NATURE AND MEASURES OF IMPROVING HOUSING DELIVERY TO LOW-INCOME EARNERS IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE FCT by YAHAYA ADADU, CANICE E. ERUNKE, APAT KIDEN TANIMU

“… The National Housing policy in Nigeria was necessitated by the shortfall inadequate housing in urban areas that was primarily caused by rural-urban migration as many rural dwellers tend to migrate to urban centers in search of greener pasture and other related activities like job opportunities, among other factors. …”
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Effect of touristic activities on seabirds’ habitat selection on sandy beaches by Costa Leonardo, Rangel Danilo Freitas, Zalmon Ilana

“…In general, seabirds select areas with a higher availability of prey, but human disturbances can modify their spatial and temporal foraging patterns in urban coastal ecosystems. Here we tested the hypothesis that human activities prevent seabirds foraging on beach sectors that are impacted by urbanization and recreational activities. …”
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Collaborative Multidepot Petrol Station Replenishment Problem with Multicompartments and Time Window Assignment by Guangcan Xu, Maozeng Xu, Yong Wang, Yong Liu, Qiguang Lv

“…The implementation of the joint distribution of energy can promote the sustainable development of urban transportation.…”
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How does Legalization alter Islamists’ Electoral Strategies? A Comparative Study of Mauritania’s Tawassoul Party in the 2006 and 2013 Local Elections by Matt Buehler

“…As a banned party competing in 2006, Mauritania’s Islamists focused on running candidates in districts of their traditional supporters, urban and religious voters. However, after the Islamist party gained legalization, its candidates for the 2013 elections concentrated less exclusively on urban areas, becoming statistically neither more nor less likely to compete in urban districts than rural ones. …”
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Resilient Distribution Network Practice of Cities Under the Demand for Safe and Reliable Power Supply by ZHENG Kaiyuan, YU Xijuan, YANG Yuxi, GAO Yang, WANG Liyong, LIU Qingshi, CHEN Ping, LIU Chongru

“…The current resilience level of urban power grids is evaluated based on four aspects： grid， power supply， load， and emergency type. …”
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Stress-Strain Relationships of Fiber Reinforced Phosphogypsum under Uniaxial Compression by Li Zhou, Bo Chen, Yong Huang

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Assessment of a Planned Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Sri Lanka by Disna Eheliyagoda, Nimal Prematilake

“…The purpose of this paper is to assess current status of urban waste management scenario and highlight strengths and weaknesses to understand the sustainability of the system which would help any local authority to improve MSWM. © JASEM …”
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Organizing Integration in the Swedish Labor and Housing Markets by Susanne Urban, Emma Holmqvist, Vedran Omanović

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Reduction of Waste Water in Erhai Lake Based on MIKE21 Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model by Changjun Zhu, Qinag Liang, Feng Yan, Wenlong Hao

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Assessment of a Planned Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Sri Lanka by Disna Eheliyagoda, Nimal Prematilake

“…The purpose of this paper is to assess current status of urban waste management scenario and highlight strengths and weaknesses to understand the sustainability of the system which would help any local authority to improve MSWM. © JASEM …”
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Surface Albedo Assimilation and Its Impact on Surface Radiation Budget in Beijing by Chunlei Meng

“…Surface albedo is inversely proportional to the net radiation. For urban areas, after assimilation, the annual average net radiation decreases about 5.6%. …”
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The Line-Haul Feeder Vehicle Routing Problem: A Classification and Review by Majid Yousefikhoshbakht, Mohamadreza Chaharmahali, Zakir Hussain Ahmed

“…In addition, the role of logistics in urban areas, especially in restaurants, grocery stores, etc., is clearly visible. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Short Concrete Columns with Prestressing Steel Wires by Deng Zong-Cai, Jumbe R. Daud, Li Hui

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Can Highway Networks Promote Productivity? Evidence from China by Yumei Lin, Junpei Huang

“…Finally, we calculate urban centrality via the space gravity model and conduct a sample regression according to the rank of urban centrality. …”
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Semianalytical Solution for Thermal Consolidation of Viscoelastic Marine Clay with the Fractional Order Derivative by Minjie Wen, Lichen Li, Xinchen Qiu, Yi Tian, Kuihua Wang, Kaifu Liu, Wenbing Wu

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An Online Map Matching Algorithm Based on Second-Order Hidden Markov Model by Xiao Fu, Jiaxu Zhang, Yue Zhang

“…In this paper, an online map matching algorithm based on the second-order hidden Markov model (HMM) is proposed for processing trajectory data in complex urban road networks such as parallel road segments and various road intersections. …”
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Impact of Capacity Drop on Commuting Systems under Uncertainty by Wenwei Zhang, Hui Zhao, Rui Jiang

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Land Cover and Land Surface Temperature in the West Bank, Palestine by Ayah Helal, Zahraa Zawawi

“…The 10 major cities in the West Bank (WB), Palestine—Nablus, Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Jenin, Qalqilia, Salfit, Tubas, Jericho, Bethlehem, Tulkarem, and Hebron—are experiencing rapid urban transformation and changing land cover. This study explores the relationship between land cover (built-up and unbuilt areas) and soil type in these cities across benchmark years 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2021. …”
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Housing Price Appreciation Effects of Elevator Installation in Old Residential Areas: Empirical Evidence Based on a Multiperiod DID Model by Shichang Ma, Tingting Li, Yunfan Yang

“…Scientific measurement of the appreciation effect of house prices after the installation of elevators in old residential areas would help build a reasonable urban renewal investment mechanism. Based on the transaction data of second-hand houses in old residential areas with elevators installed in Beijing from 2016 to 2021, a multiperiod DID model is constructed to measure the appreciation effect, dynamic effect, and heterogeneity effect brought by the installation of elevators and to explore the mechanism of the appreciation effect. …”
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A Route Choice Model for Road Network Users in Mountainous Cities considering Vulnerability by Lei Wu, Baichuan Lu

“…Urban resilience has become one of the core arguments of sustainable urban development. …”
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