Tag: Geography
Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities
The housing unaffordability and cost-of-living crisis is affecting millions of people in US cities, yet the implications for urban dwellers’ well…
The decreasing housing utilization efficiency in China’s cities
‘Ghost cities’ are a well-known phenomenon of (almost) complete vacancy of urban living space in China. Underutilization of urban living space,…
Unequal roles of cities in the intercity healthcare system
Cities are increasingly interdependent regarding healthcare provision and demand. However, the intercity healthcare system (IHS) behind the nationw…
Urban growth strategy in Greater Sydney leads to unintended social and environmental challenges
Cities have advanced in terms of economic and social status over the past five decades, improving the living conditions of hundreds of millions of …
Linking smart cities and SDGs through descriptive analysis of US municipalities
Transforming cities and communities into ‘smart cities’ holds great potential to advance sustainable development goals (SDGs), but where smart …
Toward change in the uneven geographies of urban knowledge production
More than four-fifths of the global urban population live in the Global South and East. Most urban theories, however, originate in the Global North…
Underlying rules of evolutionary urban systems in Africa
Africa is set to drive future global urbanization, yet the evolution of its urban systems remains underexplored. Here we show this evolution during…