For the last decade the Smart City concept has been under development, fostered by the
growing urbanization of the world's population and the need to handle the challenges that …

Research interests in urban carrying capacity (UCC) in the contemporary urbanizing China
have been growing in recent years, which results in the development of a large body of …

This paper inquires: can sustainable urbanization be realized in Saudi Arabian cities? It
addresses this question by (i) analyzing the relationship between sustainable development …

The new-type urbanization which emphasizes urban infrastructure improvement, together
with neighboring cities, may influence CO 2 emissions of urban facilities and energy …

Urbanization is a complex economic and social phenomenon. Recently, rapid urbanization
has not only caused rapid economic development in China, it has also posed a major threat …

It remains unclear on how industrial structure adjustment interacts with urban land use
efficiency and how urbanization affects their interaction, despite its significance for urban …

Substantial population growth, increasing urbanization, overloaded infrastructure, more
energy consumption, environmental impacts, and investment in technological developments …

While climate change has traditionally driven the search for appropriate urban policy
responses, a recent trend in urban studies and planning in the Global South has been to …

Because of the environmental damage associated with the rise in economic activity,
Policymakers are desperate to develop mechanisms that can help fuel an economy's …

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) play a fundamental role in advancing the implementation
of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), as they enable cities and …