In the context of ongoing global urbanization, the disparity in urban development, marked by
the dual phenomena of urban sprawl and urban shrinkage at the regional level, has become …

Purpose While operational carbon (OC) emission reduction strategies have received
substantial attention in past literature, very few studies have focused on embodied carbon …

Under rapid urbanization, the urban heat island (UHI) problem impacts not only large cities,
but also poses severe challenges to shrinking cities with rapidly declining population. In …

This study explored the determinants of happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic by
emphasizing a broad range of factors, including individual (ie socio-demographic status, life …

In South Korea, academic and policy discussions on shrinking cities have increased, but
unified definitions and diagnostic criteria have yet to mature. This study analyzed five years …

The recent and multifaced crises (pandemic, climate change and global warming, Russian
and Ukrainian war and the consequently international tensions, etc.) accelerated and …

It is not our intention here to resuscitate 'wasteland'and 'shrinking'as epistemological
categories but to underline a volume that goes beyond finding new uses for wasteland …

지난 10 년간 전국적으로 도시재생사업이 활발하게 진행되며 지역 및 공동체 활성화를 위한
공동이용시설도 대거조성되었다. 최근 들어 공동이용시설의 지속적인 운영에 적절한 도움과 …

Over the past decade, urban regeneration projects have been actively promoted nationwide
in South Korea, leading to the establishment of numerous community facilities aimed at …

This chapter focuses on the capital of Gorj County from the South-West Oltenia Development
Region, contrasting with the other cities studied in our book. While in most of them, the …