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Geography
Zongfeng Chen, Yansui Liu, Weilun Feng, Yurui Li, Linna Li
Summary: The keys to realizing spatial restructuring in rural areas are the optimization of the spatial pattern of rural settlements and the integration of rural resources. This study used quantitative analysis to examine the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of a rural area. The findings showed that the density of rural settlements was significantly spatially different and that traffic accessibility had a greater impact on the spatial distribution of rural settlements. County-level road development played a crucial role in the optimization of the town-village systems. Therefore, it is recommended to construct a complete transportation network system in order to strengthen the spatial connection between townships and improve the central service functions of towns.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Geography
Roger Bivand
Summary: This article introduces the over 1,000 open source software packages hosted by CRAN for spatial data handling, and examines the methods and workflow of spatial analysis through a comparative case study. By comparing implementations in different software tools, the usefulness of open source software, the significance of sharing contributions, and the opportunities for exchanging ideas with other research domains are discussed.
GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Alessandro Rigolon, Olivia McAnirlin, Hyunseo (Violet) Yoon
Summary: Greenspace in urban areas may have greater protective health effects than elsewhere. Urban dwellers experience more environmental harmful exposures, attentional demands, and stressors than their suburban/rural counterparts. Stronger greenspace-health associations in more urban areas might be explained in part by the mechanistic pathways underlying these associations.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Article
Geography
Muntasir Murshed
Summary: This study evaluates the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis in Bangladesh between 1971 and 2018, considering the influence of democracy. The results indicate long-term associations between economic growth, deforestation tendencies, and democracy quality. The elasticity estimates support the validity of the EKC hypothesis for various deforestation indicators. Additionally, controlling for democracy lowers the threshold level of growth at which the impact of growth leads to environmental improvements by reducing deforestation in Bangladesh. The findings also demonstrate the combined impact of democracy and economic growth on the growth-deforestation relationship.
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Ecology
Haowei Mu, Xuecao Li, Haijiao Ma, Xiaoping Du, Jianxi Huang, Wei Su, Zhen Yu, Chen Xu, Hualiang Liu, Dongqin Yin, Baoguo Li
Summary: This study evaluated the ecological network in the Three-North Shelterbelt (TNS) region in China from a policy-driven perspective. The research found that the ecological network is denser in humid regions and identified vulnerable areas in the southern part of the Qilian Mountains and the northern part of Shaanxi. Additionally, the study observed a consistent decrease in human activities and species numbers with increasing distance to the ecological network.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Ziqi Li
Summary: This paper introduces the local interpretation methods of machine learning models and demonstrates how to extract spatial effects using SHAP. Simulation experiments and empirical research show that locally interpreted machine learning models can be a good alternative to spatial statistical models and perform better in certain circumstances.
COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Geography
Miriam Tedeschi, Ekaterina Vorobeva, Jussi S. Jauhiainen
Summary: This article presents evidence-based results on the current debates surrounding transnationalism. It analyzes the main definitions, classification criteria, and conceptual understanding of transnationalism in academic literature. Transnationalism encompasses a variety of cross-border activities that impact individuals' sense of belonging, citizenship, aspirations, and identity. The article highlights the transformative nature of transnationalism and suggests intriguing research areas such as telecommunications, return migration, and the relationship between bodies and the law.
Article
Geography
Huaxiong Jiang, Stan Geertman, Patrick Witte
Summary: This paper argues for a specific urban planning perspective called smart urban governance, which represents a move away from technocratic governance often found in smart cities. A framework on smart urban governance is proposed based on spatial, institutional, and technological components. The research conducted an international questionnaire survey and analyzed two smart city projects to illustrate the applicability of the framework. The findings reveal variations in smart urban governance and emphasize the importance of context in analyzing the interactions between components. Smart urban governance promotes a sociotechnical approach to governing cities in the smart era.
Article
Geography
Deanna Dadusc, Pierpaolo Mudu
Summary: This paper discusses the criminalisation of migrant solidarity, arguing that the target is not just humanitarian assistance but also autonomous solidarity, which actively opposes the current border regulations and management.
Article
Environmental Studies
Franz Toedtling, Michaela Trippl, Veronika Desch
Summary: The regional innovation system (RIS) approach needs to be critically reassessed to address environmental and social challenges. A 'challenge-oriented RISs' (CoRISs) concept is proposed to guide the next generation of place-based innovation policies.
EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Business
Cecilia Rikap
Summary: This article explores the concept of intellectual monopoly theory as a form of predation and rentiership through a case study of Amazon. By examining Amazon's financial statements, scientific publications, and patents, the study highlights the company's economic power derived from systematic innovations and its capacity to centralize and analyze customized data. The article also discusses Amazon's evolving innovation activities, particularly in the field of data and machine learning, and examines how the company appropriates intellectual rents from its innovation networks and collaborations with other intellectual monopolies. It argues that Amazon, like other data-driven monopolies, exploits value from suppliers and third-party companies participating in its platform. The article also raises the issue of Amazon's reported low profits and suggests an alternative calculation to demonstrate that the company's profits may not be as low as they appear. It proposes that lower profits align with Amazon's rentiership and predatory strategy as a means to avoid accusations of excessive market power. Additionally, the paper provides preliminary insights into the link between financial and intellectual rentierism, as well as the expansion of big corporations' political power through data-driven intellectual monopolies. Overall, the article contributes to a better understanding of lead firms and power dynamics within innovation networks.
COMPETITION & CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Amrita Hari, Luciara Nardon, Hui Zhang
Summary: This study analyzes the experiences of international students living in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research found that international students faced increased challenges during the pandemic, relied more on support from transnational families, and experienced anxieties about their future career and mobility.
GLOBAL NETWORKS-A JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL AFFAIRS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Ilias Alami, Adam D. Dixon
Summary: This article contributes to the development of state capitalism by critically examining the morphology of contemporary capitalism and the changing role of the state. Through a rigorous definition, the category of state capitalism is used to problematize the expanding role of the state in promoting, supervising, and owning capital globally. The article proposes a new research agenda focused on spatializing the study of state capitalism and revitalizing systemic explanations of this phenomenon. It argues that contemporary state capitalism is a global process of restructuring the capitalist state, driven by automation and labor-saving technologies.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE
(2023)
Article
Geography
Hongbo Li, Yuan Yuan, Xiaolin Zhang, Zhi Li, Yahua Wang, Xiaoliang Hu
Summary: This study examines the evolutionary path of rural settlement structures in China, using Sunan region as a representative case. The study finds that the evolution of rural settlements can be categorized into four stages, driven by economic and social changes. Although rural settlements in China exhibit diverse development patterns, there is a need for theories and methods applicable to the domestic situation in order to summarize the evolutionary mechanisms and provide vital channels for the national strategy of rural revitalization in the process of urban-rural integrated development.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Geography
Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang
Summary: This paper examines China's urban governance and the role of the state in it. Despite the marketization, the state still plays a significant role in neighborhoods, cities, and city-regions, engaging with social and market actors through multi-scalar governance.
PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Danny MacKinnon, Louise Kempton, Peter O'Brien, Emma Ormerod, Andy Pike, John Tomaney
Summary: This paper aims to address the issues facing 'left behind' places and stimulate new thinking about alternative approaches. It argues that a new conception is needed to address issues of belonging and attachment, and outlines the basis of an expanded neo-endogenous development approach.
CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF REGIONS ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Zongho Kom, N. S. Nethengwe, N. S. Mpandeli, H. Chikoore
Summary: Climate change has a significant negative impact on African small-scale farmers, who employ various adaptation strategies. Socio-economic attributes and climate information play a crucial role in determining farmers' choice of adaptation approach.
Article
Geography
Alexis Comber, Christopher Brunsdon, Martin Charlton, Guanpeng Dong, Richard Harris, Binbin Lu, Yihe Lu, Daisuke Murakami, Tomoki Nakaya, Yunqiang Wang, Paul Harris
Summary: Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) is an increasingly popular method in spatial analyses of social and environmental data. It allows for the investigation of spatial heterogeneities in processes and relationships by using a series of local regression models instead of a single global model. This paper presents a route map for deciding whether to use a GWR model, and if so, which variant to choose. The importance of considering secondary issues at global and local scales, such as collinearity and the influence of outliers, is also highlighted.
GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Geography
Erling Li, Qingqing Deng, Yang Zhou
Summary: This study proposes a theoretical framework for explaining the paths to achieving the livelihood resilience of rural households after shaking off poverty, based on surveyed results in Lankao County in Henan province of China. The study finds that the livelihood resilience of households who have escaped poverty is closely related to their capacity to utilize accessible resources, learn new knowledge, and exploit external resources. Households with modern agricultural productive systems or living in specialized villages have a higher level of resilience.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Yi Chen, Ying Ge, Guofu Yang, Zhaoping Wu, Yuanyuan Du, Feng Mao, Shun Liu, Ronghua Xu, Zelong Qu, Bin Xu, Jie Chang
Summary: Rising inequality poses a threat to human well-being. Urban green spaces, as an important type of green infrastructure, provide ecosystem services and contribute to human health. The inequalities of per capita urban green space area and ecosystem services are critical environmental justice and public health issues, and require comprehensive evaluations considering multiple indicators.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
