Journal of Urban Planning and Development: Recent submissions
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Network and Geography: Dependence and Disparity Between Human Settlement Pattern and Socioeconomic Network in Chengui, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The spatial distribution of settlements in a heterogeneous landscape matrix influences the capacity of people to form and maintain relationships. Although such a perspective has gained several conceptual and theoretical ... -
Urban Form and Travel Patterns by Commuters: Comparative Case Study of Wuhan and Xi’an, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This study explores the relationship between monocentric and polycentric urban forms and commuting patterns in Chinese cities with dense populations and rapid motorization and urbanization, with Wuhan (three subcenters ... -
Weighted Evaluation Method for Corporate Real Estate Site Selection in Saudi Arabia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Site selection of corporate real estate (CRE) is a key consideration in optimizing an organization’s profitability and consequently ensuring its overall success. Thus, site selection for CRE requires a systematic decision-making ... -
Engaging Citizens in Planning Open Public Space Regeneration: Pedio Agora Framework
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The focus of the paper is on the development of an innovative participatory planning framework, Pedio Agora, supporting the regeneration of an open public space. It emphasizes the participatory context, i.e., tools ... -
Urban Resilience to Floods in Coastal Cities: Challenges and Opportunities for Ho Chi Minh City and Other Emerging Cities in Southeast Asia
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Flooding is a hazard in many cities despite the presence of flood protection systems. However, recent losses and damage owing to flooding in many coastal cities have indicated that the increasing volatility of natural ... -
Social Environment in the City of Palmira (Colombia): Analysis of the Current Housing Habitat Produced by the National Public Policies
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This research applies basic parameters of sustainable architecture to study the social housing neighborhoods in the city of Palmira (Colombia) in order to identify their main problems related to environment, urban development, ... -
Impact of Mixed Land Use on Housing Values in High-Density Areas: Evidence from Beijing
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Mixing land uses has turned into a key planning strategy of Chinese land-use planning in recent years. This study analyzes the impact on housing prices when neighborhood land uses are mixed. Using geographic information ... -
Evaluation and Improvement of the Interchange from Bus to Metro Using Smart Card Data and GIS
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The ridership of a metro system depends largely on the feed from other modes, especially buses. Therefore the quality of the interchange between metro and buses is a significant factor affecting the attractiveness of a ... -
Housing Price, Consumption, and Financial Market: Evidence from Urban Household Data in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)This paper aims to establish a new integrated analytic framework, within which to analyze the relationship between housing price and household consumption, financial market, and household characteristics (homeownership and ... -
Evaluating Sustainable Urbanization of Resource-Based Cities Based on the McKinsey Matrix: Case Study in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Urbanization in resource-based Chinese cities is experiencing rapid development, which has resulted in many problems. This paper introduces a McKinsey matrix–based method to assess the sustainable urbanization performance ... -
Bicycle Lane Condition and Distance: Case Study of Public Bicycle System in Xi’an, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Urban road infrastructure has significantly affected the popularity and use of public bike-sharing systems in many cities. Using the bike-sharing system of Xi’an, China, as a case study, this paper aims to discuss how the ... -
Simulating Urban Cooperative Expansion in a Single-Core Metropolitan Region Based on Improved CA Model Integrated Information Flow: Case Study of Wuhan Urban Agglomeration in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)With the expansion of regional urbanization, urban agglomeration has become the most striking area of China’s urbanization process. Simulation of the urban growth of metropolitan regions is a hot issue and a difficult field ... -
Examining the Root Causes of Deficient Building Control and Its Nonconforming Impacts in Lahore
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Deficient building control currently affects urban areas, especially metropolitan cities in developing countries. Lahore is a provincial capital and the second-largest metropolitan city in Pakistan. Laws which pertain to ... -
Road Centrality and Urban Landscape Patterns in Wuhan City, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Investigating the relationship between road centrality and urban landscape patterns is important for transport planning and land management. A multiple centrality assessment (MCA) model is used to measure local and global ... -
Assessing the Role of Urban Planning Policies in Meeting Climate Change Mitigation Goals in Indian Cities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Climate change is a multidimensional observable fact and is regarded as one of the greatest challenges human society is facing in the 21st century. Debates on climate change advocate that urban areas not only contribute ... -
Place-Identity Formation in New Urban Developments of Tehran Metropolis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Place identity as a complex concept is formed through the mutual connection and interaction between the resident and the residency. A significant way to explain this incremental and continuous process is considering the ... -
Optimization of Urban Land Development Spatial Allocation Based on Ecology-Economy Comparative Advantage Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)As ecological spaces shrink and ecological environments deteriorate, the tensions between economic development and ecological protection increasingly intensify. How to balance coordination of the layout of ecological spaces ... -
Valuing Spatial Access to Types of Retail and Effects on the Housing Price in Seoul, Korea
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)The debate over the effects of retail on neighborhoods attracts considerable attention in urban development, land-use planning, and urban design. Particularly, two conflicting theories provide empirical evidence on the ... -
Variations in Mine Subsidence–Disturbed Residential Land Price: Case Study of Critical Determinants and Spatial Relationships in the Nanhu Ecoregion of Tangshan, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)How to know the price of residential land located at a mine subsidence site is still a critical consideration for land transaction and development. Typically, a mining area inevitably faces a series of environmental issues, ... -
Measuring Urban Metrics of Creativity Using a Grid-Based Geographically Weighted Regression Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)Recent urban studies have recognized cities as epicenters of a rapid rise in the creative industries and the creative class. Nevertheless, the relationship between urban spaces and creative industries has yet to be fully ...