IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106506

Enrique Gracia , Antonio López-Quílez , Miriam Marco , Pablo Escobar-Hernández , Marisol Lila

{"title":"Neighborhood disadvantage and social cohesion as contextual determinants of inequalities in intimate partner violence risk across city neighborhoods","authors":"Enrique Gracia , Antonio López-Quílez , Miriam Marco , Pablo Escobar-Hernández , Marisol Lila","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzed neighborhood disadvantage and collective efficacy as contextual determinants of inequalities in intimate partner violence (IPV) risk across city neighborhoods. A small-area ecological study was conducted in a medium-size South European city (Valencia, Spain). Geocoded data on IPV against women cases with an associated protection order between 2021 and 2023 (N = 2060) were used. Data were aggregated at the census block group level that were used as neighborhood units (N = 552). As covariates, the study included both census-based compositional and contextual indicators of neighborhood disadvantage (i.e., education, income, immigrant concentration, residential instability, and social disorder and criminality), and neighborhood-level indicators of collective efficacy (i.e., social cohesion and informal social control of IPV). We used a Bayesian spatial modeling and disease mapping approach to estimate and map small-area variations in IPV risk. Results showed that the relative risk of IPV was higher in neighborhoods characterized by low income and education, high levels of immigrant concentration, and high levels of disorder and crime. In neighborhoods low in social cohesion the relative risk of IPV was also higher than the city average. Thus, social cohesion emerged as a neighborhood-level protective factor for IPV risk. Neighborhood informal social control of IPV was not found to be relevant to the model. This study provides evidence that neighborhood-level social cohesion is an important spatially structured contextual factor explaining inequalities in IPV risk across city areas and, therefore, becomes an important target for neighborhood-level interventions to prevent the excess risk of IPV.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106506"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158298","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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“Flourish in the right place at the right time”: The survivability factors of D-I-Y urbanism projects against the odds “天时地利人和”：D-I-Y都市主义项目的生存要素

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106504

Zulfikar Dinar Wahidayat Putra, Mark Tewdwr-Jones

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Beyond the core: Method for assessing 15-minute city adaptation in diverse urban environments with a comparative spatial analysis framework 超越核心：基于比较空间分析框架的不同城市环境中15分钟城市适应性评估方法

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106459

Marcin Jacek Kłos, Marcin Staniek, Grzegorz Sierpiński

{"title":"Beyond the core: Method for assessing 15-minute city adaptation in diverse urban environments with a comparative spatial analysis framework","authors":"Marcin Jacek Kłos, Marcin Staniek, Grzegorz Sierpiński","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106459","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106459","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article introduces a methodology for assessing urban areas' alignment with the 15-min city concept, prioritising accessibility to essential services within a short walking or cycling distance. The study examines the applicability of this model in distinct urban contexts, focusing on Katowice, Augsburg, and Valencia, three European cities with contrasting urban and socioeconomic structures. Leveraging Geographic Information System (GIS) tools and OpenStreetMap data, the analysis includes isochrone mapping to evaluate pedestrian accessibility to selected public facilities, including healthcare, educational, commercial, and recreational venues. Conducting this assessment at the neighbourhood level enables the identification of spatial variations in alignment with 15-min city criteria. Findings reveal significant accessibility disparities, with central districts generally more aligned with the model's assumptions than peripheral areas, particularly regarding social and recreational amenities. The study suggests that implementing the 15-min city concept across diverse urban forms requires adaptive strategies sensitive to each city's unique spatial and demographic characteristics. The proposed methodology offers urban planners a practical tool for evaluating and optimising service access to support sustainable spatial development and enhance residents' quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106459"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145157687","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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Does flood risk matter in shaping climate gentrification? Evidence from Brisbane (2006–2021) 洪水风险对塑造气候高档化有影响吗？来自布里斯班的证据（2006-2021）

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106496

Xiaoyong Gao , Xianjian Yi , Mei-Po Kwan , Huan Li

{"title":"Does flood risk matter in shaping climate gentrification? Evidence from Brisbane (2006–2021)","authors":"Xiaoyong Gao , Xianjian Yi , Mei-Po Kwan , Huan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106496","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106496","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intensified climate change has placed coastal and flood-prone urban environments at greater risk, triggering the phenomenon of “climate gentrification.” This study uses Brisbane, Australia as a case study to explore how a major flood event reshapes urban socioeconomic structures. Using longitudinal data (2006–2021) and a “dual-environment” analytical framework, we examine how the 2011 flood, acting as a “temporal turning point,” interacted with built and natural environments to drive gentrification. Our results reveal a three-stage, non-linear process: (1) a pre-flood, “risk-ignoring” phase driven by classic economic amenities; (2) a post-flood, “risk-averse” phase marked by a shift toward safer, peripheral areas; and (3) a later “resilience-driven” phase characterized by a return to the urban core, focused on “greening” and newly protected areas. Notably, the role of factors like housing diversity underwent a reversal, initially attracting the middle class but amplifying vulnerability post-disaster. Furthermore, post-disaster resilience investments created a “safety premium,” accelerating gentrification in retrofitted areas. These findings highlight the need for phased and adaptive policies that balance safety and equity. We recommend strategies like differentiated zoning, anti-displacement tools, and community-centric resilience design, tailored to each stage of a city's recovery. This study concludes that climate gentrification constitutes a redistribution of not only spatial but also social risks, offering critical implications for inclusive adaptation planning in flood-prone cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106496"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145157683","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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Mapping forty years of smart environments for older people research: A scientometric review 绘制40年来老年人研究的智能环境：科学计量学综述

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106505

Yuzhuo Gao , Mirko Guaralda , Bo Xia , Kirsty Volz

{"title":"Mapping forty years of smart environments for older people research: A scientometric review","authors":"Yuzhuo Gao , Mirko Guaralda , Bo Xia , Kirsty Volz","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106505","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106505","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As global ageing accelerates, built environments struggle to meet living requirements of older adults. Smart environments, leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT), support independent living, yet research remains predominantly technology-oriented, with insufficient integration of spatial planning and inclusive design. This gap limits technological implementation in daily life and neglects seniors' lived experiences. Utilising scientometric analysis of 6371 publications (1983–2024), this paper investigates evolution, current trends, thematic shifts, and gaps in research on Smart Environments For Old People (SEFOP). The findings indicate: (a) SEFOP research has consistently expanded in an uneven manner across thematic areas; (b) five dominant clusters—Quality of Life and Health Management, Smart City and Intelligent Systems, Smart Home and IoT, Intelligent Buildings and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) and Assisted Living and AI—are identified, exhibiting asynchronous evolution and shifting importance over time; (c) Current smart systems remain misaligned with environmental design, revealing a technology–space disconnect; (d) Evidence on Smart Precinct Design and social inclusion remains scarce, despite its importance for age-friendly cities; (e) A four-dimensional framework—linking time, technology, spatial typologies, and research goals—is proposed to advance more inclusive smart ageing strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106505"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145157684","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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Satisfaction in pedestrianized areas: What shapes positive and negative experiences? 步行区的满意度：是什么塑造了积极和消极的体验？

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106511

Hamed Naseri , Francesco Ciari , Ashraf Uz Zaman Patwary , Marie-Soleil Cloutier

{"title":"Satisfaction in pedestrianized areas: What shapes positive and negative experiences?","authors":"Hamed Naseri , Francesco Ciari , Ashraf Uz Zaman Patwary , Marie-Soleil Cloutier","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106511","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106511","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>One of the approaches to improve the livability, safety, and accessibility of cities and to make neighborhoods livable places for all their residents is implementing car-free projects. Although pedestrianization provides many benefits, public resistance is sometimes directed against these projects. Based on a database of 95 variables collected through an online survey with over 1300 respondents in Montreal, Canada, this study aims to explore differences in how people experience pedestrianization and to investigate the factors shaping these perceptions. Cluster analysis is used to identify groups with varying levels of satisfaction with pedestrianization. The key differences between these groups center on attitudes toward the cohabitation of pedestrians and two-wheeler users and the opinion on the impact of pedestrianization on individuals' mobility and travel patterns. The less satisfied group with pedestrianization includes a lower percentage of females, a higher percentage of people with limitations using public and active transportation, and a higher proportion of older people. Since cyclist-pedestrian cohabitation is the variable with the highest difference between clusters, this variable is analyzed using an interpretable ensemble learning approach to better understand people's position on pedestrianization. The results suggest that having experience in cycling, a higher frequency of cycling, an agreement that pedestrians should share the car-free streets with cyclists, and a better perception of safety on car-free streets increase the satisfaction related to the cyclists-pedestrians cohabitation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106511"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158296","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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How does the public-private cooperation network affect property value? Analyzing Manhattan's business improvement districts 公私合作网络如何影响财产价值？分析曼哈顿的商业改善区

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106471

Xiaoyong Yin , ChengHe Guan , Yan Tang

{"title":"How does the public-private cooperation network affect property value? Analyzing Manhattan's business improvement districts","authors":"Xiaoyong Yin , ChengHe Guan , Yan Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106471","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106471","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Business improvement districts (BIDs) have been adopted since the 1970s as innovative mechanisms for urban governance. However, limited research has quantitatively examined the complex cooperation dynamics within BIDs. To address this gap, this study examines 26 BIDs in Manhattan, New York City, leveraging 2763 news and promotion texts. Drawing on urban regime theory, it integrates natural language processing (NLP) and social network analysis (SNA) to construct a public-private cooperation network spanning from 2003 to 2023. Employing hedonic price and two-way fixed effect models, the impact mechanisms of the cooperation network on property values are analyzed across three dimensions - cooperation stakeholders, modes, and projects - and at two scales: overall and individual BIDs. The study discovered the evolution stages and typical types of cooperative networks and summarized four urban regime types. The results also show that stakeholder participation, public and private, demonstrates both linear and nonlinear, as well as positive and negative effects on property values. Furthermore, a balance in public-private participation may maximize overall property values. Specifically, opposition modes within the cooperation network significantly enhance property values, while excessive stakeholder participation in projects may have adverse effects. The findings of this study further support the formulation of BID governance strategies. Moreover, the identified power-law distribution underscores the effectiveness of integrating NLP and SNA in analyzing spatial cooperation networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106471"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158295","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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Right to the digital Twin City? citizen participation and limits-by-design in Rotterdam's urban digital twin 直接去数字双城？鹿特丹城市数字孪生中的公民参与和设计限制

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Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106498

Arthur De Jaeger , Thomas Swerts

{"title":"Right to the digital Twin City? citizen participation and limits-by-design in Rotterdam's urban digital twin","authors":"Arthur De Jaeger , Thomas Swerts","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106498","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital technologies like Urban digital Twins (UDTs) are propagated by urban designers and administrators to render urban governance processes ‘smarter’. Hailed for their capacity to visualize complex urban redevelopment plans, simulate costs and benefits and offer tools for citizen co-creation, UDTs are the latest buzz in the field of citizen participation. Up to date, the literature on UDTs does little more than echoing this potential and highlighting applications. Building on the literature on smart urbanism, this paper introduces a critical perspective centered around the ‘Right to the Digital Twin City’ (RDTC) to empirically examine UDTs' potential to stimulate citizen power over processes of digital - and physical - urban development processes. Focusing on a case study of a UDT pilot project in Rotterdam, we demonstrate that effective citizen participation was hindered by limits-by-design. We show that urban planners and administrators set out the boundaries of the possible by controlling the UDT's design, failing to integrate it within the municipality's broader decision-making structure and limiting communication during the process. Furthermore, citizen participation in the UDT was hindered by the digital divide, language barriers, and government distrust. These research findings reveal technical and political limits-by-design that prevent the RDTC from being realized.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106498"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145118602","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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Spatiotemporal distribution pattern and mechanism analysis of city-level happiness based on facial cognition in China: An age difference perspective 基于面部认知的中国城市幸福感时空分布格局及机制分析——年龄差异视角

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106469

Xiaoqing Song , Shuo Gong , Zongxin Quan , Wei Jiang , Junjun Zhi , Zhihui Hao , Haoze Wu

{"title":"Spatiotemporal distribution pattern and mechanism analysis of city-level happiness based on facial cognition in China: An age difference perspective","authors":"Xiaoqing Song , Shuo Gong , Zongxin Quan , Wei Jiang , Junjun Zhi , Zhihui Hao , Haoze Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106469","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106469","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>City-level happiness is a key indicator for evaluating the quality of urban development. However, most existing studies rely on subjective surveys, which often fail to reflect the perceptual differences among diverse age groups. This study constructs a city-level happiness index using facial expression recognition from social media images, supplemented by survey data. From the perspective of age differences, we systematically examine the spatiotemporal patterns and influencing mechanisms of city-level happiness across China from 2021 to 2023. The results show that average city-level happiness follows the order of young adults > middle-aged adults > minors > older adults. The cold spots for city-level happiness are concentrated in western and northwestern China, accompanied by age-related differences among hotspots. Compared with minors, hotspots for young and middle-aged adults are more southerly. Housing prices, income, and consumption are the most stable and significant factors, which positively contribute to city-level happiness across all groups. Education resources are particularly important for minors. Infrastructure and transportation significantly influence young and middle-aged groups. Environmental factors have a greater positive impact on older populations. This study reveals the heterogeneous characteristics and multifaceted determinants of city-level happiness from an age-specific perspective. The findings provide new empirical evidence for inclusive urban planning and contribute to policy formulation aimed at enhancing happiness for all age groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 106469"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145158297","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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Urban planners should not be afraid of AI 城市规划者不应该害怕人工智能

IF 6.6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106497

Milad Malekzadeh

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