Correction to: Are green buildings more liveable than conventional buildings? An examination from the perspective of occupants (Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, (2022), 10.1007/s10901-022-09983-9)

In the original publication of the article, the first affiliation “School of Public Administration, Hunan University, Changsha, China” was incorrectly repeated as fourth affiliation. The fourth affiliation should be “Building and Real Estate Dept. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR”. The original article has been corrected.

Aging-in-Place and Home Modifications for Urban Regeneration

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Given various hindrances in the macro context, how to efficiently develop age-friendly community policies requires further research. Currently, such kinds of frameworks are lacking. This paper aims to develop a policy framework to minimise cost and resolve conflict of interest between different generations in age-friendly community development....

Are green buildings more liveable than conventional buildings? An examination from the perspective of occupants

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Achieving Sustainable Urban Development with an Ageing Population: An “Age-Friendly City and Community” Approach

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Green Approach for Post-industrial Urban Regeneration: A case of Economic and Technical Development Zone, China

For cities facing post-industrial transition, urban greenways are proven strategies to activate urban spaces and improve the sustainability of cities. However, significant challenges remain when seeking to link greenways as a greenway network and integrate greenway networks to urban spaces. Given this shortcoming, Yantai National Economic and...

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