Digital economy development and the urban-rural income gap: Evidence from Chinese cities

X Deng, M Guo, Y Liu - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The growth of the digital economy has created new forms of inequality of opportunity. This
paper studies whether the development of the digital economy expands the income gap …

Spatial influence of exposure to green spaces on the climate comfort of urban habitats in China

D Zhang, X Xie, C Zhou - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to improve the number of days with comfortable climate by increasing
urban green space exposure. Geographic information technology and a spatial …

The synergistic effects of air pollution and urban heat island on public health: A gender-oriented nationwide study of China

S Chen, Z Bao, Y Ou, K Chen - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Under global development and urbanization, the worldwide climate temperature has risen
significantly, particularly exacerbating air pollution and urban heat island. Chinese residents …

Spatial distribution and influencing factors of high-quality tourist attractions in Shandong Province, China

M Wang, S Liu, C Wang - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Optimizing the spatial layout of high-quality tourist attractions is of great significance in the
sustainable development of the tourism industry. This work employs the ArcGIS spatial …

Morphological, Mineralogical, and Biochemical Characteristics of Particulate Matter in Three Size Fractions (PM10, PM2.5, and PM1) in the Urban Environment

S Ahmad, B Zeb, A Ditta, K Alam, U Shahid… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Air pollution in megacities is increasing due to the dense population index, increasing
vehicles, industries, and burning activities that negatively impact human health and climate …

Does urban air pollution have an impact on public health? Empirical evidence from 288 prefecture-level cities in China

YM Qin, CZ Sun, D Li, H Zhang, HY Wang, Y Duan - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of air pollution on public health is a popular topic among socio-economists and
environmental researchers everywhere. Although much research has been conducted on it …

The impact of biomass burning occurred in the Indo-China Peninsula on PM2. 5 and its spatiotemporal characteristics over Yunnan Province

Y Luo, H Wei, K Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Being one of the most serious biomass burning regions in the world, the air pollution caused
by spring combustion in the Indo-China Peninsula (ICP) has already had an impact on …

Spatial-temporal changes of land use/cover change and habitat quality in Sanjiang plain from 1985 to 2017

S Jin, X Liu, J Yang, J Lv, Y Gu, J Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Land use/Land cover (LULC) change seriously affects ecosystem services and ecosystem
functions. In order to maintain ecological security and orderly social development, habitat …

Study on land use changes in Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan under the background of cultivated land protection policy

X Fan, B Quan, Z Deng, J Liu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan region has experienced rapid social and economic
development over the past 40 years, and cultivated land has changed dramatically. The …

The contributions of neighbourhood design in promoting metabolic health

MJ Koohsari, A Yasunaga, K Oka, T Nakaya… - Humanities and Social …, 2023 - nature.com
The design and quality of the neighbourhood built environment can encourage health-
supportive behaviours and support cardiometabolic health. However, despite the …