Poster Session (Asynchronous Session)
Relationship between Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Spatial distribution of Urban Heat Islands through Shiraz, Iran. View Digital Media
Poster Session Sepideh Azizi
In the recent years, urban heat island impacts have attracted more and more attention due to their possible environmental problems affecting people's normal life. Our attempt was to demonstrate the spatial distribution of heat island in Shiraz and explain the features of the spatial distribution of heat island through different districts according to the present status of green lands in the city. For this purpose, qualitative and quantitative analyses have been applied to investigate the relationship between normalized difference vegetated index (NDVI) and Heat Islands (UHI) which are produced by Land Surface Temperature (LST) products of Sentinel-3. The methodology adopted in this study were expressing descriptive and comparative information from different sources and documentaries to reveal the tensions of this situation. GIS, QGIS, SNAP, SPSS and Adobe Photoshop have been used to conduct this investigation and developing final results. The outputs of this work can facilitate providing certain scientific supports for Shiraz's urban and green lands planning in the future.
Campus Planning and Environmental Design: Connectedness with Student Success and the Built Environment View Digital Media
Poster Session R.J. Multari
Easing students’ academic transition is a critical priority. Equally if not more vital is connecting commuter students, as well as those who live on campus, to formal and informal peer networks, enhancing rapport with faculty and staff, linking students to career visioning and guidance, and fostering a sense of belonging through environmental design. Initiatives that integrate academic and environmental design interventions can have greater impact, especially for first-generation, underrepresented minority, and other populations where student retention disparities exist.
Informal Secondary Housing in Calgary and Its Impact on Immigrants View Digital Media
Poster Session Simran Chowdhary, Tristan Scholten
Informality refers to human practices and activities that are largely unregulated and unbound by civil laws and regulation and, to an extent, acceptable social conduct as shaped by society. Much research exists regarding informality in the urban environments of cities in Global South, but the same cannot be said for the Global North. This research project explores the manifestations of informality that exist through secondary suites in Calgary, Canada. Calgary currently has 961 legal secondary suites, and an estimated 16,000 unauthorized secondary suites. A recent study showed that 25% of recent immigrant households in Calgary spent more than 30% of their income on housing and we speculate that this percentage has increased since then. Secondary suites are more affordable on average and therefore more accessible to lower-income populations. Relating to the theme of social impact, we have found that there is a positive correlation between neighbourhoods with the highest percentage of immigrants and the number of parcels within that have unauthorized secondary suites. Because secondary suites have a poor reputation in many areas of the city since such suites are believed to be more occupied by lower-income and more transient individuals, we are interested in exploring how social cohesion and community spirit is different within communities with more immigrants as opposed to those with less.
