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{"title":"Sustainable Regeneration Principles in Historic Cities Exploring Landscape Approach","authors":"Ali MOAZZENI KHORASGANI, Ghazal ASADI ESKANDAR","doi":"10.1142/s2345748124500088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748124500088","url":null,"abstract":"In studies of revitalizing historical cities, various factors and indicators have received significant attention. There are different theories and perspectives, each addressing specific aspects of the subject. Among these, there exists a holistic perspective. A holistic approach can have an influential impact on sustainable solutions in the revitalization of historic cities. Urban planning, with its tools, can contribute to providing a roadmap in this regard. Theoretical resources and research conducted in this regard have focused on identifying criteria and practical indicators for revitalizing historical areas. An urban planning approach with features such as storytelling and mediation can enhance the sense of place, belonging, and social participation. In urban planning, objective and subjective perspectives can comprehensively examine all factors influencing the rejuvenation of areas, which is effective in planning and managing revitalization projects. On the other hand, examining guidelines and recommendations provided by organizations and authorities such as UNESCO reflects the results and experiences of various global researches. These recommendations are based on principles instrumental in developing a comprehensive understanding of the sustainable revitalization of historic cities. Therefore, this research aims to provide a general and comprehensive overview of historic areas and their sustainable management principles. When dealing with historical cities, the following question arises: What are the general principles of revitalizing them, and what subcategories do they encompass? Studies on this topic show that the general classification of factors and principles of sustainable revitalization in historical cities can be summarized into five categories: history and heritage, economy and society, innovation and creativity, ecosystem and environment, and governance and governments. These principles and their subcategories should be examined and given attention from a functional perspective in four main formats. Some focus on why attention should be given to historical areas (Why?) and how to deal with them (How?). In contrast, others concentrate on the practical operational factors in cities (Who?) and their elements (What?). A descriptive-analytical research method was employed. Data collection was conducted through library research based on a review of relevant literature, documents, and extensive studies related to prominent research in the landscape, landscape perspectives, place identity, sense of place, and their various dimensions. Ultimately, using a qualitative content analysis approach, solutions for regenerating historical contexts from a landscape perspective are presented.","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"115 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141682078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of Urban Worn-Out Textures and Prioritization of Organizing Strategies through Remote Sensing Performance and BWM Method Combination: (A Case Study: Zanjan City)","authors":"Mohsen Ahadnejad Reveshty, Mohammad Taghi Heydari, Mohammad Rasooli","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500239","url":null,"abstract":"The growing trend of urban population has led to an increase in worn-out urban textures. Although various policies have been proposed to organize these textures, past data such as detailed and comprehensive plans in Iranian cities have afforded to achieve desirable results. For this purpose, Landsat satellite images taken on December 8, 2019 were used. Hence, this study tried to provide the latest method of information on urban worn-out textures with a new method and identify areas prone to becoming dysfunctional textures. For this purpose, Landsat 8 satellite images (December 2020) have been used. In this regard, in order to analyze the ENVI environment, two methods have been used: (1) The command of emissivity; (2) the calculation of the normalized and emissive vegetation cover index NDVI (Esfandiari, Darabad Fariba, Raoof Mostafazadeh, Amirhesam Pasban, and Behruoz Nezafat Takleh. 2022. “Integrating Terrain and Vegetation Indices to Estimate and Identify the Soil Erosion Risk Amoughin Watershed, Ardabil.” Journal of Spatial Analysis and Environmental Hazarts, 9(1): 77–96.) represents the reflection of solar energy from the earth’s surface, which indicates the types of vegetation conditions. To calculate the temperature of the city surface, LST (earth surface temperature in remote sensing refers to the heat measured by a radiometer in a momentary field of view) (Pirnazar et al., 2018). as well as to express the consequences of worn-out textures from the Driving forces-Pressure-State Impact-Response (DPSIR) model. Also, the best–worst method (BWM) is one of the newest and most effective multi-criteria decision-making techniques, which is used to weigh the factors and decision criteria and determine the priority of decisions (Sadeghi Darvaze et al., 2019) has been used to express the preference of the solutions for the organization of worn-out textures. Finally, the geographic information system (GIS) which refers to a set of hardware, software, geographic data and human resources that is used to collect, analyze and apply all geographic information (Mirzapour, 2019) has been used to express numerical calculations and display maps. The results of examining the surface temperature of the land using two emissivity and emissivity commands (Figs. 2 and 3; Tables 9 and 10) showed that the surface of Zanjan city is divided into five classes in terms of worn-out conditions, in which the first class with the lowest recorded temperature of the graph was the most worn-out part of the city and corresponded to the initial cores of the city. It includes 9.6% of the city’s area, but the second class consisting of 10% of the city’s worn-out area was ranked second. Also, the results of the BWM method refer to citizen participation, regeneration with an economy-oriented approach, accurate identification of urban worn-out textures and exposed areas of the city (as a high authority in organizing the urban worn-out textures of Zanjan).","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"24 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139838147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Just Transition in Response to Climate Change: A Case Study of Trans-Altitude Migrant Resettlement on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau","authors":"Jihui Huang, Wei Jiang, Dongdong Cao, Yige Zhan","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500240","url":null,"abstract":"As a measure toward a joint target of promoting residents’ life, combating climate change, and protecting ecosystem in the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, migrant resettlement has made a remarkable achievement not only in preserving the ecological environment and building climate barriers, but also in significantly upgrading the residents’ life quality. Yet, it also faces a multitude of challenges, such as the issue of just transition, which concerns the international community. To promote a just transition, the primary challenge lies in addressing the imbalance between the supply and demand in the resettlement. This includes matching the supply of public services with the material needs related to production and residents’ life, as well as the alignment between the residents’ cultural and psychological identification and the grassroots services available. Using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a theoretical framework, this paper examines just transition in migrant resettlement on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau from a supply–demand perspective based on follow-up fieldwork, and argues that the local community has achieved significant progress in promoting just transition in terms of material security, spiritual needs, and self-development, but further efforts should still be made to improve just transition and ensure a more sustainable future.","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"49 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139838583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of Urban Worn-Out Textures and Prioritization of Organizing Strategies through Remote Sensing Performance and BWM Method Combination: (A Case Study: Zanjan City)","authors":"Mohsen Ahadnejad Reveshty, Mohammad Taghi Heydari, Mohammad Rasooli","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500239","url":null,"abstract":"The growing trend of urban population has led to an increase in worn-out urban textures. Although various policies have been proposed to organize these textures, past data such as detailed and comprehensive plans in Iranian cities have afforded to achieve desirable results. For this purpose, Landsat satellite images taken on December 8, 2019 were used. Hence, this study tried to provide the latest method of information on urban worn-out textures with a new method and identify areas prone to becoming dysfunctional textures. For this purpose, Landsat 8 satellite images (December 2020) have been used. In this regard, in order to analyze the ENVI environment, two methods have been used: (1) The command of emissivity; (2) the calculation of the normalized and emissive vegetation cover index NDVI (Esfandiari, Darabad Fariba, Raoof Mostafazadeh, Amirhesam Pasban, and Behruoz Nezafat Takleh. 2022. “Integrating Terrain and Vegetation Indices to Estimate and Identify the Soil Erosion Risk Amoughin Watershed, Ardabil.” Journal of Spatial Analysis and Environmental Hazarts, 9(1): 77–96.) represents the reflection of solar energy from the earth’s surface, which indicates the types of vegetation conditions. To calculate the temperature of the city surface, LST (earth surface temperature in remote sensing refers to the heat measured by a radiometer in a momentary field of view) (Pirnazar et al., 2018). as well as to express the consequences of worn-out textures from the Driving forces-Pressure-State Impact-Response (DPSIR) model. Also, the best–worst method (BWM) is one of the newest and most effective multi-criteria decision-making techniques, which is used to weigh the factors and decision criteria and determine the priority of decisions (Sadeghi Darvaze et al., 2019) has been used to express the preference of the solutions for the organization of worn-out textures. Finally, the geographic information system (GIS) which refers to a set of hardware, software, geographic data and human resources that is used to collect, analyze and apply all geographic information (Mirzapour, 2019) has been used to express numerical calculations and display maps. The results of examining the surface temperature of the land using two emissivity and emissivity commands (Figs. 2 and 3; Tables 9 and 10) showed that the surface of Zanjan city is divided into five classes in terms of worn-out conditions, in which the first class with the lowest recorded temperature of the graph was the most worn-out part of the city and corresponded to the initial cores of the city. It includes 9.6% of the city’s area, but the second class consisting of 10% of the city’s worn-out area was ranked second. Also, the results of the BWM method refer to citizen participation, regeneration with an economy-oriented approach, accurate identification of urban worn-out textures and exposed areas of the city (as a high authority in organizing the urban worn-out textures of Zanjan).","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"41 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139778349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Just Transition in Response to Climate Change: A Case Study of Trans-Altitude Migrant Resettlement on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau","authors":"Jihui Huang, Wei Jiang, Dongdong Cao, Yige Zhan","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500240","url":null,"abstract":"As a measure toward a joint target of promoting residents’ life, combating climate change, and protecting ecosystem in the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, migrant resettlement has made a remarkable achievement not only in preserving the ecological environment and building climate barriers, but also in significantly upgrading the residents’ life quality. Yet, it also faces a multitude of challenges, such as the issue of just transition, which concerns the international community. To promote a just transition, the primary challenge lies in addressing the imbalance between the supply and demand in the resettlement. This includes matching the supply of public services with the material needs related to production and residents’ life, as well as the alignment between the residents’ cultural and psychological identification and the grassroots services available. Using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a theoretical framework, this paper examines just transition in migrant resettlement on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau from a supply–demand perspective based on follow-up fieldwork, and argues that the local community has achieved significant progress in promoting just transition in terms of material security, spiritual needs, and self-development, but further efforts should still be made to improve just transition and ensure a more sustainable future.","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"24 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139778671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Structural Analysis of Driving Forces to Adaptive Capacity with Climate Change in Iranian Cities (Ahvaz City in Focus)","authors":"Mostafa MOHAMMADI DEHCHESHMEH, S. Ghaedi, Fereshteh Shanbehpour","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500215","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is an increasing concern for national and local governments around the world. The scope of the wide-ranging consequences of climate change has been shown in all aspects of human life and to different extents in cities and countries. Adaptation is the strategy agreed upon by the global community in facing climate change. This study aims to identify and structural modeling of driving forces of adaptation to climate change in the strategic city of Ahvaz, in southwest Iran. After identifying the factors and indicators through the study of records and a survey of the elite group, analysis and stratification were done using the combined interpretive structural modeling–decision-making trail and evaluation laboratory (ISM–DEMATEL) model. Finally, the main driving forces of adapting to climate change in Ahvaz were identified by Mic-Mac structural model. The research findings have shown among the five economic, social, institutional, physical, and technological factors, the economy has known as the most influential factor in adapting to climate change in Ahvaz. Also, among the 44 selected indicators, 10 driving forces were selected among them, and six driving forces, have economic and social backgrounds. Based on cross-impact analysis; the financial support for vulnerable groups, business improvement, alleviation of poverty measures, diversification of economic activities, social cohesion, and social trust in the government were recognized as the main drivers of Ahvaz city’s adaptation to climate change.","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"24 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139777082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Structural Analysis of Driving Forces to Adaptive Capacity with Climate Change in Iranian Cities (Ahvaz City in Focus)","authors":"Mostafa MOHAMMADI DEHCHESHMEH, S. Ghaedi, Fereshteh Shanbehpour","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500215","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is an increasing concern for national and local governments around the world. The scope of the wide-ranging consequences of climate change has been shown in all aspects of human life and to different extents in cities and countries. Adaptation is the strategy agreed upon by the global community in facing climate change. This study aims to identify and structural modeling of driving forces of adaptation to climate change in the strategic city of Ahvaz, in southwest Iran. After identifying the factors and indicators through the study of records and a survey of the elite group, analysis and stratification were done using the combined interpretive structural modeling–decision-making trail and evaluation laboratory (ISM–DEMATEL) model. Finally, the main driving forces of adapting to climate change in Ahvaz were identified by Mic-Mac structural model. The research findings have shown among the five economic, social, institutional, physical, and technological factors, the economy has known as the most influential factor in adapting to climate change in Ahvaz. Also, among the 44 selected indicators, 10 driving forces were selected among them, and six driving forces, have economic and social backgrounds. Based on cross-impact analysis; the financial support for vulnerable groups, business improvement, alleviation of poverty measures, diversification of economic activities, social cohesion, and social trust in the government were recognized as the main drivers of Ahvaz city’s adaptation to climate change.","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"63 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139836515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Environmental Education of Adolescents: A Solution for Sanitation Problems in Ibadan Municipality","authors":"Ayomide Oluwaseun Alalade, G. B. Faniran, O. Daramola, Oluwasegun R. Odunlade","doi":"10.1142/s2345748123500197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345748123500197","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental sanitation problems are a bane in cities in developing countries caused by poor sanitation behavior of individuals, particularly adolescents. Several recommendations have been made to effectively curb the menace, one of which is environmental education. The impact of education especially among adolescents who are forming lifelong behaviors is however not adequately documented. This study is a quasi-experimental research designed to fill this gap toward ameliorating sanitation problems in the city. From six schools selected in the municipality, 185 adolescents were selected from both public- and private-owned secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria, using multistage sampling. Information was collected through a structured questionnaire administered to the sampled adolescents before and after eight weeks of an environmental education intervention. The study revealed that the intervention significantly improved the adolescents’ environmental sanitation knowledge and behavior. The study concludes that environmental education has to be efficiently incorporated into learning process to curb the ever-present sanitation problems effectively.","PeriodicalId":503549,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies","volume":"20 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}