Article
Development Studies
Xia Liao, Chuanglin Fang, Tianheng Shu, Yitian Ren
Summary: The challenge of global land scarcity calls for the shaping of urban structure to achieve more efficient land use. This study establishes a ULUE assessment method and characterizes urban structure using two metrics, monocentricity and aggregation. Through the analysis of a four-year dataset for 280 Chinese cities, it is found that urban structure has significant implications for ULUE improvement, with spatial-temporal variations observed. Tailor-made urban planning strategies are recommended based on the dimensions of monocentricity and aggregation to enhance individual city's ULUE. It is argued that land use policies should be dynamically adjusted considering the spatially varying and temporally evolving impacts of urban structure on ULUE.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yonghu Fu, Tongtong Zhou, Yingying Yao, Agen Qiu, Fanqing Wei, Junqing Liu, Tie Liu
Summary: This study evaluated the efficiency and order of urban land use structure in thirteen cities in Jiangsu province using DEA and information entropy methods. It considered different types of undesirable outputs and used long-term panel data. The analysis revealed that ULUE in Jiangsu province was relatively high, with small potential for improvement, showing a low fluctuation trend of decline-rise-decline in information entropy of ULUS. The study also found a distinct correlation between ULUE and information entropy of ULUS, highlighting the spatial and temporal distribution of ULUS performance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Wei ZHU, Jiejing WANG, Bo QIN
Summary: This study examined the association between both the quantity and quality attributes of Public Open Spaces (POS) and residents' mental health in urban China through a survey in Zhuhai. The findings suggest that POS quality, particularly activity and environmental attributes, are significantly associated with better mental health outcomes, highlighting the importance of considering POS quality in urban planning for promoting mental wellbeing.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiadi Yin, Ping Fu, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Zhichao Li, Jinwei Dong
Summary: This study examines the landscape patterns of urban green space changes in response to different urban land-use changes using Hangzhou city as a case study. The results demonstrate an increase in urban green spaces, particularly in the urban core area. The findings highlight the importance of a rational urban land-use layout in promoting the optimization and layout of urban green spaces.
Article
Environmental Studies
Marcin Spyra, Janina Kleemann, Nica Claudia Calo, Alina Schuermann, Christine Furst
Summary: Peri-urbanisation is a dynamic process involving the expansion of artificial areas into natural, seminatural, and agricultural areas, which threatens biodiversity and ecosystem services. This study analyzed land cover changes in six European case study regions and identified policy improvements to protect peri-urban open spaces. The research suggests potential for improving regulatory instruments and implementing multi-level governance for better protection of peri-urban open spaces at a regional level.
Article
Environmental Studies
Lei Li, Shaojun Ma, Yilin Zheng, Xinyue Xiao
Summary: This study investigates China's national urban agglomeration development planning, analyzing keywords and correlations, and comparing the positioning goals, focus areas, and development paths of urban agglomeration policies. The study suggests that urban agglomeration development planning should focus on industrial construction, ecology, service, cooperation, innovation, and regional development.
Article
Environmental Studies
Xin Chen, Le Yu, Zhenrong Du, Zhu Liu, Yuan Qi, Tao Liu, Peng Gong
Summary: This paper reviews land resource surveys conducted in major economically developed countries and compares China's three national land surveys in terms of data, survey technologies, classification system, and outcomes. By analyzing the survey results, it highlights several land use issues in China and their driving factors. Finally, it discusses the next steps necessary to achieve sustainable land use goals.
Article
Development Studies
Liyan Yang, Chuanglin Fang, Wanxu Chen, Jie Zeng
Summary: The rapid urbanization in China has led to increasing structural conflicts in regional land use, particularly in urban-rural land systems. By analyzing the evolution pattern and drivers of urban-rural land transition, this study reveals the status of structural conflicts at different phases, offering scientific guidance for decision-making towards deep urban-rural land integration.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinhai Lu, Yanwei Zhang, Jiajia Li, Kaifeng Duan
Summary: Based on night light images, this study estimated carbon emissions at the municipal level from 1999 to 2017, compensating for incomplete statistical data. The study also measured urban land use efficiency and total factor productivity using a super-efficiency model and index. The results showed a correlation between night light pixels and carbon emissions, a downward-then-upward trend in land use efficiency, and an increasing trend in total factor productivity. Technological progress was identified as the main driver of progress in total factor productivity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Min Wu, Bingxin Yan, Ying Huang, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker
Summary: With the rapid urbanization, ensuring urban sustainability has become a crucial goal for urban life. Big data-driven technologies offer great potential for addressing the challenges in urban management and sustainability. By utilizing big data analytics, urban management can make informed decisions, enhance governance, and improve real-time management. Urban sustainability involves strategic planning in the social, economic, and environmental dimensions, and big data technologies can facilitate various aspects of urban affairs such as transport, waste management, and citizen participation.
Article
Urban Studies
Noga Keidar, Daniel Silver
Summary: In the translation of policy ideas among cities, different translations can significantly vary. However, urban studies lack sufficient tools to compare these translations. This research develops a methodological program that quantitatively analyzes the assemblage outcome of policy ideas in multiple cities. The study focuses on public art policies and examines how cities assemble policy discourses, with a particular emphasis on the socio-economic dimension.
Article
Environmental Studies
Xiao Ouyang, Jun Xu, Jiayu Li, Xiao Wei, Yonghui Li
Summary: Evaluating urban-agriculture-ecological space and delineating the ecological security pattern are crucial for optimizing land space and socio-economic development. This study used various models to simulate the trends of urban development space, ecological space, and urban agricultural space in the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration under different development scenarios. The results showed that socio-economic variables and spillover effects were the main factors influencing land space expansion, and the urban construction space and growth boundaries varied across scenarios.
Article
Environmental Studies
Yangzhe Cao, Brent Swallow, Feng Qiu
Summary: Open spaces provide a range of benefits in economic, social and environmental aspects, but population growth and changes in economic growth forms can lead to their conversion to developed uses. Different land-use policies can affect property values, but overlooking the impact of self-selection can result in biased policy assessments. The study finds that the introduction of a new development policy in Okotoks, Canada led to a decline in willingness to pay for open space and a reduction in residential real estate value, highlighting the importance of considering self-selection bias in policy evaluations.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jiening Wang, Wenchao Wang, Shasha Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Zehong Sun, Binglu Wu
Summary: This study used Markov Chain and PLUS models to explore the spatial and temporal patterns of changes to green space in Jinan City, and identified elevation and population density as the primary factors influencing urban green space changes. The simulation projections showed that an ecologically protected development scenario had a lower rate of change and was more protective of arable land and green space, indicating the advantages of intensive land use. These findings will inform decision-makers about the sustainable development of urban green space.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shasha Han, Binbin Su, Yihao Zhao, Chen Chen, Xiaoying Zheng
Summary: This study reveals the widening rural-urban gap in life expectancy caused by COVID-19 in China, with a shift towards old age groups and circulatory diseases. The findings disrupt the diminishing trend of the gap over the past 35 years and highlight the unequal impact of the pandemic on different communities in terms of mortality burdens.
Article
Ecology
Bo-sin Tang, Kwan To Wong
Summary: The study identifies the threshold effects of continuous renewal of an industrial area on nearby housing, finding that a significant change in apartment values occurs after a critical mass of new office space is built. Differential responses are observed across geography and building types, possibly explained by gentrification of the neighborhood.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoyun Du, Liyin Shen, Siu Wai Wong, Conghui Meng, Guangyu Cheng, Fuyi Yao
Summary: Cities with different backgrounds should use different indicators to guide their low carbon city practices. The Management by Objectives method can assist cities in setting personalized indicators to guide their practices towards their low carbon city objectives. It is important to emphasize that indicators applicable to different cities should not be selected discriminately.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xiaoyun Du, Liyin Shen, Siu Wai Wong, Conghui Meng, Zhenchuan Yang
Summary: This study examines the decoupling performance between economic growth and carbon emissions in 289 Chinese cities, using Night Time Light data for measuring economic growth performance. The findings show that the decoupling performance in China is improving overall, with cities in the Northeast and Eastern regions outperforming those in the Western and Central regions.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jian Guo, Zhe Qin, Man Sing Wong, Siu Wai Wong, Stanley Yeung, Sawaid Abbas, Geoffrey Qiping Shen
Summary: With global urbanization on the rise, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University suggests building a Green Deck over the Cross Harbour Tunnel to improve the surrounding environment and increase hotel guest capacity. The study indicates that relaxing plot ratio/building height restrictions in the Tsim Sha Tsui East area can provide additional space to accommodate the growing population flow.
JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
History
Siu Wai Wong, Bo-sin Tang, Jinlong Liu
Summary: This article aims to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the rural-urban relationship in traditional Chinese society and suggest a more complete research agenda for Chinese urbanization based on a sound historical perspective. The findings of this study explain why and how the traditional urban-rural continuum has disappeared in contemporary China, and identify key lessons and wisdom to tackle present urban-rural development.
JOURNAL OF URBAN HISTORY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Siu Wai Wong, Bo-sin Tang, Jinlong Liu, Ming Liang, Winky K. O. Ho
Summary: The interaction between state policy and village institutions plays a crucial role in income distribution and management. State attempts to regain control over village governance through institutional formalization enhance villagers' access to state welfare but worsen income disparities.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yani Lai, Bosin Tang, Xiangsheng Chen, Xian Zheng
Summary: The study in Shenzhen, China, reveals that urban sites with high land rent gap levels and low transaction costs are more likely to be redeveloped earlier. Various factors such as location, land property rights, land use status, and urban planning collectively affect the spatial variation of land redevelopment activities in the city. Additionally, differences in institutional frameworks and development conditions between SEZ and non-SEZ areas result in varied effects on land redevelopment.
Article
Regional & Urban Planning
Siu Wai Wong, Xingguang Chen, Bo-sin Tang, Jinlong Liu
Summary: A key theme in urban governance research is how neoliberalism reshapes the state-society relationship. Our study on Guangzhou contributes to this debate by uncovering interactions between the state, market, and community in local governance through urban regeneration. The findings suggest that state intervention for community building is vital for rebalancing power relations between the state, market, and community in China.
JOURNAL OF PLANNING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Bo-sin Tang, Winky K. O. Ho, Siu Wai Wong
Summary: This research examines the economic sustainability of human settlement at a local project level, finding a tipping point in the development scale of housing estates. Housing values initially rise with the number of residential units but gradually fall beyond a critical limit. To optimize housing supply, urban planning should focus not only on increasing housing development bulk but also on addressing possible bottlenecks in the provision of shared amenities in the neighborhood.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Winky K. O. Ho, Bo-Sin Tang, Siu Wai Wong
Summary: This study evaluates property prices in Hong Kong using three machine learning algorithms and finds that RF and GBM outperform SVM in terms of predictive power and associated performance metrics. Despite SVM's lower performance, it still proves useful in producing reasonably accurate predictions within tight time constraints. Overall, machine learning shows promise as an alternative technique in property valuation research, particularly in property price prediction.
JOURNAL OF PROPERTY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Bo-Sin Tang, Kenneth K. H. Wong, Kenneth S. S. Tang, Siu Wai Wong
Summary: Traditional buffer analysis and network distance analysis overestimate walking accessibility of private housing to open space in Hong Kong by about 2-8%. Approximately 15% of residential blocks cannot reach a nearby open space within the designated time frame, mainly affecting gated housing estates and low-rise housing.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Xuezheng Zong, Xiaorui Tian, Xianli Wang
Summary: Climate change has caused longer fire seasons and more intense wildfires worldwide, leading to significant economic and environmental impacts. A study conducted in Southwest China evaluated the effectiveness of different fuel treatment designs in mitigating wildfire risk under varying fire severity conditions. The results showed that fuel treatments were effective in reducing risk under low and normal fire severity scenarios, but their effectiveness was limited under high fire severity conditions.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jian Peng, Xiaoyu Wang, Huining Zheng, Zihan Xu
Summary: This study developed an index system to evaluate the trade-off between grain production service and water purification service in the Dongting Lake Basin. The results showed that converting cropland with high nitrogen output into forest land can minimize this trade-off.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Francois Chiron, Romain Lorrilliere, Carmen Bessa-Gomes, Piotr Tryjanowski, Joan Casanelles-Abella, Lauri Laanisto, Ana Leal, Anskje Van Mensel, Marco Moretti, Babette Muyshondt, Ulo Niinemets, Marta Alos Orti, Pedro Pinho, Roeland Samson, Nicolas Deguines
Summary: In cities, green areas play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, and the heterogeneity of land cover is an important factor. The relationship between area and heterogeneity affects the richness of bird species in urban green areas, with urban avoider species benefiting from large and heterogeneous patches.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Aleksandra Lis, Karolina Zalewska, Pawel Iwankowski, Katarzyna Betkier, Paulina Bilska, Viktoriia Dudar, Aleksandra L. Lagiewka
Summary: Appleton's prospect-refuge theory suggests that the presence of dense vegetation, topography, and people in a park can influence the safety and privacy felt by visitors in different ways. This study aimed to understand the relationship between observation point height, vegetation location, presence of other people, and perceived privacy and safety. The results showed that flat or lower ground without the presence of others was considered the safest, while landscapes higher up with dense vegetation and no other people were rated highest in terms of privacy. The findings have practical implications in terms of providing privacy without compromising safety.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jianting Zhao, Guibo Sun, Chris Webster
Summary: This study developed a geospatial database to document the locations and urban environments of pandemic-induced street experiments on a global scale, and conducted quantitative analysis based on spatial and temporal visualizations. The study aims to enhance comparability of built environment indicators between cities and provide a robust foundation for future research on tactical urbanism.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Huaqing Wang, Louis G. Tassinary
Summary: This study investigated the influence of urban greenspace spatial morphology on non-communicable diseases and found that neighborhoods with more connected, aggregated, coherent, and complex-shaped greenspace had a lower prevalence of these diseases. Such associations were mediated by air pollution and physical inactivity. The results suggest that the spatial morphology of designed urban greenspace plays a significant role in neighborhood health.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Chiwei Xiao, Yi Wang, Mingyan Yan, Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka
Summary: Regional integration initiatives, such as cross-border transportation corridors, have significant impacts on land use changes and landscape patterns. This study examines the China-Laos Railway as a case study to evaluate the extent and significance of these impacts. Using land-use data and geospatial analysis, the study quantifies and compares the effects of the railway on land use changes within a buffer zone along the corridor.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Review
Ecology
Astrid Zabel, Mara-Magdalena Hausler
Summary: Developing a green infrastructure is an important environmental policy goal in many countries around the world. Different countries have different requirements on the spatial allocation of conservation sites for green infrastructure. Price-type and procedural instruments are commonly used, but the utilization of incentive mechanisms that internalize the benefit of clustering is relatively low. There is a need for more studies on incentive mechanisms and green infrastructure policies in the global South.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Timothy Fraser, Olivia Feeley, Andres Ridge, Ava Cervini, Vincent Rago, Kelly Gilmore, Gianna Worthington, Ilana Berliavsky
Summary: This study examines the inequality of social infrastructure in Boston, finding significant racial and income disparities in access. These disparities have implications for the health and resilience of neighborhoods.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Yutian Lu, Running Chen, Bin Chen, Jiayu Wu
Summary: The inequitable distribution of urban green spaces has become a significant concern, with variations found between cities in different development stages, and socioeconomic factors playing a crucial role in the spatial equity of urban green spaces.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Di Chen, Jie Yin, Chia-Pin Yu, Shengjing Sun, Charlotte Gabel, John D. Spengler
Summary: Observational and experimental studies have shown that exposure to greenness is beneficial for long-term health and well-being. However, more evidence is needed regarding the short-term health impacts of nearby nature in urban areas. This study used immersive virtual reality technology to investigate how transitions between built and natural environments affect urban residents. Results showed that transitioning from built to natural environments led to reductions in negative mood and transient anxiety, while transitions from natural to built environments had the opposite effect. Additionally, participants showed more emotional responses to nature through physiological measures. The study also highlighted the influence of contextual factors, such as physical health conditions, stress levels, experience with nature, and growth environments, on stress recovery. Overall, this study provides empirical evidence supporting the promotion of nearby nature in urban built environments.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Daniele Codato, Francesca Peroni, Massimo De Marchi
Summary: This study examines climate justice in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region (EAR), highlighting the multiple injustices caused by oil extraction activities. Using spatial analysis, the study shows that the EAR has been a major producer of oil since 1972, leading to environmental impacts such as oil spills and pollution. The results emphasize the need to include these territories in climate justice discussions and promote the rights to a non-toxic environment.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jingli Yan, Wendy Y. Chen, Zixiao Zhang, Wenxing Zhao, Min Liu, Shan Yin
Summary: Vegetation barriers are an effective strategy in urban planning to mitigate traffic-induced air pollution and reduce exposure. This study uses field measurements and numerical modeling to show that constructing vegetation barriers with short bushes can effectively reduce PM2.5 pollution in open-road environments, while higher coverage of tall bushes may worsen the pollution.
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING
(2024)
