Gulf Cooperation Council Countries and Urbanisation: Are Open Government Data Portals Helping?

I Mutambik, J Lee, A Almuqrin, A Alkhanifer, M Baihan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Today, the concepts of the smart city and smart government are well established, and have
become key in dealing with the challenges faced by rapidly increasing urbanisation across …

Culturally Informed Technology: Assessing Its Importance in the Transition to Smart Sustainable Cities

I Mutambik - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since the idea of the smart city was first introduced, over two decades ago, there has been
an increasing focus on sustainability as a core strategic priority. However, as the relevance …

Theoretical Logic and Implementation Path of Comprehensive Land Consolidation for Promoting Common Prosperity: A Case Study of Ningbo City

X Zhou, Y Lv, J Zou, X Gu - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Eliminating poverty and achieving social justice are global concerns. China has focused on
common prosperity. Comprehensive land consolidation is a potential policy tool that can …

The Transformation of Rural Areas Located in China's Agricultural Heritage Systems under the Evolution of Urban–Rural Relationships

S Liu, Y Guan, W Chen, Z Peng - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sustainable logic between the Agricultural Heritage System (AHS) and environmental
synergy has been significantly changing with China's urban–rural relationship shift from …

Does Urban Innovation Promote Rural Entrepreneurship? Quasi-Natural Experimental Evidence from Microdata on New Agricultural Subjects

L Li, Y Liu, W Luo, X Jiang - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rural entrepreneurship has injected new vitality into the comprehensive realization of rural
revitalization, and exploring the impact of urban innovation and development on rural …

Analysis of the impact of external auditors' autonomy on financial accounting information quality case study commercial banks in Northern Iraq

KS Qader, K Cek - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this research is to determine how independent auditors affect the integrity of
financial accounting data at commercial banks in northern Iraq. A total of 342 employees …

Assessing the Status and Challenges of Urban Land Administration Systems Using Framework for Effective Land Administration (FELA): A Case Study in Pakistan

MS Ahsan, E Hussain, Z Ali, J Zevenbergen, S Atif… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The urban land administration system (LAS) of any country serves as a key pillar for good
governance, resource planning, service delivery, infrastructure development, and revenue …

Place Naming and Place Making: The Social Construction of Rural Landscape

B Csurgó, G Horzsa, M Kiss, B Megyesi, Z Szabolcsi - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
A social constructivist approach has been applied in our case study analysis in order to
explore the sense of place and the perception of landscape of local inhabitants. Fieldwork …

Comprehensive Land Consolidation Zoning Based on Minimum Cumulative Resistance Model—A Case Study of Chongqing, Southwest China

L Luo, C Yang, R Chen, W Liu - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Comprehensive land consolidation (CLC) has become an effective tool for promoting the
coordinated development of production, living, and ecological spaces (PLES) in rural China …

Unlocking the Potential of Sustainable Smart Cities: Barriers and Strategies

I Mutambik - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of sustainable smart cities (SSCs) is pivotal for contemporary urban
expansion, as highlighted by numerous international frameworks and scholarly studies. This …