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{"title":"Exploration of ecological compensation standard: Based on ecosystem service flow path","authors":"Zhiying An , Caizhi Sun , Shuai Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103588","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103588","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ecosystem service flows are crucial links connecting ecosystems and human well-being. Clarifying the WEF(water-energy-food) service flow paths under the supply-demand balance has significant implications for regional ecosystems and sustainable human development. This study first identified the scale effect for the supply and demand areas of WEF in different periods. Then, this study innovatively used the supply-demand competition-based 2SFCA (two-step floating catchment area) and SPANs (service path attribution networks) model to simulate the WEF supply-demand service flow paths based on different service transport media. Finally, the study proposed a new ecological compensation strategy based on service flows for a WEF service flow after corrected the ecological compensation coefficient. The results showed that (1) The smaller the spatial scale, the more “fragmented” the supply-demand distribution. From 2000 to 2020, WEF services in Northeast China exhibited significant spatial and temporal dynamics. Water and food supplies increased substantially, with water supply average values between 1500 and 2000 t/hm<sup>2</sup> across scales and food supply exceeding 4 t/hm<sup>2</sup> by 2020, while energy supply slightly declined, and demand for all services showed spatial clustering linked to socio-economic patterns. (2) With the reduction of spatial scale, the WEF flow became intricate and showed dynamic changes. Water service flows mainly increased from north to south and east to west, with most flow ranges between 0 and 200 m<sup>3</sup>/hm<sup>2</sup>. Energy service flows moved chiefly from northeast to southwest, with most flows below 100 t/hm<sup>2</sup>. Food was primarily transported from east to central regions, with flows mainly within 0.3 t/hm<sup>2</sup> (3) The spatial scale of ecological compensation schemes was directly related to the amount of compensation. At the municipal scale, water service flows showed a maximum compensation of 1285 million yuan in Harbin and Mudanjiang, while beneficiaries of energy services in western Liaoning received up to 492 million yuan. Due to sufficient supply, no food compensation was required. At the county scale, the highest water compensation was 83.7 billion yuan in Xinglongtai, while western counties generally received below 10 billion yuan. Energy and food compensation beneficiaries were concentrated in Jilin, Kuandian, and Yushu, with maximum amounts of 53.4 billion and 50 billion yuan, respectively, while the primary payers were in densely populated areas. At the sub-watershed scale, high compensation payers for water services, such as the Hun and Taizi River watersheds, contributed amounts ranging from 50 million to 1.41 billion yuan, while energy compensation payments reached a maximum of 62 billion yuan. Food compensation beneficiaries concentrated in the downstream sub-watersheds of the Heilong and Woken Rivers, where amounts from 3 to 3.9 billion yuan. In the future, multi-scale c","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103588"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143600475","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}

{"title":"On framing flood risk communications through maps: Effects on the real estate market","authors":"Nimra Yousaf ,&nbsp;Avidesh Seenath ,&nbsp;Linda Speight","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103574","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103574","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flood maps are commonly used for flood risk communication. Misinterpretation of these maps can lead to over-heightened flood risk perception, with adverse risks for real estate markets. We, therefore, aim to identify an appropriate approach for framing these maps to mitigate such risks. To do this, we carry out five randomised control trials (RCT) in the UK and Pakistan, with each RCT asking a different group of 40 residents in each country to specify their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for coastal residential properties. In the first RCT, we provide no flood risk map. In each subsequent RCT, we provide a flood risk map framed differently. Our flood risk map frames include those with technical language, colour variations, and more accessible risk information. Our findings indicate that real estate demand uncertainty increases in response to flood risk maps, regardless of the framing approach used. We find that there is less WTP for properties in any zones with flood risk information, regardless of whether the risk is very low. This finding indicates that risk aversion takes precedence in real estate decisions under flood risk maps, leading to property devaluation in all flood risk zone categories. We discuss the wider implications of these findings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103574"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143592138","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}

{"title":"Habituating urbanity: The (re)production of socio-spatial configurations on/offline through coworking","authors":"Mao Yue","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103593","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103593","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103593"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143592137","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}

{"title":"Association between multidimensional poverty and urban spatial network design: Comparison between theory-driven and data-driven lenses","authors":"James Gachanja ,&nbsp;Lei Shuyu ,&nbsp;Nashon Adero","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103578","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103578","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Poverty is increasingly identified as an urban phenomenon despite the promise that urban areas hold as the centres of economic and social progress. There is a need for knowledge on how the spatial network design, a signature of urban areas, is associated with poverty. This paper addresses this need by combining conventional theory-driven and emerging data-driven methods. We computed a multidimensional poverty index -MPI using geocoded household survey data in Kenya, which was treated as the dependent variable (target). The spatial Design Network Analysis (DNA) plug-in in ArcGIS Pro was used to quantify metrics of the spatial network design from a road network dataset of the study area, which was treated as the independent variables (features). We used the capability approach to provide a theoretical basis linking the social and physical network attributes. We then applied logistic regression and a machine learning algorithm, XGBoost, to analyse the network predictors of multidimensional poverty while controlling for confounders. The results of the logistic regression suggested that network density had the largest magnitude of margins (−1.004), which is significant at (p &lt; 0.01) and negatively associated with multidimensional poverty. In contrast, results from the XGBoost algorithm suggested that network efficiency was the most important feature of the road network, with an impact of 16 percentage points. Severance and betweenness were among the top five important features of the network in both logistic regression and XGBoost. The situation of a household in either a formal or informal settlement was the most important confounder in both models. The results suggest that theory-driven logistic regression outperforms the machine learning algorithm based on our data and method. The logistic regression had an AUC of 0.794 compared to 0.692 in XGBoost. Our paper contributes to the knowledge about the association between spatial network design and multidimensional poverty, which helps improve our hypothesis and informs our theory. In addition, the results reveal the spatial design features that planners and policymakers should pay attention to in urban areas. We propose further research considering spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence in the analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103578"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143592140","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}

{"title":"The local effects of new workspaces: Analyzing the relations between coworking spaces and the real estate market in Shanghai","authors":"Linrong Fu ,&nbsp;Mingfeng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103590","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103590","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The ‘Third Space’ theory explains the unique appeal of coworking spaces (CWs) for freelancers and independent workers. This study analyzes the relations between CWs and the real estate market in Shanghai, illustrating their local impact. With a database of 861 CWs in Shanghai, this paper evaluates the spatial distribution and pricing of these spaces concerning residential and office real estate prices and rents. By employing spatial analysis and statistical methods, the study indicates a concentration of CWs in Shanghai’s city center, where prices are higher, compared to a less concentrated distribution in the suburbs, where prices are lower. The study demonstrates a significant correlation and spatial autocorrelation between CWs and both residential and office real estate. The findings suggest that CWs located in or near high-end residential areas and high office rental areas in the city center are economically viable, promising a greater return on investment. Meanwhile, CWs offer a way to repurpose underutilized resources in corporate real estate strategies. In addition, the study hypothesizes that CWs can also be viewed as potential influencers of the real estate market. These insights hold value for urban planners, investors, businesses, and residents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103590"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578182","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}

{"title":"Evolution of urban network patterns in the Yellow River Basin based on human mobility over 1,300 years","authors":"Shunyi Wang ,&nbsp;Yiming Yang ,&nbsp;Zhiyao Tang ,&nbsp;Changsong Wang ,&nbsp;Fang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103587","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103587","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human mobility has triggered changes in intercity relationships, reflecting transformations in the spatial structure of a region over time. The Yellow River Basin, a longstanding core region of China, has witnessed continuous development of cities influenced by natural and social environments. However, previous studies have not fully explored long-term changes in the relationships between cities in the area. This study focuses on cities within the historical boundaries of the Yellow River Basin. We extracted the spatiotemporal mobility information for these groups, utilising the trajectories of historical figures from the China Biographical Database. Using the gravity model and social network analysis, we constructed urban networks for seven historical periods spanning nearly 1300 years. Results indicate that the overall urban network in the Yellow River Basin exhibited a development pattern of “dual-centre–single-centre–multi-centre.” Overall, the layout of major cities in the Yellow River Basin transitioned from an “east-west orientation” to a “north-south orientation,” with the centre of the cities shifting from the southwest to the northeast. This study provides a new perspective on urban historical information mining and preservation of historical urban contexts in the basin.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103587"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578183","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}

{"title":"New ways of working and residing: Towards temporary arrangements in large city regions in Germany","authors":"Leonie Wächter,&nbsp;Caroline Kramer","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The acceleration of everyday life, increasing mobility and the individualization of society are giving rise to postmodern living and working arrangements that are often designed to be temporary. For the last decades, permanent and full-time employment relationships have increasingly been replaced by atypical forms of employment, characterized by flexible working hours and temporary employment. Such working relationships are often associated with the implementation of the New Work concept from a company perspective. With the results of the representative standardized survey, which took place in two large city regions in Germany in spring 2023, we analysed the spatial and social effects of temporary forms of working and residing and their interdependence. We see that temporary employment is directly related to self-assessments of temporary residency. While the diversity of working arrangements is increasing, many regional specifics, such as distressed labour and housing markets, significantly influence employees' location decisions. Our findings will enable more precise planning of both working and living spaces across entire city regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103592"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578181","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}

{"title":"Linking perceptions of ecological restoration projects’ impacts on ecosystem services and human well-being for achieving regional sustainability","authors":"Pei Xia ,&nbsp;Huining Zheng ,&nbsp;Tao Hu ,&nbsp;Zihan Xu ,&nbsp;Jian Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding how stakeholders’ perceptions of ecosystem service (ES) and human well-being (HWB) impacted by ecological restoration projects (ERPs) is crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Howerver, few studies have explored how these impacts are perceived by stakeholders, particularly in terms of the link between ES and HWB from a human perception perspective. This study surveyed 203 residents of Dongting Lake area using a questionnaire that assessed 18 ESs and 9 HWBs to explore how personal characteristics influence perceptions of ERP impacts. It was found that the perception scores of 18 ES and 9 HWB were not less than 0, indicating that local respondents strongly recognized the positive role of ERPs in enhancing ESs and HWBs. Perception scores were negatively correlated with age but positively associated with education level and positive ERP impacts on individuals, while income level had no significant effect. Analysis of 18 ESs and 9 HWBs perceptions showed that 83.95% of relationships were significantly correlated, suggesting a comprehensive link between ESs and HWBs at the perceptual perspective. Future ERP policies should prioritize enhancing stakeholders’ perceived benefits of ERP impacts on both ESs and HWBs. This study highlighted the importance of linking perceptions of ERP impacts on ESs and HWBs to support stakeholders’ livelihoods and foster reginal sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103570"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552277","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}

{"title":"Resilience reemerged in sustainable development goals: A perspective on easing COVID-19 restrictions in China","authors":"Zizhao Ni ,&nbsp;Wenwu Zhao ,&nbsp;Jinyu Wang ,&nbsp;Paulo Pereira","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103573","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103573","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the post-pandemic era, sustainable development goals (SDGs) have evolved into resilient and adaptive systems, responding dynamically to the impacts of the pandemic and its associated restrictions. This study assessed SDG performance in China using a framework based on 13 pandemic-related goals and 47 indicators. Data were collected from 1027 participants across 220 cities and 30 provinces during three stages, defined by key policy changes. Results show that SDG 3 and 16 were most impacted at the outset and SDG 16 recovered significantly after the infection wave subsided. 32 indicators improved after initial declines, and 81.82% of trade-off indicator pairs during the first infection wave—primarily between economic development SDGs (i.e. SDG 1, 8, 11) and government policy SDGs (i.e. SDG 3, 4, 16)—transitioned to synergies. This suggests a reemergence of SDG resilience after the initial pandemic impact. Regions with lower economic development exhibit greater vulnerability in SDG performance. Women, low-income individuals, and residents of medium-to small-sized cities tend to show lower SDG performance. The study also highlights a shift in public focus from immediate physiological needs to self-development needs. This shift underscores the importance of adaptive strategies in achieving SDGs in the face of abrupt policy changes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103573"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552279","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}

{"title":"Comparing methods for measuring park access and equity using US census microdata in metropolitan Miami","authors":"Timothy W. Collins ,&nbsp;Marco Lorenzo Allain ,&nbsp;Sara E. Grineski ,&nbsp;Alessandro Rigolon","doi":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103579","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103579","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Knowledge from prior park equity studies has been limited by differences in the spatial analytic techniques applied to measure park accessibility, a lack of systematic methods comparisons, and overreliance on aggregated spatial data. Our study addresses these issues using individual-level, restricted-access US Census American Community Survey microdata (<em>n</em> = 339,000) from 2015 to 2019 to compare (a) alternative techniques for measuring access to park space and (b) how those measurement techniques affect inferences regarding patterns of inequity. It applies spatial analytic techniques to generate four park area per capita measures—one gold standard measure at the census block level and three widely-used measures at the census tract level in metropolitan Miami, USA—and compares the four methods using multiple analyses. The four methods generate somewhat dissimilar park accessibility values for individual residents. Bivariate analyses indicate that racially/ethnically minoritized or lower socioeconomic status people have less park accessibility than people from more advantaged groups, no matter the measure used. Multivariable models for each park accessibility measure yield largely dissimilar results regarding associations with social indicators, with consistent results for only two social indicators: Hispanic/Latino and older (&gt;64 years) people have less park area per capita relative to non-Hispanic White and middle-aged (18–64 years) people, respectively. Findings suggest that advanced, fine-scale spatial analytic techniques should be applied to accurately characterize park accessibility for academic research and decision-making about parks. Findings also highlight the need to increase park space access for marginalized groups in metropolitan Miami.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48396,"journal":{"name":"Applied Geography","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 103579"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552278","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}