Access, density and mix of informal settlement: Comparing urban villages in China and India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103334
Abstract: Abstract An urban village is an erstwhile rural village enveloped by the formal city yet retaining distinct social and morphological characteristics. Fragmentary formal integration and piecemeal land acquisition leads the villagers to extend, densify and… read more here.
Keywords: access; urban villages; density mix; access density ... See more keywords
Informal laneway encroachment: Reassessing public/private interface transformation in urban villages
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DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102259
Abstract: Abstract The public/private interface is a zone that mediates private functions from the publicness of street life. An interface's adaptive capacities and immediate effect on public life make it critical to liveability concerns in informal… read more here.
Keywords: urban villages; interface transformation; interface; public private ... See more keywords
Village-led land development under state-led institutional arrangements in urbanising China: The case of Shenzhen
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098016629325
Abstract: As a unique phenomenon of urbanisation in China, the emergence of urban villages has attracted considerable attention from the academic community. Adopting an institutional approach on land development, this study analyses how the land property… read more here.
Keywords: village led; urban villages; land; land development ... See more keywords
Distinct Influences of Urban Villages on Urban Heat Islands: A Case Study in the Pearl River Delta, China
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081666
Abstract: Widely scattered urban villages (UVs) and increasingly serious urban heat islands (UHIs) are common urban problems in highly urbanized regions, especially in the developing countries. However, the influences of UVs on UHIs remain little understood.… read more here.
Keywords: urban villages; urban heat; use types; land ... See more keywords
Influencing Factors of Direct Carbon Emissions of Households in Urban Villages in Guangzhou, China
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192417054
Abstract: China’s household energy consumption has obvious regional differences, and rising income levels and urbanization have changed the ability of households to make energy consumption choices. In this paper, we analyze the energy consumption characteristics of… read more here.
Keywords: energy consumption; household; urban villages; carbon emissions ... See more keywords
Formal and Informal Planning-Dominated Urban Village Development: A Comparative Study of Luojiazhuang and Yangjiapailou in Hangzhou, China
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DOI: 10.3390/land11040546
Abstract: Urban villages, namely villages encircled by urban environments, are unique phenomena that proliferated during China’s rapid urbanization process, as well as important development issues for many Chinese cities at present. This article focuses on two… read more here.
Keywords: informal planning; development; urban village; planning ... See more keywords