Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China

R Xu, W Yue, F Wei, G Yang, Y Chen, K Pan - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Urban development continues to face the dilemma of spatial inequality of public facilities,
particularly educational and medical facilities. Identifying inequalities in various types of …

Spatial inequity index for essential facility access at building-level in highly dense urban areas

A Maheshwari, Y Jain, SS Chopra - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Equity and inclusion continue to pose significant challenges for many cities. Disparities in
access to resources and facilities among the residents of these areas are often influenced by …

The digital presentation of human-oriented urban design

J Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
With the process of modernization and industrialization, cities are increasingly becoming
homogenous. The place value and vitality of cities are seriously lacking with a declining …

A new approach to peri-urban area land use efficiency identification using multi-source datasets: A case study in 36 Chinese metropolitan areas

T He, Y Lu, W Yue, W **ao, X Shen, Z Shan - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Land use efficiency (LUE) is considered a significant yardstick for guiding the practice
toward sustainable urban development for metropolitan areas. However, existing evaluation …

[HTML][HTML] Reflections on TOD in China: From land finance to inclusive growth

Y Su, Y Wu, CL Choguill, J Luo, X Yu - Journal of Urban Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a sustainable land use planning tool based on land
value-added capturing and urban quality improvements and has been vigorously promoted …

Evaluating inequality divides in urban development intensity between the Global North and South

L Chen, M Chen, X Zhang, Y **an - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
As the significance of cities worldwide with regard to human activities increases, Urban
Development Intensity (UDI) becomes an increasingly critical factor for achieving …

Understanding archetypal spatial gradient patterns in urban economic, population and air quality nexus: New insights from a geographic-process perspective

P Zhang, H Wu, J Zhang, Q Sun, Z Ji, X Lin… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing complexity of urban social-ecological dynamics have presented potential
challenges on achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, little is known …

A nonparametric approach for detecting urban polycentric spatial structure in China using remote sensing nighttime light and point of interest data

L Jiang, Y Wu, J Wang, H Han, K Shi - GIScience & Remote …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Effectively identifying urban polycentric spatial structure (UPSS) is essential for data-driven
evaluation of urban performance, and it serves as a scientific basis for urban spatial …

Changing associations of built environment with usage of urban space due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Y Meng, HC Ho, MS Wong - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper aims to analyze how the associations of built environment and usage of urban
space changed due to the social restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic in the United …

Disparities in access and association between access to critical facilities during day-to-day and disrupted access as a result of storm extreme weather events

FI Patrascu, A Mostafavi, A Vedlitz - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This study examines the relationship between households' access to critical facilities day-to-
day and during weather-related extreme events. Despite a robust understanding of both day …