Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning

Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017

  • Greening Approaches of Green Roof for Flower-Visiting Insects

    Lee Hsueh Lee, Jun Cheng Lin

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 43-50
    Received: Jan. 22, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 06, 2017
    Published: Mar. 01, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.larp.20170202.11
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    Abstract: The use of green roofs is being promoted and likely to increase, since they have the potential of providing suitable environment for flower-visiting insects in urban area. Human population density is high and limited in green spaces at ground level in Taipei city; green roofs are popular with the residents in a variety of benefits. We confirmed the... Show More
  • Pocket Park Design in Informal Settlements in Cairo City, Egypt

    Noha Ahmed Abd El Aziz

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 51-60
    Received: Jan. 25, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 08, 2017
    Published: Mar. 01, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.larp.20170202.12
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    Abstract: The present study focuses on transforming leftover spaces and deserted streets into pocket parks, in order to enhance the quality of life in distressed neighborhoods. The aim of the study is to design a pocket park that meets the users’ needs and behaviors. The first step is to identify key design parameters for designing a successful pocket park, ... Show More
  • Curvature of the Ellipsoid with Cartesian Coordinates

    Sebahattin Bektas

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 61-66
    Received: Jan. 19, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 04, 2017
    Published: Mar. 04, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.larp.20170202.13
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    Abstract: This study aims to show how to obtain the curvature of the ellipsoid depending on azimuth angle. The curvature topic is quite popular at an interdisciplinary level. It can be to the friends of geometry, geodesy, satellite orbits in space, in studying all sorts of elliptical motions (e.g., planetary motions), curvature of surfaces and concerning eye... Show More
  • In-Migration and Type of Accommodation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria

    Abuh Paul Ojochenemi, Oyatayo Kehinde Taofik

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 67-71
    Received: Jun. 12, 2017
    Accepted: Jul. 13, 2017
    Published: Aug. 01, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.larp.20170202.14
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    Abstract: The paper focuses on In-Migration and Type of Accommodation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. A total of 491 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Data collected were processed using Epi/Info computer software for data entry and SPSS computer software for data analysis. Frequency distributions tables were used for descri... Show More