Embodied energy in service industry in global cities: A study of six Asian cities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104264
Abstract: Energy is a resource of strategic importance for cities, a fortiori global cities that rely on tremendous indirect energy embodied in interregional trades of service industries. The assessment of embodied energy in service industries is… read more here.
Keywords: service industries; energy; global cities; energy service ... See more keywords
Are smart cities global cities? A European perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1568396
Abstract: ABSTRACT Typical of the 1990s, the global cities phenomenon preceded the past decade’s massive spread of smart cities. Yet the question of how the two phenomena currently coincide remains to be considered, as well as… read more here.
Keywords: cities european; cities global; european perspective; global cities ... See more keywords
Emergent self-similarity and scaling properties of fractal intra-urban heat islets for diverse global cities.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.100.032142
Abstract: Urban areas experience elevated temperatures due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. However, temperatures within cities vary considerably and their spatial heterogeneity is not well characterized. Here, we use land surface temperature (LST) of… read more here.
Keywords: intra urban; urban heat; emergent self; global cities ... See more keywords
From global city makers to global city-shapers: Migration industries in the global city networks
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DOI: 10.1177/00420980221087927
Abstract: Recently, increasing migrant-led diversity of urban spaces can be expected to be especially observed in global cities, where global flows of capital, goods and people are concentrated. Although this connection between the global phenomenon of… read more here.
Keywords: migration industries; city makers; global city; global cities ... See more keywords
Tourism’s long- and short-term influence on global cities’ economic growth: The case of Hong Kong
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275152
Abstract: This research examines how tourism development has impacted economic growth in a global city–Hong Kong. A large body of research has investigated national tourism-led growth in developed and developing countries. However, many such studies have… read more here.
Keywords: hong kong; economic growth; growth; global cities ... See more keywords
Spatial risk for a superspreading environment: Insights from six urban facilities in six global cities across four continents
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1128889
Abstract: Introduction This study sets out to provide scientific evidence on the spatial risk for the formation of a superspreading environment. Methods Focusing on six common types of urban facilities (bars, cinemas, gyms and fitness centers,… read more here.
Keywords: superspreading environment; six global; urban facilities; risk ... See more keywords
Cultural Heritage Appraisal by Visitors to Global Cities: The Use of Social Media and Urban Analytics in Urban Buzz Research
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DOI: 10.3390/su11123470
Abstract: An attractive cultural heritage is an important magnet for visitors to many cities nowadays. The present paper aims to trace the constituents of the destination attractiveness of 40 global cities from the perspective of historical-cultural… read more here.
Keywords: cultural heritage; global cities; cultural amenities; urban cultural ... See more keywords
Comparisons of the City Brand Influence of Global Cities: Word-Embedding Based Semantic Mining and Clustering Analysis on the Big Data of GDELT Global News Knowledge Graph
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DOI: 10.3390/su12166294
Abstract: Global cities act as influential hubs in the networked world. Their city brands, which are projected by the global news media, are becoming sustainable resources in various global competitions and cooperations. This study adopts the… read more here.
Keywords: city; global news; global cities; city brand ... See more keywords