Article
Ecology
Jaeyoung Ha, Hyung Jin Kim, Kimberly A. With
Summary: Research shows that the spatial distribution of urban green space is as important as the quantity of green space for the mental health of urban residents. In Chicago, residents reported less psychological distress in urban landscapes with small-sized water bodies and larger distances between forested areas. Additionally, landscapes with a disaggregated distribution of many small green spaces had lower levels of psychological distress compared to landscapes with a single or a few large green spaces.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Review
Geography
Muhammad Jabbar, Mariney Mohd Yusoff, Aziz Shafie
Summary: Green spaces in urban areas play a crucial role in human well-being, affecting various aspects such as physical, psychological, and social well-being. Studies highlight the importance of urban green spaces for sustainable cities and human well-being, suggesting that their role should be determined based on specific needs.
Article
Geography
Enora Robin
Summary: To date, research on real estate activities and urban development has focused on investor-developer-government interactions, but has neglected the relationship between urban expertise, real estate activities, and the production of urban forms. This paper explores how real estate developers shape urban expertise in the context of planning and how this influences city planning and construction, using the redevelopment of King's Cross Central in London as a case study. The study emphasizes the importance of the politics of expertise and the concept of performativity in understanding how real estate values are enacted and performed in the built form.
Article
Environmental Studies
Jennifer L. Rice, Joshua Long, Anthony Levenda
Summary: This article points out that in responding to the climate crisis, many aspects are reinforcing discrimination, segregation, and displacement among marginalized peoples, creating a system of climate apartheid. This negatively affects the lives of certain populations, and this phenomenon is rooted in historical structures of oppression such as colonization, racial capitalism, and hetero-patriarchy.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING E-NATURE AND SPACE
(2022)
Article
Geography
Margie Cheesman
Summary: This paper critically examines the implications of 'self-sovereign identity' (SSI) for border politics and migration management. The author finds that SSI is an embryonic technology with indeterminate properties and benefits. There are competing logics in the debates around SSI's emancipatory potential, and it is likely to strengthen the powers of corporations and states over refugee populations.
Article
Economics
Johan Miorner
Summary: This paper examines the factors shaping the reconfiguration capacity of regional innovation systems (RISs) and highlights the importance of considering structure-agency dynamics. The study introduces the concept of 'system selectivity' to understand how factors such as regional imaginaries, power relations, and directionality shape RIS reconfiguration. Comparative case studies in two Swedish regions illustrate the influence of system selectivity on agents' strategy formulation for RIS reconfiguration.
Article
Geography
Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang, Yuqi Liu
Summary: Large-scale demolition is common in rapidly urbanising China, with the politics of redevelopment typically seen as secondary. This paper examines how changing national political context affects local redevelopment projects, reflecting responses to national campaigns and the role of the state in development politics. The motivations behind these projects illustrate a governance mode of state entrepreneurialism to achieve non-economic objectives through market instruments, highlighting the geopolitics at play.
Article
Ecology
Waishan Qiu, Ziye Zhang, Xun Liu, Wenjing Li, Xiaojiang Li, Xiang Xu, Xiaokai Huang
Summary: This study finds that houses with better street design have a price premium. Objective indicators alone cannot fully capture people's perception of a place, so subjective measures using visual surveys are valuable in predicting housing prices. The findings suggest that subjective perceptions can complement objective indicators in inferring urban design and housing development plans.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Article
Geography
Linxiu Zhang, Yueming Cao, Yunli Bai
Summary: This study assesses the impact of the new round Land Certificated Program in China. The findings indicate that the program significantly increases the likelihood of households renting land and improves the amount and intensity of land rented in.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Zuoqi Chen, Ye Wei, Kaifang Shi, Zhiyuan Zhao, Congxiao Wang, Bin Wu, Bingwen Qiu, Bailang Yu
Summary: This study explores the development and distribution of the digital economy using nighttime light remote sensing data and Zipf's law. The results show that the total nighttime light intensity has a logarithmic relationship with the digital economy index and can estimate the growth of the digital economy in Chinese cities. The digital economy in China exhibits an unbalanced distribution and a decentralized polycentric structure.
COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yingying Xu, Ho-Yin Chan, Anthony Chen
Summary: This article introduces an automatic method for drawing concentric circle maps to improve readability and engagement of metro system maps. By using mixed-integer programming, the design criteria are applied to the schematic drawing of metro systems. Experimental results show that this method performs well in different networks.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geography
Sean Fox, Allan Macleod
Summary: An increasing number of cities around the world are adopting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and integrating them into their local policies and monitoring efforts. This process of 'localization' involves translating and embedding the SDGs into local contexts, supported by partnerships between universities and cities. The SDGs have the power to bring cities together, facilitate international networks, and help cities demonstrate their commitment to global ambitions and progress. However, new methods and frameworks are needed to effectively monitor the progress of these goals at the subnational level.
Article
Geography
Feifei Fan, Xiaojin Wen, Zhiming Feng, Yang Gao, Wenjun Li
Summary: The study proposed three Ecological Security Pattern (ESP) scenarios to optimize the urban ecological space in central Wuhan, including increasing ecological sources, enhancing circle structures, and repairing barrier points. The second scenario was identified as the best approach, improving the city's ecological quality.
Article
Economics
Haiyan Lu, Pengjun Zhao, Haoyu Hu, Liangen Zeng, Kai Sheng Wu, Di Lv
Summary: This study provides new evidence of the relationship between transport infrastructure and urban-rural income disparities in China. The findings show that national, provincial, and municipal roads play a positive role in narrowing the income gap, especially in the southwestern and middle regions.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Fulong Wu
Summary: This paper explores the two dimensions of financialization in Chinese cities: whether financial instruments are used for urban development tasks and whether the utilization of these instruments imposes financial logic on urban governance. While the application of land instruments leads to financial securitization, the financialization of Chinese cities is driven by the state and the financial logic may not be central.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Julian Hagenauer, Marco Helbich
Summary: Recent research has introduced a new approach called geographically weighted artificial neural network (GWANN), which combines geographical weighting with artificial neural networks and shows superior performance in handling nonlinear relationships.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mengmeng Li, Peter H. Verburg, Jasper van Vliet
Summary: Urban areas globally are expanding faster than their population, but with local variations. The study shows that central areas of large cities have become denser over the past few decades, while rural areas have experienced the opposite trend. Additionally, many densely populated regions in the Global South have also undergone densification, potentially leading to trade-offs in terms of human well-being.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
A. H. W. Beusen, J. C. Doelman, L. P. H. Van Beek, P. J. T. M. Van Puijenbroek, J. M. Mogollon, H. J. M. Van Grinsven, E. Stehfest, D. P. Van Vuuren, A. F. Bouwman
Summary: The analysis revealed that more efforts are needed to slow down the declining trend of global nutrient cycles, particularly with agriculture, human sewage, and aquaculture becoming dominant factors. The increasing N:P ratios may lead to harmful algal blooms, indicating the necessity of a balanced management system for both N and P in all systems.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Article
Geography
Saleem Ahmad Yatoo, Paulami Sahu, Manik H. Kalubarme, Bhagirath B. Kansara
Summary: This study monitored the urban sprawl in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) area and predicted future urban land use using remote sensing satellite data and GIS techniques. The results showed an increase in built-up area and a decrease in agricultural land, open spaces, urban vegetation, and water bodies. The predicted growth indicated that built-up area would cover a significant portion of the AMC area by 2027.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin K. Sovacool, David J. Hess, Roberto Cantoni, Dasom Lee, Marie Claire Brisbois, Hans Jakob Walnum, Ragnhild Freng Dale, Bente Johnsen Rygg, Marius Korsnes, Anandajit Goswami, Shailly Kedia, Shubhi Goel
Summary: This study systematically explores the configurations of infrastructure, actors, tactics, and outcomes of recent opposition to energy transitions across seven carbon-intensive regions. It reveals significant variations in the politics of energy transitions in different countries and types of energy, which can be explained by differences in national institutions and their responses to global pressures.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
