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Morphological dynamics, landscape fragmentation and climate change vulnerability of actual and predicted urban areas of Lebanon: Application of Multilayer-Perceptron Markov-Chain model 黎巴嫩实际和预测城市地区的形态动态、景观破碎化和气候变化脆弱性：多层感知器马尔可夫链模型的应用

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.005

Walid Al-Shaar , Olivier Bonin , Tatiana Seregina , Ghaleb Faour

{"title":"Morphological dynamics, landscape fragmentation and climate change vulnerability of actual and predicted urban areas of Lebanon: Application of Multilayer-Perceptron Markov-Chain model","authors":"Walid Al-Shaar , Olivier Bonin , Tatiana Seregina , Ghaleb Faour","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid urbanization in Lebanon poses problems of adaptation to climate change. This article aims to forecast and characterize urban growth, and to cross-analyze urban growth with anticipated temperature and precipitation information. It uses a combination of land use and land cover forecasts with the help of remote sensing and spatial analysis data to provide a comprehensive description of urban growth in Lebanon. The findings reveal that urban growth is mainly driven by road infrastructure and proximity to the coastline, rather than population growth. However, recent changes in agricultural practices are also behind urban and land cover significant evolutions. Urban patterns retain a complex shape over time, with an estimated fractal dimension of 1.7 by the year 2136. The combination of shape, aggregation and connectivity indicators for urban areas reveals a trend towards more compact and dense agglomerations, with the emergence of new centers and sub-centers. Cluster and spot analyses distinguish between clustered urban agglomerations and hotspots in inland areas, and cold spots and separated centers along the coast. Urban vulnerability to climate change is then assessed by cross-referencing information on urban morphology with expected changes in temperature and precipitation. All these elements underline the importance of taking theoretical and natural urban dynamics into account when assessing the impact of urban growth on the environment and society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 181-215"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Digital technologies in urban regeneration: A systematic review of literature 城市更新中的数字技术：文献综述

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.002

Oumayma Moufid , Sarbeswar Praharaj , Hassane Jarar Oulidi

{"title":"Digital technologies in urban regeneration: A systematic review of literature","authors":"Oumayma Moufid , Sarbeswar Praharaj , Hassane Jarar Oulidi","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban regeneration is a challenging intervention, considering the multidimensional issues involved and the complexities of stakeholder collaborations. While prior research indicates the potential of digital technology in addressing these challenges and introducing novel approaches to urban regeneration, the full scope of applying emerging digital concepts, including but not limited to geographic information systems, digital twins, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality to enhance urban regeneration still needs to be explored. We conducted a systematic literature review to address this gap, employing meta-analysis and bibliometric analysis. Six key aspects of urban regeneration were identified, including decision-making support, prioritization of areas of concern, stakeholder participation, regeneration scenario identification, design and implementation of regeneration actions, and post-regeneration analysis. We evaluated the impact of digital technologies across these dimensions, examining their interaction with critical urban regeneration domains through spatiotemporal analyses of published literature. Our findings delineate novel applications and benefits of emerging digital technologies throughout various stages of urban regeneration, from site selection to project evaluation. This study comprehensively appraises how urban regeneration processes can be enriched by leveraging innovative technological applications while also suggesting avenues for future digitally sustainable integrated approaches to urban regeneration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 264-278"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Urban climate simulation model to support climate-sensitive planning decision making at local scale 支持地方尺度气候敏感规划决策的城市气候模拟模型

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.003

Pamela Smith , Estela Blanco , Pablo Sarricolea , Orlando Peralta , Felipe Thomas

{"title":"Urban climate simulation model to support climate-sensitive planning decision making at local scale","authors":"Pamela Smith , Estela Blanco , Pablo Sarricolea , Orlando Peralta , Felipe Thomas","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban planning, through design and land use allocation, affects urban climate dynamics and patterns at different atmospheric layers and spatial scales. Climate sensitive planning and design draws attention to the consideration of climate parameters for decision making. Seeking to contribute to the above, this research set out to identify the effect of urban design features (e.g., vegetation cover and construction density) on air temperature behavior. We conducted a case study, selected the Renca municipality located north-west Santiago, Chile, which represents a Mediterranean urban area affected by an intense daytime and nighttime urban heat island (UHI). We developed simple linear regression models to estimate air temperature per block in four different present and future scenarios: summer and winter and for day (16:00) and night (23:00). The urban-environmental variables were evaluated with the air temperature data series, measured in 21 points in the commune which were representative of urban and natural local climatic zones (LCZ). The results were evaluated and validated. We observed that variables such as vegetation, surface temperature or relative humidity are important explanatory factors for air temperature at the block scale in Renca across all four models. Models represent a tool that allows the evaluation of different design and urban planning alternatives at the scale of a city block, providing useful information for climate-sensitive decision-making.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 279-292"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Housing infrastructure and women in care: COVID-19 experiences from urban informal settlements of Khulna, Bangladesh 住房基础设施和护理中的妇女：孟加拉国库尔纳城市非正式住区的COVID-19经验

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.006

Sheikh Serajul Hakim , Salma Akter , Md Azharul Islam , Md Saydur Rahman

{"title":"Housing infrastructure and women in care: COVID-19 experiences from urban informal settlements of Khulna, Bangladesh","authors":"Sheikh Serajul Hakim , Salma Akter , Md Azharul Islam , Md Saydur Rahman","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban informal settlements in the Global South, home to over a billion people, face significant challenges due to limited space and inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Solid Waste Management (SWM) infrastructure. These deficiencies significantly impact women's ‘triple care role’—reproductive, productive, and community caregiving responsibilities—within their families, society, and the economy, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore how inadequate infrastructure in three informal settlements in Khulna, Bangladesh, influenced women's caregiving roles during the pandemic and their responses. Through semi-structured interviews with 24 women community leaders, who served as front-line workers during COVID-19, and supporting fieldwork, we discovered that women adapted by modifying their habits and the spatial layouts of their homes for isolation. Although some improvements were noted in WASH and SWM conditions, significant challenges remained, particularly in temporary housing, household adaptability, and reproductive responsibilities Despite facing informal employment, financial constraints, and food insecurity, women showed resilience through leadership, socio-political networking, and community initiatives. This study underscores the urgent need for adaptive infrastructure planning to improve living conditions in informal settlements, with a focus on proactive management of both spatial and non-spatial resources to enhance adaptation in resource-scarce contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 81-104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A study on environmental elements of residential open spaces for grandparent-child rearing based on a field survey in Tianjin, China 基于天津地区野外调查的居住开放空间环境要素研究

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.006

Yi Sun , Ji Chen , Ye Yuan , Shuangliang Liu

{"title":"A study on environmental elements of residential open spaces for grandparent-child rearing based on a field survey in Tianjin, China","authors":"Yi Sun , Ji Chen , Ye Yuan , Shuangliang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the advent of an aging society, grandparents' involvement in childcare is becoming increasingly common, saving families and society huge nursing costs. Residential open space (ROS) is a common place for grandparents' outdoor childcare activities, influencing the health of grandparents and children. However, existing research on the ROS environmental needs of intergenerational users is still insufficient. This study regards grandparents and children as a cohesive entity, based on environment behavior theory, and constructs a research framework for the ROS environmental elements needs for grandparent-child rearing. Taking a residential area in Tianjin as an example, four types of grandparent-child rearing are identified based on the age of the children. Through interviews with grandparents and observation of outdoor activities involving grandparent-child rearing, significant differences in the needs of ROS environmental elements such as enclosure feeling, pet control, and adult fitness equipment among different types of grandparent-child rearing were found, stemming from different caregiving patterns. This study provides important implications for constructing supportive childcare environments and promoting physical activities and childcare education among intergenerational populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 216-231"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Does morphological polycentric spatial structure improve subjective well-being? Evidence from China based on the moderating perspective of the urban-rural income inequality 形态多中心空间结构是否能提高主观幸福感？基于调节视角的中国城乡收入不平等证据

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.002

Yuetong Li , Songyang Lyu , Qizheng Gao , Seungil Lee

{"title":"Does morphological polycentric spatial structure improve subjective well-being? Evidence from China based on the moderating perspective of the urban-rural income inequality","authors":"Yuetong Li , Songyang Lyu , Qizheng Gao , Seungil Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper reveals the mechanisms by which the spatial structure of morphological polycentricity (MP) affects the subjective well-being (SWB) in China, focusing on the distribution of economic activities. Using panel data for 21 provinces in China from 2010 to 2020, we compare the effects of dynamic MP, measured using nighttime light data, and static MP, measured using demographic data, on SWB. Our findings reveal that, as regional economic benefits enhance and megacities form, the adjustment of MP spatial policy becomes increasingly significant in improving SWB. Notably, dynamic changes in MP exhibit a more pronounced effect on the satisfaction and confidence aspects of SWB. Moreover, increased urban-rural income inequality moderates this relationship, diminishing the positive impact of MP on SWB among rural households. Regional analysis indicates that in economically advancing areas and emerging megacities, adjustments in MP spatial policy are increasingly crucial for improving SWB. Central regions experiencing economic growth exhibit a greater need to balance economic agglomeration with population dispersion to optimize well-being outcomes. The empirical evidence provided suggests the potential benefits of adopting harmonized development strategies and indicates that incorporating the socio-economic context into spatial planning may contribute to the optimization of well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 132-146"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Enhancing urban design performance through parametric analysis: Insights from the Green City of Ben Guerir, Morocco 通过参数化分析提高城市设计性能：来自摩洛哥本盖尔绿色城市的见解

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.001

Houda Er-Retby , Abdelkader Outzourhit , Abdellah Nait-Taour , Mohamed Oualid Mghazli , Hicham Mastouri , Mohamed El Mankibi , Mostafa Benzaazoua

{"title":"Enhancing urban design performance through parametric analysis: Insights from the Green City of Ben Guerir, Morocco","authors":"Houda Er-Retby , Abdelkader Outzourhit , Abdellah Nait-Taour , Mohamed Oualid Mghazli , Hicham Mastouri , Mohamed El Mankibi , Mostafa Benzaazoua","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Effectively assisting urban designers in developing resilient urban areas requires innovative approaches. Moreover, using spatial analysis is necessary to assess the effectiveness of the conceptual design depending on different specifications. Even though these concepts are closely related, they have been done separately. To overcome these limits, in this paper, a decision tool is created using the Grasshopper for Rhinoceros 3D software as a core component of a flexible system to generate the urban structure and optimize land use. The tool includes several processes for analyzing urban distribution using spatial analysis, such as accessibility and visibility. The approach was systematically applied and evaluated in a simulated environment using BenGuerir's Green City as a case study. Therefore, it established an efficient infrastructure network facilitating seamless pedestrian movement. It also allows the creation of diverse building types in key locations to suit people's requirements based on urban planning rules to sustainably conserve the area by balancing resources, activities, and people in space.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 247-263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Beyond the Idyll: Unveiling the realities of risk perception and neighborhood influence on rural in-migrants in the COVID-19 Era in Dali, China 在田园之外：揭示COVID-19时代中国大理农村流动人口的风险认知和社区影响的现实

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.001

Ni Yan , Canxu Zeng , Na Zhang , Song Han , Yali Li , Makoto Yokohari , Zhengxu Zhou

{"title":"Beyond the Idyll: Unveiling the realities of risk perception and neighborhood influence on rural in-migrants in the COVID-19 Era in Dali, China","authors":"Ni Yan , Canxu Zeng , Na Zhang , Song Han , Yali Li , Makoto Yokohari , Zhengxu Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified counter-urban migration trends globally, with rural areas often portrayed as ideal havens, the post-migration realities and risks faced by rural in-migrants remain understudied. Addressing this research gap, this research investigates the neighborhood factors influencing risk perceptions of rural in-migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on four rural destinations in Dali, China. Using a mixed-method approach combining questionnaires, participatory mapping, and regression analysis, we surveyed 234 rural migrants. Our study incorporates objective measurements of neighborhood environments through Participatory GIS. Findings reveal that reduced life quality and economic income are the main perceived risks among rural in-migrants during the pandemic. Neighborhood factors significantly mitigating perceived risks include green spaces, accessible living services, government satisfaction, and strong local community networks. The study also identifies varying vulnerability levels among migrant groups, with migrant workers showing higher risk perceptions than entrepreneurs or unemployed individuals. This research addresses a critical gap in migration studies by examining post-relocation risks faced by rural in-migrants, especially during global crises. It provides empirical evidence on the role of neighborhood environments in mitigating migrants' risk perceptions, offering insights for enhancing rural community resilience. The findings contribute to our understanding of rural in-migration dynamics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, informing strategies for sustainable rural development and migrant integration in the face of future crises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 49-64"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sustainable urban water management index for developing countries. A case study in Puebla City, Mexico 发展中国家可持续城市水管理指数。墨西哥普埃布拉市的案例研究

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.007

Jaime Adriano Gutiérrez-Nava , Elena María Otazo-Sánchez , Alma Delia Román-Gutiérrez , ArturoOtilio Acevedo-Sandoval

{"title":"Sustainable urban water management index for developing countries. A case study in Puebla City, Mexico","authors":"Jaime Adriano Gutiérrez-Nava , Elena María Otazo-Sánchez , Alma Delia Román-Gutiérrez , ArturoOtilio Acevedo-Sandoval","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Several indicator and index frameworks have been reported to assess management efficiency and promote transparency, facilitating decision-making and innovation. However, they cannot be applied in cities with limited information, making them impractical. This study proposes a Sustainable Urban Water Management Index (SUWMI) for such cities, selecting six AquaRating indicators plus two indexes recommended in the Sustainable Development Goal 6, yielding a simplified and practical version for diagnosing the management performance rate of the Water Operating Systems (WOS) in cities. Conceptual and mathematical models were defined for SUWMI, and the eight selected terms were hierarchized based on a decision tree with the participation of an expert panel and further multicriteria decision-making methodology by the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to calculate the weighting parameters. The selected indicators represent five categories on a percentage scale. The highly populated Puebla City Metropolitan Zone in Mexico was the case study. Information was gathered from five Water Operation Systems (WOS) from 2002 to 2020. The tap water area's coverage and physical efficiency improved despite the population growth due to an adequate political strategy after 2014. The SUWMI values of each WOS diagnoses its performance, highlighting their differences and providing a valuable tool for guiding urban water public policy programs. The paper proposes a simple, fast, and easy-to-calculate index that can be helpful for a broader cluster of cities and urban settlements with deficient available information, which is common in developing countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 105-120"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The missing middle between the big and the small: Urban primacy in the Indian State of Karnataka 大与小之间缺失的中间：印度卡纳塔克邦的城市中心

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Journal of Urban Management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.005

Kala Seetharam Sridhar, G. Shivakumar Nayka

{"title":"The missing middle between the big and the small: Urban primacy in the Indian State of Karnataka","authors":"Kala Seetharam Sridhar, G. Shivakumar Nayka","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban primacy in the Indian state of Karnataka is severe, since Bengaluru, the state's capital city, is more than eight times the size of the second biggest city. Our objectives in this paper are to investigate this primacy, estimating Zipf's law, understanding transport networks and inadequacies in municipal infrastructure, and adopting a non-conventional technique, i.e., that of surveying private firms, to understand how to alleviate the same.</div><div>Estimating Zipf's law, we find that Karnataka's primacy worsened during 2011-19. Using GIS maps, we find several road connectivity issues around smaller cities in the state of Karnataka. We find several gaps in municipal infrastructure such as roads, parks and storm water drains in the smaller cities. Based on a survey of 81 firms across selected 12 cities in the state (including Bengaluru), we find that their operation and maintenance costs are higher than investment costs, due to weak municipal infrastructure. The qualitative views of firms in the smaller towns regarding their disadvantages conformed to the objective evidence on their costs.</div><div>This has implications for better policies for balanced regional development not only in Indian states, but also other geographies characterized by primacy. These are that transport networks be extensive, and municipal infrastructure be robust to encourage firm and resident location decisions, for distribution of economic activity equally across the urban hierarchy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"Pages 17-31"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143548860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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