Micromobility Station Placement Optimization for a Rural Setting by Taraneh Askarzadeh, Raj Bridgelall

“…Most studies analyzed deployments in high-density urban areas. This research determines the best locations for 5 new bike-sharing stations in Fargo, North Dakota, a small urban area in the rural United States. …”
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Experimental Study on Double Row Micropiles and Anchors Composite Retaining Structure in Deep Fill Site by Wenfeng Liu, Jie Mao, Hongxing Zhao, Guangbiao Shao

“…The results show that double row steel piles and anchors composite retaining structure is feasible when excavating deep fill site in the urban area. In the composite retaining system, the stress of the front pile is greater than the back pile, the back pile has a lag when it starts working, and the axial force of the middle and upper anchor is greater than that of the bottom anchor.…”
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Is the Real Estate Market of New Housing Stock Influenced by Urban Vibrancy? by Alice Barreca, Rocco Curto, Diana Rolando

“…The attractiveness and vibrancy of an urban area are very complex aspects that both Public Administrations and real estate developers and construction companies have to carefully consider in order to correctly address their investments and sustainable urban development projects. …”
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The geographical factors affecting ICT diffusion process in the healthcare sector. A case study in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan by Tsutomu Nakamura

“…Based on the ICT’s utilization, the results demonstrate that the diffusion of medical information system was determined by existing social relations ; however, the degree of social relations was not always proportional to the size of the urban area. System-diffusion patterns were found to be a different form than those in previous studies. …”
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Análise da temperatura de superfície em ambientes urbanos: um estudo por meio do sensoriamento remoto na cidade de Porto Velho/RO (1985-2011) by Graziela Tosini Tejas, Dorisvalder Dias Nunes, Reginaldo Martins da Silva de Souza, Ana Cristina Strava Corrêa, Michel Watanabe

“…In this sense, the present work, aims to study Porto Velho city urban area, capital of Rondonia, in order to analyze the spatial distribution of land surface temperature and vegetation density through 1985 to 2011 period, using data of the TM from series Landsat sensor -5, processed in SPRING software version 5.1.8, developed by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). …”
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Uncovering and estimating complementarity in urban lives by Xin Liu, Konstantinos Pelechrinis

“…We perform our simulations and analysis on two different spatial levels, namely, the venue level, as well as, the urban area level (e.g., zip code, neighborhood, etc.). …”
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Mapping of mental health care facilities and psychiatrists in a North Indian district of India by Aninda Debnath, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Rajesh Sagar, Anand Krishnan, Rakesh Kumar, Shashi Kant

“…Most psychiatrists were concentrated in the urban area. The number of psychiatrists per lakh population was 1.1 in urban, compared to 0.54 in rural Faridabad. …”
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Vulnerabilidade socioambiental, análise de situação de saúde e indicadores: implicações na qualidade de vida no município de São Paulo by Marilia Araujo Roggero, Luciana Ziglio, Marina Miranda

“…This initial information constitutes in itself important indicators of the complexity associated in this large urban area with regard to socio-environmental vulnerabilities.Thinking about to achieving more sustainable cities, something that converges with the United Nations Organization's sustainable development objectives in its Agenda 2030, the MSP still presents great challenges in this sense, being characterized by great unsustainability, as it is verified the prevalence of a process of expansion and occupation characterized by low environmental quality, which consequently reduces quality of life for significant portions of the population.ObservaSampa's indicators are quantitative representations of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the reality of the MSP for 2012 and 2015, which have been adapted to the Sustainable Development Objectives (ODS) - Agenda 2030. …”
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Morphological and molecular identification of Particolored bat (Vespertilio murinus) in South Korea: A first record by Bong Kyun Kim, Jeong Hun Shim, Sun Sook Kim, Soo Hyung Eo

“…However, ecological information regarding its presence in the Korean Peninsula is extremely limited.New informationIn an urban area of Sejong City, South Korea, a bat within the genus Vespertilio was rescued by personnel of the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center. …”
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Research on the Influence Law of Water Level in Outer Rivers and Rainfall Peak Position Coefficients on Typical Urban Waterlogging by LIN Geng, XU Yixi, SONG Lixiang

“…Water level in outer rivers and rainfall peak position coefficients are important factors affecting the severity of urban waterlogging.Therefore,exploring their influence law is of great significance for mechanism analysis and prevention of waterlogging.In this study,a typical urban area was taken as an example to establish the urban waterlogging model coupled with a pipe network,river channel,and surface.Then,the model was used to calculate the waterlogging risk of the area under six situations derived from two conditions of outer river water level and three conditions of rainfall peak position coefficients.Then,the influence of outer river water level and rainfall peak position coefficients on urban waterlogging was quantitatively analyzed.On this basis,corresponding strategies to alleviate urban waterlogging were proposed.The results show that the water level in outer rivers has a significant effect on flat urban areas whose elevation is close to the water level in outer rivers.The higher risk level of waterlogging indicates a higher growth rate of inundated areas after the water level in the outer river increases.In the same rainfall intensity,the lower rainfall peak position coefficient indicates more serious waterlogging.Therefore,comprehensive upstream and downstream measures should be taken from the holistic view of watersheds to effectively reduce waterlogging disasters.This study provides ideas and references for understanding the law of urban waterlogging and coping with waterlogging.…”
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Visualization Method of Heat Risk through Light Environment Reproduction Considering Cloud Coverage by Shibata Ryoya, Ozaki Taira, Kubota Satoshi, Yasumuro Yoshihiro

“…While the Ministry of the Environment provides heat index information for urban area scales online, there are no means to obtain localized heat index data. …”
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Study on Control of Wall Deflection in Earth Stepped-Twin Retaining Wall Using Anchor Method by means of Numerical Simulation by Kazuki Maehara, Akihiro Hamanaka, Takashi Sasaoka, Hideki Shimada, Seiya Sakuma

“…The demand for specific earth retaining wall methods is increasing along with the advancement and overcrowding of underground space use such as the presence of adjacent structures in an urban area. To cope with this, the method named earth stepped-twin retaining wall is increasingly being applied. …”
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Crash Risk Prediction Model of Lane-Change Behavior on Approaching Intersections by Yingshuai Li, Jian Lu, Kuisheng Xu

“…The primary objective of the present study is to explore the risk level of the lane-changing implementation process under different driving tendencies upon approaching signalized intersections in an urban area. This paper defines the Integrated Conflict Risk Index (ICRI), which takes into account the probability and severity of risk. …”
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Investigation of the Soan River Water Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Approach by Zakaullah, Naeem Ejaz

“…For the Soan River (Pakistan), seven sampling sites were selected in the urban area of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and 18 major chemical parameters were examined over two seasons, i.e., premonsoon and postmonsoon 2019. …”
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MODIS Aerosol Optical Thickness Product Algorithm Verification and Analysis by Yulong He, Lin Sun, Zhendong Sun, Xueqian Hu

“…The results indicate that the DTB algorithm has a higher inversion accuracy in vegetation area, whereas HARLS algorithm performs better in urban area; the HARLS and DTB algorithm accuracies in desert area type were found to be similar. …”
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Variations of Near Surface Energy Balance Caused by Land Cover Changes in the Semiarid Grassland Area of China by Qun’ou Jiang, Chengcai Tang, Enjun Ma, Yongwei Yuan, Wei Zhang

“…Although the conversion from cropland to grassland will reduce the energy flux, the expansion of urban area and decreasing of forestry area will bring about more energy flux. …”
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Social perception of the connectivity and quality of sidewalks in the Metropolitan Area of Panama by Jorge Quijada-Alarcón, Roberto Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Analissa Icaza, Nicoletta González-Cancelas, Gabriel Bethancourt-Lasso

“…The main conclusion was that only 26.25% of the metropolitan urban area of Panama has sidewalks that allow adequate pedestrian traffic.…”
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O uso do geoprocessamento na espacialização e avaliação das Áreas de Preservação Permanente: Cidade de Porto Velho-RO by Helen Rose Oliveira da Silva, Siane Cristhina Pedroso Guimarães, Liliana Borges de Oliveira

“…The aim of this study is to delimit the Permanent Preservation Area (PPA) in the urban area of Porto Velho city, with bands of 15m to 30m. …”
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DIE INDUSTRIEENTWICKLUNG UND DAS ORGANISIEREN DES STÄDTISCHEN RAUMES IM RUMÄNISCHEN SEKTOR DER UNTEREN DONAU. DER STUDIENFALL: GALAŢI by RADU SĂGEATĂ, MIRCEA BUZA

“…Although the River Danube has favoured the development of an urban area, yet this area does not form a coherent system; the limitrophe zone itself is extremely rural. …”
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Development of a Model for Evaluating the Coverage Area of Transit Center Using Smart Card Data by Hyunjun Hwang, Shin-Hyung Cho, Dong-Kyu Kim, Seung-Young Kho

“…Since metropolitan cities are broadening as a result of urban sprawl, multimodal transportation systems have been adopted to fulfill the connection between the suburban and urban areas. The transportation system is being revamped around the transit center in the urban area to facilitate access to the downtown area from the suburbs. …”
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