The trend of urban environment quality as an importaut factorof migration processes by V. Yu. Novikov

“…Improving the quality of the urban environment allows the government to influence on large number of citizens, including changing their migration preferences. Urban development can offer a large amount of patriotism. …”
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Transcending the urban–rural dichotomy: inequality in urban green space availability among urban neighbourhoods, urban villages and rural villages in Guangzhou, China by Fubin Luo, Yunzheng Zhang, Luyang Zhang

“…Urban green spaces (UGS) are integral to sustainable urban development, yet the urbanization process has resulted in unequal distributions of green resources across different neighbourhoods. …”
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Exploring synergistic evolution of carbon emissions and air pollutants and spatiotemporal heterogeneity of influencing factors in Chinese cities by Xue Zhao, Bilin Shao, Jia Su, Ning Tian

“…Thus, the symbiotic relationship between carbon emissions and air pollutants can inform decision-making for regional planning and sustainable urban development.…”
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Land Use/Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis in Bandar Abbas City, Iran by Mohsen Dadras, Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd Shafri, Noordin Ahmad, Biswajeet Pradhan, Sahabeh Safarpour

“…The process of land use change and urban sprawl has been considered as a prominent characteristic of urban development. This study aims to investigate urban growth process in Bandar Abbas city, Iran, focusing on urban sprawl and land use change during 1956–2012. …”
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Strategies for Mainstreaming Edible Cities with Focus on the City of Lincoln: A Critical Cross-Case Study Analysis of Community Growing Groups in the UK by Hannah Williams, Amira Elnokaly

“…Focusing on the City of Lincoln, UK, this study aims to develop a contextualised EC framework that is culturally and geographically relevant and aligns with global goals for sustainable urban development as outlined in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11), promoting inclusive, environmentally safe and economically viable communities. …”
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Innovative Framework for Historical Architectural Recognition in China: Integrating Swin Transformer and Global Channel–Spatial Attention Mechanism by Jiade Wu, Yang Ying, Yigao Tan, Zhuliang Liu

“…The digital recognition and preservation of historical architectural heritage has become a critical challenge in cultural inheritance and sustainable urban development. While deep learning methods show promise in architectural classification, existing models often struggle to achieve ideal results due to the complexity and uniqueness of historical buildings, particularly the limited data availability in remote areas. …”
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L’urbanisme balnéaire : processus de colonisation ou aménagement durable du littoral ? by Roland Vidal

“…All the resorts were conceived on an identical urban development plan: an orthogonal chequering leant on the seafront. …”
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Multi-scenario simulation and eco-environmental effect analysis of “Production–Living–Ecological space” based on PLUS model: A case study of Anyang City by Li Lei, Li Genming, Ji Guangxing, Li Qingsong, Zhang Zhihao, Chen Weiqiang

“…The change rate of the ecological protection scenario is the smallest, and the decrease rate of the urban development scenario is the largest. (3) In 2060, all three scenarios show varying degrees of reduction in the Ecological environment quality index (EQI) compared to 2020. …”
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Flexible and Sustainable Incremental Houses: Advancing Semi-Volumetric Systems of Prefabricated Construction for Rapid Urbanization in Indonesia by Viata Viriezky, Dalhar Susanto, Miktha Farid Alkadri

“…Preliminary studies have been conducted on incremental housing from urban development and financial perspectives, with none on alternative construction systems. …”
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The Impact of Innovative City Pilot Policy on Urban Land Green Use Efficiency: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from China by Hengzhou Xu, Zhongyue Li, Luyu Guo, Yingfei Liu

“…These findings carry profound implications for urban development in China and provide important lessons for promoting sustainable urban growth on a global scale.…”
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Urban Scenic Spot Activity Center Investment: Strategic Construction Company Selection Using the Grey System-II Thinking Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal S... by Shuo Zhang, Moses Olabhele Esangbedo

“…We address the intricacies of contractor selection by integrating MCDM and system thinking approaches, emphasizing the alignment of investment strategies with broader urban development goals. First, a time delay was introduced between the first and second rounds of administering the weighting questionnaire to capture decision-makers’ preferences for the evaluation criteria as System-2 thinking, then the Grey System-2 Thinking (GS2T) weighting method was proposed for group decision-making. …”
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Human involvement with the rise of artificial intelligence in the realm of Geospatial Health by Mahdi Fallah, Tajoddin Karami, Moosa Kamanroodi Kojouri

“…The ongoing research holds potential value for neurologists or mental health specialists emphasizing the significance of geographical sciences in urban development. While it´s conceivable that medical issues and events can be addressed with artificial intelligence it appears that at least for the next few decades, even with the advancement of artificial intelligence, human presence remains essential in healthcare decision-making. …”
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Understanding Sofia’s travel dynamics: Study of private traffic patterns and urban mobility by Lidia Lazarova Vitanova, Evgeny Shirinyan, Tereza Trendafilova, Dessislava Petrova-Antonova

“…They not only support economic activities and enhance social interactions but also enable urban development, global trade, and access to essential resources and opportunities. …”
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Decade-Long Changes in Disparity and Distribution of Transit Opportunity in Shenzhen China: A Transportation Equity Perspective by Qingfeng Zhou, Donghui Dai, Yaowu Wang, Jianshuang Fan

“…The results illustrated the importance of examining transportation equity over an extended period and could provide information on urban development strategies.…”
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Identification of shrinkage patterns in Japan’s four major metropolitan areas based on nighttime light and population data by Hao Zheng, Runsen Zhang

“…By providing new insights obtained from a data-driven analysis, we offer a framework for policymakers to promote sustainable urban development in the face of demographic and spatial challenges.…”
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Green Space Planning and Landscape Sustainable Design in Smart Cities considering Public Green Space Demands of Different Formats by Juan Shan, Zhuo Huang, Sibo Chen, Yue Li, Wenli Ji

“…The fast urban development leads to many complex problems. A smart city aims to solve these problems using scientific approaches. …”
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Facilitating or Hindering? The Impact of Low-Carbon Pilot Policies on Socio-Ecological Resilience in Resource-Based Cities by Yanran Peng, Zhong Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Wei Wang

“…The above findings provide insights for policymakers seeking to foster inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development in China.…”
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Exploring Key Elements and Performance of BIM and VR Technologies in the Project Management of Assembled Buildings by Zhi-hong He, Tao Liu

“…However, the traditional mode of building construction in China is rather crude, which not only fails to meet the needs of rapid urban development, but also causes serious environmental pollution and resource shortage. …”
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INTERNAL AUDIT EFFICIENCY AND PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF SELECTED MDAs IN KWARA STATE by Aminat Arike ARIYO-EDU, Ibrahim Ayodeji WOLI-JIMOH, Muhammed Lawal SUBAIR

“…The target population of the study was 102 senior audit staff from which a Sample size of 81 respondents were selected namely, Kwara State University, Federal Civil Service Commission, Ministry of Finance, General Hospital Ilorin, and Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Primary data was sourced through the administration of well-structured questionnaire using five-points Likert scale to measure the question items. …”
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Information processes in Virtual 3D reconstruction of Roman Three-Bay Double Arch of Musti (Tunisia) by Jakub Franczuk

“…This work, part of the AFRIPAL project, aims to enhance understanding of the Romanization and urban development of Musti between the 5th century BC and the 3rd century AD. …”
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