The role of urban green space (UGS) in mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect has
been demonstrated in a growing body of literature. However, the potential influence of the …

Understanding how urban compactness is linked to ecosystem services is crucial for
sustainable spatial planning and allows decision–makers to better assess the strengths and …

The urban form influences the quality of urban functions and is strongly correlated with the
sustaining capabilities of urban development. However, in the context of rapid urbanization …

Nodes in networks that exhibit high connectivity, also called “hubs,” play a critical role in
determining the structural and functional properties of networked systems. However, there is …

Urban hotspots can be used to model the structure of urban environments and to study or
predict various aspects of urban life. An increasing interest in the analysis of urban hotspots …

Background Brain dynamics abnormalities in the triple-network, which involves the salience
network (SN), the default mode network (DMN) and the central executive network (CEN) …

Urban scaling analysis has shown that various aggregated urban quantities obey power-law
relationships with the population size. Despite the rapid progress, direct empirical evidence …

As urbanisation increases, questions arise about the desirability of further urban growth, as it
was not accompanied by corresponding economic growth, and social and environmental …

Crime imposes significant costs on society. Reported crime data is important in quantifying
the severity of crimes, based on which decision-makers would allocate resources for crime …

Urban scaling analysis has shown that various aggregated urban quantities obey power-law
relationships with the population size. Despite the rapid progress, direct empirical evidence …