Over the last decade, different smart cities worldwide have started employing enabling technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, big-data, digital twin and cloud computing to encourage citizens to conserve natural resources, use public transport to reduce carbon emissions. However, by integrating these enabling technologies with behavioral intelligence, scientific research and trans-disciplinary

In this interdisciplinary article, we provided an evidence-based discussion on the role of the supportive built environment on cancer prevention. We also extended the theoretical thinking on the built environment-cancer links by raising possible equality challenges. Following the recent call in population-level interventions in cancer prevention, our aim is to encourage readers to think about the important

This paper examines the concepts of the resilient cities and environmental resilience and employ a framework of assessing resilient city and develop and trial indicators to assess the environmental resilience of local governments. As a result, the resilient city has been defined as one having the ability to respond to multiple risks. The author employs a structure consisting of the types of resilient

Cities differ widely in how they integrate migrants, even within the same nation state, and this local dimension in integration policies is understudied. One model that a growing number of cities in both Western Europe and North America have been trying out is setting up immigrant councils and other institutional structures to integrate immigrants. Such representation of immigrant interests in local

The built environment influences our use and experience of place, as well as emotions and well-being. It is important to understand how people associate emotions with urban places, or create “subjective” urban experiences in order to regenerate neighborhoods that are sensitive to our mental and emotional health and well-being. In this study, we analyzed photovoice-generated photos (n = 265), focus

This article is a comprehensive study about the process of regeneration of historical urban fabrics of Iran through the role played by its main stakeholders. A thorough analysis of the relevant legislation was carried out to establish the background of the research, followed by a survey to identify the main bodies and their importance in the regeneration process. The analysis of the results shows the

The COVID19 pandemic motivated an interesting debate, which is related directly to core issues in urban economics, namely, the advantages and disadvantages of dense cities. On the one hand, compact areas facilitate more intensive human interaction and could lead to higher exposure to the infection, which make them the potential epicenter of the pandemic crisis. On the other hand, dense areas tend to

Effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic via appropriate management of the built environment is an urgent issue. This study develops a research framework to explore the relationship between COVID-19 incidence and influential factors related to protection of vulnerable populations, intervention in transmission pathways, and provision of healthcare resources. Relevant data for regression analysis and

In recent decades, the world has witnessed a variety of emerging infectious diseases, some of which developed to pandemic world threatening outbreaks, the ongoing COVID-19 is known to be taking the lead in claiming lives around the globe and thus, urging people to trail its increasing figures. Therefore, this research aims to emphasize the role of urban planning in containing such outbreaks through

Over the past decade, transportation network companies (TNCs) have disrupted the urban transportation landscape. These services are replacing many traditional vehicle for hire services within people's daily lives. Uber is at the leading edge of this development, with a presence in cities on every continent. In this study, we have analyzed aggregated Uber trip data during 2018 for Miami Metropolitan

The cross-sectional study reveals an inverted-U relationship between housing prices and migrant integration. Migrant integration initially increases with housing price appreciation but starts to decrease as rising house prices pass a turning point. Various robustness and variation tests have been conducted to show that the inverted-U relationship is reliable.

Climate vulnerability assessments of coastal cities rarely include groundwater flooding induced by sea level rise. Unlike surface flooding from tides or storm surge, groundwater flooding is not prevented by seawalls. In cities where the underlying geology is relatively impermeable, groundwater can be drained and pumped over floodwalls as a defensive measure, as is done in the Netherlands. In areas

Covid-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome that can effect on lifestyles. The aim of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores in physically active (PA) and physically inactive (PI) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Three hundred and twenty-six (182 women; 144 men) studying at the Persian Gulf University

In this paper, we analyse the income distributions in 40 Spanish cities at the neighborhood level using tax data for the 2013–2018 period recently published by the national Tax Agency. To accomplish this, we use several inequality indicators, including the Gini coefficient and the Theil index, whose decomposition allows us to examine the level of segregation of the municipalities in the sample in depth

This paper contributes to the critical literature that links greening initiatives with the risk of gentrification. As urban areas become greener and provide high quality amenities, they attract wealthier residents, thus channelling the benefits of greening to a few. Most existing research has analysed the results of greening initiatives once they have been completed. This article explores green gentrification

Automated vehicles (AVs) have great potential to revolutionize the transportation sector and landscapes of future cities. The impacts of AVs on urban space, however, are far from clear. Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) services, on the other hand, are readily available in many places. This study seeks to explore (1) how Automated Mobility-on-Demand (AMOD) might affect urban residents' levels of accessibility

Smart city initiatives are increasingly dominating urban policy scripts worldwide, and their diffusion is centered upon different regional strategies. Adopting the Narrative Policy Framework as methodological basis, this article examines the smart city strategies developed by the Wallonia and Brussels-capital regions during the 2014–2019 period. Moving away from corporate-led deterministic models of

A better formalization of place - where people live, perceive, and interact with others - is crucial for understanding socioeconomic environment and human settlement. The widely used hedonic pricing model for houses was proposed from the perspective of space, focusing mostly on static house structural information and objective built environment factors. However, the value of house settlement is not

Since 2004, Moroccan authorities have promoted the development of new cities to provide affordable housing to low-income residents. A major objective of this policy is to provide a site for the resettlement of slum residents. As policymakers justify poverty alleviation and social inclusion to advance their agenda, residents facing displacement have shown substantial resistance to these resettlement

Designed as a temporary housing option for low-income individuals, public housing has often been argued to be a permanent home for many of its residents. Longer durations of time spent on housing assistance have led to debates around public housing as more of a cause than an effect of poverty spells. This article analyzes the determinants of exit among public housing residents. Using a sample from

This paper explores the case study of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) to uncover the motivations and potential challenges associated with technocratic regionalism, by which we mean technology-driven forms of regional integration and consolidation. In the case of the ASCN, technocratic regionalism is used to spur urban development through the rollout of smart city plans, policies and projects

Examples of sharing economy platforms are proliferating, generating new concerns on the exploitation of local resources, ethical and intellectual properties. Necessary changes are required to the regulatory frameworks of our cities. This paper proposes an application of blockchain technology for planning governance purposes. This new cutting-edge technology, currently under-exploited in applications

Climate change, population growth and land-use change have increased the risk of urban floods. Urban floods cause severe damages to cities and their inhabitants, and they are expected to increase over time. Consequently, urban adaptation is required to shift from traditional infrastructure to Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI). Until recently, studies on BGI implementation have centred around large cities

In recent years, the importance of mobilizing citizens and local stakeholders in efforts to address climate change has been highlighted in both research and international climate governance. Despite an international resurgence of interest in institutional innovations for public engagement and a growing literature on democratic innovation, few have fully considered the effects of invited spaces in the

COVID-19 is re-shaping cities and regions, as residents respond to large disruptions to employment and social interaction and threats to public health. While the impacts of COVID-19 are extensive, certain groups are more vulnerable than others. Our research examines the impact of COVID-19 on members of share houses in the state of Victoria, Australia. This cohort is more likely to be young, casually

Kochi is a versatile city. An emerging bustling cosmopolitan and commercial capital of Kerala, it also has a deep history, variety of ethnic communities and an old-world charm. Kochi has a style statement that distinguishes it from the rest of the state, in terms of lifestyle, dressing, diversity, market and opportunities. A travelogue describes Kochi as ‘magical without any trace of trickery’. It

Located on the west coast of Denmark, the port of Esbjerg inadvertently grew into a city and has undergone significant transformations in its 153-year existence. From agricultural produce export and fishery powerhouse to an oil & gas offshore hub and finally, a centre for energy technology, Esbjerg has shown a remarkable ability to adapt to survive and grow. Yet Esbjerg has struggled as an undesirable

Green Infrastructure (GI) planning firstly developed as an integrated approach to ecological and conservation planning. Then it has advanced and used in several disciplines such as urban and reginal planning and landscape architecture. This diversity has promoted a range of planning initiatives and widespread its usage while make it difficult to define and operationalize GI planning. However, this

Negotiating public spaces to reach their destinations is an everyday struggle for women in India. Indian cities have witnessed a considerable increase in crimes against women, compelling women to avoid or minimize their use of public spaces. This study aims to understand how people and their actions in public spaces shape perceptions of safety amongst women, and how women negotiate public spaces to

This paper examines the factors determining the subnational geographic location of the investments of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Building on the tension between the costs and benefits that agglomeration confers on firms, we compare and contrast Marshallian and Jacobian agglomeration mechanisms to understand the micro-location patterns of domestic and foreign firms. We test these ideas on a dataset

Drawing on notions of the symbolic economy and urban imaginary as an inherent dimension of the neoliberal public sphere, this paper examines historicized city plans and their visions, and develops a framework for understanding the role of city plans in shaping urban imaginaries and branded spaces. The paper claims that future city visions, fundamental to plan-making, help legitimize the power elites'

Emergency medical service (EMS) is important for rescuing victims suffering from life-threatening illnesses or accidents, and is highly time-sensitive by nature. Many uncertain contexts in the urban environment can prolong EMS response time and deteriorate its performance. Using the enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) method, this study measures EMS accessibility with the effect of a

This paper presents an integrated infrastructure-policy framework to analyze policy attention on addressing road infrastructure network vulnerability in terms of accessing critical facilities in the aftermath of a flood. Coping with network vulnerability, particularly physical access to various critical facilities and the services they provide, is an essential step in achieving a resilient community

In this case study of Lenin Square in the center of the city of Khabarovsk, field observations were made followed by behavior mapping to compare the spatial patterns of the users before and after a small-scale design intervention as a winter event. The impact of the event on people's activity was clarified, and the relation between temporary design and permanent design was highlighted, with considerations

The proliferation of squatter settlements in many cities is an example of increasing social inequality and associated residential segregation. Squatter settlements are known to reduce house prices nearby, but we find that their effects are far from homogeneous in the city. To identify such varying effects, we used geographically weighted regression (GWR), which allows for the regression coefficients

Traditional Arab Islamic urbanism has been ignored for decades, and Arab architects have been unwilling to revive traditional features and they are complying with the new urbanism movement. Since the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, the style of big Arab cities has become substantially westernized, historic Arab cities transformed from traditional to modern Western

Polycentric urban growth with dense, diverse, and accessible centers is assumed to have multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits for the region. Yet, evidence on the benefits of polycentricity in the transportation sector remains less studied, and previous research has found mixed results. Besides, to our knowledge, none of the previous research focuses on trip chains or tours (sequence

Color is an integral component of the city and influences the reception of urban space. The conscious use of color, including the manipulation of color, can play an important role in shaping the image of cities and help in promoting them in the media and tourism markets. This occurred with Tel Aviv – a white city that became an icon of Bauhaus, and Miami Beach – a pastel city and a symbol of the Art

This article studies how social learning can contribute to change, by applying the concepts of Turning Points and Critical Junctures to the pre-implementation lifecycles of small-scale bottom-up initiatives. It proposes that Turning Points, which have a relatively small immediate impact, and Critical Junctures, which have larger, more visible and more immediate effects, should both be considered crucial

Policymakers are eager to create socially mixed neighbourhoods, even though evidence for the positive impact of social mixing is patchy. In this paper, we examine the relationship between social mixing, social capital, and the lived experience of residents affected by the desegregation of an urban Roma area. Using qualitative data from a participatory action research (PAR) process in Hungary, we explore

Housing and transportation affordability is a major problem for low-income households, yet studies on the issue tend to focus on the average household. Consequently, relatively little is known about the factors that affect affordability for low-income households and the neighborhoods that are affordable to them. This study addresses these issues and examines how housing and transportation affordability

Over the past two decades, the development of a new set of technologies, devices and applications has supported the emergence of a new infocommunicational landscape in cities—one of the key fuels to the growth of smart cities movement. Digital media platforms, ubiquitous technologies and geographic annotation technologies have blurred the boundaries of virtual and physical environments—with an access

This paper examines the assumption that redevelopment of slum settlements results in improved housing quality, by conducting a longitudinal study of an in-situ redevelopment policy in Ahmedabad, India. Under an in-situ redevelopment policy, apartment-style housing is built on the same site of original slum settlements. This paper examines housing quality in the same settlement, pre- and post-redevelopment

An increasing number of people are experiencing difficulties obtaining housing, and it therefore seems necessary to create a varied range of affordability measures. Tiny portable houses constitute a temporary use of land that unlocks urban land supply, but the success of this novel dwelling type as an affordable measure will depend upon popular acceptance. Previous research has not empirically tested

Urban regeneration has emerged as a tool for (re)planning of cities and towns around the world. It has over the years been applied in correcting urban dysfunctionalities such us urban decay, economic obsolescence as well as social deprivation. This work focuses on urban regeneration as an approach in slum transformation. In this work, 322 respondents making up the sample frame were systematically sampled

In policy and practice, urban Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are considered promising innovations for sustainable urban transformation. NBS are interventions that use nature to address multiple sustainability challenges simultaneously. As such, they present a novel perspective on urban land use and development. Yet their current uptake into urban development lags behind EU ambitions. Drawing from transitions

Access to homeownership for young adults is becoming more and more difficult. Italy – where homeownership rates for young adults are steadily decreasing – is a case in point. In the recent past, becoming homeowner was an obvious housing pathway for Italian young adults, even from lower-middle class families. If your parents were homeowner, you became homeowner as well, often with the help of intergenerational

Many city branding campaigns fail because they ignore input at the planning stage from local residents, who are among the most crucial stakeholders. Moreover, many campaigns that do consider residents fail to address the varying preferences, attitudes or needs of different groups. To help prevent these mistakes, the current study identifies different segments of residents based on their degree of involvement

Walking has been actively advocated as a simple and effective means to boost individuals' physical activity levels. Comfort, as one of walking needs, is also the major objectives for many street design guidelines and walking audit tools. However, a few studies only identified the major environmental factors in a piecemeal manner without providing an integrated view on pedestrian comfort for recreational

COVID-19 was announced by the World Health Organization as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Not only has COVID-19 struck the economy and public health, but it also has deep influences on people's feelings. Twitter, as an active social media, is a great database where we can investigate people's sentiments during this pandemic. By conducting sentiment analysis on Tweets using advanced machine learning

This study developed a method of improving Seoul's thermal environment by focusing on sensible heat flux and types of land-use and cover to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect. First, the relationships between the sensible heat flux in summer and (a) the land cover ratio, and (b) the heights and densities of buildings in different land-use zoning districts were identified and analysed. The

This work investigates the experimental hypothesis of the influence of innovation financing and innovation collaboration systems on the evolution of the Smart Urban Development (SUD) level. The multiple regression analysis method was adopted, considering the main formal sources of innovation incubation financing, in addition to the indicators of Open and Close Innovation practices among young companies

This paper explores how urban planners can use a hybrid organization to manage smart city initiatives. We use an inductive qualitative case study approach based on connecting emergent concepts through Gioia's method to answer the following research question: “How can hybrid organizations manage a complex network of actors in smart city initiatives?”. The study highlights that in managing smart city