Digital Literacy Education Among Students: Status, Pathways, and Implications in the Current Digital Era by Wang Yi, Wang Siqian

“…However, students from urban areas demonstrate significantly higher digital literacy levels compared to those from rural areas, particularly in security and privacy domains. …”
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URBAN PLANNING, DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY AND CITIZENS’ DEPRIVATION IN AFRICAN CITIES: A POLYCENTRIC PLANNING PERSEPCTIVE by Samson AKINOLA

“…Using Polycentric Planning and Poverty Reduction Strategy (PPPRS), this paper designs an African Polycentric Urban Environmental Governance Model (APUEGM) capable of mainstreaming citizens-centred institutions in urban areas into socio-economic and political decision making so that citizens (including the urban poor) can participate effectively in decisions on redevelopment, thus entrenching good urban governance, citizens-centred environmental planning and development in Africa. …”
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An UAV-assisted VANET architecture for intelligent transportation system in smart cities by Ali Raza, Syed Hashim Raza Bukhari, Farhan Aadil, Zeshan Iqbal

“…The severity of these challenges become even more intensified when deployed in urban areas. To overcome these hurdles, integrating micro unmanned aerial vehicles with vehicular ad hoc network provides a viable solution. …”
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Assessment the Vulnerability of Infrastructures in Ardabil City in terms of passive defense by Mohammad Hasan Yazdani, saidain

“…At the moment with regard to geopolitical and geostrategic situation of Iran, the existence of countless underground resources and the formation of ideological state, unfortunately, in urban areas of the country, especially in Ardabil ,because of its proximity to the border of northern and northwestern borders with knowledge of this particular situation, economic and infrastructural projects, Infrastructures and installations have been made without observing and interference of considerations and defense and security arrangements and have become a bare and significant available target for enemy and invading countries. …”
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Measuring Urban Walkability Index for the Town Centre of Petaling Jaya by Ishak Che Abdullah, Zulkifli Ahmad Zaki, Na'asah Nasrudin, Noraini Omar Chong, Marina Mohd Nor

“…The walkability index was tested in the urban areas of Petaling Jaya and were validated by the officers from the Transport Department of Petaling Jaya City Council. …”
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Effects of Different Snow Clearing Measures on Urban Snowmelt Runoff Management by MA Zhenjie, FENG Youcan, TIAN Lin, GAO Jinhua, XUE Lijun

“…In response to the issue of surface water accumulation due to snowmelt runoff in urban areas, the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is used to examine the influence of three kinds of snow clearing measures, i.e., mechanical, chemical, and manual measures, on the patterns of snowmelt runoff as well as the winter performance of low-impact development (LID) in cold regions. …”
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Madrid selon Basilio Martín Patino : le charme discret de l’imperfection by Bernard Bessière

“…Though some critics think that Madrid has always wanted a global approach to its urban areas and its architecture – a criticism scathingly voiced by the intellectual in the movie (actually the philosopher Carlos Paris) when he discusses Madrid with Hans on the rooftop of a skyscraper - the German moviemaker is so enamored with the capital that he only sees charms and spells where others see an urban chaos and a lack of harmony and architectural coherence. …”
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Pursuing Uniqueness: Unpacking the Social Identity of Young Urban Migrants through Coffee Culture by Agung Dharma Yuda Adi Ramadhan, Dien Vidia Rosa, Hery Prasetyo

“…The study argues that the differentiation of cafés between urban and non-urban areas does not provide a clear distinction. Then, consumers and those who formulate the existence of cafés are faced with the need to create uniqueness or innovate to multiply profits. …”
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The Effects of COVID-19 Measures on Air Pollutant Concentrations at Urban and Traffic Sites in Istanbul by Ülkü Alver Şahin

“…This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 measures on air pollutant concentrations measured in urban areas and traffic stations on both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul during March 2020. …”
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Mammals in urban centers: a dataset from the perspective of the media in Brazil by Carolina Alves, Wellington Hannibal

“…The data indicate that the majority of mammal sightings in urban areas occur on streets, with some conflictual interactions. …”
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Urban Heat Island Study Based on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System: Correlation between Land Cover and Surface Temperature by Somantri Lili, Himayah Shafira

“…The UHI phenomenon has significant impacts on thermal comfort, air quality and energy efficiency in urban areas. UHI measurements can be made by analyzing Land Surface Temperature (LST). …”
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Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 12 in Cities: Best Practices by Ewa Jastrzębska

“… Although urban areas do not occupy much of the Earth’s surface, their inhabitants account for more than half of the global population. …”
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Dynamic trajectories of land use and land cover changes in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia by H. Oğuz Çoban, Miftahul Irsyadi Purnama

“…The analysis highlights substantial transitions from primary and secondary forests to agricultural lands and urban areas, driven by urbanization, population growth, and infrastructure development. …”
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The site selection of heat islands and its adaptation to satellite imagery based on the TOPSIS model in Mashhad by Mokhtar Karami, Rahman Zandi, jalal taheri

“…These changes have caused some urban areas to have a few degrees higher than the surrounding temperature. …”
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Low-Voltage Renewable Energy Communities’ Impact on the Distribution Networks by Susanna Mocci, Simona Ruggeri, Fabrizio Pilo

“…The study analyzes various LV networks representative of the Italian context, encompassing both rural and urban areas. By leveraging the software tool OpenDSS and Monte Carlo simulations over an entire year, the analysis captures the inherent variability of load demand and photovoltaic generation, as well as the resulting network imbalances under diverse policy scenarios. …”
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Life Cycle Analysis in the Context of Smart Cities by Berville Charles, Croitoru Cristiana, Bode Florin

“…The transformation of urban areas into smart cities integrates advanced technologies to enhance efficiency, sustainability and liveability. …”
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Non-stationary response of complex ecosystem service networks to urbanization: Evidence from a typical eco-fragile area in China by Zhen Shen, Yang Gao, Lei Wang, Zheyi Xia, Haowei Liu, Ting Deng

“…While previous research has largely focused on highly urbanized areas, little attention has been given to the phased effect of progressive urbanization on ES networks. …”
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Developing an environmental equity index for urban heat wave event by Xiaohui Ma, Li Zhang, Xiaochun Yang, Yue Fan, Fukuda Hiroatsu, Jiahao Zhang, Luyao Li

“…Our findings reveal that, despite a higher demand for heatwave-related resources in central urban areas, some suburban regions, particularly emerging cross-boundary functional zones, exhibited lower levels of equity due to inadequate social resource supplies. …”
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Possible Factors Influencing the Seroprevalence of Dengue among Residents of the Forest Fringe Areas of Peninsular Malaysia by Juraina Abd-Jamil, Romano Ngui, Syahrul Nellis, Rosmadi Fauzi, Ai Lian Yvonne Lim, Karuthan Chinna, Chee-Sieng Khor, Sazaly AbuBakar

“…Dengue is an endemic mosquito-borne viral disease prevalent in many urban areas of the tropic, especially the Southeast Asia. …”
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Analisis Pencapaian Program Imunisasi Dasar Lengkap Pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19 di Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan 2021 by Ahmad Adi Trianto, Hardisman Dasman, Yuniar Lestari

“…Results: The complete basic immunization has decreased in coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the implementation of un maximum implementation due to lack of personnel accompanied by limited information media in remote areas causing lack of socialization, budget efficiency and no cooperation in each cluster, perceptions of halalness in rural areas, busyness parents in urban areas, non-compliance with health protocols in rural and remote areas, perceptions of no benefit in urban and remote areas, worry and fear of contamination COVID-19 in each cluster. …”
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