IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106783

Sinan Wang

This paper explores how seemingly mundane objects—benches, lampposts, phone boxes, bus shelters—became sites of political significance in London, and by extension in Britain's cities, following the neoliberal turn of 1979. It traces the shift from post-war democratic design governance, when street furniture was actively debated and designed as a civic good, to an era marked by privatization, depoliticization, and the erosion of public oversight. Drawing on a historical-interpretive case study, the study analyzes policy documents, design debates, archival material, and media coverage to investigate how neoliberal urban reforms under Margaret Thatcher dismantled institutional frameworks that once supported public involvement in shaping the everyday urban landscape. However, rather than disappearing, public engagement with street furniture shifted into the realm of informal practice—seen in acts of appropriation, subversion, and local customization. The article integrates Henri Lefebvre's “right to the city,” Michel de Certeau's theory of everyday tactics, and affordance theory to frame street furniture as an “in-between” architecture of urban politics—symbolically and materially reflecting the tensions between state, market, and citizen. By foregrounding these overlooked micro-political struggles, the paper argues for a renewed recognition of small urban objects as critical to democratic space-making. It concludes with implications for inclusive urban governance and participatory design in an age of market-led city development.

本文探讨了在1979年新自由主义转向之后，看似平凡的物体——长椅、灯柱、电话亭、公共汽车候车亭——是如何在伦敦乃至整个英国城市成为具有政治意义的场所的。它追溯了战后民主设计治理的转变，当时街头家具被积极讨论和设计为公民利益，到一个以私有化、去政治化和公共监督侵蚀为标志的时代。通过历史解释案例研究，本研究分析了政策文件、设计辩论、档案材料和媒体报道，以调查玛格丽特·撒切尔（Margaret Thatcher）领导下的新自由主义城市改革如何拆除了曾经支持公众参与塑造日常城市景观的制度框架。然而，公众对街道家具的参与并没有消失，而是转移到了非正式实践的领域——在挪用、颠覆和当地定制的行为中可以看到。这篇文章整合了亨利·列斐伏尔的“城市权利”、米歇尔·德·塞托的日常策略理论和供给理论，将街道家具框架为城市政治的“中间”建筑——象征性地和物质上反映了国家、市场和公民之间的紧张关系。通过突出这些被忽视的微观政治斗争，本文主张重新认识到小型城市物体对民主空间制造至关重要。最后提出了在市场主导的城市发展时代，包容性城市治理和参与式设计的启示。

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Exploring a business incubator process: Evidence from different European cities in the IN-HABIT project 探索企业孵化器过程：来自in - habit项目中不同欧洲城市的证据

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106776

Giulia Granai , Carmen Borrelli , Catherina Vecchione , Bianca Breveglieri , Francesco Di Iacovo , Roberta Moruzzo

Incubators are useful tools to foster the launch of innovative start-ups. This paper investigates the process of an incubation model that supports entrepreneurs at an initial stage of their work through the development of a business plan from scratch with innovative tools. Specifically, we focus on the impact of the application of this methodology to a European project – IN-HABIT - involving 4 different cities in Europe. Based on a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews (multiple-choice questionnaire), we critically analysed the whole process and compared the findings to understand strengths and weaknesses across different phases of the program and city contexts. A questionnaire for each city from a representative of the organisation applying the incubation tool has been collected. Results highlight how the context in which the incubation program is carried out and the specific topic of interest can influence the whole process. Although this research mainly explored the methodology's application in different contexts, further study will be needed to better assess the long-term outcomes for participants. From a practical perspective, the study suggests that successful implementation and replication of incubation programs in diverse urban settings require: local adaptation of the methodology to context-specific needs; engagement of local stakeholders to ensure outreach and participation; and integration of incubation activities within broader urban innovation ecosystems. These insights can inform practitioners, policymakers, and project designers seeking to apply or replicate inclusive incubation models in other territorial or thematic contexts.

孵化器是培育创新型初创企业的有用工具。本文研究了一个孵化模型的过程，该模型通过使用创新工具从零开始制定商业计划，在创业的初始阶段为企业家提供支持。具体来说，我们关注的是将这种方法应用于一个涉及欧洲4个不同城市的欧洲项目- in - habit的影响。基于使用半结构化访谈（多项选择问卷）的定性方法，我们批判性地分析了整个过程，并比较了研究结果，以了解项目不同阶段和城市背景的优势和劣势。从应用孵化工具的组织的代表那里收集了一份针对每个城市的问卷。结果突出了孵化计划实施的背景和感兴趣的特定主题如何影响整个过程。虽然本研究主要探讨了该方法在不同背景下的应用，但需要进一步的研究来更好地评估参与者的长期结果。从实际角度来看，该研究表明，在不同的城市环境中成功实施和复制孵化计划需要：根据具体情况的需要对方法进行当地调整；地方利益攸关方的参与，以确保外联和参与；将孵化活动整合到更广泛的城市创新生态系统中。这些见解可以为从业者、政策制定者和项目设计者提供信息，以便在其他地域或主题背景下应用或复制包容性孵化模式。

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The urban agglomeration nexus: How green space and wild boar presence shape residents' emotions and protective intentions 城市群关系：绿地和野猪的存在如何塑造居民的情感和保护意图

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106774

Duo Yin , Meixin Liu , Jie He

Urban agglomerations, characterized by intense human-nature interactions and interconnected socioeconomic structures, present distinct challenges for human-place relations. Recent expansion into wildlife habitats has escalated human-wildlife conflicts, which typically scattered and widespread, posing a shared governance challenge. Focusing on the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, this study investigates how urban green spaces and wild boar presence shape residents' emotional responses and their intentions to protect both wild boars and human interests. A survey of 350 residents reveals that urban green spaces are positively associated with the presence of wild boars. Such encounters in these spaces elicit positive emotions, which in turn enhance intentions to protect wild boars. The findings demonstrate that urban green spaces indirectly promote residents' protective intentions by fostering positive emotions, while also reducing negative emotions and the consequent inclination to prioritize human interests. Furthermore, shared use of green spaces with wild boars did not amplify negative emotions. This study challenges the prevailing perception of wild boars as merely fear-relevant species, offering novel insights for the ecological construction of urban agglomeration and sustainable human-wildlife coexistence strategies amidst ongoing “wild boar urbanization”.

城市群以强烈的人与自然互动和相互关联的社会经济结构为特征，对人与地关系提出了独特的挑战。最近对野生动物栖息地的扩张升级了人类与野生动物之间的冲突，这些冲突通常是分散和广泛的，构成了共同的治理挑战。本研究以长三角城市群为研究对象，探讨城市绿地和野猪的存在如何影响居民的情感反应，以及他们保护野猪和人类利益的意愿。一项针对350名居民的调查显示，城市绿地与野猪的存在呈正相关。在这些空间里的这种遭遇引发了积极的情绪，反过来又增强了保护野猪的意图。研究结果表明，城市绿地通过培养积极情绪间接促进了居民的保护意愿，同时也减少了负面情绪和随之而来的优先考虑人类利益的倾向。此外，与野猪共享绿地并没有放大负面情绪。本研究挑战了人们对野猪仅仅是与恐惧有关的物种的普遍看法，为正在进行的“野猪城市化”中城市群的生态建设和人类与野生动物的可持续共存策略提供了新的见解。

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Understanding interdependencies in urban pluvial flood risk management: Insights from Amsterdam and Rotterdam 理解城市雨洪风险管理中的相互依赖关系：来自阿姆斯特丹和鹿特丹的见解

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106769

Zeqiang Pan, Gert de Roo, Britta Restemeyer, Elen-Maarja Trell-Zuidema

In urban pluvial flood risk management, local authorities and local collectives (e.g. citizen groups) increasingly rely on each other's contributions to develop on-the-ground solutions, thereby creating an interdependent relationship. Although it is known that these interdependencies can be beneficial, most studies have focused on interaction processes between local authorities and local collectives, paying less attention to the underlying interdependencies. This study explores how interdependencies influence flood risk management by analysing two neighbourhood-level projects in the Netherlands: Oase Noord (Oasis North) in Amsterdam, which is characterised by a shared governance model, and Dakpark (Roof Park) in Rotterdam, which reflects a self-governance approach. Interviews were held with local authorities and local collectives from the two cases, and experts involved in similar projects. Our analysis demonstrates that interdependencies can benefit collaborative processes for developing integrated pluvial flood risk management strategies, and their forms are by and large similar in shared governance and self-governance. Our empirical findings also highlight institutional challenges in recognising and using interdependencies, particularly the absence of consistent government support across both approaches. This study underscores the interdependencies between local authorities and communities and the ability of citizens to take their part in the responsibility to manage flood risks and other climate-related transitions.

在城市洪积洪水风险管理中，地方当局和地方集体（如公民团体）越来越依赖彼此的贡献来制定实地解决方案，从而形成一种相互依存的关系。虽然众所周知，这些相互依赖可能是有益的，但大多数研究都集中在地方当局和地方集体之间的相互作用过程上，对潜在的相互依赖关系关注较少。本研究通过分析荷兰的两个社区级项目，探讨了相互依赖如何影响洪水风险管理：阿姆斯特丹的Oase Noord（绿洲北部）以共享治理模式为特征，鹿特丹的Dakpark（屋顶公园）反映了一种自治方法。与这两个案件的地方当局和地方集体以及参与类似项目的专家进行了面谈。我们的分析表明，相互依赖有利于开发综合洪积洪水风险管理策略的协作过程，它们的形式在共享治理和自我治理中大致相似。我们的实证研究结果还强调了在认识和利用相互依赖性方面的制度挑战，特别是在两种方法之间缺乏一致的政府支持。这项研究强调了地方当局和社区之间的相互依存关系，以及公民参与管理洪水风险和其他与气候相关的过渡的能力。

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Understanding floodplain development: An analysis of demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with floodplain development in the Kansas City metropolitan area of the US 了解河漫滩发展：美国堪萨斯城大都市区与河漫滩发展相关的人口和社会经济因素分析

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106779

Sungyop Kim, Julia C. Crowley

Floodplain development has been a chronic planning issue. This study analyzed the effects of various census demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of floodplain development by property type at the census block group level for the Kansas City metropolitan area. The methodology used a database of the area's properties in 100-year floodplains, and classified each property as residential, commercial, industrial, or public. Additional sociodemographic information was added to the database. Cragg's exponential hurdle model was employed to analyze the data. Results suggest that the majority of the development was residential. However, more than a quarter of the development was classified as either commercial, industrial, or public properties. This study found a broad floodplain development phenomenon in the study area and the suburbanization of floodplain development but with limited variations in demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The study also found different development mechanisms in floodplains by property type.

漫滩的开发一直是一个长期的规划问题。本研究分析了不同类型的人口普查人口特征和社会经济特征对堪萨斯城大都市区漫滩发展的影响。该方法使用了该地区100年洪泛区财产的数据库，并将每个财产分为住宅、商业、工业或公共。数据库中增加了更多的社会人口统计信息。采用Cragg指数障碍模型对数据进行分析。结果表明，大部分的发展是住宅。然而，超过四分之一的开发项目被归类为商业、工业或公共物业。研究发现，研究区河漫滩发展现象广泛，河漫滩发展呈郊区化趋势，但人口和社会经济特征变化有限。研究还发现了洪泛平原不同性质的发展机制。

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Unveiling the dynamics: Tracing rural settlements evolution in urban-rural transition zones 揭示动态：城乡转轨区乡村聚落演变轨迹

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106772

Libang Ma , Shoucun Zhao , Xiang Wang , Cui Cao , Qing Zhu

As the frontier zone affected by urbanization, the spatio-temporal evolution of rural settlements (RSs) in urban-rural transition zones (URTZs) serves as a crucial entry point for understanding urban-rural interactions. However, targeted research in this area remains insufficient. To this end, this study innovatively constructs a reverse-tracking analytical framework that traces causes from effects. Integrating methods such as landscape pattern analysis, spatial expansion measurement, and interface effect response, it systematically reveals the evolutionary patterns of RS in URTZs in Gansu Province. This study indicates that the landscape patterns of RSs exhibit trends towards scaling, complexity and spatial clustering; the rate of RSs expansion continues to slow, with expansion directions demonstrating high adaptability to the geographical environment, while differentiated expansion behaviors further drive landscape pattern formation; The response of RSs to the interface effects of URTZs directly influences their expansion dynamics and survival status, thereby feeding back into the evolution of landscape patterns. This study offers a fresh perspective on understanding the complexities of human-land relationships in URTZs, while also providing precise spatio-temporal information support for land management in these areas.

城乡过渡带乡村聚落作为受城市化影响的前沿地带，其时空演变是理解城乡相互作用的重要切入点。然而，在这方面的针对性研究仍然不足。为此，本研究创新性地构建了从结果追溯原因的反向跟踪分析框架。综合景观格局分析、空间扩展测量、界面效应响应等方法，系统揭示了甘肃省城市交通集散区RS的演化规律。研究结果表明：RSs景观格局呈现出尺度化、复杂性和空间聚类化的趋势；RSs扩展速度持续放缓，扩展方向对地理环境表现出较高的适应性，而差异化的扩展行为进一步驱动景观格局的形成；RSs对urtz界面效应的响应直接影响它们的扩展动态和生存状态，从而反馈到景观格局的演变中。该研究提供了一个全新的视角来理解utz地区人地关系的复杂性，同时也为这些地区的土地管理提供了精确的时空信息支持。

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Mapping environmental determinants of aging in place through network analysis: insights from Taipei 透过网路分析绘制老化的环境决定因素：来自台北的见解

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106733

Wan-Chen Hsu , Nuan-Ching Huang , Tzu-Yuan Chao , Yi Sun , Susan C. Hu

As populations age globally, creating supportive environments for aging in place becomes increasingly critical. However, existing research typically examines environmental dimensions and their associations with aging outcomes independently, overlooking how features interact across levels to collectively shape the lived experiences of older adults. To address this limitation, this study employed network analysis to examine the multilevel contributions of environmental features to aging-in-place experiences. We interviewed 308 long-term older residents in Taipei, assessing 31 environmental experience features across housing, neighborhood, and community levels. Gaussian graphical models and centrality analysis were employed to estimate pairwise partial correlations and identify the most influential and bridging features. The network revealed complex environmental connections, with community-level environmental quality showing the highest centrality. Four factors served as multilevel bridges: community safety, environmental maintenance, community vitality, and historical-cultural atmosphere. Among these, community safety showed the strongest cross-level connectivity. Our findings enhance traditional factor analysis, a dimension-reduction approach, by uncovering feature interconnections and cross-level interactions that advance aging-in-place theory. While the network reveals correlational relationships, highly central features emerge as critical leverage points. These features provide empirical direction for strategic interventions and guide future causal investigations to enhance supportive aging-in-place environments.

随着全球人口老龄化，为老龄化创造有利的环境变得越来越重要。然而，现有的研究通常是独立地考察环境维度及其与老龄化结果的关系，而忽略了特征如何在各个层面上相互作用，共同塑造老年人的生活经历。为了解决这一限制，本研究采用网络分析来检验环境特征对原地老龄化体验的多层次贡献。我们访问了台北的308名长期老年居民，评估了31个环境体验特征，包括住房、邻里和社区层面。采用高斯图形模型和中心性分析来估计两两偏相关性，并确定最具影响力和桥接特征。该网络显示出复杂的环境联系，其中社区环境质量的中心性最高。社区安全、环境维护、社区活力和历史文化氛围这四个因素起着多层桥梁的作用。其中，社区安全表现出最强的跨层连通性。我们的研究结果增强了传统的因子分析，一种降维方法，通过揭示特征相互联系和跨层相互作用，推进了原地老化理论。虽然网络揭示了相关关系，但高度中心的特征成为关键的杠杆点。这些特征为战略干预提供了实证方向，并为未来的因果调查提供了指导，以增强支持性原地老龄化环境。

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Path dependency and creative convergence: A comparative study of cultural and creative cities in Europe 路径依赖与创意趋同：欧洲文化创意城市比较研究

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106753

Tereza Kubištová , Arie Stoffelen

Cultural and creative cities are increasingly central to urban development agendas in both Western and Eastern Europe. However, significant disparities persist in how cities leverage cultural and creative industries for economic growth and social cohesion. This study investigates the role of path dependency, among others in institutional capacity and governance frameworks, in shaping these divergent trajectories. Using data from the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor between 2015 and 2019, we conduct a comparative quantitative analysis of 196 European cities. Principal component analysis and Kruskal-Wallis tests reveal statistically significant differences in both economic and socio-cultural performance between Western European cities and those in the Former Eastern Bloc. Drawing on the theoretical lens of Evolutionary Economic Geography, the study highlights how institutional legacies and governance structures condition cultural and creative industry outcomes, while also identifying cases of emerging path creation in select Eastern cities, such as Brno and Bratislava. The findings suggest that although historical constraints persist, targeted investment and adaptive governance can foster convergence and inclusive urban transformation.

文化创意城市日益成为西欧和东欧城市发展议程的核心。然而，各城市在如何利用文化创意产业促进经济增长和社会凝聚力方面仍然存在显著差异。本研究调查了路径依赖，以及制度能力和治理框架中的其他因素，在形成这些不同轨迹方面的作用。我们利用2015年至2019年文化创意城市监测的数据，对196个欧洲城市进行了比较定量分析。主成分分析和Kruskal-Wallis检验显示，西欧城市和前东欧集团城市在经济和社会文化表现方面存在统计学上的显著差异。利用进化经济地理学的理论视角，该研究强调了制度遗产和治理结构如何影响文化和创意产业的成果，同时也确定了一些东方城市（如布尔诺和布拉迪斯拉发）新兴路径创造的案例。研究结果表明，尽管历史制约因素仍然存在，但有针对性的投资和适应性治理可以促进城市融合和包容性转型。

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Foreign city users and in-store versus online retail channel choice: Urban logistics and planning implications 国外城市用户和店内与在线零售渠道选择：城市物流和规划影响

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106767

Andrii Galkin , Tibor Schlosser , Antonio Comi , Joris Beckers

This study examines the in-store and online purchasing behaviour of foreign city users (FCUs) in Bratislava, using a mixed-method quantitative approach that combines binary logit models with machine-learning classifiers, including support vector machines (SVM), random forests, and artificial neural networks. FCUs, defined as non-native residents such as international students, migrant workers, and refugees, display distinctive shopping patterns compared to locals, influenced by factors such as age, mobility resources, and product type. The analysis shows that FCUs are significantly less likely to shop online, particularly for essential goods, while younger FCUs are more inclined to purchase discretionary items online. The increased reliance of FCUs on physical retail for essentials tends to concentrate passenger trips in accessible districts (often walkable and transit-served, but in some contexts also around car-oriented shopping centres) whereas local higher uptake of online shopping generates more dispersed last-mile delivery flows. Beyond freight implications, this pattern helps policymakers calibrate the local retail mix and ensure its multi-modal accessibility (not only passenger trips). Policy recommendations include maintaining accessible retail in FCU-dense areas, improving multilingual e-commerce access, and strategically locating parcel collection infrastructure. The study underscores the need for demographic-sensitive retail and freight planning to support inclusive, sustainable, and resilient cities.

本研究考察了布拉迪斯拉发外国城市用户（FCUs）的店内和在线购买行为，采用混合方法定量方法，将二元logit模型与机器学习分类器（包括支持向量机（SVM）、随机森林和人工神经网络）相结合。fcu被定义为非本地居民，如国际学生、农民工和难民，受年龄、流动资源和产品类型等因素的影响，与当地人相比，fcu表现出独特的购物模式。分析显示，fcu在网上购物的可能性明显降低，尤其是购买必需品，而年轻的fcu更倾向于在网上购买非必需品。fcu越来越依赖实体零售来购买必需品，这往往会把乘客的出行集中在交通便利的地区（通常是步行和公交服务的地区，但在某些情况下，也会在以汽车为导向的购物中心附近），而当地对网上购物的较高吸收会产生更分散的最后一英里配送流。除了货运方面的影响，这种模式还有助于政策制定者调整当地的零售组合，并确保其多模式可达性（不仅仅是乘客出行）。政策建议包括在fcu密集地区保持无障碍零售，改善多语言电子商务访问，以及战略性地定位包裹收集基础设施。该研究强调，需要对人口结构敏感的零售和货运规划，以支持包容、可持续和有弹性的城市。

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Social entrepreneurship as a driver for social inclusion and sustainable tourism: The case of Herculaneum, Italy 社会企业家精神作为社会包容和可持续旅游的驱动力：以意大利赫库兰尼姆为例

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities

Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106759

Salvatore Monaco, Antón Freire Varela, Ciro Prospero, Fabio Corbisiero

Social enterprises are increasingly recognized for their potential to foster social inclusion and sustainable tourism by embedding economic activities within local communities. While existing literature often focuses on the measurable impacts of these initiatives, less attention has been paid to how social enterprises construct and narrate their own roles within complex territorial contexts. This study adopts an interpretive approach to study how the social enterprise Variabile K, based in Herculaneum, Italy, frames its mission and practices as tools for transforming the city's tourism model. Through a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with enterprise members, the paper identifies five key dimensions: the contradictions of Herculaneum's landscape, the dual nature of tourism, the enterprise's commitment to community-based tourism, the role of collaborative networks, and future opportunities and challenges.

Findings indicate that Variabile K challenges the dominant “hit-and-run” tourism model by promoting experiential, relational, and locally embedded activities. Through partnerships with schools, local businesses, and third-sector organizations, it fosters a participatory tourism model that enhances social cohesion and expands economic opportunities for residents. Nevertheless, structural limitations—such as weak institutional support, inadequate infrastructure, and exclusion from mainstream tourism circuits—continue to hinder its development.

While social entrepreneurship offers a promising alternative for sustainable tourism, its consolidation requires greater policy recognition, institutional alignment, and long-term investment. The case of Variabile K contributes to broader debates on social innovation in tourism, emphasizing the importance of locally grounded, inclusive strategies for urban regeneration and cultural valorization.

社会企业通过将经济活动融入当地社区，日益认识到其促进社会包容和可持续旅游业的潜力。虽然现有文献经常关注这些举措的可衡量影响，但很少关注社会企业如何在复杂的地域背景下构建和叙述自己的角色。本研究采用解释性的方法来研究意大利赫库兰尼姆的社会企业可变K如何将其使命和实践作为转变城市旅游模式的工具。通过对企业成员进行定性访谈的专题分析，本文确定了五个关键维度：赫库兰尼姆景观的矛盾、旅游业的双重性质、企业对社区旅游的承诺、协作网络的作用以及未来的机遇和挑战。研究结果表明，变量K通过促进体验、关系和本地嵌入活动，挑战了主导的“肇事逃逸”旅游模式。通过与学校、当地企业和第三部门组织的合作，它培育了一种参与式旅游模式，增强了社会凝聚力，扩大了居民的经济机会。然而，结构性限制，如薄弱的制度支持，基础设施不足，被排除在主流旅游线路之外，继续阻碍着它的发展。虽然社会企业家精神为可持续旅游业提供了一个有前途的选择，但它的巩固需要更多的政策认可、制度协调和长期投资。变量K的案例促进了关于旅游业社会创新的更广泛讨论，强调了基于当地的包容性战略对城市再生和文化增值的重要性。

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