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The validity and international comparability of China’s floating population concepts and data
The two concepts of “ liudong renkou (floating population or FP)” and “ renkou liudong (mobility of the floating population or MOFP)”, along with...
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Double Degree Programmes in Global Higher Education Integration
International cooperation greatly enriches the university activity; broadens the sphere of interests and practical results in science, teaching and...
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Methodological Approach
This study will look at Heimat through the lens of international migration. The approach of considering migration not as a research object but as a...
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Dynamic features and driving mechanism of coal consumption for Guangdong province in China
Guangdong Province, as one of China’s fast-develo** regions, an important manufacturing base, and one of the national first round low-carbon...
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Develo** a smart tool for integrated climate action planning (ICLAP 2050) in Asia-Pacific Cities
In light of the growing global environmental challenges, smart cities need to serve as testing workshops or labs to smartly tackle complex...
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Water Resources Management and Policy in Greece: Challenges and Options
The current effort examines existing conditions and tries to pinpoint inherited problems for water resources management in Greece. Existing...
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The Role of Internet and Open Access Journals in the Internationalisation of Geography
The IGU took advantage of the Internet for collecting and promoting geographical information all over the world and develo** its international...
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Towards a Definition of “Tourism Ecosystem” for Sustainable Development of Inland Areas
Tourism has been recognized as a key sector for economic growth and regional development by both European and national industrial development...
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Shifting Urban Dynamics: An Overview
In this chapter, I paint a broad-brush backdrop for the rest of the volume. Following a brief look at the shifting trends in the so-called...
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Asian Urban Transformation: Emerging Impressions and Future Research
This volume represents a selection of contemporary research studies on aspects of Asian urban transformation by a diverse, multidisciplinary group of...
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Cross-Border Vocational Training in the Polish-German Border Region: A Stakeholder Perspective
This paper explores the opportunities for cross-border cooperation in vocational education and training in the Polish-German border region and...
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The impacts of land cover spatial combination on nighttime light intensity in 2010 and 2020: a case study of Fuzhou, China
As human activities highly depend on the land resources and changed the land cover (LC) condition, the relationship between LC and nighttime light...
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Soundscape in city and built environment: current developments and design potentials
In the field of environmental acoustics, the conventional approach of reducing ‘sound level’ does not always deliver the required improvements in...
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Rehabilitation Sites Prioritization on Base of Multisource Remote Sensing Time Series, Erosion Risk, and Woody Biomass Modeling
Identifying the right sites for rehabilitation is an important step for successful restorationRestoration programs. This study identified...
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Can Fiscal Decentralization Degrade the Urbanized Environment?
When government finances are decentralized, it may have both beneficial and bad effects on the economy as a whole. The present paper argues fiscal...
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Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arctic: The Case of Polar Research and Policy Initiative
This chapter offers a case of Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) – a UK-based international think-tank dedicated to Arctic, Nordic, North...
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Integration, harmonization, and processing of geomatic data for bridge health assessment: the Lastra a Signa case study
A visual inspection, which entails field surveying, such as photodocumentation and footage, is the first step of a multi-level approach to bridge...
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Assessment of runoff changes in the sub-basin of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River basin, China based on multiple methods
Quantitative assessment of the impact of climate variability and human activities on runoff plays a pivotal role in water resource management and...
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City Assessment Tool to Measure the Impact of Public Policies on Smart and Sustainable Cities. The Case Study of the Municipality of Alcobendas (Spain) Compared with Similar European Cities
Data analytics is a key resource to analyze cities and to find their strengths and weaknesses to define long-term sustainable strategies. On the one...
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Unveiling structural differentiation in the global nickel trade network: A product chain perspective
This research aimed to understand supply and demand in the global nickel market from a product chain perspective. Accordingly, we established an...