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Privatization of the Urban Land Market in Shanghai
After the initiation of the privatization program of land use rights in China, land markets began to rapidly develop. This is undoubtedly due to a market mechanism finally being established to allocate land ac...
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Urban renewal partnerships—is there really room for participation from individual owners? A case study of Hong Kong
Public–private partnerships formed to carry out urban renewal activities are often criticized as property-led initiatives with little respect for the community and individuals concerned. Partnerships need part...
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Impacts of Homeownership and Residential Stability on Children’s Academic Performance in Hong Kong
While purchasing a home is usually made by the parents, the impact of homeownership on children, especially younger children who spend much more time in the home environment than other members of the family, ...
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Housing price and transaction intensity correlation in Hong Kong: implications for government housing policy
Examination of the causal relationship between housing price and transaction intensity helps us understand the housing market dynamics better. The housing market is a very unique asset market as demand for hou...
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Impacts of online shop** convenience and physical retail proximity on housing prices in Shenzhen, 2016–2018
Retail activities are important parts of urban life, but limited empirical research has been conducted to address the changing impacts of physical retail activities and online shop** activities under current...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Do Smart Cities Make Us Smarter ?—Philosophical Discussion on Over-Dependence on Smart-Phones in Our Cities
In the recent decades, the term “smart city” has become more and more popular among researchers across a number of disciplines such as town planning, environmental studies, transport engineering and computer s...
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A resident-oriented approach to develo** sustainable welfare housing community: a case study of Guangzhou, China
Welfare housing tenants in project-based welfare housing communities usually have very limited choice in terms of the spatial and locational characteristics of their neighborhood. However, to make city more in...
