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Preparing Quality of Life Surveys Versus Using Information for Sustainable Development: The Example of Polish Cities
Cities, in order to develop, should acquire data from various sources, properly process it, and skillfully use it for sustainable development. One...
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Perceptions of smart sustainable cities: a scale development study
An estimated 55% of the global population live in cities, with this expected to increase to 70% by 2050. Thus, the strain from urbanisation generates...
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Understanding shocks for sustainable urban open space development in selected cities in the Southern Ethiopian Corridors
The rapid and uncontrolled urbanization in develo** countries raises concerns about sustainability as urban centers continue to expand in both size...
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Assessment of urban green spaces per capita in a megacity of the Philippines: implications for sustainable cities and urban health management
Megacities house the highest human population due to centralizing economic activities, causing congestion and increased settlements in urban areas....
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Sustainable Tourism Indicators in Cities
Tourism development must be accompanied by an appropriate transference and use of knowledge to make better informed decisions. Accordingly, this...
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A Synergy Between Sustainable Solid Waste Management and the Circular Economy in Tanzania Cities: a Case of Scrap Metal Trade in Arusha City
The increased demand for secondary materials, particularly scrap metals, in cities due to development activities in both emerging economies and...
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Urban street network and data science based spatial connectivity evaluation of African cities: implications for sustainable urban development
The aim of the study was to evaluate spatial connectivity and socioeconomic status of African cities using street network datasets and geospatial...
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Urban Expansion and Sustainable Water Argumentation for Africa’s Cities
The chapter argues that urban expansion and sustainable water augmentation is a colonial engineered problem whose impact if not tamed will perpetuate...
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Sustainable and ‘smart’ restructuring around the making of mega and world-class cities in India: a critical review
COVID-19 has posed newer questions on urban vulnerabilities in India and showcased the importance of acting effectively towards a vision of...
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Benefit and limitation of using blockchain in smart cities to improve citizen services
This paper examines the potential of blockchain technology to create more efficient, secure, and transparent smart cities. The paper covers the six...
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Smart Sustainable Cities and Knowledge-Based Economy Policy Implications
This book provides information and resources to city planners and other public policy officials on the importance of smart sustainable cities and...
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Civil Conflict’s Impact on the Pursuit of Inclusivity, Safety, Resilience and Sustainability in Anglophone Cities of Cameroon
Cities are increasingly becoming sites where violence and conflict thrive. In the African continent, civil conflict has been rife, with cities not...
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Ranking Cities According to Their Fundamental Power: A Comparison Among Results of Different Methods of Linear Ordering
City managers search for new concepts of city development in order to satisfy growing demands and manage risk. The research assumes that city...
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Environmental sustainability performance of eleven upgraded informal settlements in Kenyan cities
Given the phenomenal growth of urban centres in develo** countries, cities have become important sites for engaging with environmental issues....
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Smart Cities for Sustainable Development: An Overview
Globally, cities are under enormous pressure due to burgeoning population growth, stranded economic reforms, and climatic distress. Realizing the...
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Cities’ Vocabularies and the Sustainable Development of the Silkroads
This book discusses how cities’ identities are formed and developed over time and portrays architecture and the arts as the embodiment of the...
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Can informality help create smart, sustainable cities? The vibrancy of self-organised informal settlements in Cape Town
The study critically evaluates the sustainability of informal settlements in terms of smart growth principles. There is an irony that informal...
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Determinants of housing prices: Serbian Cities’ perspective
This study investigates the spatial and temporal dynamics of housing prices in Serbia, addressing the critical need to understand the drivers of real...
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How Sustainable is Mobility in Cities Branded the Happiest?
In recent years, the interest in measuring happiness has increased. Numerous initiatives measure and market happiness interpreted through metrics...
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Ranking of Global Smart Cities Using Dynamic Factor Analysis
In the age of the digital revolution, many cities around the world have made significant investments in planning and implementing smart city...
