Journal of Urban Planning and Development: Recent submissions
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Relationship between Rising Housing Prices and Reduction in Urban Agglomeration
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The city is an intertwined network constructed in a limited space by such economic markets as housing, labor, land, and transportation. The emergence of the city is a sign of civilization representing a higher form of human ... -
Walkability, Safety, and Housing Values in Shrinking Cities: Spatial Hedonic Study in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The growing market demand for pedestrian and transit-oriented communities can be capitalized into higher housing values and can generate much-needed revenue for shrinking cities. Few studies, however, have examined ... -
Case-Based Analysis of Drivers and Challenges for Implementing Government-Led Urban Village Redevelopment Projects in China: Evidence from Zhejiang Province
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This paper analyses urban village redevelopment projects (UVRPs) in contemporary China using a case-based analysis method. Based on the data collected from 394 UVRPs in Zhejiang province, we reveal that the top-down ... -
Identifying City Shrinkage in Population and City Activity in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, China
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)In the context of globalization, cities have undergone a polarization of growth and shrinkage. Urban shrinkage is typically measured by a decrease in population. However, city activity is usually ignored. Accordingly, this ... -
Enhancing Tourism by Reconnecting the Fragmented Landscape of Wadi Araba in Jordan
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This study aims at assessing the landscape condition of the Wadi Araba to enhance the tourism industry in this area. A qualitative research design based on landscape character assessment has been implemented to explore the ... -
Optimization of Public Bicycle Distribution Density Considering the Price Curve of Public Space Occupancy
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Although an increase in the number of dockless shared-bicycle services improves convenience for users, the disorderly parking of bicycles has seriously invaded public space in many cities. To avoid having bicycles occupying ... -
Linking Travel Behavior and Urban Form with Travel Energy Consumption for Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Escalating transport energy demand is one of the major issues for Kathmandu Valley, with a rapid increment in automobilization and urban sprawl. The Kathmandu Valley is the center for economic activities, where work trips ... -
Accessibility and Service Quality of Public Parks in Khulna City
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This study was conducted to analyze accessibility and service quality of public parks in the city of Khulna, Bangladesh. Compared with industrial and commercial development, there is a little progress in developing ... -
Urban Function Orientation Based on Spatiotemporal Differences and Driving Factors of Urban Construction Land
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)This paper examines the development trends of urban construction land in 17 cities within the Shandong province, China, and uses multivariate linear regression, a geographical detector, and a spatial neighborhood analysis ... -
Regional Disparity in Urbanizing China: Empirical Study of Unbalanced Development Phenomenon of Towns in Southwest China
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Development for townships is an important driving force for new-type urbanization of China. However, it appears that the level of the development between different towns is severely unbalanced. This unbalanced development ... -
Planning for Pedestrians with a Participatory Multicriteria Approach
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The design of accessible walking routes needs to take into account the different stakeholders' preferences and factors affecting walking. It is a complex issue which policy-makers should deal with to foster sustainable ... -
Monitoring Urban Expansion as a Result of Refugee Fluxes in North Jordan Using Remote Sensing Techniques
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)The purpose of this study is to provide a rapid monitoring of the recent patterns and trends of urban growth in the north of Jordan as a result of increasing refugee fluxes from nearby countries due to the Syrian political ... -
Gated Communities and Market-Dominated Governance in Urban China
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Approximately 300,000 gated communities (GCs) are distributed across urban China, presenting challenges to Chinese urban governance. Previous studies show interest in the relationship of GCs and security maintenance, and ... -
Stratification, Spatial Agglomeration, and Unequal Public Services: Case Study in Xi’an, China
(ASCE, 6/1/2020 1)At the backdrop of growing social stratification and urban spatial polarization, social problems arising from injustice in public service facilities among social classes have become increasingly prominent. This study ... -
Regional Planning Reconfiguration in China Based on Inclusiveness: Examining Development and Control Orientation
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)Promotion of the sustainability and inclusiveness of the economy, society, and environment is important. However, China suffers from different overlapping and conflicting plans, which hinders its ability to achieve sustainable ... -
Measuring the Smart Growth Pattern for Medium-Sized Cities
(ASCE, 9/1/2020 1)“Smart growth” is an urban planning concept, valuing long-range sustainability of the city’s growth over short-term expansion, its focus embracing the 3Es of evaluation dimensions: i.e., economic prosperity, social equity, ... -
Role of Bikeshare Programs in Transit-Oriented Development: Case of Birmingham, Alabama
(ASCE, 6/1/2020 1)Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a community development strategy that has increasingly gained exposure in urban areas across the United States as a method for reducing urban sprawl and increasing community vitality. ... -
Brownfield Redevelopment Challenges: A Luxembourg Example
(ASCE, 6/1/2020 1)Brownfield redevelopment has become a leitmotiv of urban policies aiming for environmental virtues and the revitalization of cities. Moreover, it appears to be a sustainable solution to the problem of meeting the demand ... -
Planning for Better Skywalk Systems Using Perception of Pedestrians: Case Study of Mumbai, India
(ASCE, 6/1/2020 1)The aim of the current study was to identify the critical factors influencing the use of pedestrian skywalk facilities in an Indian context. An interviewer-administered questionnaire survey was conducted to understand the ... -
Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Urban–Rural Construction Land Transition and Rural–Urban Migrants in Rapid-Urbanization Areas of Central China
(ASCE, 3/1/2020 1)Rapid urbanization accompanied with socioeconomic transformation in China has resulted in significant changes in urban–rural construction land and human–land relationships. Understanding the spatiotemporal characteristics ...