Muhammad Touseef Anjum , Saadia Tabassum , Tariq Alqubaysi , Hina Saleemi , Umbreen Us Sahar , Fayez Alanazi
{"title":"Accessibility enhancement of mass transit system through GIS based modeling of feeder routes","authors":"Muhammad Touseef Anjum , Saadia Tabassum , Tariq Alqubaysi , Hina Saleemi , Umbreen Us Sahar , Fayez Alanazi","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Access and ingress to and from the metro stations plays a crucial role in elevating the efficacy of transportation systems. This study presents a novel approach to optimize and integrate feeder route network with mass transit system using GIS. An initial accessibility analysis of existing feeder routes revealed only 0.12% of the total population being served. To address the accessibility challenge a comprehensive GIS based feeder route design model based on population data and road network attributes was developed. The model efficiently identified candidate feeder stops which were further subjected to a route analysis model for optimal route design. A total of 29 feeder routes with an average length of 10.2 km were identified by the route analysis model. The results demonstrated that the feeder routes obtained through this method exhibited exceptional coverage across the study area effectively bridging the accessibility gaps. The effectiveness of the proposed model was validated through the service area analysis and density analysis, verifying a noticeable increase in route density and substantial population served corresponding to 0.25%. which is doubled as compared to the population served existing feeder routes. The study provides an opportunity for transit authorities to design efficient feeder networks complying with better integration and accessibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 755-771"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702354","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":"Socio-spatial features of neighbourhoods supporting social interaction between locals and migrants in peri-urban China","authors":"Linyan Dai , Xin Sheng , Rangan Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Western literature shows evidence of a positive relationship between socio-spatial features of neighbourhoods and social interaction. However, there is little research exploring this relationship in the Chinese context, particularly between locals and migrants in peri-urban China where significant housing is being created. This paper studies the socio-spatial features of neighbourhoods in supporting social interaction between locals and migrants across different neighbourhood types in the peri-urban areas in Guangzhou. In this research, data were collected using door-to-door questionnaires and site surveys in 9 peri-urban neighbourhoods in Guangzhou. The nature and strength of relationships between socio-spatial features of neighbourhoods and social interaction were examined through statistical analysis. The results of this study suggest that the level of maintenance and accessibility can help improve social interaction for locals and migrants living together in villages, redeveloped villages, and commodity housing. Neighbourhood boundaries and quality of neighbourhoods were found to be positively related to social interaction for locals and migrants in redeveloped villages only. In addition, the perceived character of the neighbourhood can positively impact social interaction for locals in villages only. This study demonstrates that high-quality neighbourhoods can improve social interaction between migrants and locals in peri-urban villages, commodity housing, and redeveloped villages in China. The study provides a guide for neighbourhood designers, urban planners, and property managers in peri-urban China regarding how to create a neighbourhood supporting social interaction between locals and migrants in villages, redeveloped villages and commodity housing respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 671-693"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702330","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":"Inclusive cities: Less crime requires more love","authors":"Yuzhe Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 3","pages":"Pages 317-318"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585624000840/pdfft?md5=629b7a07b76829b32f2972a81c5b5d1f&pid=1-s2.0-S2226585624000840-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142013077","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":"How specialization and diversity of knowledge base contribute to regional knowledge complexity","authors":"Bin Zhang, Wei Liao, Jianping Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Why can complex knowledge be produced in some places but not in others? Regional knowledge complexity possesses a powerful explanatory and predictive capacity for regional innovation and economic development, yet the mechanisms underlying the formation of regional knowledge complexity remain largely opaque. This study aims to reveal the how specialization, related variety and unrelated variety of regional knowledge base contributing to the formation of regional knowledge complexity, which enriches the theories in recombination innovation as well as regional complex system. We employed multiple regression models to analyze how specialization, related variety, and unrelated variety within the regional knowledge base influence the regional Knowledge Complexity Index (KCI). The research findings indicate that specialization exerts a positive impact on the regional KCI, and the related variety within a regional knowledge base positively impacts KCI but only under the condition of cognitive proximity between regions. Both specialization and Regional Variety kjm(RV) exert significant externalities: a one-unit rise in specialization locally enhances a city's KCI by 0.0002 and affects neighboring cities positively by 0.0414, while a similar increment in RV elevates the host city's KCI by 0.0279 and induces an 8.5022-unit jump in nearby cities' KCI. Conversely, the unrelated variety in a regional knowledge base has a negative effect on KCI. A one-unit increase in the unrelated diversity of a region's knowledge composition correlates with a decline of 0.0147 units in the city's KCI and that of 2.0507 units in neighboring city's KCI. The findings suggest that less-developed regions should allocate their limited resources judiciously by prioritizing the development of specialized advantages, and concurrently, work towards narrowing the cognitive gap with their more advanced counterparts to facilitate the flow of knowledge.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 720-735"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702333","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":"How do people perceive the quality of urban transport service? New insights from online reviews of Shanghai metro system","authors":"Mingxuan Dou , Yanyan Gu , Jianya Gong","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid urbanization and increasing demand for efficient public transportation have highlighted the need to understand public perceptions of service quality. Traditional evaluation methods may not fully capture user experiences and perceptions, and the emerging large-scale social media data offers dynamic user-generated information for new insights. To address this, this study explored the perceived service quality of the Shanghai metro system using a data-driven approach based on user-generated content from <span><span>Dianping.com</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>. We analyzed 52,087 online reviews by employing the structural topic model (STM) to identify key service quality attributes and their impact on user satisfaction. Our findings reveal eleven significant topics: 'Self-expression', 'Transfer', 'Amenity', 'Shopping Mall', 'Check-in', 'Operation', 'Security Check', 'Staff', 'Environment & Facility', 'Design', and 'Peak & Commuting'. Polarity analysis indicates that 'Self-expression', 'Check-in', and 'Design' are viewed positively, while 'Security check', 'Commuting', and 'Transfer' are perceived negatively. Temporal dynamics of topics demonstrated that the users prioritized and focused more on aesthetic and attitude than the physical environment of transport services. Furthermore, hierarchical clustering reveals distinct spatial patterns, with stations in residential areas emphasizing commuting and travel needs, business district stations focusing on design and operational aspects, and other stations highlighting cleanliness and security concerns. These findings provide practical insights into enhancing urban transport management by aligning service offerings more closely with user preferences and improving sustainable urban development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 705-719"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702332","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}
Yunxia Liu , Tao Sun , Jing Yao , Yan Wang , Hengrui Yang , Tao Dai
{"title":"Did COVID-19 discriminate in the global South? Revealing heterogeneity of urban households’ livelihood resilience based on evidence from Bangladesh, China, India and Philippines","authors":"Yunxia Liu , Tao Sun , Jing Yao , Yan Wang , Hengrui Yang , Tao Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>“Lives or livelihoods” is a hard trade-off when confronting COVID-19, especially for cities in the Global South. Countermeasures to protect people's lives may exert negative impacts on urban households and test their livelihood resilience. Did COVID-19 discriminate? Did livelihood resilience vary among different urban households within and across different countries and cities? Established studies focused on rural households' livelihood resilience under climate change or natural hazard based on single country context. Little is known about the variety of urban households' livelihood resilience under COVID-19 across countries and cities. This study aims to fill this gap by revealing heterogeneity of livelihood resilience at both individual urban household level and country level. First-hand questionnaire survey data (<em>N</em> = 4374) were collected from seven cities from Bangladesh, China, India, and Philippines. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods, it's found that: COVID-19 did discriminate. Urban households with larger household size, no home ownership, no financial assets, and household heads with low education level, informal employed and no flexibility to transfer to work from home, were vulnerable groups. COVID-19 also discriminated across cities. Cities with a high ratio of informal workers, no effective economic relief policies and long stringent mobility restriction measures performed worse.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 694-704"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702331","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":"Urban sustainability assessment of DHA City, Karachi (DCK) – Pakistan: A methodological approach combining urban form indicators with stakeholders’ perspectives","authors":"Hira Qureshi","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper proposes a Sustainability Assessment for the social, economic, and environmental evaluation of gated housing projects, corresponding to the indicators of accessibility, connectivity, compatibility, nodality and containment, identity, diversity, density, and adaptability. The main aim is to apply a methodology for EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) reporting of gated housing projects that combines urban form indicators with local stakeholders' perspectives. The EIA report of DCK (DHA City, Karachi) was chosen as a hypothetical basis for sustainability assessment. Firstly, DCK is a gated residential suburb aimed to function as a self-sustained gated community. Secondly, the project is under construction and will comprise community facilities based on the Ekistics concept for promoting sustainability. Thirdly, its EIA report addresses recent sustainability challenges, thus providing a speculative foundation for sustainable gated housing in Pakistan. For recording stakeholders’ perspectives, research instruments included semi-structured interviews with M/S Osmani and Company (local consultancy firm), the administrators of DC, and the urban and infrastructure planners of Karachi. The study results show that the proposed sustainability assessment methodology achieves its design objectives and maintains that the relationship of urban form indicators with local stakeholders can be adopted for the sustainable planning and design of gated housing projects in Karachi.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 813-831"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702337","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}
Melinda Knuth , Xuan Wei , Xumin Zhang , Hayk Khachatryan , Alan Hodges , Chengyan Yue
{"title":"Defining preferred turfgrass features for lawn choice for Floridian homeowners","authors":"Melinda Knuth , Xuan Wei , Xumin Zhang , Hayk Khachatryan , Alan Hodges , Chengyan Yue","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Turfgrass lawns provide many environmental benefits, including temperature moderation, soil stabilization in urban centers, and surface water runoff reduction in the rapidly urbanizing societies. Recently, more sustainable management of urban vegetation have arisen to encourage Florida homeowners to shift from high-input (e.g., fertilizer, water) to low-input landscapes through initiatives such as the Florida Friendly Landscapes and Florida Water Star Programs. To support the water conservation programs in Florida, and better understand homeowners' lawn choices, the objective of this study is to identify and evaluate homeowners' preferred turfgrass features for lawn choices and understand the context of promoting sustainable landscaping practices in the state of Florida. Approximately 1000 Florida homeowners were surveyed online and ranked their most preferred turfgrass features out of a set of 12 alternatives. A rank-ordered logit model was utilized to evaluate Florida homeowners’ preferences for different turfgrass features and determine if they influence turfgrass selection for Florida homeowners. The results showed that the top features were drought tolerance, color, frequency of mowing, disease resistance, and pest tolerance. Identification and communication of water proficient, low fertilizer input turfgrass cultivars that are tolerant to environmental stresses (e.g., drought, traffic, shade) are needed in Florida. Policymakers should promote strategies to combat drought tolerant cultivars. Extension agents should educate homeowners on grass dormancy and drought tolerance (affecting color change) as well as promote disease resistance and pest tolerant species through the Florida Friendly Landscape and WaterStar Programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 657-670"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141839622","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":"A qualitative investigation of revitalisation efforts to foster residents’ attachment in dilapidated neighbourhoods: Is identity a matter?","authors":"Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki , Sharareh Farhad","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Historic neighborhoods in the Global South face challenges like urban core shrinkage and gentrification, impacting residents' socio-cultural dynamics. This qualitative study aims to identify critical aspects contributing to the deterioration of historic fabrics during the revitalisation process and explore their influence on residents' attachment to the Aghazaman neighbourhood in Sanandaj City, Iran. Data was collected from 17 experts using semi-structured interviews. The analysis followed Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic approach: familiarization with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report. This process identified five themes from 54 codes: (1) strengthening identity, motivation, and ownership; (2) building inclusive and vibrant communities; (3) ensuring socioeconomic adaptation and residents' empowerment; (4) boosting functional adaptation for standard living; and (5) enhancing infrastructure for connected living with the environment. These themes illustrate the factors influencing residents' attachment during the revitalisation process and demonstrate how identity formation can enhance attachment to dilapidated neighbourhoods, thereby strengthening revitalisation efforts. The study contributes to an integral framework for addressing the aspects involved in nurturing residents' attachment, which is a key factor in facilitating sustained revitalisation efforts. From an empirical perspective, there is a need for revitalisation efforts to integrate cultural values, nurture neighbourhood attachment, and preserve identity. While holistic community engagement approaches are recognised, the study also emphasises the need for identity-driven interventions to address shortcomings in enhancing attachment and community well-being, even in community-driven initiatives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 639-656"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141852071","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":"Rural planning evaluation and sustainable development potential in rural communes of Rehamna province (Morocco)","authors":"Kaoutare Amini Alaoui , Hassan Radoine , Kh Md Nahiduzzaman","doi":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jum.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The evolution of rural settlement planning has the potential to improve regional sustainability through aligning components of human settlement ecosystems. In this study, we promoted the integration of sustainability in 23 rural communes of Rehamna province (central Morocco). We assessed rural development in four areas: location and infrastructure, resource availability, economic activity, and development constraints. The communes were divided into three categories based on their occupancy levels and planning directions: Vital Planning Area (VPA), Common Planning Area (PPA), and Initial Planning Area (IPA). The rural comprehensive development potential has maximum, minimum, and average values of 0.694, 0.176 and 0.429. The proportion of rural communes in low, medium, and high levels is 13.04%, 60.86%, 26.08%, and correspondingly. Due to their obvious location advantages, high level of integration between urban and rural development, and greater economic development vitality, communes that cross the mobility axe and have proximity to water resources more than make up for the drawback of the scarcity of background resources. As a result, these communes have good development potential. The second main hub of the province of Rehamna's urban development is in the north. The spatial distribution demonstrates the tendency to progressively increase around the center, adopting it as the core. This paper proposes a framework for rural communes to facilitate strategic spatial planning, providing a novel way to maximize rural development potential. Based on these findings, the paper suggests a new spatial framework for rural development that aims to enhance the development status of rural regions by addressing their planning needs. This study presents an analytical framework for government, institutions, stakeholders, and planners to construct effective rural development strategies, focusing on the essential indicators required for rural sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45131,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Management","volume":"13 4","pages":"Pages 624-638"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141846576","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}