{"title":"Social conflicts and their resolution paths in the commercialized renewal of old urban communities in China under the perspective of public value","authors":"Dexin Wang, Shijun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Constructing a sustainable community renewal model and effectively resolving social conflicts are key issues in urban governance and social stability in contemporary China. This study focuses on the social conflicts arising from the commercialization-driven renewal of the Workers' Village community in Chengdu. Using a combination of case study methods, structured interviews, and participant observation, we explore the public value conflicts and their resolution pathways in the process of community renewal. The study reveals that the formation of public values is a dynamic process characterized by the interplay of multiple value systems, with various public value conflicts emerging in the commercialization of communities. To resolve these social conflicts, it is essential to fully consider the diverse interests of different groups and contexts, as well as the varying public values at stake. By promoting democratization and institutionalization, the different public values that arise from these conflicts can be transformed into a widely recognized value consensus. Grounded in public value theory, this study proposes a social conflict resolution model that transcends traditional approaches. It not only examines the key stakeholders involved in social conflicts during community renewal and the manifestations of value conflicts among them, but also emphasizes the importance of integrating and transforming divergent public values through active dialogue and negotiation. This process, involving multiple stakeholders, follows a trajectory from the aggregation of public values to negotiation and ultimately to value reshaping. The proposed model provides a new governance framework and methodological support for addressing social conflicts in community renewal, offering innovative insights into the integration and reconciliation of public values.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 2","pages":"Pages 402-417"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143948284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaotong Ye , Yuankai Wang , Jiajing Dai , Waishan Qiu
{"title":"Generated nighttime street view image to inform perceived safety divergence between day and night in high density cities: A case study in Hong Kong","authors":"Xiaotong Ye , Yuankai Wang , Jiajing Dai , Waishan Qiu","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Safety perception is widely considered a fundamental aspect of urban life, which significantly influences citizens' well-being and quality of life as well as having crucial impact on the nighttime economy. However, there is a scarcity of understanding of nighttime safety despite the fast-growing body of urban scene auditing research based on daytime street view imagery (SVI). To fill the gap, this study collected ∼1000 pairwise day-and-night SVIs to train a day-to-night (D2N) SVI generator to effectively predict nighttime SVI based on daytime counterpart using generative adversarial network (GAN). The accuracy of fake nighttime image was evaluated with commonly-used GAN metrics (e.g., structural similarity index, inception score) and human validation. Then, an online visual survey with 46 participants was conducted to collect their perceived safety on street scenes during daytime and nighttime (D&N), and the results become training labels for machine learning models to predict D&N safety perceptions. Our results revealed significant discrepancies in D&N safety perception. First, through correlation analysis, we found that the sky and building features matter to the prediction accuracy of generated nighttime SVIs. Second, the micro-level streetscape features (e.g., pavements, roads, and buildings) play influential roles in perceived safety. Third, higher safety perceptions are consistently found in areas with higher building density regardless of whether they are daytime or night. In contrast, untended trees and grass reduce perceived safety at night. This study provides a valuable reference for improving the accuracy of generating nighttime images from daytime SVIs. It also reveals how streetscapes affect D&N safety perceptions in high-density cities like Hong Kong, providing empirical evidence for urban design policies to facilitate nighttime attractiveness and prosperity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 2","pages":"Pages 379-401"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143948283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Categorising neighbourhoods using OpenStreetMap POIs: Affinity propagation clustering of 7,213 subdistricts in Thailand","authors":"Viriya Taecharungroj , Nikos Ntounis","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.11.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effective categorisation of neighbourhoods is a critical component of urban planning and development, providing a systematic framework for identifying and addressing the distinct characteristics and needs of different areas. This study utilises data from the open-source platform OpenStreetMap (OSM) to propose a novel approach to neighbourhood categorisation, with a focus on amenities as key elements. Data were collected on 4,121,900 points of interest (POIs) across 7213 subdistricts in Thailand, and the categorisation was conducted using the Affinity Propagation (AP) clustering technique. Through this approach, ten distinct neighbourhood clusters in Thailand were identified, demonstrating the efficacy of integrating OSM data with AP clustering. The findings underscore the necessity for more evidence-based planning policies aimed at enhancing amenities, vibrancy, and overall quality of life in neighbourhoods by promoting innovation and the development of creative districts. Furthermore, the study advocates for the consideration of ecological urbanism as an alternative pathway for neighbourhood development, a concept that has yet to be thoroughly explored in Thailand.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"14 2","pages":"Pages 362-378"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143948282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Salem , Naoki Tsurusaki , Xiangdong Xu , Gang Xu
{"title":"Revealing the transformation of spatial structure of greater Cairo: Insights from satellite imagery and geospatial metrics","authors":"Muhammad Salem , Naoki Tsurusaki , Xiangdong Xu , Gang Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Greater Cairo (GC) is the seventh-largest metropolitan city globally. In recent decades, GC has witnessed massive urban expansion, which has yet to be empirically measured or characterized. This research seeks to explore the patterns of urban growth and changes in urban form in GC from 1973 to 2021 using remote sensing and geospatial metrics. Six Landsat images in 1973, 1984, 1992, 2003, 2013, and 2021 were used to explore urban growth in GC. Urban Land Density Function (ULDF), Landscape Expansion Index (LEI), and Fractal Dimension Index (FDI), were utilized to analyze various aspects of urban expansion. Additionally, the ratio of Land Consumption Rate (LCR) to Population Growth Rate (PGR) was calculated to assess the correlation between urban expansion and population changes. Our results reveal a substantial addition of 203 thousand hectares of urban areas over the last half-century. The ULDF highlights GC’s transformation from a condensed to a scattered urban landscape, particularly with the establishment of the New Administrative Capital in the vicinity. Edge expansion emerged as the principal type of urban growth throughout the research duration. The consistent increase in FDI from 1.44 in 1973 to 1.75 in 2021 signifies the fragmentation of the urban landscape. Moreover, the progressive rise in LCR from 0.023 in 1984 to 0.050 ha per person in 2021 suggests a steady expansion of low-density urban areas. Notably, the LCR-to-PGR ratio escalated from 0.878 in 1984 to 2.428 in 2021, indicating that urban expansion surpassed population growth. These results will help further understand the characteristics of GC’s urban expansion and may offer a scientific foundation for policymakers to reconsider the current horizontal expansion policy in GC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 565-579"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702259","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}
{"title":"The status quo of architecture and its impact on urban management: Christopher Alexander's insights","authors":"Bin Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Christopher Alexander argued that modernist approach to architecture prioritizes innovation, abstraction, and mechanistic efficiency at the expense of human-centered and organic values. According to Christopher Alexander, this shift has led to a proliferation of buildings that are visually striking, but often feel cold, impersonal, and disconnected from the deeper needs of the people who inhabit and/or see them. Alexander called for a return to timeless architectural principles such as harmony, balance, and a deep connection to the natural and cultural context. He introduced the concept of living structure, which emphasizes creating spaces that resonate with the intrinsic order found in nature and human life, fostering environments that are not only functional and beautiful but also profoundly life-affirming. Alexander challenged the dominance of “iconic” but alienating designs, calling for a holistic, human-centered approach to architecture that prioritizes the well-being of individuals and communities, creating spaces that nurture a sense of place, belonging, and harmony with the world around them.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 557-564"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702329","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}
{"title":"Housing policy and markets in China: Affordability and sustainability","authors":"Yuzhe Wu, Zhen Guo, Wei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 553-556"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702328","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}
Dnya D. Zangana , Ahmed J. Ibrahim , Hong Yuan , Majid Amani-Beni
{"title":"Educational inequality in urban settings: A spatial analysis of school distribution and double-shift system challenges – A case study","authors":"Dnya D. Zangana , Ahmed J. Ibrahim , Hong Yuan , Majid Amani-Beni","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ensuring equity in education is crucial for sustainable development, yet it remains a global challenge. Previous research has extensively explored the spatial equity of educational resources in developed countries; however, there's a lack of adequate studies focused on cities within developing regions, like Erbil. Also, the impact of the double-shift school system on educational equity remains significantly unexplored. This study employs statistical techniques (Location Quotient and Pearson's correlation) to analyze the spatial concentration and the relationship between primary schools and population numbers. Additionally, GIS is utilized to examine factors affecting educational equity, focusing on the spatial distribution of government primary schools and their relation to population density and housing prices. These techniques include mean center, central feature, standard distance, kernel density, average nearest neighborhood, buffer zones, and Thiessen polygons to analyze schools' geographical distribution, density, patterns, accessibility, proximity, and school location assessment. Furthermore, this study analyzes the effects of different school systems on equity by examining instructional time. The results showed an uneven distribution of schools, concentrated in older areas with a scarcity on the city's outskirts, and a negative correlation between school numbers and housing prices. Notably, about 88% of Erbil's primary schools operate double shifts due to insufficient numbers, which reduces annual instruction time to 576 hours, significantly lower than in other school systems. By proposing an equity priority model for future schools and emphasizing the efficient allocation of educational resources, this study contributes to global discussions on educational disparities and suggests strategies for equitable resource distribution in urban settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 832-849"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702338","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}
Izzy Yi Jian , Kar Him Mo , Pengfei Chen , Wanchun Ye , Kin Wai Michael Siu , Edwin H.W. Chan
{"title":"Navigating between private and public: Understanding publicness of public open spaces in private developments in Hong Kong","authors":"Izzy Yi Jian , Kar Him Mo , Pengfei Chen , Wanchun Ye , Kin Wai Michael Siu , Edwin H.W. Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given that lands became increasingly expensive for governments to meet open space standards, there emerged a growing trend towards private sector involvement public open space provision. This collaboration has given rise to public open spaces in private developments (POSPD), characterised by varying levels of ‘publicness’ – the degree to which a space embodies public qualities and serves public interests. This research seeks to systematically understand the diverse manifestations of publicness in POSPDs using a proposed conceptual framework. Empirical examination of cases in Hong Kong yielded the statistical categorisation of POSPDs into five types, namely <em>Edge Zone</em>, <em>Hide-and-Seek</em>, <em>Pseudo-Public Park</em>, <em>Consumers</em>’ <em>Paradise</em> and <em>Public Plaza</em>. The results revealed a classist nature of POSPD publicness, with accessibility disproportionately favouring privileged groups. These findings contribute to a better understanding of POSPD publicness and highlights gaps in POS service and governance practice, provides valuable guidance for urban planners, policymakers, and developers in navigating the complexities of public space provision in increasingly privatized urban environments. The insights are relevant for creating more inclusive public spaces that cater to the needs of all community members, particularly in Asia’s high-density urban contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 787-799"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702336","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}
{"title":"Comprehensive street built environmental recognizabililty evaluation by integrating visual and spatial structural data","authors":"Yi Liu , Yang Yang , Qi Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evaluating the recognizability of street built environments provides crucial support for urban planning, security monitoring and navigation. Although street view images (SVIs) are widely used in urban studies, it overlooks the interconnection among different locations, which can also affect perceptions about environmental recognizability. To address this issue, this study proposes a deep learning-based model called RB-Node, which comprehensively integrates spatial structural features in a road network view and visual features from SVIs, achieving 82.56% accuracy. It appears that image information from visual features dominates environmental recognizability. Additionally, structural information contributes significantly to the accurate classification of nodes and waterfront promenade areas. Moreover, scene-text information, a subset of visual features, helps classify commercial and historical areas. Furthermore, 1056 samples were collected through an eye-tracking experiment to validate the recognizability evaluation results, as well as compare the decision-making process between humans and RB-Node. According to the results, RB-Node behaviour and human observed behavior follow similar patterns, although human perceptions tend to be more holistic than RB-Node's. This study contributes to a better understanding of environmental recognizability and provides targeted recommendations for urban renewal.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 772-786"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702335","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}
Huayi Yu , Shengkun Zhu , Jing Victor Li , Lu Wang
{"title":"Dynamics of urban sprawl: Deciphering the role of land prices and transportation costs in government-led urbanization","authors":"Huayi Yu , Shengkun Zhu , Jing Victor Li , Lu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While the relationship among land price, transportation cost, and urban sprawl under the condition of local governments monopolizing land supply has been rarely discussed in the literature, this paper addresses this gap by hypothesizing based on the monocentric city model. The hypothesis suggests that due to increasing land prices and decreasing transportation costs, urban fringes are more likely to be developed, leading residents to move away from the city center and altering the demographic pattern of urban sprawl. An empirical analysis is conducted using panel data from 104 cities in China, including remote sensing data of urban land construction areas. The results show that high land prices and low transportation costs drive urban sprawl, with varying impacts across cities. The coupling coordination analysis indicates increasing influence of urban sprawl on land prices and transportation costs. These findings suggest the government should address the effects of unplanned urban expansion on these factors. The findings suggest that the government should pay more attention to the effects of unplanned urban expansion on land prices and transportation costs. Understanding the role of local governments in urban planning is crucial for comprehending China's urbanization strategy and its implications on social exclusion, gentrification, high housing prices, and other urban issues.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 736-754"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702334","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}