Modern cities dynamically face several challenges including digitalization, sustainability,
resilience and economic development. Urban planners and designers must develop urban …

Crowdsourcing could potentially have great benefits for the development of sustainable
cities in the Global South (GS), where a growing population and rapid urbanization …

Even though urban parks are widely recognized to be of immense benefits for urban
residents and environment alike, developing a direct and effective method to estimate urban …

Delineating urban functional use plays a key role in understanding urban dynamics,
evaluating planning strategies and supporting policymaking. In recent years, Points of …

Large-scale geotagged social media data have been increasingly used for exploring human
movement patterns in cities. Challenges of this new data type, such as non-representative …

Recreational activity is the single most valuable ecosystem service in many developed
countries with a range of benefits for public health. Crowdsourced recreational activity data …

The potential of urban waterfronts as vibrant urban spaces has become a focus of urban
studies in recent years. However, few studies have examined the relationships between …

The world's cities are facing various challenges such as rapid urbanization, poverty, climate
change, pollution, sustainable and inclusive development. Building futuristic smart and …

Experiencing nature can induce the perception of happiness because of mental stress
alleviation and well-being restoration. The largeness of green space may not always mean …

In this paper, two hypotheses are explored linking urban characteristics to the spatial
structure of warehouses:(i) the location of warehouses (central places or peripheral areas) is …