Urban shrinkage poses significant challenges to Real Estate markets in Shrinking Cities and
has multiple negative impacts on society, environment and economy. Although major cities …

Abstract Internet-of-Things (IoT) innovations are reconfiguring our societies and day-to-day
lives. How do these new technologies enter our communities, and when they do, how do …

Walkable environments within commercial areas can be an important factor that vitalizes
consumers' walking access, thereby increasing stores' survival. Particularly, the survival of …

For brick-and-mortar retail operators, store location is an essential prosperity factor, affecting
the volume and structure of sales. Understanding the complexity of location effects on sales …

The digitization of consumption, led by information and communications technology (ICT),
has reshaped the urban commercial spatial structure (UCSS) of restaurants and retailers …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated its ability to complete complex tasks in various
fields. In urban studies, AI technology has been utilized in some limited domains, such as …

Shrinking cities are seen as places with poor development prospects, as places that should
adjust to given future realities of shrinkage. However, because the future is open to many …

Purpose The emerging concept of smart city is known to aim at sustainable urban
development. One of the requirements for a smart city is to address accessibility inequalities …

The New Retail is an emerging e-commerce model in recent years. It claims innovation in
creating competitive advantages through intensive Internet-based data to promote online-to …

Purpose The New Zealand city of Christchurch provides a leading example of post-disaster
rebuilding in a Central Business District (CBD) area. In its rebuilding programme, the city …