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{"title":"Climate change and financing costs: A study of disaster events and risk ratings in Taiwan mortgage loan market","authors":"Yi-Shan Hsieh ,&nbsp;Chien-Wen Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103737","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103737","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Real estate as collateral in mortgage loan markets suggests that banks must consider the local disaster risks caused by climate change when determining their strategies for mortgage loan pricing. This study aims to investigate the potential impact of climate change on the cost of mortgage credit. We analyze mortgage market data at the township level in Taiwan from 2009Q1 to 2020Q4 to assess whether financial institutions incorporate climate change and disaster events into their pricing in the mortgage loan market. Our empirical findings demonstrate that banks tend to impose higher mortgage rates due to climate change. Moreover, we observe that short-term disasters, such as flooding in high disaster risk areas and losses in agriculture, forestry, fishery, and animal husbandry across all regions, exacerbate the influence of climate change on mortgage rates. This study highlights that banks' mortgage loan pricing strategies not only respond to climate change but also factor in weather-related disaster events. In other words, when disasters occur, banks become more aware of the investment risks associated with climate change, leading to regional discrepancies in mortgage rates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 103737"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146174825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Culturised planning practices in urban megaproject development: the case of Lincoln Yards in Chicago","authors":"Ana Perić ,&nbsp;Zorica Nedović-Budić","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103743","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103743","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Regardless of the socio-spatial setting, urban megaprojects exhibit similar features, such as architectural and urban design that neglects place identity, on the one hand, and economic actors seeking exceptional local deregulation mechanisms, on the other. As dominant developers tend to override the concerns of local authorities, citizens, and planning professionals, a multitude of conflicting interests is entrenched in any large-scale development. Hence, to understand the process of megaproject development requires attending to both procedural instruments (rules and regulations) and the deep-rooted factors (underlying beliefs, values, and fundamental societal orientations), which together form a planning culture. Using planning culture as the core analytical object and employing a multi-layered conceptual framework grounded in sociological institutionalism, this paper examines the Lincoln Yards case, a contemporary Chicago urban megaproject, analysing individual attitudes, collective practices, and societal environment as three interrelated cultural layers. The framework traces the following variables: professional argumentation and non-expert cognitive frames (‘ways of thinking’); stakeholders' values, (joint) visions and mutual trust; people's behaviour and routine actions; the nature of the planning approach; power relations in stakeholders' interactions; and societal ideological orientations. The study demonstrates how these cultural layers operate simultaneously as a broader institutional context and a constitutive force shaping planning outcomes, revealing the analytical value of a culturally informed approach to understanding megaproject development in both research and practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 103743"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146174881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of microscale environmental features on older adults’ recreational activities in shared spaces of high-density residential neighbourhoods: A recreationist-environment fit perspective","authors":"Danyang Lei ,&nbsp;Wanying Liang ,&nbsp;Weixuan Chen ,&nbsp;Izzy Yi Jian ,&nbsp;Kar Him Mo","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103738","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103738","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The challenges associated with urban population ageing have underscored the importance of recreation for sustaining well-being in later life, yet the role of neighbourhood microscale design in influencing recreational opportunities has been overlooked. In high-density contexts, shared spaces in residential neighbourhoods are especially important for older adults, however, existing age-friendly frameworks often lack the granularity required to inform detailed design. Guided by the Recreationist-Environment fit (R-E fit) framework, this study examines how environmental features are associated with older adults' outdoor recreation in a high-density residential neighbourhood. A mixed-methods approach was applied, combining behavioural mapping analysed through urban Resource Selection Functions (RSF) and walk-along interviews. Results indicate that covered walkways, benches and water features are significantly positively associated with diverse recreational activities, largely because they fulfil needs related to social interaction and environmental comfort. By contrast, trees and planters, podium gardens, outdoor gyms and playgrounds are associated with reduced participation in certain activities, due to inadequate maintenance, perceived safety concerns and mismatches between older adults’ abilities and skill demands of the recreational settings. This study extends the R-E fit framework by characterising the micro-level stressors and supports defining high-density living. It identifies social opportunities, climate responsiveness, accessibility and management practices as decisive factors of the R-E fit for older adults. This study provides evidence-based microscale design and management strategies that effectively navigate both the constraints and potentials inherent in high-density environments. Ultimately, these insights confirm the framework’s utility for age-friendly neighbourhood planning, underscoring the need for context-sensitive design and management calibrated for high-density residential neighbourhoods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 103738"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146174882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From informality to insight: Measuring inclusivity gaps in neighbourhood public space design through Informal Public Space Activity Diversity (IPSAD) in dense urban contexts","authors":"Yuqi Jiang ,&nbsp;Paulina Maria Neisch","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103726","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103726","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Inclusivity in public open space (POS) design remains underexamined, as equity research continues to emphasize supply-side metrics such as area and accessibility. As East Asian cities densify, the gap between formal provision and lived demand becomes increasingly pronounced. Existing public open space (POS) usage assessments emphasize planned, programmed, and infrastructure-bound activities, overlooking how residents adapt space through informal, spontaneous practices. However, the spatial distribution, intensity, and diversity of these behaviors offer critical insights for inclusive design under constraint. This study foregrounds leisure- and physical-oriented Informal Public Space Activities (IPSAs)—e.g., unplanned play, casual exercise, and spontaneous gathering—as a lens to examine spatial justice in dense urban contexts. Drawing on systematic on-site observation, GIS-based analysis, and linear mixed-effects modeling across 85 parcels in 31 planned POSs in Hong Kong, the study analyzes the distribution, co-occurrence, and contextual drivers of Informal Public Space Activity Diversity (IPSAD). Key findings show that lower-SES and POS-underserved communities exhibit higher IPSAD, suggesting a greater design emphasis on inclusion in underserved contexts. Seating, child-oriented features, and fitness amenities are positively associated with informal activity diversity. Informal sedentary and low intensity uses tend to cluster around greenery, while football fields and playgrounds exhibit exceptional multifunctionality—suggesting their strategic prioritization in disadvantaged areas. These findings support a behaviourally informed framework for inclusive, adaptable, and equity-responsive POS governance in compact urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103726"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Uncovering the activity-based gender segregation and its association with crime","authors":"Xuan Luo ,&nbsp;Mengzhu Zhang ,&nbsp;Hualong Qiu ,&nbsp;Yiyang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Building gender-inclusive cities is important for gender equity. However, women face challenges in using urban spaces equally as men do, which limits women's access to economic opportunities and life chances. Gender segregation in urban spaces reflects such gender inequality, while previous studies have insufficiently quantified it. This paper addressed this gap using a human mobility big data approach to gender segregation that unfolds in residential, workplace, daytime and nighttime activities. It further examined the role of crime in shaping gender segregation because women's fear of crime is an invisible constraint on their activities when using urban spaces. The mobility trajectory of 16,574,877 mobile phone users in Guangzhou, China were examined for this end. We found a more salient gender segregation of daytime and nighttime activities than residential and workplace activities, and a positive association between crime rate and gender segregation that is stronger in the suburbs. In particular, violent and property crimes are significantly associated with residential gender segregation, while robbery crimes influence workplace gender segregation. Notably, sex assaults have significantly increased nighttime activity gender segregation. Overall, this paper advances the understanding of gendered urban spaces and social segregation, offering critical insights for policy and planning aimed at building more gender-inclusive cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103728"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in the accessibility of urban catering spaces due to the emergence and evolution of the Online-to-Offline food delivery business","authors":"Chuyi Tan ,&nbsp;Meng Bian ,&nbsp;Teng Fei","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103713","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103713","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recently, O2O(Online-to-Offline) giants have put drone delivery technology into trial operation, which has the advantages of being fast, cost-effective, and human contact-free. It is predictable that in the near future, the widespread of drone delivery will further change the current spatial layout of take-out accessibility. This study adopts the Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) method to evaluate the urban dining resource accessibility under different categories and calculates total accessibility scores under dine-in, O2O delivery with e-bikes, and drone delivery patterns. A differential analysis was conducted to explore the dynamics of dining accessibility enhancement and diminution. The gridded population is regarded as the demander while gridded restaurant location points are regarded as suppliers. The method was deployed in a case study in 6 major districts of Chengdu, China. The findings disclose that (1) the total food and beverage accessibility scores of demand points under the electric vehicle delivery take-out model are unevenly distributed within the study area. Compared with walk-in dining mode, the spatial distribution of dining resource accessibility of O2O delivery with e-bikes has been greatly smoothed. (2) The future ubiquity of drone delivery in urban contexts is poised to not only enhance the accessibility of takeaway resources for a majority of demand points but also mitigate existing disparities in accessibility. This is evidenced by a projected reduction in the Gini coefficient from 0.77 to 0.66, heralding a future where expedient and fresh takeaway food is universally attainable. The insights gleaned from this study hold practical implications for scholars and policymakers in analogous contexts and regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103713"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145929331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interprovincial migration of care workers from the Rust Belt to Beijing, China: The role of female agency in escaping the poverty cycle","authors":"Ye Zhu,&nbsp;Ran Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103712","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103712","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the past two decades of China's deindustrialization, female workers have migrated from the Rust Belt to innovation hubs, such as Beijing, to take up paid care work in the private sector after being laid off by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The State's Female Re-employment Project in north-east China has emphasized the crucial role of women's remittances in providing much-needed financial support to their ageing parents, spouses and children. This study examines how women in north-east China are breaking free from the cycle of poverty in the Rust Belt from an Ecofeminist Political Economy perspective. Ecofeminist discussions highlight the fact that the global crisis of low fertility rates and inadequate care, which is primarily the responsibility of feminized labor, has been overlooked by the male-dominated worlds of capital circulation and technological innovation. Studies of labor migration channels typically focus on the emigration of the elite and professionals from a low-wage to a higher-wage economy, while overlooking the role of female agency in enabling their offspring to escape to the Brain Belt. This study examines how the care worker-sending families have established a “care chain” stretching from the Rust Belt to the Brain Belt, sustaining family life and channeling their children to innovative cities. This research investigated care workers and private agents in Xicheng, Beijing, in 2023 and 2024. Firstly, the findings demonstrate the infrastructural effect of the associative power of SOE workers in facilitating the interprovincial migration of care workers from the Rust Belt to Beijing for higher salaries. Secondly, we examine how care workers have reconstituted care regimes for their children's higher education and guided them away from the Rust Belt to hierarchically higher-ordered cities. More attention needs to be paid to female agency at the micro/individual level, who were rarely recognized as a mediator or constituent of macro/regional-level labor migration channels. Whether family emigration from the Rust Belt results in a brain drain or brain gain will depend on specific conduits, such as the knowledge and norm transfer, entrepreneurship channels, and return migration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103712"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146079135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating the sustainability of rural territorial system with a social-ecological system framework: A case of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China","authors":"Yuyu Wei ,&nbsp;Dongyan Wang ,&nbsp;Yuanyuan Yang ,&nbsp;Lilin Zou ,&nbsp;Songze Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Achieving global sustainable development hinges on improving the sustainability of rural territorial system (RTS). As a typical social-ecological system (SES) in rural areas, assessing RTS sustainability is essential for advancing rural revitalization and urban–rural integration. However, existing studies have not sufficiently adopted an integrated and process-oriented perspective to understand the dynamics and mechanisms of RTS sustainability. To fill this gap, we established a SES framework that conceptualizes RTS sustainability across four dimensions: human system, resource system, interactions, and outcomes. We then constructed a sustainability index (SI) to assess RTS sustainability in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in 2000, 2010, and 2020, and applied a random forest model with SHAP interpretation to identify key driving factors and characterize their nonlinear effects on SI. Evolutionary types were further identified using a self-organizing map. Results revealed that SI increased by 31.70 % from 2000 to 2020. Spatially, SI was consistently higher in the southeast and lower in the northwest; by 2020, high SI values were concentrated in the suburbs of cities of Beijing and Tianjin. During 2000–2020, land flows and allocation, economic development, and spatial connectivity were regarded as key socio-economic drivers of SI, while temperature and elevation were the main natural drivers shaping SI. Five evolutionary types were identified, and the sustainability mechanisms were interpreted with support from representative village cases. Promoting RTS sustainability requires localized measures, type-specific guidelines, and mutually beneficial urban-rural relationships. These findings offer valuable insights for rural revitalization in other similar regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103727"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climate-related Planned Relocation as Domicide: The Multi-dimensional Destruction of Home in the Philippines","authors":"Ginbert Permejo Cuaton ,&nbsp;Justin See ,&nbsp;Scott Webster","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103710","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103710","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study critically examines how climate-related planned relocation constitutes <em>domicide</em>-the destruction of home extending beyond the physical or material sense. We develop a conceptual framework to understand how domicide unfolds gradually through disruptions to material-economic, socio-communal, ecological-geographic, and identity-cultural dimensions, driven by institutional logics prioritising physical safety and economic development while neglecting the relational and place-based characteristics of home. Through a multi-method case study in the Philippines, we foreground how spatial designations and urban restructuring after Typhoon Haiyan rendered coastal settlements uninhabitable and reoriented access to land and livelihoods, illustrating how domicide operates collectively and is enabled by the urgency of disaster response. Comparisons between relocation villages further highlight that participatory mechanisms and tenure security can mitigate some harms. Yet, relocation often produces losses beyond physical displacement, including economic hardship, cultural rupture, and social fragmentation. This study argues that domicide is not merely an unintended consequence but an inherent risk of adaptation policies when they overlook the full spectrum of what constitutes home, emphasising the need to recognise and address these interconnected risks to foster just and meaningful climate futures. By expanding the concept of domicide beyond the physical destruction of homes, this study reveals the subtle yet profound suffering that climate adaptation interventions can cause, urging policymakers to adopt more careful, holistic approaches that preserve the complexity of <em>home</em> while addressing climate vulnerabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103710"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145981280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multifractal characteristics of functional urban polycentric structure from the static and dynamic perspective using POI and Taxi Trajectory Data","authors":"Jiaxin Wang ,&nbsp;Feng Lu ,&nbsp;Bin Meng ,&nbsp;Dan He","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103725","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103725","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A fine-grained characterization of polycentric structures is key to resolving the inconsistencies in performance evaluation. However, existing research is hampered by two major limitations: an overreliance on aggregate indicators and the absence of cross-scale modeling. To address this, we propose a “static structure-dynamic interaction-multiscale correlation” multifractal framework to fine-grainedly model the spatial organization of polycentric structures. Using Beijing as a case study and synthesizing POI and taxi trajectory data, we conduct a multiscale analysis of residential, employment, leisure, and shopping centers. The results show that: (1) Statically, various functional centers exhibit significant multifractal characteristics with distinct structural differentiation: residential centers (singularity exponent 1.71/fractal dimension 1.54) form an extensively distributed and balanced spatial substrate. Employment centers (1.56/1.41) and leisure centers (1.56/1.39) constitute an urban skeleton characterized by both agglomeration and hierarchy. While commercial centers (1.09/0.78) display hub features marked by high local concentration yet global sparsity. (2) Dynamically, the correlation dimensions for three travel purposes increase progressively (employment &lt; shopping &lt; leisure), which respectively reflect ordered, semi-elastic, and elastic flow patterns. (3) The coupling of static and dynamic features indicates that the functional urban polycentric structure is a self-organizing multifractal system. The multifractal approach provides analytical tools to transcend the binary “monocentric vs. polycentric” debate, enabling a fine-grained characterization of urban polycentric structures and thereby laying the groundwork for performance assessment and structural optimization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 103725"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}