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Adoption of public-private partnership (PPP) in smart infrastructure development projects in developing nations: An explorative structural equation modelling analysis 发展中国家在智能基础设施开发项目中采用公私合作伙伴关系（PPP）：探索性结构方程建模分析

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105232

Nimesha Sahani Jayasena , Daniel W.M. Chan , Mohan M. Kumaraswamy , Sakibu Seidu , E.M.A.C. Ekanayake , Francis M.F. Siu

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Introduction to mobility China 流动中国简介

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105240

Bo Zhang , Dirk Strijker , Xiaomei Cai , Hong Zhu

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Housing demolition and entrepreneurship: Evidence from China 房屋拆迁与企业家精神：来自中国的证据

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105201

Zekai He , Xinyu Liu , Xiuzhen Shi , Xiaoyan Sun

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Adaptive landscapes: Planning, property, and informality under climate change 适应性景观：气候变化下的规划、财产和非正规性

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105235

Caroline Compton

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Enhancing population data granularity: A comprehensive approach using LiDAR, POI, and quadratic programming 提高人口数据粒度：利用激光雷达、POI 和二次编程的综合方法

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105223

Xinyue Ye , Weishan Bai , Wenyu Wang , Xiao Huang

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Economic performance of the pairing-off poverty alleviation between China’ cities 中国城市间结对扶贫的经济绩效

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-06-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105231

Tongwei Qiu , Biliang Luo , Yifei Li

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Asymmetric spatial competition and dynamics in digitalization: Will public R&D support and marketization exacerbate spatial polarization? 数字化过程中的非对称空间竞争和动态变化：公共研发支持和市场化是否会加剧空间两极分化？

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105224

Zhuo-Ya Du , Qian Wang , Yue Yu

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Evolving connections: Understanding the dynamics behind the Sino-foreign sister city network 不断发展的联系：了解中外友好城市网络背后的动力

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105219

Guangdong Wu, Xi Li, Zhibin Hu

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Cartographic analysis as spatial determinant for climate change adaptation in the Hunter River Estuary, Australia 将制图分析作为澳大利亚猎人河河口适应气候变化的空间决定因素

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105162

Irene Perez Lopez , Sandra Carrasco , Cesar Mariscal Madrigal

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Social capital and internal migrant entrepreneurship: Evidence from urban China 社会资本与国内农民工创业：来自中国城市的证据

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Cities Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.105222

Hongmei Weng, Cassandra C. Wang

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