In light of the rapid global urbanization, providing a better quality of life in cities is becoming
an increasingly critical issue for urban planning. However, the links between the built …

This paper synthesizes knowledge on how the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
reshaped the relationship between cities and quality of life. The possible impacts of cities on …

Urban vitality and social cohesion both provide multiple benefits in cities. While it has been
argued that urban vitality–the liveliness of cities–may strengthen social cohesion, this has …

Urban sprawl in urbanizing China has resulted in a series of ecological and environmental
problems. Urban planners have been committed to promoting compact development …

Understanding the role of the built environment in subjective well-being (SWB) can provide
important input to urban planning debates on synergies and conflicts between …

China's unprecedented urbanisation in the last several decades has significantly
transformed its urban built environment. On the one hand, such an urbanisation has brought …

Commute satisfaction, neighborhood satisfaction, and housing satisfaction can be used as
indicators of urban quality of life and livability due to their potential contribution to subjective …

This paper explores the link between the quality of the built environment and its value, in
health, social, economic and environmental terms. This is theorized as 'place value'which …

The recent and projected upward trends in the frequency and intensity of climate-induced
events in cities have enhanced the focus on adaptation. In addition to enhancing the …

Abstract The “15-minute city” concept has been receiving an increasing amount of attention
as a model for urban policy as well as a tool for urban spatial analysis. The concept is often …