Journal of Urban Planning and Development: Recent submissions
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Impacts of Chinese Urbanization on Farmers’ Social Networks: Evidence from the Urbanization Led by Farmland Requisition in Shanghai
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Following rapid urban expansion, numerous rural villages have been requisitioned for urban development in Chinese cities. During the prevailing urbanization process, displaced farmers within a village are wholly relocated ... -
Urban Growth Modeling Based on a Game between Farmers and Governments: Case Study of Urban Fringe in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Urban systems are complicated systems where land-use changes may significantly affect the environment and the ecosystem. Therefore, modeling urban growth is crucial for urban planners and administrators to support sustainable ... -
Empirical Analysis of a Mode Shift to Using Public Bicycles to Access the Suburban Metro: Survey of Nanjing, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The combined use of a public bicycle system (PBS) and transit is considered a green and efficient travel mode, yet few studies have focused on users’ perceptions of this integrated mode. This study investigated commuters ... -
Structural and Policy Changes in the Chinese Housing Market
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Housing price becomes a popular topic among nearly most of the investors in major Chinese cities. Recently, the housing markets appears to have shown signs of overheating and nonstationary trends, attributable to the ... -
Impact of Mobility Induced by Urban Sprawl: Case Study of the Querétaro Metropolitan Area
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)With different origins and perspectives, urban sprawl has been recognized as a threat to the quality of life in both developed and emerging countries. However, although in developed countries, the effects of such sprawl ... -
Measuring Walk Access to Transit in Terms of Sidewalk Availability, Quality, and Connectivity
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Walking as the major transit access mode confers health benefits to the public while presenting planners with the challenge of overcoming walk-accessibility costs which deter mass-transit use. The literature indicates ... -
Mixed Method Approach to Delineation of Functional Urban Regions: Shiraz Metropolitan Region
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This study tries to improve methods of delineating functional urban regions (FURs) through a combination of two quantitative and qualitative methods, which are enhanced techniques: gravity analysis and flow analysis. This ... -
Driving Forces of Landscape Fragmentation due to Urban Transportation Networks: Lessons from Fujian, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The study of landscape fragmentation offers promising approaches for better understanding how the interaction between natural conditions and socioeconomic factors generates environmental changes. In this paper, the state ... -
Prioritizing Pedestrian Corridors Using Walkability Performance Metrics and Decision Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Recent sustainability initiatives have shown that targeting pedestrian infrastructure improvement programs can enhance walkability and reduce traffic volume. Smart growth planning supports the need not only to build ... -
Characteristics of Parking in Central Shanghai, China
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)A survey was conducted to study the characteristics of parking in central Shanghai, with the selected survey areas classified as typical market areas, business- and office-oriented areas, and food- and drink-oriented areas. ... -
Intersections of Jane Jacobs’ Conditions for Diversity and Low-Carbon Urban Systems: A Look at Four Global Cities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Countless cities are rapidly developing across the globe, pressing the need for clear urban-planning and design recommendations geared toward sustainability. This paper examines the intersections of Jane Jacobs’ four ... -
Decision-Making Tool for Participatory Urban Planning and Development: Residents’ Preferences of Their Built Environment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Usually, people pursue settlements that fulfill their needs and realize their aspirations. Since the 1970s, the Egyptian government has established new urban communities to fulfill the increasing demand for housing. At the ... -
Analysis of Walking Speeds Involving Individuals with Disabilities in Different Indoor Walking Environments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Walking facilities are important infrastructures in communities. These facilities should be designed to accommodate the needs of all types of pedestrians. Unfortunately, existing design guidelines fail to offer adequate ... -
Strategies for Green Transportation while Preserving Mobility and Accessibility: A Case Study of Taipei City
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This study develops a green index to evaluate the sustainability of different paths in urban transportation networks of origin-destination (OD) pairs. Urban transportation networks usually involve various transport modes ... -
Effect of Street Design on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in an Urban Street in Singapore
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces is an important indicator of the quality of life in an urban environment. This paper attempts to investigate the effect of street design on outdoor thermal comfort in an urban street ... -
National Spatial Strategic Plan of England
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Britain is one of the few European Union member states that does not produce and maintain a strategic spatial plan at the national tier. This study concentrates on the concepts of national spatial strategic plan in England ... -
Smart City Concept: What It Is and What It Should Be
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)The smart city concept is often simply considered equivalent only to technology. This paper starts by introducing the necessity of a holistic, integrated, and multidisciplinary approach to the concept of smart cities. Smart ... -
Potential of Carpooling among Unfamiliar Users: Case of Undergraduate Students at Istanbul Technical University
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper analyzes the passenger-carpooling potential among undergraduate students using a model for estimating choice based on combined revealed and stated preference data. The data are obtained from a survey performed ... -
Land Use, Land Cover, and Population Density Impact on the Formation of Canopy Urban Heat Islands through Traverse Survey in the Nagpur Urban Area, India
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)This paper discusses an observational study that explored the impact of land use/land cover, and population density on the formation of canopy UHI in Nagpur. The study aims to compare the canopy UHI hotspots and heat sinks ... -
Agent-Based Simulation and Modeling of Retail Center Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Central Place Theory has been proposed for a long time, but it is rarely applied in empirical research or planning practices on retail center systems in the real world primarily attributable to the complexities that are ...