Theories of urban scaling have demonstrated remarkable predictive accuracy at aggregate
levels. However, they have overlooked the stark inequalities that exist within cities. Human …

Since the late 2000s, cities have emerged as the primary human habitat across the globe,
and this trend is anticipated to continue strengthening in the coming decades. As we …

Urban scaling laws summarize how attributes evolve with city size. However, one limitation
concerns the aggregate view of this approach, which leads to neglecting the internal …

Income inequality presents a key challenge to urban sustainability across the developed
economies. Traditionally, accurate high granularity income data are generally obtained from …

This special issue of Environment and Planning B focuses on Spatial Inequalities and Cities.
As the world progresses to almost a fully urban state, locations, networks, and access shape …

Workers in denser, larger cities have higher wages, though recent research suggests this
“urban wage premium” varies for different groups. This paper asks whether changes in …

Rapid urbanization boosts the material demand of cities and leads to serious environmental
problems, such as water shortage and air pollution. To achieve better governance of cities …

This study presents a two-sector dynamic analytical model that examines the impact of trade
policies on urban poverty reduction and resource conservation, given that institutionally …

AI's impact has traditionally been assessed in terms of occupations. However, an occupation
is comprised of interconnected tasks, and it is these tasks, not occupations themselves, that …

Prior research on the scaling of city size and inequality has a primary focus on economic
factors such as income. Limited research has addressed socio-spatial disparities in mobility …