China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure scheme in our lifetime,
bringing unprecedented geopolitical and economic shifts far larger than previous rising …

The last few decades have witnessed increasing trends in urbanization as a global
phenomenon. In this regard, the concept of liveability has appeared as elementary for …

Based on the panel data of 285 Chinese cities at prefecture level from 2005 to 2016, remote
sensing data and socio-economic data were used to establish a green growth efficiency …

Recent years have seen a renewed interest in energy amongst International Relations (IR)
scholars. The existing IR literature is characterised by a debate between a realist-inspired …

Strategic narratives are increasingly considered important for domestic and international
support for foreign policy. However, debate continues about why some strategic narratives …

Turkey's inclusion in the Belt and Road Initiative in 2015 has raised the expectations of
Turkish businesses and government concerning growth-generating investment from China …

China's oil investment in Central Asia from the late 1990s was not driven by energy needs or
geopolitical ambitions, like many assumed. The real concern was the safety of its western …

Ensuring the continuous efficient use of natural gas is crucial for China to achieve its carbon
peak goal by 2030. This study scrutinizes the prospective effects of an intensified …

In the twenty-first century world, the human race faces a range of challenges that require
global participation to overcome. Recent years have brought climate change and pandemics …

This book examines how China's international political communication of the Belt and Road
Initiative comprises narratives about infrastructure and the Silk Road. By carefully selecting …