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  • Economic sustainability of green building practices in least developed countries 
    Kalua, Amos (Academic journals, 2015)
    Green Building Practices (GBPs) are gradually receiving worldwide recognition and uptake. It is argued that facilities built according to the GBPs, called green buildings are not only environmentally friendly, but also, ...
  • Envelope Thermal Design Optimization for Urban Residential Buildings in Malawi 
    Kalua, Amos (MDPI, 2016)
    This study sought to optimize the envelope thermal design of free-running urban residential buildings in Malawi. It specifically set out to improve the urban residential buildings’ thermal comfort and suggest optimal ...
  • A partnership-based model for embedding employability in urban planning education 
    Blair, Neale; Manda, Mtafu (Routledge, 2016)
    This paper proposes a partnership-based model for embedding employability in urban planning education. The model is based on the author’s experiences of implementing an international project which supported the development ...
  • Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation 
    Pelling, Mark; Barcena, Alejandro; Leck, Hayley; Adelekan, Ibidun; Dodman, David; Issaka, Hamadou; Johnson, Cassidy; Manda, Mtafu; Mberu, Blessing; Nwokocha, Ezebunwa; Osuteye, Emmanuel; Boubacar, Soumana (Manchester openhive, 2021-03)
    Risk-sensitive urban development is required to reduce accumulated risk and to better consider risk when planning new developments. To deliver a sustainable city for all requires a more frank and comprehensive focus on ...
  • Understanding the nature and scale of risks in Karonga, Malawi 
    Manda, Mtafu; Wanda, Elijah (Sage Publications, 2017)
    The urban centre of Karonga in Malawi experiences many large and small disasters, including earthquakes, strong winds and floods. Inhabitants also face such everyday risks as unsafe water, poor-quality sanitation and ...
  • The urban villages project in Victoria: a critique 
    Luka, Loudon D. (University of Melbourne, 1999-11)
    A few years ago, the State of Victoria embarked on a project, the Urban Villages Project, aimed at making Melbourne environmentally sustainable. A document called the Urban Villages Report was published in 1996, outlining ...
  • Where there is no local government: addressing disaster risk reduction in a small town in Malawi 
    Manda, Mtafu Zeleza (Sage Publications, 2014)
    Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has become a major area of concern in the wake of increasing numbers of disasters. With rapid urbanization, both globally and locally, attention to the challenge of disaster risks has turned ...

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