Urban green infrastructure and its ecosystem services are often conceptualised in terms of a
predominantly western perspective of cities and their wider social, economic and …

This article reviews studies published in English language planning journals since 2001 that
focus on the environmental impacts of sprawl. We organise our analysis of the reviewed …

Rapid urbanization has highlighted ecological problems in the metropolitan area, with
increasing landscape fragmentation and severe threats to ecosystem health (EH). Studying …

The phenomenon of urban shrinkage is a growing global issue. Although urban shrinkage in
Japan was mostly contributed to the aging population and low fertility, a comprehensive …

Evidence suggests that built environments will need to function under climatic conditions
different from the recent past. Observed warming temperatures and changes in precipitation …

This paper analyzes the relationship between urban form, shrinking cities, and residential
carbon emissions, based on information collected for prefectural-level and above Chinese …

This book presents a critical analysis of the 'resource curse'doctrine and a review of the
international evidence on oil and urban development to examine the role of oil on property …

The study aims to develop a framework for community participation that can inform a
participatory approach more effectively when planning and develo** post-disaster …

Exogenous, non-normative shocks to small businesses such as natural disasters have been
understudied. Moreover, most disaster research on small businesses has focused on …

Vacant land, a product of population and economic decline resulting in abandonment of
infrastructure, has increased substantially in shrinking cities around the world. In Cleveland …