Towards Implementation of Sustainability Concepts in Developing Countries

Evaluation of the Sustainable Building Materials for Economic Housing in Egypt.- The Architectural Design of Outdoor Spaces in Oncology Hospitals. Toward Achieving Social Sustainability for Oncology Patients.- Visual Comfort in Elder Care Facilities: Promoting Environmental Gerontology Theory.- The Relation Between Walking and Urban Form: Identifying Gaps in Egyptian Literature.- Heritage Sites: Towards Creative Ambiance in Public Spaces Attached - Impact of Creative Ambiance on Societal Development.- Understanding challenges/barriers and the motivations of farmers to adopt Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs): case study of Sumerpur Tehsil of Rajasthan, India.- Sustainable Living Fences (SLF): To Develop the Function and Form of Universities' Fences. (Based on Value Architecture).- Toward a Sustainable Design of the Rehabilitation Centers For Addiction.- Toward Resiliency through Sustainable Urban Formation in Baghdad.- Improving Sustainability in Indian Cities through Expansion of Edible Green Spaces: Exploring Million Plus Cities of Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

Chaham Alalouch is an architect, researcher and educator with a background in urbanism. He writes and speaks on how to improve people's quality of life through sustainable and smart built environment. He holds a Ph.D. from Heriot-Watt University (HWU), UK; and a PG Dip. in Architectural Design; and B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Aleppo, Syria. His research was awarded the MacFarlane Prize by HWU, and the Highly Commended Award by the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence, UK. In 2019, he received the Distinguished Academician Award from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He has authored, co-authored, and co-edited a large number of peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and books covering a wide range of topics, including the sustainable and smart design and construction of buildings and cities. He is involved in the Oman Eco House project and currently undertaking research in architectural pedagogy and the "livability" of eco-architecture. He is also one of the editors of the Springer book series: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. He has held invited talks and keynote speeches at international conferences in Spain and Italy. He serves as a reviewer for several respected journals, and has reviewed papers for various international conferences. He currently works at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.
Cristina Piselli received her master's degree in Building Engineering - Architecture from the University of Perugia, Italy, in 2014, and her Ph.D. in Energy and Sustainable Development from the University of Perugia, Italy, in 2018. She is currently a research fellow at CIRIAF - Interuniversity Research Centre on Pollution and Environment "Mauro Felli", Department of Engineering, at the same university, where she is a member of the EAP Lab (Environmental Applied Physics Laboratory) team, investigating building energy efficiency and, specifically, dynamic analysis of building energy performance, occupant behaviour, human