The Interplay Between Economic Diversification, Foreign Direct Investment, and Climate Change in Saudi Arabia by Louail Bilal, Riache Siham, Alanazi Yazeed Mohammed

“…In addition, the specification includes gross domestic product, total energy use, and urbanization as control variables. The outcomes of the study are as follows. …”
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SPATIAL EVOLUTION OF SMART CITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF PHUKET PROVINCE, THAILAND by Komsan KIRIWONGWATTANA, Katawut WAIYASUSRI

“…In 2005, Urban and built-up land was found to cover 132.19 km2 (24.10% of the total area). …”
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Integrated environmental management model of air pollution control by hybrid model of DPSIR and FAHP by M.J. Mohammadizadeh, A.R. Karbassi, Gh.R. Nabi Bidhendi, M. Abbaspour

“…Development and improvement of public transport, improvement of the quality of fuel, improvement of vehicle emission standards, vehicle check-up and finally urban traffic management were identified respectively as practical steps to control and reduce air pollution in Tehran.…”
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A Study on Community Unit Scale Construction in China Under the Orientation of Green Production by Rui Zhang, Qingjian Zeng, Yanhang Lv, Huanjie Liu, Lixian Shi, Yukun Zhang

“…The newly developed community scale has the potential to improve the efficiency of resource allocation and support the transition from functional adjustment to structural adjustment in urban areas. Furthermore, the scale definition method and principle can be extended and applied to other large- and medium-sized urban areas globally.…”
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The real driving emissions characteristics of light-duty diesel vehicle in four typical cities with varying altitudes in China by Haojie Gao, Rui Wang, Zhisong Wen, Xin Xiong, Zhuan Zheng, Shengqiang Lin, Hongchun Ding, Wenbin Tan

“…The results showed that NOX and CO emissions were highest in urban sections. The study also analyzed the impact of altitude, traffic conditions, and exhaust temperature on emission characteristics. …”
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Investigation of Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes and Postpartum Depression Frequency and Risk Factors: Prospective Case Control Study by Mehmet Sukru Budak, Sedat Akgol

“…In adolescent and adult patients, the following factors were found to increase PPD risk: illiteracy, living in an urban area, divorced parents, having fewer than 4 siblings, anemia and caesarean delivery. …”
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A Survey of Data Mining Implementation in Smart City Applications by Zainab Salih Ageed, Subhi R. M. Zeebaree, Mohammed Mohammed Sadeeq, Shakir Fattah Kak, Zryan Najat Rashid, Azar Abid Salih, Wafaa M. Abdullah

“…In many businesses and utility domains, including the intelligent urban domain, successful exploitation and multiple data use is critical. …”
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Report of labor safety inspector on sanitary and living conditions of factories in Omsk in 1923 by T. V. Glazunova, V. V. Germizeeva

“…This paper presents an official source that has not been published before describing the problematic aspects of the daily functioning of industry and urban life in Omsk during the period of the new economic policy. …”
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“Pohulianka”: The Origin of the Name of the Western Suburb of Vilnius and the Change of Boundaries in 1790–1940 by Aelita Ambrulevičiūtė

“…Based on cartographic and written sources, the dynamics of the suburb boundaries are analyzed in the context of the changing urban name in 1790–1940. …”
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Les racines de la « révolution du 25 janvier » en Égypte : une réflexion géographique by Delphine Pagès-El Karoui, Leila Vignal

“…However, deep social changes (the decline in birth rates, the rise of literacy, massive urbanization) are part of the background to the popular uprising and the exit of Mubarak.…”
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Forest Management in the Interface: Forest Health by Robert A. Schmidt

“…Schmidt, describes forest health concerns in the wildland-urban interface, which include slightly different issues and quite different management solutions than the same concerns in rural forests. …”
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Rezidenční síť Františka Josefa Černína z Chudenic ve Vídni a v Praze ve 20. a 30. letech 18. století by Filip Vávra

“… This study deals with the residential network of Franz Joseph Czernin of Chudenitz (1697–1733), namely the urban part of this network. Czech count Czernin possessed many buildings in the capital cities of the historical lands of the Habsburg monarchy (eight in Prague, three in Vienna). …”
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Forest Management in the Interface: Forest Health by Robert A. Schmidt

“…Schmidt, describes forest health concerns in the wildland-urban interface, which include slightly different issues and quite different management solutions than the same concerns in rural forests. …”
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Adaptation of Public Spaces to Climate Change Case Study of Lodz by BOCHENEK Anna, KLEMM Katarzyna, STEFAŃSKA Magdalena

“…Climate change is nowadays one of the most important problems that affects urban areas, where over half of the population lives. …”
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The Aptian Marls of La Tuilière (Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark, France), a Historical Stratotype by Stephane Legal, Pauline Coster

“…The historical stratotype of the Aptian Stage (Cretaceous) was defined in the Luberon UNESCO global geopark in the middle of the 19th century. Due to excessive urbanization launched in the early sixties, the best outcropping conditions are those found at La Tuilière, in the vicinity of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt. …”
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Eggleston : la ville à l'épreuve de la démocratie by Géraldine Chouard

“…The aim of this study is to define the link between these urban images and the concept of "democracy", a term applied by Eggleston himself to his 1989 album, The Democratic Forest.…”
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Se déplacer en voiture à Boston : essai de mesure de circulation en temps réel par usage des floating car data (données flottantes automobiles) by Gérald Billard, Alain Wrobel

“…After introducing the context of urban planning and the new issues of mobility in the United States, this paper will present a new methodology developed to measure the accessibility of a given place. …”
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Topoclimatogie et pollution de l’air dans les Alpes-Maritimes : mécanismes et conséquences en images by Nicolas Michelot, Pierre Carrega

“…Considering the calm and radiative weather who usually characterizes the Alpes-Maritimes, this coastal mountainous area is subject to breezes and thermal inversions, wich are the mains forms of topoclimates in this region. Shoreline urban area contributes mostly to air pollutant emissions. …”
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L’anachronisme de la prévention des risques : les enjeux d’aménagement du présent réévalués depuis le futur des catastrophes possibles by Julien Langumier, Margaux Knispel

“…In practice, this complex players’ action leads to discuss anachronistic pattern of thoughts: in urban planning choices, future disasters face development issues; as for responsibilities, present events lead to revisit past choices. …”
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Research on Characteristics and Influencing Factors of High Temperature Disaster Risk in Wuhan Based on Local Climate Zone by Shujing GUO, Li ZHANG

“…ObjectiveAgainst the background of rapid urbanization and global warming, Wuhan is frequently hit by extreme heat events, which not only poses a serious threat to the health status of local residents, but also brings great losses to socio-economic development. …”
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