Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are widely accepted as a technology offering an alternative
way to tackle complex and dynamic problems in urban studies. The goal of this article is a …

Land use optimization (LUO) first considers which types of land use should exist in a certain
area, and secondly, how to allocate these land use types to specific land grid units. As an …

A spatial multi-objective land use optimization model defined by the acronym 'NSGA-II-
MOLU'or the 'non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II for multi-objective optimization of …

Public health-care facilities are essential to all communities, and their location/allocation has
long been an important issue in urban planning. Given the steady growth of Hong Kong's …

It is well known that coordinated, area‐wide traffic signal control provides great potential for
improvements in delays, safety, and environmental measures. However, an aspect of this …

As construction projects become larger and more diversified, various factors such as time,
cost, quality, environment, and safety that need to be considered make it very difficult to …

Carbon-sink and carbon-source estimation are of significance for carbon-emissions
reduction. In this paper, we evaluated Shenzhen's annual carbon budget from 2000 to 2008 …

Urban expansion significantly influences land use patterns and local economy. Hence,
urban and economic planners and decision-makers are keen to understand the complexity …

Land use and land use change have been proven to be leading causes of local climate
change. In cities that undergo rapid urbanization, the urban heat island (UHI) can generate …

Urban land-use planning is becoming increasingly complex in China because it requires
estimating the future urban extent and balancing its various aspects, eg, provision of enough …