Category: Urban Studies
Built-Environment Barriers to Fall-Detection Sensors in Urban Smart Eldercare: Evidence From Hefei, China
China's urban community-based eldercare is often delivered through government-backed, project-driven safety-net programs. Fall-detection sensors can be procured and installed quickly, …
From Digital Traces to Healthy City Streets: Emotion-Behavior-Environment Links via City Jogging in Beijing
Urban streets are expected to support everyday health in high-density cities, yet evidence on what makes them jogging-friendly remains limited. …
Community Empowerment in East Asian Urban Regeneration: A Systematic Review of Governance Mechanisms
Community empowerment has emerged as a critical element in urban regeneration, yet its interpretations and institutional manifestations differ significantly across …
Toward a Multisensory Theory of Urban Aesthetics: Reframing Beauty as an Embodied and Relational Experience
Urban aesthetic research continues to face several conceptual limitations: a persistent visual bias, limited cross-cultural sensitivity, weak explanation of how …
Exploring the Determinants of Housing Quality of Low-Cost Residential Subdivision Units in Metro Davao
Over time, the definition of housing has expanded beyond the physical dwelling unit to encompass the broader neighborhood environment and …
Spatial Heterogeneity and Village Reclassification for Low-Carbon Transition: A Multi-scale Typology Framework in China
To address China’s dual-carbon goals in rural cold zones, this study proposes a multi-scale classification framework for village redevelopment, with …
Urban Crime Prevention Through Participatory Planning: Integrating Data, Technology and Community Insights in India
This paper examines the interplay of crime data, participatory planning and digital connectivity in the context of Indian cities, highlighting …
The Phenomenon of Urban Weekly Markets: The Case of Delhi
Background
Retail environments in urban centres of developing economies exhibit the co-existence of informal traditional retail systems with modern retail …
City and Mobility Representation in the Films of Studio Ghibli
The paper looks at the representation of cities in films, particularly animated films by Studio Ghibli, and the role of …
The Relationships Between Urbanization and Population Change in the Taipei Area
Urbanization is one of the most significant changes in the world in recent centuries. Cities expanded into rural areas and …
Towards Sustainable Human Settlements Growth on Urban Fringe Areas with Case Study Semarang City – Indonesia
Early urbanization generally took place within an urban core but in the last few decades the process has moved towards …
Reinvigorating Urban Nodes and Spatial Growth in Akure, Nigeria
Rapid urbanization in developing nations of the world is quite obvious. In Nigeria, the uncontrolled intensification of land use at …
Transformation in Socio-Cultural Identity: Causes and Effects
Political and economic aspects are shaping the built environment and transform the socio-cultural organization of the cities. Cities play an …