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The jugaad urbanism-sustainable circular cities nexus: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa's informal settlements

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103349

Gideon Abagna Azunre , Richard Apatewen Azerigyik , Owusu Amponsah , Yetimoni Kpeebi

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Understanding urban expansion across primary and secondary cities in Ghana

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103339

Andrews Korah, Laurel C. Smith, Michael C. Wimberly

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Heterogeneity of urban‒rural responses to multigoal policy from an efficiency perspective: An empirical study in China

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103341

Baishu Guo, Gui Jin

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Unpacking migrants' social integration: The mediating effect of hierarchical migration in the context of China

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103337

Can Cui , Yeling Zhang , Xueying Mu

{"title":"Unpacking migrants' social integration: The mediating effect of hierarchical migration in the context of China","authors":"Can Cui , Yeling Zhang , Xueying Mu","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103337","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Internal migrants in China, similar to international immigrants, frequently confront barriers that hinder their integration into their destination cities. Improving the social integration of these migrants has become a central focus for both policy-makers and academia, forming an essential element of China's new urbanization strategy. Despite the mounting scholarly interest in this topic, existing studies primarily focus on examining the influence of individual characteristics and destination attributes on migrants' social integration, but often neglect migrants' diversifed migration patterns along the urban hierarchy, which may affect the degree of social integration achieved by migrants in their chosen destination. This study examines how migrants' demographic and socio-economic attributes are associated with their hierarchical migration pattern and thereby affect their social integration based on the data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey. The results reveal a nuanced association between hierarchical migration (the difference in city tiers between the place of origin and destination) and social integration, characterized by a distinct nonlinear, inverted \"U\" shape. Importantly, this study underscores the pivotal mediating role of hierarchical migration. Individuals with different characteristics (age, gender, married, higher educational attainment, Chinese Communist Party membership, and urban <em>hukou</em>) made different migration choices, resulting in varying levels of social integration. Specifically, migrants who are married and possess higher educational credentials tend to move to bigger cities, which would hinder their overall social integration. This study deepens our understanding of migrants' social integration by highlighting the pivotal role of hierarchical migration, which can be traced back to a significant imbalance of regional development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 103337"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143445185","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}

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Residential segregation of Chinese minority groups in Greater Sydney

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103331

Chyi Lin Lee , Mustapha Bangura , Jingxin Lin

{"title":"Residential segregation of Chinese minority groups in Greater Sydney","authors":"Chyi Lin Lee , Mustapha Bangura , Jingxin Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103331","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103331","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the years, migration to the major cities of advanced economies has culminated in residential segregation for minority groups. These segregated communities often have differing driving forces and demographic characteristics. Greater Sydney, for instance, has been home to waves of immigrants, particularly from China, making the Chinese the third-largest immigrant group in Australia as of 2021. This resulted in the formation of Chinese enclaves in the city, but the residential segregation of the Chinese minority has not been examined in the literature. Notably, these Chinese enclaves may not align with the traditional understanding of residential segregation. To address this gap, we interviewed 61 Chinese residents living within these designated enclaves and supplemented our findings with secondary data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We applied content analysis and qualitative methods to identify the prominent enclaves, their determinants, and the consequences of living in these areas. The findings suggest that Chinese enclaves do not match the typical segregated areas known for their socio-economic disadvantages. Chinese migrants tend to settle in certain areas primarily due to favorable pull factors, such as access to quality education, better economic opportunities, and well-developed infrastructure. Although these areas also provide supportive environments with cultural and community benefits that facilitate the settlement and integration of Chinese migrants into Australian society, they still face unique challenges, such as potential cultural segregation and the impact on local house prices. The findings could inform settlement policies by the relevant state authorities and aid the decisions of newly arrived in Australia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 103331"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How does the digital economy affect the urban–rural income gap? Evidence from Chinese cities

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103327

Caiting Shen , Xinyan Wu , Linna Shi , Yuanyuan Wan , Zhijuan Hao , Jinmei Ding , Qi Wen

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Road to prosperity: How urban-rural transportation integration drives rural household consumption growth

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103326

Binhui Wei , Chunkai Zhao , Mingzhong Luo

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How do planning intentions spatiotemporally drive 3-D urban growth?

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103307

Chunhong Zhao , Zhichao He , Anna M. Hersperger

{"title":"How do planning intentions spatiotemporally drive 3-D urban growth?","authors":"Chunhong Zhao , Zhichao He , Anna M. Hersperger","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Spatial planning is conducive to guiding urban growth to efficiently achieve urban sustainability. However, assessing the causal effects of planning practices on three-dimensional (3-D) urban growth at the local level is empirically challenging. In this study, Austin, Texas was selected to evaluate the causal effects of plans on the 3-D urban growth, measured by impervious surface fraction, building surface fraction, and building height. The propensity score matching method was applied to construct an artificial control group of land use pixels and subsequently evaluate the effects of the two planning intentions, i.e., planned development centers and planned protected areas, on the 3-D urban growth respectively over two plan periods. Results show that the growth rates of three urban morphology components were significantly lower in the second period. The causal effect analysis provides empirical evidence of the success of spatial planning practice in guiding urban growth to the centers and away from parks and open space during the second plan period. The study proved that detailed 3-D urban dynamic monitoring and propensity score matching ultimately helps to understand how planning intentions affect different aspects of urban growth, which further contributes to a deeper understanding of spatial heterogeneity in complex urbanization processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 103307"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143420609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Plausible or misleading? Evaluating the adaption of the place pulse 2.0 dataset for predicting subjective perception in Chinese urban landscapes

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103333

Jin Rui , Chenfan Cai

{"title":"Plausible or misleading? Evaluating the adaption of the place pulse 2.0 dataset for predicting subjective perception in Chinese urban landscapes","authors":"Jin Rui , Chenfan Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103333","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103333","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Visual perception is crucial in human-centric spatial studies. Currently, Place Pulse dataset is widely used for subjective scoring of urban space. However, its local applicability raises questions due to limitations in data sources and participants. This study compares the performance of Place Pulse 2.0 and a local dataset from Shenzhen in predicting perceptions, exploring its feasibility for evaluating Chinese megacities. Street view images (SVIs) in Shenzhen were categorized into five spatial types using k-means clustering for refined differentiation, and 400 SVIs from each category were compiled into a dataset rated by local residents. Perception scores based on different pre-trained datasets were predicted using XGBoost. The study found notable differences in urban perceptual evaluation between the datasets. Place Pulse dataset tended to give more pessimistic ratings for negative perceptions like “boring” and “depressing”. For positive perceptions such as lively and safe, it performed moderately, but well in beautiful and wealthy. Additionally, perceptual differences were most pronounced in urban core, green corridors, and urban villages. Urban villages saw an increase in perceptions of being \"depressing\" due to the homogeneity of building facades and a sense of enclosure. The novelty lies in quantifying perceptual differences across spatial clusters and elaborating their relationship with the visual environment. This research challenges the universality of the Place Pulse dataset in global cities and provides a more credible database and framework for localized spatial perception research in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 103333"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143429970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Enhancing agricultural production and environmental benefits through full mechanization: Experimental evidence from China

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Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103332

Zhou Zhou , Zina A , Lulu Qu , Zhi Cao , Yuhao Zhang , Dong Zhao

{"title":"Enhancing agricultural production and environmental benefits through full mechanization: Experimental evidence from China","authors":"Zhou Zhou , Zina A , Lulu Qu , Zhi Cao , Yuhao Zhang , Dong Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Straw burning poses a significant threat to the environment and is a major governance challenge for many developing countries. Full agriculture mechanization production (FAMP) is an important measure to improve agricultural production efficiency and achieve agricultural modernization, playing a crucial role in mechanizing straw treatment. Based on agricultural production panel data and satellite remote sensing data in China, this study analyzes the effects of FAMP on farmers’ straw burning practices and their mechanisms using a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) model. The results indicate that FAMP directly reduces straw burning and indirectly reduces it by increasing the use of agricultural machinery and grain output. Heterogeneity analysis shows that in areas where large and medium-sized agricultural machinery is mainly used, where the terrain is flat and the concentration of farmland is high, FAMP exhibits a more pronounced effect in reducing straw burning. FAMP has brought significant environmental benefits by curbing straw burning and thereby reducing PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration. Therefore, it is necessary to actively cultivate an integrated service market covering straw collection, storage, transportation, and final resource utilization, leveraging the important role of FAMP in promoting sustainable straw treatment. This study provides a useful reference for crop straw management and the formulation of sustainable agricultural development policies in developing countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48376,"journal":{"name":"Habitat International","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 103332"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143420608","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}

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