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{"title":"Resharing the city: A framework for circular urban neighborhoods the case of Oslo","authors":"Mina Di Marino ,&nbsp;Tanu Priya Uteng ,&nbsp;Seyed Hossein Chavoshi ,&nbsp;Anja Standal","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the context of the circular economy (CE), promoting sharing practices – within the contexts of mobility, spaces and services – is essential for extending resource use and fostering sustainability in urban environments. However, the ability of urban neighborhoods to effectively integrate shared mobility, spaces and services remains largely unexplored. This study introduces the conceptual framework of <em>resharing</em>, which merges these elements into a cohesive urban strategy. In developing a comprehensive framework, this paper explores the benefits of resharing and examines recent shifts in urban neighborhoods, particularly multifunctional ground floors. The study also analyzes the spatial and contextual conditions that enable or constrain resharing practices in neighborhoods and buildings. A mixed methods approach was used in the study, consisting of spatial observations in Løren – a neighborhood in northeastern Oslo (Norway), a review of planning and building regulations, and the development of a dashboard tool that is designed to measure and visualize reshareability in the built environment. By offering practical insights and analytical tools, this research aims to assist urban planners and policymakers in refining neighborhood planning strategies, thereby ultimately promoting more interconnected, livable and sustainable urban communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106728"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145841420","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}

{"title":"Street furniture and the public life of neoliberalism: A historical-interpretive case study of London","authors":"Sinan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106783","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106783","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper explores how seemingly mundane objects—benches, lampposts, phone boxes, bus shelters—became sites of political significance in London, and by extension in Britain's cities, following the neoliberal turn of 1979. It traces the shift from post-war democratic design governance, when street furniture was actively debated and designed as a civic good, to an era marked by privatization, depoliticization, and the erosion of public oversight. Drawing on a historical-interpretive case study, the study analyzes policy documents, design debates, archival material, and media coverage to investigate how neoliberal urban reforms under Margaret Thatcher dismantled institutional frameworks that once supported public involvement in shaping the everyday urban landscape. However, rather than disappearing, public engagement with street furniture shifted into the realm of informal practice—seen in acts of appropriation, subversion, and local customization. The article integrates Henri Lefebvre's “right to the city,” Michel de Certeau's theory of everyday tactics, and affordance theory to frame street furniture as an “in-between” architecture of urban politics—symbolically and materially reflecting the tensions between state, market, and citizen. By foregrounding these overlooked micro-political struggles, the paper argues for a renewed recognition of small urban objects as critical to democratic space-making. It concludes with implications for inclusive urban governance and participatory design in an age of market-led city development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106783"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145978426","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}

{"title":"Understanding interdependencies in urban pluvial flood risk management: Insights from Amsterdam and Rotterdam","authors":"Zeqiang Pan,&nbsp;Gert de Roo,&nbsp;Britta Restemeyer,&nbsp;Elen-Maarja Trell-Zuidema","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106769","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106769","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In urban pluvial flood risk management, local authorities and local collectives (e.g. citizen groups) increasingly rely on each other's contributions to develop on-the-ground solutions, thereby creating an interdependent relationship. Although it is known that these interdependencies can be beneficial, most studies have focused on interaction processes between local authorities and local collectives, paying less attention to the underlying interdependencies. This study explores how interdependencies influence flood risk management by analysing two neighbourhood-level projects in the Netherlands: <em>Oase Noord (Oasis North)</em> in Amsterdam, which is characterised by a shared governance model, and <em>Dakpark (Roof Park)</em> in Rotterdam, which reflects a self-governance approach. Interviews were held with local authorities and local collectives from the two cases, and experts involved in similar projects. Our analysis demonstrates that interdependencies can benefit collaborative processes for developing integrated pluvial flood risk management strategies, and their forms are by and large similar in shared governance and self-governance. Our empirical findings also highlight institutional challenges in recognising and using interdependencies, particularly the absence of consistent government support across both approaches. This study underscores the interdependencies between local authorities and communities and the ability of citizens to take their part in the responsibility to manage flood risks and other climate-related transitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106769"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145978425","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}

{"title":"Coupling coordination and decoupling effects: Measuring the interaction between urban agglomeration ecosystems and urbanization","authors":"Lifang Zhang ,&nbsp;Chuanglin Fang ,&nbsp;Cong Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106788","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106788","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Against the strategic background of new urbanization and ecological civilization construction, understanding the spatiotemporal coupling mechanisms between urbanization and ecosystem services at the urban agglomeration scale is crucial for promoting regional high-quality coordinated development. Framed within sustainable development theory, this research establishes an integrated assessment system structured around multidimensional urbanization indicators and a composite ecosystem services index, supported by multi-source data. Using the Coupling Coordination Degree model (CCD) and Tapio decoupling framework, we systematically analyze the evolutionary characteristics and interactive relationships between urbanization and ecosystem services across 19 major urban agglomerations in China from 2000 to 2022. The results indicate that: (1) Comprehensive urbanization (UC) levels exhibited sustained growth, rising from 0.343 in 2000 to 0.512 in 2022, while maintaining a distinct “high-east, low-west” spatial pattern demarcated by the Bole-Taipei Line; (2) Multiple Ecosystem Services index (MES) demonstrate overall improvement, with the MES increasing from 0.78 in 2000 to 0.85 in 2022, though habitat quality (HQ) shows localized degradation in southeastern coastal cities; (3) The CCD between urbanization and ecosystem services improved from 0.581 to 0.654 during the study period, with higher coordination levels in eastern coastal regions and provincial capitals, while northwestern areas remain less coordinated. The dominant decoupling states are weak decoupling (W<img>D) and expansive negative decoupling (<em>E</em>-N-D), indicating manageable ecological pressure in most regions while approximately one-quarter of cities face accelerating ecosystem degradation; (4) The proposed “UE-ES-CCD\" assessment framework can be integrated into territorial spatial planning systems, with differentiated governance strategies recommended to enhance regional coordination. This research offers scientific evidence and decision-making support for spatial planning and high-quality development of China's urban agglomerations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106788"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146188958","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}

{"title":"The gambler's fallacy in housing price expectations: Evidence from China","authors":"Xueying Lu ,&nbsp;Yinghao Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106853","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2026.106853","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper documents evidence of the gambler's fallacy in housing market expectations using representative microdata from China. Contrary to the extrapolative expectations typically observed in Western markets, we find that a 1 percentage point increase in experienced city-level housing prices reduces the probability of expecting future price increases by approximately 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points. This pattern is consistent with a theoretical framework integrating the gambler's fallacy with prospect theory, where expectations incorporate both a belief in price reversals and reference-dependent evaluation. Our empirical analysis confirms that risk attitudes mediate the relationship between price experiences and expectations, with asymmetric responses to perceived gains and losses relative to endogenously-determined reference points. The gambler's fallacy exhibits heterogeneity across demographic groups, being more significant among urban residents, homeowners, and the highly educated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106853"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146188960","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}

{"title":"Urban green space dimensions, visit behavior, and mental well-being: A comparative study of Singapore and Hong Kong","authors":"Kwan Ok Lee ,&nbsp;Alex Hey Yeung","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106734","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106734","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how multiple dimensions of urban green space (UGS)—accessibility, greenness, and physical features—shape visits and mental well-being, and how these relationships shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using city-wide indicators and individual-level survey data from Singapore and Hong Kong, two high-density cities with contrasting UGS planning models, we link objective contextual patterns to satisfaction with UGS, visit behavior, and pandemic-period changes in mental well-being. We find that residents respond more strongly to UGS dimensions that are relatively scarce in their local context, and that the salience of accessibility increases during the pandemic, especially in Singapore. In Singapore, where spatial access to UGS is more constrained, satisfaction with accessibility is the dominant predictor of visit frequency and duration, and its association with time spent in UGS becomes markedly stronger during COVID-19, whereas in Hong Kong, characterized by smaller and more fragmented parks, satisfaction with greenness plays a greater role overall. Using structural equation modeling, we estimate direct and indirect pathways from satisfaction with UGS attributes to pandemic-period changes in mental well-being. In Singapore, well-being improvements are primarily mediated by increased visits, indicating that better accessibility sustained green space use that, in turn, supported mental well-being. In Hong Kong, indirect effects are weaker, suggesting that psychological benefits may arise even without behavioral change, potentially through visual or symbolic cues associated with perceived accessibility. These findings advance a context-sensitive understanding of green space utility and underscore the need for multidimensional, behaviorally informed UGS planning in dense urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106734"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146090549","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}

{"title":"Synergies and trade-offs between livelihood capitals in building resilience of urban resettled households in China","authors":"Wei Liu ,&nbsp;Lele Ren ,&nbsp;Jie Xu ,&nbsp;Marcus Feldman","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106711","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106711","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Resettlement has been a key strategy for poverty alleviation in rural China, where it has been widely implemented. In the quest to improve the resilience of relocated farmers' livelihoods, it is important to assess the complex trade-offs and synergies between livelihood capitals. From a survey of 657 households in Ankang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, this paper uses correlation analysis to assess trade-offs and synergies among livelihood indicators. A synergistic capital structure was developed by application of graph theory and decision tree analysis to produce a framework for a system of livelihood resilience indicators. The results are: (1) Natural capital has different trade-off effects on social capital and human capital. (2) There are synergistic effects between physical capital and natural capital, as well as between financial capital and social capital, and among physical capital, human capital and social capital. There are both trade-off and synergistic effects between physical/financial capital and human capital. There is a synergistic effect between financial capital and physical capital. (3) Livelihood resilience can be divided into six dimensions: assets, flexibility, accessibility, socio-cognitive, agency and learning. (4) Human capital correlates with livelihood resilience. Physical capital, social capital, financial capital, and natural capital also correlate with livelihood resilience. The results suggest ways to significantly strengthen the resilience of farmers' livelihoods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106711"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145748192","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}

{"title":"Three-dimensional urban space misallocation in China: Spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces","authors":"Jinpei Ou ,&nbsp;Sijie Yu ,&nbsp;Jiteng Xie ,&nbsp;Bin Ai ,&nbsp;Xiaoping Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106739","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106739","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban land resource misallocation has become a critical challenge for sustainable development, yet most existing research remains confined to two-dimensional (2D) analyses, overlooking the complexities of three-dimensional (3D) spatial structures in rapidly urbanizing contexts. This study addressed this gap by establishing a quantitative framework to assess 3D urban space misallocation. By using a Cobb-Douglas production function model to calculate a misallocation index (<em>TDM</em>) and integrating XGBoost with SHAP interpretability models, this research systematically investigated the spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces of 3D urban space misallocation across China from 2000 to 2020. Results reveal significant regional heterogeneity and temporal dynamic in 3D urban space misallocations in China. The northeast region exhibits a marked increase in misallocation, while eastern coastal areas face under-allocation due to economic agglomeration and high population density. Moreover, driving mechanism analysis identified urban spatial structure indicators as primary drivers: floor area ratio (FAR) shows a negative correlation with an optimal threshold of 4.8, beyond which under-allocation rises; building volume (V) exacerbates misallocation below V = 10.5 but plateaus afterward. Socioeconomic factors like fiscal expenditure proportion (FEP &gt; 0.3 stabilizes misallocation), technological investment (EST &gt; 1 % of fiscal spending reduces misallocation via smart infrastructure), urbanization rate (UR &gt; 60 % intensifies misallocation), and industrial structure (secondary/tertiary ratios optimal at 0.35–0.50) exhibit nonlinear threshold effects on <em>TDM</em>, necessitating a more nuanced and context-specific analysis in policy formulation. The study not only offers an in-depth understanding of the 3D urban space misallocation, but also highlights the necessity of integrating 3D spatial structures into urban planning, thereby providing valuable decision-making support for China to mitigate resource misallocation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106739"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145748193","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}

{"title":"Mapping environmental determinants of aging in place through network analysis: insights from Taipei","authors":"Wan-Chen Hsu ,&nbsp;Nuan-Ching Huang ,&nbsp;Tzu-Yuan Chao ,&nbsp;Yi Sun ,&nbsp;Susan C. Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As populations age globally, creating supportive environments for aging in place becomes increasingly critical. However, existing research typically examines environmental dimensions and their associations with aging outcomes independently, overlooking how features interact across levels to collectively shape the lived experiences of older adults. To address this limitation, this study employed network analysis to examine the multilevel contributions of environmental features to aging-in-place experiences. We interviewed 308 long-term older residents in Taipei, assessing 31 environmental experience features across housing, neighborhood, and community levels. Gaussian graphical models and centrality analysis were employed to estimate pairwise partial correlations and identify the most influential and bridging features. The network revealed complex environmental connections, with community-level environmental quality showing the highest centrality. Four factors served as multilevel bridges: community safety, environmental maintenance, community vitality, and historical-cultural atmosphere. Among these, community safety showed the strongest cross-level connectivity. Our findings enhance traditional factor analysis, a dimension-reduction approach, by uncovering feature interconnections and cross-level interactions that advance aging-in-place theory. While the network reveals correlational relationships, highly central features emerge as critical leverage points. These features provide empirical direction for strategic interventions and guide future causal investigations to enhance supportive aging-in-place environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106733"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145927004","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}

{"title":"Foreign city users and in-store versus online retail channel choice: Urban logistics and planning implications","authors":"Andrii Galkin ,&nbsp;Tibor Schlosser ,&nbsp;Antonio Comi ,&nbsp;Joris Beckers","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106767","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.106767","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the in-store and online purchasing behaviour of foreign city users (FCUs) in Bratislava, using a mixed-method quantitative approach that combines binary logit models with machine-learning classifiers, including support vector machines (SVM), random forests, and artificial neural networks. FCUs, defined as non-native residents such as international students, migrant workers, and refugees, display distinctive shopping patterns compared to locals, influenced by factors such as age, mobility resources, and product type. The analysis shows that FCUs are significantly less likely to shop online, particularly for essential goods, while younger FCUs are more inclined to purchase discretionary items online. The increased reliance of FCUs on physical retail for essentials tends to concentrate passenger trips in accessible districts (often walkable and transit-served, but in some contexts also around car-oriented shopping centres) whereas local higher uptake of online shopping generates more dispersed last-mile delivery flows. Beyond freight implications, this pattern helps policymakers calibrate the local retail mix and ensure its multi-modal accessibility (not only passenger trips). Policy recommendations include maintaining accessible retail in FCU-dense areas, improving multilingual e-commerce access, and strategically locating parcel collection infrastructure. The study underscores the need for demographic-sensitive retail and freight planning to support inclusive, sustainable, and resilient cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 106767"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145939228","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}