and depended on: the aqueous phase cobalt concentration, the extractant concentration and the hydrodynamic conditions in both the aqueous and the organic phases. A model describing the extraction process was found to be:$$\rm J={A\times a\sb{Co}\times a\sb{H\sb2A\sb2}\over3.69\times10\sp6Re\sb{aq}\sp{-1/2}+4.89 \times10\sp5Re\sb{org}\sp{-1/2}+1.52\times10\sp9a\sb{H}}.$$
An adaptive, multirate method for eliminating intersymbol interference in non-ideal channel.
Creators: name: Balaji, Bhashyam.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: In this thesis, an adaptive method for eliminating intersymbol interference (ISI) using multirate techniques, is presented. This is inspired by the work of Chevillat and Ungerboeck on the design of finite impulse response (FIR) 'multirate zero ISI filters' for data transmission over a band limited ideal channel. Their analysis is extended to the case when the channel is non-ideal. It is shown that there are infinitely many multi rate filters (dependent of the upsampling/downsampling factor Mc) that can eliminate ISI. As an illustration, two simple adaptive algorithms for computing the zero ISI filters are presented and applied to discrete multitone transmission (DMT) and discrete wavelet multitone transmission (DWMT) systems. It is found that even the minimum length, multirate zero ISI filters compare favourably (in terms of reduced complexity and performance) with other techniques, such as the cyclic prefix method.
Special Spatial Plans VS Local Spatial Plans. Towards a new vision of planning system at the local level in Greece, during the period of economic crisis
Creators: name: Vezyriannidou, Soultana
name: Portokalidis, Konstantinos
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: Economic Crisis; Spatial Planning Reform; Special Spatial Plans; Subsidiarity Principle

description: Spatial planning in Greece is organized in three levels, following a strict, top-down hierarchical framework where the two first levels (national-regional) have a purely strategic role and the third one, the municipal, has a regulatory character and the obligation to comply with the upper ones. However, the municipal level is unable to function, as shown by the very low rate of implementation of the Local Spatial Plans (LSPs) to date. In this prospect, the economic crisis in Greece since 2010, has led to the need for a spatial reform whose main aim is to promote economic growth. Thus, a key innovation is the introduction of a new category of plans, the Special Spatial Plans (SSPs) which are at the same hierarchical spatial level as the LSPs, the third one, but on a smaller scale than them and focus on strategic investments. This paper, mainly explores the effort to integrate spatial planning at all levels with the implementation of LSPs. It also states the ability of the more flexible, bottom-up planning approach with the SSPs. In that prospect, it is approved “ad hoc” that the new legislation is not complied with the fundamental principle of "subsidiarity," stating that decisions should be taken at the local level (local governance). Finally, the paper aims to draw reasonable conclusions as to whether the spatial reform will improve the efficiency of spatial planning or simply be just a reaction to the economic crisis that could put the valuable principles of planning at stake.
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Maten al león de Jorge Ibargüengoitia : la antisolemne propuesta de un nuevo pasado.
Creators: name: Vargas, Javier.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Literature, Latin American.

description: Maten al leon, is a novel written in 1969, by Jorge Ibarguengoitia. This thesis will try to establish the present importance of the prevailing 1960's social discourse, when, due to the lack of all critic's voices for direct and transparent expressive causes, it is forced to act out in an indirect manner, in the interstices and gaps offered by the official discourse, using the ironic double voicing, the parody double voicing, the allusion and through other methods of discourse based in the textual implicity, in the unmentioned. Throughout this novel, the author deglorifies the Mexican heroes and calls for an interpretative revision of Mexico's historic past. Furthermore, the thesis analyses Ibarguengoitia's displacement of the governing regime's imposed official memoir and clarifies the way in which the historic assumptions become ideological statements.
Advanced property valuation techniques and valuation accuracy: Deciphering the artificial neural network technique
Creators: name: Chan, Albert P.C.
name: Abidoye, Rotimi Boluwatife
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: Property valuation; valuation accuracy; artificial neural network (ANN); artificial intelligence

description: Property valuation end-users generally rely on property value opinion provided by valuers in making informed real estate investment decisions. However, the inaccuracy of valuation estimates could be attributed to the adoption of inappropriate property valuation methods and such inaccurate estimates could mislead real estate investors and stakeholders. This could result in individual loss and national loss due to the importance of the real estate sector to the national economy. Therefore, this study aims to examine the application of advanced property valuation techniques with special emphasis on the artificial neural network (ANN) technique in estimating accurate property values. A detailed review of the literature on issues involved in property valuation was conducted. The issues presented in this paper include the origin of ANN, its strength and weaknesses in comparison with other valuation approaches, its application both in theory and in practice, requirements for application in property valuation, valuers' response to its adoption, amongst others. It was found that the ANN technique could produce on the average accurate and reliable estimates but has not been widely adopted in practice. Thereafter, the challenges ahead in bridging the gap between theory and practice of the application of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques were discussed. In addition, the strategies of facilitating this paradigm shift to achieve a global sustainable property valuation practice are presented in this paper.
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An artificial intelligence algorithm analyzing 30 years of research in mass appraisals
Creators: name: Dimopoulos, Thomas
name: Bakas, Nikolaos
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: Multidimensional Scaling; Bibliometric Mapping; Knowledge Management; Mass Appraisal; Property Valuation; Geographically Weighted Regression; Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA); Artificial Neural Networks

description: The research papers issued in scientific journals, for a variety of thematic areas, are not only increasing, nonetheless exhibit an exponential growth over the last years. Accordingly, the researchers, struggle to retrieve information apropos of novel knowledge and get informed in their field, while the rigor and at the same time, the extensive composition of surveys, reviews, and overviews of research works, has become difficult or even impossible, as the number of the available research studies is enormous. However, such reviews, contain vital information regarding the evolution of a scientific subject, the trends of the literature, the most significant concepts, and the concealed associations among research papers, their references, as well as authors’ clusters. In this work, a scientometric study of the relevant to Mass Appraisals literature is for a first time accomplished, regarding the numerical models, computational procedures, and automated methods, utilized in the Mass Appraisals and Property Valuations literature. The study is based on an adequate pool of papers, constituted in Scopus database, utilizing a machine learning algorithm developed from one of the authors, for multidimensional scaling and clustering of the keywords found in the papers’ database, the authors and their cooperation and the co-occurrences of the references in the papers studied. The time-series of the most frequent keywords are also computed, demonstrating the evolution of the mass appraisals research and identifying future trends.
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Real estate in the web and social media era, the Greek reality
Creators: name: Tsakiridou, Eleni
name: Karanikolas, Nicolas
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: Real Estate management; Internet; Social Media; Greece

description: Social media or social networks influence the way of communicate with each other in every field of private and business interaction. It can be said that Social media are online channels for collecting communication between the members of web community. Today, the necessity of using them as a means of promoting the professionals is widespread. Especially the real estate sector is rather slowly participating this trend. This research paper focuses on the usage of internet and social media in the real estate market. The aim of this paper is to show how the social media contribute to the evolution of the real estate market, in order to welcome this new era of a digital real estate management approach that comes to dominate. In other words, this paper will show how the internet and social media have changed profoundly the perception of consumers and have offered professionals new ways of promoting property and approaching buyers. Moreover, it will be investigated whether this development in the property market has come to Greece or not and in what extent is being applied by professionals. For this purpose extensive literature research will be carried out and they will be mentioned the main components that take part in this development, as well as the most widespread social networking applications for realtors.
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Integrating real options analysis into practical property development decision-making; practitioners’ receptiveness and acceptance
Creators: name: Mintah, Kwabena
Publisher: name: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning
Year: 2019
Subjects: Real options analysis; flexibility; property development; receptiveness and acceptance

description: Studies have demonstrated the potential of RO/ROV in the property development decision making. However, practitioners are yet to accept, adopt and integrate real options analysis in Australian property development decision making process. The paper examines the receptiveness and acceptance of RO/ROV in the Australian residential property development market with the aim of determining the preparedness of practitioners to use RO in practical property development decision making. Through face to face semi-structured interviews with twelve participants selected from the Australian property development sector, data is collected and analysed using thematic analysis to determine the requirements necessary before adoption of real option analysis/flexibility in property development decision making. Acceptance and receptiveness of RO/ROV was unclear as participants were not unanimous in their response. Some stakeholders were quite positive about the potential of flexibility, but others were dismissive. Beyond developing quantitative models for real options analysis and valuation, the findings from the face to face semi-structured interviews suggest that practitioners are receptive to the RO/ROV models but clarity is needed regarding input variables in ROV models, justification of flexibility investments and highlighting benefits of ROV over current valuation models. Besides, simpler models and views of other stakeholders could be important in engendering acceptance of RO/ROV in practice. There should be clarity from the valuation community on values associated with flexibility before developers and investors can decide to embed flexibility in development projects. This is an initial evidence focusing on investigating the receptiveness and acceptance of real options/valuation theory in practice.
description: RELAND: International Journal of Real Estate & Land Planning, Vol 2 (2019)