Metro systems and urban development: Impacts and implications

D Lin, W Broere, J Cui - Tunnelling and underground space technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Many cities in the world have developed metro systems. Metro systems affect urban
development in many ways, such as enhancing labour force mobility, increasing urban …

“Ghost cities” versus boom towns: Do China's high-speed rail new towns thrive?

L Dong, R Du, M Kahn, C Ratti, S Zheng - Regional Science and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
In China, local governments often build “new towns” far from the city center but close to new
high-speed rail (HSR) stations. While some HSR new towns experience economic growth …

[HTML][HTML] Metro systems: Construction, operation and impacts

D Lin, Z Zhou, M Weng, W Broere, J Cui - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metro systems have been in use for over 150 years, and new metro lines are still being
constructed, either as new metro systems or as expansions of existing metro networks. In …

The rising and heterogeneous demand for urban green space by Chinese urban residents: Evidence from Bei**g

Y Zhang, T Zhang, Y Zeng, C Yu, S Zheng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies using Hedonic housing price model to discuss residents' demand for urban green
space (UGS) demonstrate the importance that residents place on UGS. While much of the …

[HTML][HTML] Small things, big impact: The network-mediated spillover effect through a transport connectivity enhancement project

K **g, WC Liao - Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines a 4.3 km expansion of Singapore's metro transit system. Despite a short
line, it better connected existing lines and improved the connectivity levels of numerous …

Polycentric urban structure and innovation: Evidence from a panel of Chinese cities

Y Li, R Du - Regional Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates how a city's innovation capacity could be influenced by its polycentric
urban structure. Drawing upon a panel data set containing 267 Chinese cities at the …

Land policies and institutions for equitable and resilient growth in Africa

K Deininger, A Goyal - The World Bank Research Observer, 2025 - academic.oup.com
In coming decades, Africa's urban populations will expand, and the effects of climate change
be more keenly felt. Land policies and institutions will be key for urban dwellers to be able …

Prediction of surface settlement in shield-tunneling construction process using PCA-PSO-RVM machine learning

Y Zhang, Z Wang, H Kuang, F Fu… - Journal of Performance of …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Surface settlement is one of the key engineering issues during shield construction process.
In order to accurately predict surface settlement, this paper proposes a new machine …

Subway and entrepreneurship

H Cheng, R Li, K Liu, F Wei - World Development, 2025 - Elsevier
Improved public transportation is widely considered to stimulate economic activity, but its
impact on two contrasting dynamics—new firm creation and the growth of existing firms …

Can a house resale restriction policy curb speculation? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China

H Lan, F Moreira, S Zhao - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2023 - Elsevier
Speculative opportunity is commonly defined as the chance for agents to resell an asset at a
higher price. Few previous studies have analyzed how speculation works in housing …