Vacant land presents many challenges for older financially distressed cities. Community
engagement is a very important element to solve the urban vacant land problem and assist …

Residential vacancy is a visible symptom of community decline in peri-urban villages of
China. Mixed-use development has emerged as a possible approach for land use planning …

Under the background of rapid urbanization, the urban heat island effect becomes more and
more intense, which is common in many big cities. However, it is unclear whether this …

Urban shrinkage became increasingly obvious during the process of rapid urbanization. It is
important to understand the mechanism behind the formation and evolution of shrinking …

Explorations of urban shrinkage at regional scales have received much attention around the
world. The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB), one of the most influential inland river …

Land use mix refers to the integration of different land use types within a certain region,
which is essential for sustainable cities. Comprehensive, accurate, and reasonable indices …

This paper uses an effective means to explore spatial processes and extents of urban
decline using Detroit as a case study. We examined spatial lag of X (SLX) model and its …

Urban shrinking means a densely populated urban area or city where is experiencing a
significant population loss. Currently studies have examined the relationship between built …

Since the 1980s, China has been experiencing shrinking cities as part of a massive
urbanization process. In recent years, the Matthew effect of factor accumulation has led to an …

The tense relationship between the supply and demand of land resources and the past
spatial expansion of urban development in Beijing have brought many urban problems …