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How specialization and diversity of knowledge base contribute to regional knowledge complexity 知识基础的专业化和多样性如何促进地区知识的复杂性

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.009

Bin Zhang, Wei Liao, Jianping Gu

Why can complex knowledge be produced in some places but not in others? Regional knowledge complexity possesses a powerful explanatory and predictive capacity for regional innovation and economic development, yet the mechanisms underlying the formation of regional knowledge complexity remain largely opaque. This study aims to reveal the how specialization, related variety and unrelated variety of regional knowledge base contributing to the formation of regional knowledge complexity, which enriches the theories in recombination innovation as well as regional complex system. We employed multiple regression models to analyze how specialization, related variety, and unrelated variety within the regional knowledge base influence the regional Knowledge Complexity Index (KCI). The research findings indicate that specialization exerts a positive impact on the regional KCI, and the related variety within a regional knowledge base positively impacts KCI but only under the condition of cognitive proximity between regions. Both specialization and Regional Variety kjm(RV) exert significant externalities: a one-unit rise in specialization locally enhances a city's KCI by 0.0002 and affects neighboring cities positively by 0.0414, while a similar increment in RV elevates the host city's KCI by 0.0279 and induces an 8.5022-unit jump in nearby cities' KCI. Conversely, the unrelated variety in a regional knowledge base has a negative effect on KCI. A one-unit increase in the unrelated diversity of a region's knowledge composition correlates with a decline of 0.0147 units in the city's KCI and that of 2.0507 units in neighboring city's KCI. The findings suggest that less-developed regions should allocate their limited resources judiciously by prioritizing the development of specialized advantages, and concurrently, work towards narrowing the cognitive gap with their more advanced counterparts to facilitate the flow of knowledge.

为什么有些地方能产生复杂的知识，而有些地方却不能？区域知识复杂性对区域创新和经济发展具有强大的解释和预测能力，但区域知识复杂性的形成机制在很大程度上仍不透明。本研究旨在揭示区域知识基础的专业化、相关多样性和非相关多样性如何促进区域知识复杂性的形成，从而丰富重组创新以及区域复杂系统的理论。我们采用多元回归模型分析了区域知识库中的专业化、相关多样性和非相关多样性如何影响区域知识复杂性指数（KCI）。研究结果表明，专业化对地区知识复杂度指数（KCI）有积极影响，地区知识库中的相关多样性对KCI有积极影响，但仅限于地区间认知接近的条件下。专业化和区域多样性 kjm(RV) 都会产生显著的外部效应：专业化每提高一个单位，当地城市的知识资本指数就会提高 0.0002，并对周边城市产生 0.0414 的积极影响；而区域多样性每提高一个单位，东道城市的知识资本指数就会提高 0.0279，并导致周边城市的知识资本指数跃升 8.5022 个单位。相反，区域知识库中的非相关多样性对 KCI 有负面影响。一个地区知识构成的非相关多样性每增加一个单位，该城市的 KCI 就会下降 0.0147 个单位，而邻近城市的 KCI 则会下降 2.0507 个单位。研究结果表明，欠发达地区应合理分配有限资源，优先发展专业优势，同时努力缩小与发达地区的认知差距，促进知识流动。

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How do people perceive the quality of urban transport service? New insights from online reviews of Shanghai metro system 人们如何看待城市交通服务质量？上海地铁系统在线评论的新启示

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.008

Mingxuan Dou , Yanyan Gu , Jianya Gong

Rapid urbanization and increasing demand for efficient public transportation have highlighted the need to understand public perceptions of service quality. Traditional evaluation methods may not fully capture user experiences and perceptions, and the emerging large-scale social media data offers dynamic user-generated information for new insights. To address this, this study explored the perceived service quality of the Shanghai metro system using a data-driven approach based on user-generated content from Dianping.com. We analyzed 52,087 online reviews by employing the structural topic model (STM) to identify key service quality attributes and their impact on user satisfaction. Our findings reveal eleven significant topics: 'Self-expression', 'Transfer', 'Amenity', 'Shopping Mall', 'Check-in', 'Operation', 'Security Check', 'Staff', 'Environment & Facility', 'Design', and 'Peak & Commuting'. Polarity analysis indicates that 'Self-expression', 'Check-in', and 'Design' are viewed positively, while 'Security check', 'Commuting', and 'Transfer' are perceived negatively. Temporal dynamics of topics demonstrated that the users prioritized and focused more on aesthetic and attitude than the physical environment of transport services. Furthermore, hierarchical clustering reveals distinct spatial patterns, with stations in residential areas emphasizing commuting and travel needs, business district stations focusing on design and operational aspects, and other stations highlighting cleanliness and security concerns. These findings provide practical insights into enhancing urban transport management by aligning service offerings more closely with user preferences and improving sustainable urban development.

快速的城市化和对高效公共交通日益增长的需求凸显了了解公众对服务质量看法的必要性。传统的评估方法可能无法完全捕捉到用户的体验和感知，而新兴的大规模社交媒体数据则提供了动态的用户生成信息，为我们提供了新的见解。针对这一问题，本研究基于大众点评网的用户生成内容，采用数据驱动方法探讨了上海地铁系统的服务质量感知。我们采用结构主题模型（STM）分析了 52,087 条在线评论，以确定关键服务质量属性及其对用户满意度的影响。我们的研究结果揭示了 11 个重要主题：自我表达"、"换乘"、"便利设施"、"购物中心"、"办理登机手续"、"运营"、"安全检查"、"工作人员"、"环境与设施"、"设计 "和 "高峰与通勤"。极性分析表明，"自我表达"、"签到 "和 "设计 "被认为是正面的，而 "安检"、"通勤 "和 "换乘 "则被认为是负面的。话题的时间动态变化表明，与交通服务的物理环境相比，用户更优先关注审美和态度。此外，分层聚类显示了不同的空间模式，住宅区车站强调通勤和出行需求，商业区车站关注设计和运营方面，而其他车站则强调清洁和安全问题。这些发现为加强城市交通管理提供了实用的见解，使提供的服务更符合用户的偏好，并改善城市的可持续发展。

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Did COVID-19 discriminate in the global South? Revealing heterogeneity of urban households’ livelihood resilience based on evidence from Bangladesh, China, India and Philippines COVID-19 在全球南部是否存在歧视？基于孟加拉国、中国、印度和菲律宾的证据，揭示城市家庭生计复原力的异质性

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.007

Yunxia Liu , Tao Sun , Jing Yao , Yan Wang , Hengrui Yang , Tao Dai

“Lives or livelihoods” is a hard trade-off when confronting COVID-19, especially for cities in the Global South. Countermeasures to protect people's lives may exert negative impacts on urban households and test their livelihood resilience. Did COVID-19 discriminate? Did livelihood resilience vary among different urban households within and across different countries and cities? Established studies focused on rural households' livelihood resilience under climate change or natural hazard based on single country context. Little is known about the variety of urban households' livelihood resilience under COVID-19 across countries and cities. This study aims to fill this gap by revealing heterogeneity of livelihood resilience at both individual urban household level and country level. First-hand questionnaire survey data (N = 4374) were collected from seven cities from Bangladesh, China, India, and Philippines. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods, it's found that: COVID-19 did discriminate. Urban households with larger household size, no home ownership, no financial assets, and household heads with low education level, informal employed and no flexibility to transfer to work from home, were vulnerable groups. COVID-19 also discriminated across cities. Cities with a high ratio of informal workers, no effective economic relief policies and long stringent mobility restriction measures performed worse.

在应对 COVID-19 时，"生命还是生计 "是一个难以权衡的问题，尤其是对全球南部的城市而言。保护人民生命的对策可能会对城市家庭产生负面影响，并考验他们的生计复原力。COVID-19 是否存在歧视？在不同国家和城市内部以及不同国家和城市之间，不同城市家庭的生计复原力是否存在差异？已有的研究主要关注农村家庭在气候变化或自然灾害下的生计恢复能力，这些研究基于单一国家的背景。而对于不同国家和城市的城市家庭在 COVID-19 情况下的生计复原力的多样性则知之甚少。本研究旨在通过揭示城市家庭个体层面和国家层面生计复原力的异质性来填补这一空白。本研究从孟加拉国、中国、印度和菲律宾的七个城市收集了第一手问卷调查数据（N = 4374）。结合定量和定性分析方法，研究发现COVID-19 确实具有区分性。家庭规模较大、无住房、无金融资产的城市家庭，以及受教育程度低、非正式就业、无法灵活在家工作的家庭户主是弱势群体。COVID-19 还对不同城市进行了区分。非正规工人比例高、没有有效的经济救济政策和长期采取严格的流动限制措施的城市表现较差。

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Urban sustainability assessment of DHA City, Karachi (DCK) – Pakistan: A methodological approach combining urban form indicators with stakeholders’ perspectives 巴基斯坦卡拉奇 DHA 市（DCK）的城市可持续性评估：结合城市形态指标和利益相关者观点的方法论

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.004

Hira Qureshi

This paper proposes a Sustainability Assessment for the social, economic, and environmental evaluation of gated housing projects, corresponding to the indicators of accessibility, connectivity, compatibility, nodality and containment, identity, diversity, density, and adaptability. The main aim is to apply a methodology for EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) reporting of gated housing projects that combines urban form indicators with local stakeholders' perspectives. The EIA report of DCK (DHA City, Karachi) was chosen as a hypothetical basis for sustainability assessment. Firstly, DCK is a gated residential suburb aimed to function as a self-sustained gated community. Secondly, the project is under construction and will comprise community facilities based on the Ekistics concept for promoting sustainability. Thirdly, its EIA report addresses recent sustainability challenges, thus providing a speculative foundation for sustainable gated housing in Pakistan. For recording stakeholders’ perspectives, research instruments included semi-structured interviews with M/S Osmani and Company (local consultancy firm), the administrators of DC, and the urban and infrastructure planners of Karachi. The study results show that the proposed sustainability assessment methodology achieves its design objectives and maintains that the relationship of urban form indicators with local stakeholders can be adopted for the sustainable planning and design of gated housing projects in Karachi.

本文针对门禁住宅项目的社会、经济和环境评估提出了一种可持续性评估方法，与可达性、连通性、兼容性、节点性和封闭性、认同感、多样性、密度和适应性等指标相对应。主要目的是将城市形态指标与当地利益相关者的观点相结合，应用于门禁住宅项目的环境影响评估报告方法。我们选择了 DCK（卡拉奇 DHA 城）的环评报告作为可持续性评估的假设基础。首先，DCK 是一个门禁住宅郊区，旨在成为一个自我维持的门禁社区。其次，该项目正在建设中，将包括基于 Ekistics 概念的社区设施，以促进可持续发展。第三，其环境影响评估报告涉及了近期的可持续性挑战，从而为巴基斯坦的可持续封闭式住宅提供了一个推测基础。为了记录利益相关者的观点，研究工具包括与 M/S Osmani and Company（当地咨询公司）、DC 管理人员以及卡拉奇的城市和基础设施规划人员进行的半结构式访谈。研究结果表明，拟议的可持续性评估方法实现了其设计目标，并坚持认为城市形态指标与当地利益相关者之间的关系可用于卡拉奇门式住宅项目的可持续规划和设计。

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Defining preferred turfgrass features for lawn choice for Floridian homeowners 为弗洛里达州的业主选择草坪时确定首选草坪草的特征

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.005

Melinda Knuth , Xuan Wei , Xumin Zhang , Hayk Khachatryan , Alan Hodges , Chengyan Yue

Turfgrass lawns provide many environmental benefits, including temperature moderation, soil stabilization in urban centers, and surface water runoff reduction in the rapidly urbanizing societies. Recently, more sustainable management of urban vegetation have arisen to encourage Florida homeowners to shift from high-input (e.g., fertilizer, water) to low-input landscapes through initiatives such as the Florida Friendly Landscapes and Florida Water Star Programs. To support the water conservation programs in Florida, and better understand homeowners' lawn choices, the objective of this study is to identify and evaluate homeowners' preferred turfgrass features for lawn choices and understand the context of promoting sustainable landscaping practices in the state of Florida. Approximately 1000 Florida homeowners were surveyed online and ranked their most preferred turfgrass features out of a set of 12 alternatives. A rank-ordered logit model was utilized to evaluate Florida homeowners’ preferences for different turfgrass features and determine if they influence turfgrass selection for Florida homeowners. The results showed that the top features were drought tolerance, color, frequency of mowing, disease resistance, and pest tolerance. Identification and communication of water proficient, low fertilizer input turfgrass cultivars that are tolerant to environmental stresses (e.g., drought, traffic, shade) are needed in Florida. Policymakers should promote strategies to combat drought tolerant cultivars. Extension agents should educate homeowners on grass dormancy and drought tolerance (affecting color change) as well as promote disease resistance and pest tolerant species through the Florida Friendly Landscape and WaterStar Programs.

在快速城市化的社会中，草坪具有许多环境效益，包括调节温度、稳定城市中心的土壤和减少地表水径流。最近，通过佛罗里达州友好景观计划和佛罗里达州水之星计划等倡议，出现了更可持续的城市植被管理，以鼓励佛罗里达州的业主从高投入（如肥料、水）景观转向低投入景观。为了支持佛罗里达州的节水计划，并更好地了解业主对草坪的选择，本研究旨在确定和评估业主在选择草坪时偏好的草坪草特征，并了解佛罗里达州推广可持续景观实践的背景。对大约 1000 名佛罗里达州的房主进行了在线调查，并从 12 个备选方案中选出了他们最喜欢的草坪特征。我们采用了一个秩序对数模型来评估佛罗里达州业主对不同草坪草特征的偏好，并确定这些特征是否会影响佛罗里达州业主对草坪草的选择。结果显示，最重要的特征是耐旱性、颜色、修剪频率、抗病性和抗虫害能力。佛罗里达州需要鉴定和宣传能够承受环境压力（如干旱、交通、遮荫）的节水、低肥料投入的草坪草品种。政策制定者应推广抗旱栽培品种战略。推广人员应教育业主了解草坪的休眠期和耐旱性（影响颜色变化），并通过佛罗里达友好景观和水之星计划推广抗病和耐虫害的品种。

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A qualitative investigation of revitalisation efforts to foster residents’ attachment in dilapidated neighbourhoods: Is identity a matter? 在破旧的社区中为培养居民的归属感而开展的振兴工作的定性调查：身份是否重要？

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.003

Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki , Sharareh Farhad

Historic neighborhoods in the Global South face challenges like urban core shrinkage and gentrification, impacting residents' socio-cultural dynamics. This qualitative study aims to identify critical aspects contributing to the deterioration of historic fabrics during the revitalisation process and explore their influence on residents' attachment to the Aghazaman neighbourhood in Sanandaj City, Iran. Data was collected from 17 experts using semi-structured interviews. The analysis followed Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic approach: familiarization with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report. This process identified five themes from 54 codes: (1) strengthening identity, motivation, and ownership; (2) building inclusive and vibrant communities; (3) ensuring socioeconomic adaptation and residents' empowerment; (4) boosting functional adaptation for standard living; and (5) enhancing infrastructure for connected living with the environment. These themes illustrate the factors influencing residents' attachment during the revitalisation process and demonstrate how identity formation can enhance attachment to dilapidated neighbourhoods, thereby strengthening revitalisation efforts. The study contributes to an integral framework for addressing the aspects involved in nurturing residents' attachment, which is a key factor in facilitating sustained revitalisation efforts. From an empirical perspective, there is a need for revitalisation efforts to integrate cultural values, nurture neighbourhood attachment, and preserve identity. While holistic community engagement approaches are recognised, the study also emphasises the need for identity-driven interventions to address shortcomings in enhancing attachment and community well-being, even in community-driven initiatives.

全球南部的历史街区面临着城市核心缩小和绅士化等挑战，影响着居民的社会文化动态。本定性研究旨在确定在振兴过程中导致历史建筑恶化的关键因素，并探讨这些因素对居民对伊朗萨南达吉市 Aghazaman 街区的依恋程度的影响。通过半结构式访谈从 17 位专家那里收集了数据。分析遵循了布劳恩和克拉克的六步主题方法：熟悉数据、生成初始代码、搜索主题、审查主题、定义和命名主题以及编写报告。这一过程从 54 个代码中确定了五个主题：(1) 强化身份认同、动机和所有权；(2) 建设包容和充满活力的社区；(3) 确保社会经济适应性和居民赋权；(4) 促进功能适应性以达到标准生活；(5) 加强基础设施以实现与环境相连的生活。这些主题说明了在活化过程中影响居民归属感的因素，并展示了身份认同的形成如何增强对破旧社区的归属感，从而加强活化工作。本研究为解决培养居民依恋关系所涉及的各个方面提供了一个整体框架，而依恋关系是促进持续活化工作的一个关键因素。从实证角度来看，活化工作需要整合文化价值、培养邻里感情和维护身份认同。虽然全面的社区参与方法得到了认可，但本研究也强调，即使在社区驱动的举措中，也需要以身份认同为导向的干预措施，以解决在增强依恋和社区福祉方面的不足。

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Rural planning evaluation and sustainable development potential in rural communes of Rehamna province (Morocco) 摩洛哥 Rehamna 省农村乡镇的农村规划评估和可持续发展潜力

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-07-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.002

Kaoutare Amini Alaoui , Hassan Radoine , Kh Md Nahiduzzaman

The evolution of rural settlement planning has the potential to improve regional sustainability through aligning components of human settlement ecosystems. In this study, we promoted the integration of sustainability in 23 rural communes of Rehamna province (central Morocco). We assessed rural development in four areas: location and infrastructure, resource availability, economic activity, and development constraints. The communes were divided into three categories based on their occupancy levels and planning directions: Vital Planning Area (VPA), Common Planning Area (PPA), and Initial Planning Area (IPA). The rural comprehensive development potential has maximum, minimum, and average values of 0.694, 0.176 and 0.429. The proportion of rural communes in low, medium, and high levels is 13.04%, 60.86%, 26.08%, and correspondingly. Due to their obvious location advantages, high level of integration between urban and rural development, and greater economic development vitality, communes that cross the mobility axe and have proximity to water resources more than make up for the drawback of the scarcity of background resources. As a result, these communes have good development potential. The second main hub of the province of Rehamna's urban development is in the north. The spatial distribution demonstrates the tendency to progressively increase around the center, adopting it as the core. This paper proposes a framework for rural communes to facilitate strategic spatial planning, providing a novel way to maximize rural development potential. Based on these findings, the paper suggests a new spatial framework for rural development that aims to enhance the development status of rural regions by addressing their planning needs. This study presents an analytical framework for government, institutions, stakeholders, and planners to construct effective rural development strategies, focusing on the essential indicators required for rural sustainability.

农村居住区规划的演变有可能通过调整人类居住区生态系统的组成部分来提高地区的可持续性。在这项研究中，我们在 Rehamna 省（摩洛哥中部）的 23 个农村乡镇促进了可持续性的整合。我们从四个方面对农村发展进行了评估：地理位置和基础设施、资源可用性、经济活动和发展制约因素。这些乡镇根据其占用水平和规划方向分为三类：重要规划区（VPA）、普通规划区（PPA）和初始规划区（IPA）。农村综合发展潜力的最大值、最小值和平均值分别为 0.694、0.176 和 0.429。处于低、中、高水平的乡镇比例分别为 13.04%、60.86%、26.08%。由于区位优势明显，城乡发展一体化程度高，经济发展活力较强，跨越交通轴线、临近水资源的乡镇弥补了本底资源稀缺的缺陷。因此，这些乡镇具有良好的发展潜力。雷哈姆纳省城市发展的第二个主要中心在北部。其空间分布呈现出以中心为核心，逐步向四周扩展的趋势。本文为农村公社提出了一个促进战略性空间规划的框架，为最大限度地发挥农村发展潜力提供了一种新方法。基于这些发现，本文提出了一种新的农村发展空间框架，旨在通过满足农村地区的规划需求来提升其发展地位。本研究为政府、机构、利益相关者和规划者构建有效的农村发展战略提供了一个分析框架，重点关注农村可持续发展所需的基本指标。

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Interaction between formal and informal actors in the shadow of policymaking: Case studies of community-based urban pluvial flood risk management in Pearl River Delta cities 决策阴影下正式和非正式参与者之间的互动：珠江三角洲城市基于社区的城市冲积洪水风险管理案例研究

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.001

Zeqiang Pan , Gert de Roo , Emma Puerari

Policymakers increasingly integrate urban pluvial flood risk management into multiple strategies, acknowledging that local contexts and the actors involved are crucial. However, the literature on the decision-making processes of community-based pluvial flood risk management sheds little light on how local formal and informal actors relate to each other. This paper contributes to filling this research gap by exploring the interdependency between local authorities and community residents from a multilevel governance perspective. Two cases, based in Pearl River Delta Cities, are analysed to explore actors' interactions locally in the Chinese Sponge City Program, a national programme for urban pluvial flood risk management. The comparative study of the two cases leads to four conclusions. First, the Sponge City Program at the local level can be viewed as multilevel governance. Second, triggered by the goal set by the national government and the local contexts, local authorities see the benefit of locally integrating the Sponge City Program into an integrated and area-specific plan, emphasizing the importance of institutional assertiveness. Third, tensions and synergies exist in the interaction process between local authorities and residents that will have to be recognized and embraced and, where necessary, converted from constraining to enabling factors. Fourth, institutional barriers still dominate locally in the Sponge City Program because of a lack of support for cross-boundary cooperation and public participation. To span these boundaries, policymakers should be more open to changing the perspective from ‘planning for people’ to ‘planning with people’.

政策制定者越来越多地将城市冲积洪水风险管理纳入多种战略，承认当地环境和相关参与者至关重要。然而，有关以社区为基础的冲积洪水风险管理的决策过程的文献很少涉及当地正式和非正式参与者之间的关系。本文从多层次治理的角度探讨了地方政府与社区居民之间的相互依存关系，有助于填补这一研究空白。本文分析了珠江三角洲城市的两个案例，以探讨中国海绵城市计划（一项城市洪涝风险管理的国家计划）中地方行动者之间的互动。通过对两个案例的比较研究，得出了四个结论。首先，地方层面的海绵城市计划可被视为多层次治理。其次，在国家政府设定的目标和地方环境的触发下，地方当局看到了将海绵城市计划融入地方综合和特定地区计划的好处，强调了机构自信的重要性。第三，在地方政府与居民的互动过程中，存在着紧张关系和协同作用，必须认识到这一点并加以利用，必要时将制约因素转化为有利因素。第四，由于缺乏对跨界合作和公众参与的支持，在海绵城市计划中，体制障碍在当地仍占主导地位。为了跨越这些界限，决策者应该更加开放，将视角从 "为人规划 "转变为 "与人规划"。

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Enhancing urban livability: Analyzing Tehran through equitable land use distribution 提高城市宜居性：通过公平的土地利用分布分析德黑兰

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.06.005

Kimia Ghasemi

Urban livability, a concept integral to human settlements, lacks a universally agreed-upon definition. It encompasses various aspects influencing the attractiveness and quality of life in a city. The research adopts an objective evaluation method, focusing on equitable access to urban services. The study aims to address these challenges by examining the livability of Tehran's 22 districts, emphasizing access to essential services. Employing a comprehensive methodology, the research utilizes analytical tools such as Standard Deviational Ellipse analysis (SDE), Average Nearest Neighbor (ANN), and the Multi-Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison (MABAC) technique. The spatial distribution analysis of urban land uses in Tehran reveals distinct patterns through Standard Deviational Ellipse analysis. Urban land uses exhibit directional orientations and concentrations, providing valuable insights for urban planning. Average Nearest Neighbor analysis indicates clustered distribution across various land uses, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions. The study ranks Tehran's districts based on livability using MABAC technique. District 21 emerges as the most livable, while District 10 faces challenges in service distribution. The findings highlight disparities and call for focused urban planning to enhance overall livability in Tehran, recognizing the importance of equitable access to urban services for a sustainable and cohesive urban environment.

城市宜居性是人类住区不可或缺的一个概念，但却缺乏一个普遍认同的定义。它包括影响城市吸引力和生活质量的各个方面。本研究采用客观评价方法，重点关注公平获取城市服务。本研究旨在通过考察德黑兰 22 个区的宜居性来应对这些挑战，重点关注基本服务的获取。研究采用综合方法，利用标准偏差椭圆分析法（SDE）、平均近邻法（ANN）和多属性边界逼近区域比较法（MABAC）等分析工具。通过标准偏差椭圆分析，德黑兰城市土地利用的空间分布分析揭示了独特的模式。城市土地使用呈现出方向性和集中性，为城市规划提供了有价值的见解。平均近邻分析表明了各种土地用途的集群分布，强调了有针对性干预的必要性。研究采用 MABAC 技术，根据宜居程度对德黑兰各区进行了排名。第 21 区成为最宜居的地区，而第 10 区则在服务分布方面面临挑战。研究结果凸显了差异，并呼吁进行有针对性的城市规划，以提高德黑兰的整体宜居性，同时认识到公平获取城市服务对于可持续和有凝聚力的城市环境的重要性。

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Modelling the dynamics of urbanization for urban sustainability in West Africa 为西非城市可持续性建立城市化动态模型

IF 3.9 2区社会学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Management

Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.06.004

Hassan Radoine , Salwa Bajja , Francis Dakyaga , Ali Çelik , Alanda Kamana , Hassan Yakubu , Jerome Chenal

The West African region, one of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa has over decades experienced rapid rate of urbanization. The urbanization processes have been associated with manifold environmental and socioeconomic challenges including inefficient urban infrastructure, unaffordable housing, poor sanitation and informal settlements. Urban scholars following the rise of urbanization and climate change in West Africa have advocated for policies and programmes towards the reduction of carbon footprints and sustainable human settlements, while emphasizing on the needs to plan for urban sustainability. Yet limited studies have so far analysed the dynamics of urbanization in West Africa, especially in relations to sustainability. Motivated by the evolving debates on urban sustainability, this study contributes to urban planning discourse, by exploring the dynamics of energy consumption, gross domestic product, employment levels and productivity in six countries in West Africa and demonstrate the implications for urban sustainability. Using the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR)-Mean Group (MG) model, we analysed annual data from 1991 to 2018 of Urban Population Growth, Gross Domestic Product, Energy Consumption, and Greenhouse gas emissions. The study revealed variation across the selected countries in terms of rate of urbanization, productivity, and energy consumption. The results suggest the need for commonalities as well as differentiated approaches towards improving urban environmental quality for urban sustainability. Furthermore, while there is a need to promote green urban infrastructure, concerted efforts are required towards promoting sustainable urban environmental quality.

西非地区是非洲最大的城市群之一，几十年来经历了快速的城市化进程。城市化进程伴随着多方面的环境和社会经济挑战，包括城市基础设施效率低下、住房负担不起、卫生条件差和非正规住区。随着西非城市化和气候变化的兴起，城市学者们主张制定减少碳足迹和可持续人类住区的政策和计划，同时强调需要规划城市的可持续性。然而，迄今为止，对西非城市化动态，特别是与可持续发展关系的分析研究十分有限。在有关城市可持续性的讨论不断发展的推动下，本研究探讨了西非六个国家的能源消耗、国内生产总值、就业水平和生产率的动态，并展示了其对城市可持续性的影响，从而为城市规划讨论做出了贡献。利用似非相关回归（SUR）-均值组（MG）模型，我们分析了 1991 年至 2018 年城市人口增长、国内生产总值、能源消耗和温室气体排放的年度数据。研究显示，所选国家在城市化率、生产力和能源消耗方面存在差异。研究结果表明，在改善城市环境质量以实现城市可持续发展方面，既需要共性，也需要差异化方法。此外，在需要推广绿色城市基础设施的同时，还需要共同努力促进可持续的城市环境质量。

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