The realization path of urban agglomerations' green development (UGD) varies by the
characteristic differences of financial agglomeration (FA). We decomposed FA from new …

Do cities with higher administrative hierarchies always enjoy higher intercity connections?
Based on an innovation of twin cities (Chengdu-Chongqing) in China, this paper uses …

Through an examination of output efficiency of urban land use and its driving mechanisms,
this paper aims to highlight the roles of inherent differences in development cycle and …

The mega-city region was projected as the future outcome of the urbanization process,
which is commonly composed of single or multiple main cities and peripheral cities through …

The continuous expansion of cities has led to prominent threats of urban housing shortage,
inefficient land use, and environmental degradation. Determining an appropriate city size to …

The shrinking of cities has become an increasingly global phenomenon, posing challenges
for sustainable urban development. However, most focus remains on Europe and North …

Improving urban economic resilience is crucial for achieving urban economic growth and
sustainable development. However, population shrinkage is not conducive to improving …

The dynamics of urban population density (UPD) has attracted extensive attention from both
policymakers and scholars because it can be used to indicate the sustainability of city …

As a typical mode of modern transportation, high-speed rail (HSR) plays a key role in the
formation and development of today's regional spatial pattern. Based on the panel data of …

High-speed railway (HSR) is expected to be a breakthrough in reducing carbon emissions
from China's transport network. This study employs the staggered difference-in-differences …