Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103475
Rong Wu , Zihan Xie , Jieyu Wang , Shaojian Wang
{"title":"Estimating the environmental Kuznets curve and its influencing factors of CO2 emissions: Insights from development stages and rebound effects","authors":"Rong Wu , Zihan Xie , Jieyu Wang , Shaojian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103475","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Revealing the heterogeneity in Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is crucial for tackling environmental challenges while fostering sustainable development. Anchored in the EKC hypothesis and using quantile regression approaches, this study explores the varied effects of socioeconomic factors on CO<sub>2</sub> emissions for cities at different development stages in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region from 2000 to 2020. In addition, the impact of rebound effects of technological advancements on CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are also explored across cities. We find that an N-shaped relationship exists between GDP per capita and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, supporting the EKC hypothesis in the PRD urban clusters. Urbanization significantly increases CO₂ emissions in cities with low to moderate emissions (e.g., a 1% increase in urbanization leads to a 0.963% rise in emissions in cities at the 25th quantile), while its impact diminishes in high-emission cities (e.g., resulting in a 0.199% reduction in cities at the 95th quantile).Additionally, openness and foreign trade exert a significant inhibitory effect on CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in all cities; and a rebound effect is identified in cities with medium and high emission levels (above the 50th percentile) in the PRD region. By analyzing the drivers of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, taking into account development stages and rebound effects, this study highlights the heterogeneity in how different factors impact CO2 emissions across cities at varying stages of development within the PRD urban cluster. These findings emphasize that policymakers must recognize this heterogeneity when formulating emission reduction and development strategies. Tailoring policies to the specific economic, spatial, and industrial dynamics of cities at different stages within urban agglomerations is essential to effectively address the sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103475"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142722871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103469
Mingke Xie , Zhangxian Feng , Wang Long , Shijun Wang , Xiajing Liu , Gufeng Ji , Xiaoxuan Guo
{"title":"What are the environmental preferences of runners? Evidence from Guangzhou","authors":"Mingke Xie , Zhangxian Feng , Wang Long , Shijun Wang , Xiajing Liu , Gufeng Ji , Xiaoxuan Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103469","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103469","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The impact of the built environment on running behavior is a subject of interest in existing theories. However, empirical evidence is limited due to data acquisition challenges. This paper addresses this gap by utilizing 3271 valid running routes sourced from the Chinese fitness app Keep to construct a running intensity index based on 10664 road segments in Guangzhou, China, with intensity values ranging from 0.000013 to 17.645459 m/m<sup>2</sup>. It analyzes the spatial characteristics of running intensity. Using global and local regression methods, the study explores runners’ environmental preferences concerning natural exposure, street environment, and neighborhood. The results indicate that streets with higher running intensity, exceeding 10.082 m/m<sup>2</sup>, are closer to water bodies and green spaces, while lower-intensity areas, below 2.049 m/m<sup>2</sup>, are often associated with busy traffic, noisy commercial activities, and sparsely populated regions. Global regression results demonstrate that positive environmental attributes, such as street greenery (OLS coefficient: 2.658∗∗), promote running behavior, while negative attributes like street density (OLS coefficient: −18.681∗∗), hinder it. However, several local regression results contradict these global findings. Our results offer valuable insights for planners and policymakers to develop targeted intervention strategies that enhance vibrant running streets, fostering the integration and symbiosis of urban public spaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103469"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-25DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103460
Ana Beatriz Pierri-Daunt , Stefan Siedentop
{"title":"Unravelling urban typologies in Latin American cities: Integrating socioeconomic factors and urban configurations across scales","authors":"Ana Beatriz Pierri-Daunt , Stefan Siedentop","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The complex and multifaceted characteristics of urban expansion contribute to increasing challenges for policy-makers in planning and managing metropolitan areas worldwide. Typologies have been helpful in better describing and understanding the differentiated paths of urban development. This research introduces a novel classification that integrates multidimensional growth and development components by employing hierarchical clustering analysis. We present urban typologies at the city and municipal levels for 18 Latin American metropolitan areas, with a total of 253 municipalities. Metrics include built-up area, urban density, fragmentation, compactness and types of new built-up land (infilling, edge extension and leapfrog) and several demographic and economic information. The investigated cities and municipalities revealed varying degrees of compactness or sprawl, with several implications for socioeconomic conditions. Three main types emerged: 1) compact, dense areas associated with wealthier socioeconomic conditions and a trend of sprawl (at the municipal and city levels), 2) dense, infilling areas with vulnerable socioeconomic conditions (at the city level), and 3) fragmented areas with vulnerable socioeconomic conditions (at the municipal and city levels). These types represent a unique combination of urban characteristics, allowing the understanding of the interlinkage of built-up changes with socioeconomic indicators, which can help to identify challenges and opportunities for managing Latin American cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103460"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103473
Dong Liu , Jianying Wang , Jiangyu Song , Mei-Po Kwan , Dingzhong Fang , Toshinori Ariga , Yang Chen , Serge Stinckwich
{"title":"Exploring the inequality in fine-grained primary healthcare accessibility in Macau based on high-resolution geospatial data under the 15-minute city framework","authors":"Dong Liu , Jianying Wang , Jiangyu Song , Mei-Po Kwan , Dingzhong Fang , Toshinori Ariga , Yang Chen , Serge Stinckwich","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103473","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103473","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Primary healthcare (PHC) acts as a cornerstone of public health. The 15-min city concept, advocating convenient access to essential urban services such as PHC within a 15-min walk, has gained traction globally. However, there remains a lack of understanding regarding the 15-min accessibility to PHC services, crucial for physically vulnerable individuals requiring regular medical attention. Previous healthcare accessibility studies often use the traditional floating catchment area (FCA) method, which overlooks demand and service supply inflation within catchment areas, potentially leading to inaccuracies in accessibility estimates. This study addresses the gap in understanding fine-grained 15-min accessibility to PHC services by employing an enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) method, which considers the inflation effect. Additionally, our study incorporates hot spot analysis (Getis-Ord Gi∗), bivariate local Moran's I (Bi-LISA), and the Gini index to reveal inter- and intra-parish accessibility inequalities across the 7 parishes in Macau. Findings highlight Nossa Senhora de Fátima parish as having the highest concentration of low-income public housing estates and significant inter- and intra-parish 15-min PHC accessibility inequalities. This emphasizes the need for policymakers to consider integrating PHC facilities when developing public housing estates for low-income residents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103473"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103472
Xianchun Zhang , Jinliu Chen , Haoqi Wang , Di Yang
{"title":"From policy synergy to equitable greenspace: Unveiling the multifaceted effects of regional cooperation upon urban greenspace exposure inequality in China's megacity-regions","authors":"Xianchun Zhang , Jinliu Chen , Haoqi Wang , Di Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103472","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103472","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the extent to which and how regional cooperation influences urban greenspace exposure inequality within China's megacity-regions. By employing a novel theoretical framework—the Greenspace Exposure Gini Index (GEGI)—which incorporates indicators of greenspace availability, proximity, and inequality, a case study of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) uncovers three key findings. First, greenspace exposure inequality has escalated in most GBA cities, with only Macao, Hong Kong, and Dongguan exhibiting a consistent decline. Post-2014, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong have experienced a stabilization of greenspace exposure inequality, characterized by fluctuating but controlled levels. Second, regional cooperation has been found to mitigate greenspace exposure inequality through strategic resource allocation and infrastructure investment. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of such cooperation is contingent upon addressing the complexities of regional spatial heterogeneity and non-stationarity. Last, the analysis unveils a potential unintended consequence of economic, social, and institutional cooperation within the region: the exacerbation of greenspace exposure inequality. This phenomenon arises when resource allocation disproportionately favors economically developed areas, thereby widening disparities in greenspace access. In conclusion, this study illuminates the evolving nature of regional cooperation, shifting from a primary focus on policy alignment and resource synergy to a more nuanced approach aimed at reducing urban greenspace exposure inequality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103472"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103471
Debao Chen , Lin Liu , Xin Gu , Minxuan Lan , Zihan Su , Hanlin Zhou
{"title":"From alleys to arterial streets: Unpacking the influence of diverse street types and associated business on urban theft patterns","authors":"Debao Chen , Lin Liu , Xin Gu , Minxuan Lan , Zihan Su , Hanlin Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Street segments have witnessed growing scholarly attention for their pivotal role in determining urban crime patterns. However, existing studies have not thoroughly considered the effects of refined street types on crime, let alone their interactive effects with business facilities on crime. This research aims to fill these gaps, by examining the relationship between theft, street type and Facilities in Cincinnati. Results show that alleys and pedestrians are less susceptible to theft than major and minor arterial streets. Interactive terms between street type and Facilities enhance the model's performance and reveal that the concentration of thefts is positively related to the association between Facilities and local streets or major arterial streets. Our findings offer not only add to the existing literature, but also offer insight on urban safety and planning practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103471"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142697315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-16DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103470
Changmin Im, Youngho Kim
{"title":"Methamphetamine spread in the Seoul metropolitan area: Geographical random forest modeling approach","authors":"Changmin Im, Youngho Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103470","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103470","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Methamphetamine is destroying the world. One of the most harmful drugs, methamphetamine leads to both physical and psychological health problems, and further deaths. The impact of methamphetamine extends beyond individual users and harms the community. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified spatial heterogeneity of methamphetamine use. Such spatial heterogeneity highlights the need for locally tailored interventions. Therefore, modeling that accounts for spatial heterogeneity is essential for studying methamphetamine use. This study investigates methamphetamine use from 2010 to 2020 in the Seoul metropolitan area. The geographical random forest (GRF) applied in this study accounts for the spatial heterogeneity of methamphetamine, and the Getis-Ord hotspot analysis tracks the changes of methamphetamine hotpots at a given time. GRF results show that crime is the most significant global factor in methamphetamine use, especially rape and assault. However, primary local factors differ by region: single households in Seoul, financial independence in Gyeonggi-do, and foreign populations in Incheon. Hotspot results show Gangnam-gu in Seoul and Jung-gu in Incheon as major hotspots for methamphetamine. These areas were related to nightlife and international transport hubs, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103470"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103450
Shihai Dong , Yandong Wang , Mingxuan Dou , Chao Wang , Jianya Gong
{"title":"Uncovering the similarity and heterogeneity of metro stations: From passenger mobility, land use, and streetscapes semantics","authors":"Shihai Dong , Yandong Wang , Mingxuan Dou , Chao Wang , Jianya Gong","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103450","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103450","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the spatial and functional characteristics of metro stations in terms of passenger mobility and built environment is imperative for the transportation system development. This study integrates streetscape visual semantics with traditional mobility and land use factors to provide a multi-dimensional characterization of metro stations. By developing a novel semantic analysis framework, this study identifies distinct clusters of Shanghai Metro stations that share similar characteristics in mobility, location, and visual semantics. The results reveals a strong alignment in the similarity among passenger mobility, land use, and streetscapes. Metro stations in the commercial and entertainment zones of the urban center exhibit a high degree of visual enclosure, activity, and diversity, maintaining high ridership throughout the day. In contrast, residential-oriented stations in suburban transfer hubs display clear commuting patterns and more balanced visual characteristics. Furthermore, our findings highlight “partially similar stations”, which, despite exhibiting similar mobility patterns, reflect heterogeneous land use configurations and streetscapes owing to variations in urban structure and development. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the spatial dynamics of metro stations and offer valuable implications for urban planning and metro management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 103450"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103459
Zhiheng Yang , Xuehua Cui , Yanling Dong , Jiawei Guan , Jing Wang , Zenglei Xi , Chenxi Li
{"title":"Spatio-temporal heterogeneity and influencing factors in the synergistic enhancement of urban ecological resilience: Evidence from the Yellow River Basin of China","authors":"Zhiheng Yang , Xuehua Cui , Yanling Dong , Jiawei Guan , Jing Wang , Zenglei Xi , Chenxi Li","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103459","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103459","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban ecological resilience (UER) reflects the ability of cities to adapt to environmental changes and cope with natural disasters. Further, UER is an important perspective for understanding human–land relations in the Yellow River Basin (YRB). We constructed a novel system of UER evaluation indicators from the perspective of synergistic enhancement, with 99 cities in the YRB as objects for the research conducted from 2011 to 2021. The spatiotemporal heterogeneity and network pattern of UER were measured using the Theil index and modified gravity model. The factors influencing UER in the YRB were analysed using a multiscale geographically weighted regression model. The results show that (1) regarding time-series analysis, the UER in the YRB shows a fluctuating upward trend from 20.89 in 2011 to 26.23 in 2021, with the contribution of ecological image being the largest. The UER at different reaches, urban agglomerations, and cities varied considerably. (2) Regarding spatial analysis, the UER has a ‘center-periphery’ spatial distribution pattern dominated by provincial capital cities. The spatial network shows a '几'-shaped distribution pattern similar to the YRB mainstream distribution. Regarding UER connectivity, the ability for cross-regional joint development has improved. (3) The main influencing factors were urbanisation rate, education level, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and upgrading of the industrial structure, which represent urban development progress and geographical ecological characteristics. This study expands UER measurement and provides a basis and reference for synergistic enhancement of UER in the YRB.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 103459"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied GeographyPub Date : 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103456
Pavel Bednář , Grzegorz Micek , Lukáš Danko
{"title":"Multiple local co-agglomeration: Modelling spatial-temporal variations of coworking spaces and creative industries clustering in two central European Capitals","authors":"Pavel Bednář , Grzegorz Micek , Lukáš Danko","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103456","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103456","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Economies of agglomeration play a crucial role in the creation of innovation in regional innovation systems. In the last decade, coworking spaces have become an organisational innovation of the sharing economy in these systems. Therefore, research on spatial co-agglomeration between coworking spaces and service industries is rising, identifying creative industries as the most significant services for colocation with coworking spaces. Previous studies on spatial association between coworking spaces and service industries have focused on the global distance measurement of their co-agglomeration. Hence, the paper provides insight into the extension of the research by comparing two cross-sectional datasets at different times by locally measured multiple colocations between coworking spaces and the selected creative industries in Prague and Warsaw. The present study is expected to contribute to understanding the spatial association in the long-term trajectories of coworking spaces with creative industries. The results underline the importance of the usage of local colocation quotients in space-time perspective for the detection of spatial association between coworking spaces and creative industries for determining trajectories of their spatial interactions, which resulted in both intensification and spatial diffusion of CBD functions in the adjacent inner city and along urban arterial roads supporting the polycentric metropolis model.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 103456"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}