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Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmadpoor, N., Smith, A. D., & Heath, T. (2021). Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study. Journal of Urban Design, 26(3), 296-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2020.1777847

This paper examines the role of environmental legibility in an era where digital mobile maps guide many everyday journeys. This paper presents data from a real-world navigational experiment, where participants followed urban routes either by using di... Read More about Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study.

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.

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.