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Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105748

Sonalika Ray, Surajit Chakravarty

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Assessing the impact of the built environment on independent living in the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in Australia: A Bayesian network analysis

IF 6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105740

Jiaxuan E , Bo Xia , Qing Chen , Connie Susilawati , Laurie Buys

{"title":"Assessing the impact of the built environment on independent living in the Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in Australia: A Bayesian network analysis","authors":"Jiaxuan E , Bo Xia , Qing Chen , Connie Susilawati , Laurie Buys","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105740","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105740","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper investigates the impact of built environment as a system on the independent living of older adults in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in Australia. Using Bayesian Network (BN) modeling, the research explores the intricate interdependencies among various built environment elements and their interactive effects on older people's independent living. The study collected data through structured questionnaires and applied confirmatory factor analyses to validate the data, followed by the construction and parameter learning of the BN model. Results highlight that safety from traffic/accidents and crime, housing environment, neighbourhood accessibility, and environment quality and aesthetics are crucial factors influencing the independent living of older residents in NORCs. Scenario analyses indicate that simulating multiple built environment factors simultaneously is more effective in promoting independence than addressing individual factors. Sensitivity analysis, predictive inferences and diagnostic inferences further suggest targeted interventions to enhance older adults' autonomy and quality of life. This research provides valuable insights for urban planners and policymakers, highlighting NORCs as an option to support ageing in place and emphasizing the need for evidence-based approaches to create supportive environments for older populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105740"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Quantifying perceived decline through deep learning predictions and analyzing association with objective measures: A case study of Seoul, S. Korea

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Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105749

Minju Kim , Yunmi Park , Jaekyung Lee , Hyun woo Kim , Jongwon Kim

{"title":"Quantifying perceived decline through deep learning predictions and analyzing association with objective measures: A case study of Seoul, S. Korea","authors":"Minju Kim , Yunmi Park , Jaekyung Lee , Hyun woo Kim , Jongwon Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The deterioration of commercial districts in Seoul, South Korea, is intensifying due to competition among the self-employed, COVID-19 impact, and declining offline consumption. Recognizing the importance of commercial districts in urban vitality, reinvigorating these areas is crucial. The initial step in such efforts would be assessing the extent of the decline. This study investigates the possibility of identifying perceived decline using computer vision and examines its relationship with objective decline measures. First, a deep learning model was developed to predict perceived decline scores (PDS) using a self-developed training dataset generated from street view imagery-based website surveys (<em>n</em> = 3393). Then, spatial regression analyses examined correlations between objective measures and predicted PDS. The results showed the following: (1) uneven PDS distribution across regions; (2) PDS increased significantly with decreased commercial building ratio, increased old building ratio, classification as a major commercial area (main street), classification as a traditional market, decreased sales per store, decreased greenery, and decreased new permits per area. This study contributes to existing literature by empirically demonstrating the association between subjective perception—mostly visual attributes—and objective measures on urban decline, enabling local governments to conduct preliminary investigations into several aspects of area decline cost-effectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105749"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099332","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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More short-term plans than longer-term ones? Measuring and monitoring urban centrality as dynamic interaction propensity

IF 6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105743

Jiangyue Wu , Hanxi Ma , Jiangping Zhou

{"title":"More short-term plans than longer-term ones? Measuring and monitoring urban centrality as dynamic interaction propensity","authors":"Jiangyue Wu , Hanxi Ma , Jiangping Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105743","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105743","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plans are typically forward-looking, envisioning the future based on the current circumstances. Practitioners traditionally rely on past data to characterize the status quo of cities and formulate future visions thereafter. However, as cities undergo increasingly dynamic, profound, and wide-ranging changes, the need for short-term planning to minimize the time lag between data analysis, information synthesis, and plan formulation/implementation becomes more desirable and even necessary. This study's aim is to uncover the dynamic nature of urban spatial structure by shifting the focus from static centers to evolving centrality as a key concept in urban planning. Unlike centers, which are understood in a static manner, centrality considers the dynamic movements of people across a city. To illustrate, this study utilizes a week's continuous smartcard data from a city to quantify the potential interaction patterns of metro riders throughout the urban space. A new indicator concerning social interaction potential is proposed to monitor the dynamic centrality of the local metro stations over time. This approach illustrates an innovative method for identifying near-real-time urban (sub)centers around the clock, providing valuable evidence for practitioners to make or adapt short-term plans for days (even hours and minutes) rather than years.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105743"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Affordable housing in Algeria: policies, projects and expectations. The case of rental-sale housing in Algiers

IF 6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105735

Lilia Makhloufi

{"title":"Affordable housing in Algeria: policies, projects and expectations. The case of rental-sale housing in Algiers","authors":"Lilia Makhloufi","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105735","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105735","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent decades, the capital city of Algiers has faced persistent pressure to expand its affordable housing stock. This study focuses on rental-sale housing in the newly developed suburban area of Sidi Abdallah, located near the capital. Built by the Housing Improvement and Development Agency (AADL), these units have provided thousands of middle-income households with the opportunity to purchase homes through structured payment plans. The study aims to analyse the development and financialization of rental-sale housing provision and to assess the quality and effectiveness of these housing units. The research methodology utilizes two surveys: one analysing rental-sale housing policies and government strategies, and the other assessing the impact of these projects on residents' well-being. The findings of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of rental-sale housing policies as a mechanism for improving access to affordable housing and supporting homeownership. By making homeownership attainable for middle-income households, these programs have helped individuals purchase new homes. As a result, rental-sale housing programs can enhance the effectiveness of public policies by involving various stakeholders in the shared goal of meeting housing needs. Additionally, they can promote homeownership and stimulate investment in affordable housing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105735"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143157024","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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Satisfied with people or place?: A study of the relationship between social ties, place attachment, and residential satisfaction among relocatees

IF 6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105746

Kiduk Park

{"title":"Satisfied with people or place?: A study of the relationship between social ties, place attachment, and residential satisfaction among relocatees","authors":"Kiduk Park","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105746","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105746","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the complex impact of HOPE VI on the lives of low-income households, particularly focusing on neighborhood social ties, place attachment, residential satisfaction, and the influence of residential mobility. Utilizing data from three time points—retrospective pre-move, post-move, and two years later—from Bremerton, Washington's Westpark project, a structural equation modeling framework is employed to explore causal relationships. The findings reveal that higher levels of pre-move neighborhood social ties correlate with stronger ties post-relocation and over time. These ties positively affect residential satisfaction, with this effect being mediated by robust post-relocation social networks. Notably, while place attachment does not directly mediate the relationship between pre-move social ties and post-move satisfaction, it significantly influences how effectively relocatees integrate into new communities. This highlights the nuanced roles of social ties and place attachment in the relocation process. The study underscores the necessity of ongoing mobility support for successful adaptation and integration into new neighborhoods, enriching the understanding of residential mobility's effects on low-income households. This contributes to filling literature gaps and offers practical insights for policymakers and practitioners involved in urban redevelopment and housing relocation projects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105746"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143157015","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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Spatial association patterns of restaurant locations in Chinese and American megacities: A comparison of Shanghai and New York

IF 6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105747

Chenhui Hu , Cheng Jin , Ziang Zhang , Haiyan Shao

{"title":"Spatial association patterns of restaurant locations in Chinese and American megacities: A comparison of Shanghai and New York","authors":"Chenhui Hu , Cheng Jin , Ziang Zhang , Haiyan Shao","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The restaurant location illuminates the contours of urban space and the daily life. Utilizing comparative urban studies to analyze the spatial association patterns of restaurant locations can provide insight into the similarities and differences of urban spaces, attempting to observe and understand the spatial connections and cultural connotations of urban functional zones in different cities. This paper explores the spatial association patterns of restaurants in Chinese and American megacities by the bivariate Ripley's K-function and the Colocation Quotient, based on the Point of Interest data of Shanghai and New York. The results show that the spatial associations of restaurant locations with different functional zones in Shanghai and New York become more obvious with the expansion of the spatial coverage. The global distribution of restaurant locations is scattered across the different functional zones in both Shanghai and New York. The local spatial associations of restaurant locations show differences in scope, structure and strength between Shanghai and New York, with a notable example being that restaurants in Shanghai are attracted by commercial zones, while those in New York are attracted by workplaces. This research may provide insights into the site selection of restaurants in Chinese and American megacities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105747"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099330","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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Revealing non-work travel patterns under the influence of multiple actors: An integrated geospatial agent-based approach

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Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105750

Mehdi Azari , Mohsen Hatami , Monireh Hosseini , Ian Flood

{"title":"Revealing non-work travel patterns under the influence of multiple actors: An integrated geospatial agent-based approach","authors":"Mehdi Azari , Mohsen Hatami , Monireh Hosseini , Ian Flood","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105750","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105750","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Activity-based modeling is inherently complex, encompassing a variety of assumptions, actors, and emergent patterns. Uncovering underlying uncertainties requires integrating a diverse range of models and actors, and examining different assumptions implemented throughout the modeling process. Agent-Based Models (ABMs), are recognized as powerful tools for addressing the complexities inherent in activity-based modeling. Although the advantages of ABMs in activity-based models have been demonstrated, there remains a need for further exploration in two key areas: the application of integrated geospatial models to define spatial actors in ABMs, and the utilization of pattern recognition approaches, including Global Moran's I and Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA), to uncover the hidden mechanisms of activity-related commuting. This paper proposes an integrated Geospatial-ABM approach to address this gap. The Geospatial-ABM was validated locally using real-world data and Error percent procedure to ensure its robustness. The model validation resulted in an average percentage error of 8.8 %, showcasing its strong potential for generalization. A case study was conducted for Zanjan, Iran, using data on trip generation, built-environment characteristics, and surveyed travel behavior. The initial findings from the descriptive statistics of the simulation results reveal that shopping destinations are predominant in intra-urban commutes, with nearly half of visits to urban amenities being attributed to shopping centers. Subsequent results from pattern recognition analysis, environmental, and office-bank travels indicate, concentrating around the city-center and leading to a temporary surge in daytime traffic volume in the city center.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105750"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143098707","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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Multi-scenario urban growth boundaries and trade-offs among land use functions

IF 6 1区经济学

Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105752

Jingxian Wei , Wenze Yue , Mengmeng Li , Yong Liu , Yongze Song

{"title":"Multi-scenario urban growth boundaries and trade-offs among land use functions","authors":"Jingxian Wei , Wenze Yue , Mengmeng Li , Yong Liu , Yongze Song","doi":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105752","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cities.2025.105752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) have been widely adopted in China to halt urban sprawl and safeguard ecosystem functions. Previous studies on UGB delineation have focused on quantity and distribution of future urban land, often neglecting the policy implications for optimizing the layout of ecological, agricultural, and urban spaces. This study employs a Cellular Automata and Agent-Based Model (CA-ABM) to simulate multi-scenario UGBs in Jiaxing city, China, for 2035, by integrating human decision-making process and trade-offs and synergies among multiple Land Use Functions (LUFs). We find a complex interplay of urban development, agricultural productivity, and ecological preservation. Specifically, results underscore overall trade-offs between urban development and the maintenance of agricultural and ecological functions, yet concurrently demonstrate overall synergies between agricultural and ecological functions. Further analysis reveals spatial variability in the trade-offs and synergies, which significantly impacts landscape composition and land-use suitability within UGBs. The Ecosystem and Food Security Scenario (EFS) facilitates a compact urban morphology, effectively balancing agricultural and ecological needs. Governments, residents, and industrial agents demonstrate distinct preferences in terms of willingness for urban growth. These insights emphasize the need for integrated planning that considers differentiated LUF interactions and public involvement to achieve sustainable urban growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48405,"journal":{"name":"Cities","volume":"159 ","pages":"Article 105752"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099334","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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Role of remote working center in a hybrid work culture

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Cities Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105754

Jieyuan Lan, Tao Feng

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