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Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments (2019)
Journal Article
Xie, L., Cheshmehzangi, A., Tan-Mullins, M., Flynn, A., & Heath, T. (2020). Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments. Journal of Urban Technology, 27(1), 3-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2019.1680940

Focusing upon the strategic entrepreneurial planning of local government, this paper presents a critical analysis of the variability of Chinese urban sustainable development projects. In recent years, state entrepreneurialism and notions of (urban) s... Read More about Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments.

Examining three roles of urban “portals” in their relationship with “places” using social media photographs (2019)
Journal Article
Qian, X., & Heath, T. (2019). Examining three roles of urban “portals” in their relationship with “places” using social media photographs. Cities, 90, 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.02.011

Portals are the transition spaces between paths and places in an urban environment such as the entrance to a square from a connecting street. This paper aims to explore different forms of portals by considering their relationship with places. In doin... Read More about Examining three roles of urban “portals” in their relationship with “places” using social media photographs.

Data and GPS systems: comparing navigation and landmark knowledge between GPS users and non-GPS users (2019)
Book Chapter
Ahmadpoor, N., & Heath, T. (2019). Data and GPS systems: comparing navigation and landmark knowledge between GPS users and non-GPS users. In A. Karandinou (Ed.), Data architecture and the experience of place: new approaches to data and senses. London: Routledge

The experiments implemented in this research demonstrate that people who navigate an urban environment using GPS have poorer landmark knowledge than those who do not use GPS. Furthermore, discriminant analysis reveals certain attributes of urban land... Read More about Data and GPS systems: comparing navigation and landmark knowledge between GPS users and non-GPS users.

Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore (2017)
Journal Article
Hadi, Y., Heath, T., & Oldfield, P. (2018). Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore. Emotion, Space and Society, 28, 104-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2017.09.001

A boom in high-rise construction and vertical living has resulted in an increase in privately and publicly accessible communal spaces at height within tall buildings. Asia is leading the way in these developments, with one of the most notable project... Read More about Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore.

Using quantitative analysis to assess the appropriateness of infill buildings in historic settings (2017)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Heath, T., Tang, Y., & Zhang, Q. (2017). Using quantitative analysis to assess the appropriateness of infill buildings in historic settings. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 34(2),

Over the past 40 years or so, and more recently in developing countries, increasing attention has been paid to the preservation of historic settings; however, with continued development and urbanization, a solution is needed for the problem of how to... Read More about Using quantitative analysis to assess the appropriateness of infill buildings in historic settings.

Spatial configuration shapes student social and informal learning activities in educational complexes (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, X., Law, S., Heath, T., & Borsi, K. (2017). Spatial configuration shapes student social and informal learning activities in educational complexes. In Proceedings, 11th International Space Syntax Symposium XI SSS, Lisbon, 3-7 July 2017 (33.1-33.9)

Notable gains have been made in understanding the factors that influence student experiences in higher education, particularly in the area of spatial configuration. Indeed, studies have found that spatial configuration affects spatial behaviour and m... Read More about Spatial configuration shapes student social and informal learning activities in educational complexes.

Navigation by GPS-based systems: engagement with/disengagement from the place and the respective role of urban design (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmadpoor, N., & Heath, T. (2017). Navigation by GPS-based systems: engagement with/disengagement from the place and the respective role of urban design. In A. Karandinou (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference ‘Between Data and Senses: Architecture, Neuroscience and the Digital World (25-26)

The physical environment has started to be taken into consideration in mobile human– computer interaction more and more in order to bring humans and computers closer together. These studies focus on merging the aspects of actual situations in real wo... Read More about Navigation by GPS-based systems: engagement with/disengagement from the place and the respective role of urban design.

China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly (2016)
Journal Article
Jia, M., & Heath, T. (2016). China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-04-2015-0018

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the trends among the elderly population in China about residential preferences and policy applications, as the elderly is a rapidly expanding demographic group that has increasing and diversifying inclinations for... Read More about China’s diversifying demand for housing for the elderly.

Conservation and revitalization of historic streets in China: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou (2016)
Journal Article
Xie, J., & Heath, T. (2017). Conservation and revitalization of historic streets in China: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou. Journal of Urban Design, 22(4), 455-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2016.1167587

The late twentieth and early twenty-first century has witnessed the unfortunate plight of demolition or irreparable damage for thousands of historic streets across China as a result of urbanization and redevelopment. A core of committed practitioners... Read More about Conservation and revitalization of historic streets in China: Pingjiang Street, Suzhou.

Developing an economic estimation system for vertical farms (2016)
Journal Article
Shao, Y., Heath, T., & Zhu, Y. (2016). Developing an economic estimation system for vertical farms. International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAEIS.2016040102

The concept of vertical farming is nearly twenty years old, however, there are only a few experimental prototypes despite its many advantages compared to conventional agriculture. Significantly, financial uncertainty has been identified as the larges... Read More about Developing an economic estimation system for vertical farms.

The image of the city in the information era: analyzing the effect of digital mobile devices on city imaging process (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmadpoormobarakeh, N., & Heath, T. (2015). The image of the city in the information era: analyzing the effect of digital mobile devices on city imaging process. In I. Theona, & D. Charitos (Eds.), Hybrid City 2015: Data to the People: Proceedings of the 3rd International Biennial Conference (185-188)

This paper presents the early stages of a PhD research which attempts to analyze the effect of using digital mobile devices on the process of city imaging in The Information Era. Within this process, some guidelines are suggested in order to facilita... Read More about The image of the city in the information era: analyzing the effect of digital mobile devices on city imaging process.

In-between spaces and social interaction: a morphological analysis of Izmir using space syntax (2015)
Journal Article
Can, I., & Heath, T. (2015). In-between spaces and social interaction: a morphological analysis of Izmir using space syntax. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 31(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-015-9442-9

This research tackles the intermediate spaces between buildings and the street, by examining the definition and importance of spatial configuration in relation to urban morphology and social relations. It also analyses how the organisation of in-betw... Read More about In-between spaces and social interaction: a morphological analysis of Izmir using space syntax.