The Making of a Sustainable Wireless City? Mapping Public Wi-Fi Access in Shanghai
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background and Literature Review
3. Data and Study Region
4. Mapping Public Wi-Fi Access in Shanghai
CMCC | “i-Shanghai” | ||||||
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Rank | Subdistrict | Location | N | Rank | Subdistrict | Location | N |
1 | Fangsong | OSA | 395 | 1 | Lujiazui | ISA | 16 |
2 | Nanqiao | OSA | 171 | 2 | Huangpu | ISA | 15 |
3 | Huamu | ECCA | 158 | 3 | The Bund | TCPA | 11 |
4 | Xiayang | OSA | 131 | 4 | Chuansha | ISA | 10 |
5 | Zhangjiang | ISA | 124 | 5 | Nanqiao | OSA | 9 |
6 | Jiangchuan | ISA | 123 | - | Huaihai Zhong Road | TCPA | 9 |
7 | The Bund | TCPA | 120 | 7 | Jiangsu Road | ECCA | 8 |
8 | Xujiahui | ECCA | 113 | - | Ou-yang Road | ECCA | 8 |
9 | Huinan | ISA | 102 | - | Youyi Road | ISA | 8 |
10 | Zhelin | OSA | 100 | 10 | East Nanjing Road | TCPA | 7 |
Fenglin Road | ECCA | 7 | |||||
Tianping Road | ECCA | 7 | |||||
Zhoujiadu | ISA | 7 |
5. Micro-Scale Analysis of Three Sub-Districts
5.1. Nanqiao New Town
5.2. Songjiang University Town
5.3. Pengpu Xincun Sub-District
6. Policy Implications
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, M.; Liao, F.H.; Lin, J.; Huang, L.; Gu, C.; Wei, Y.D. The Making of a Sustainable Wireless City? Mapping Public Wi-Fi Access in Shanghai. Sustainability 2016, 8, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8020111
Wang M, Liao FH, Lin J, Huang L, Gu C, Wei YD. The Making of a Sustainable Wireless City? Mapping Public Wi-Fi Access in Shanghai. Sustainability. 2016; 8(2):111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8020111
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Mingfeng, Felix Haifeng Liao, Juan Lin, Li Huang, Chengcheng Gu, and Yehua Dennis Wei. 2016. "The Making of a Sustainable Wireless City? Mapping Public Wi-Fi Access in Shanghai" Sustainability 8, no. 2: 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8020111
APA StyleWang, M., Liao, F. H., Lin, J., Huang, L., Gu, C., & Wei, Y. D. (2016). The Making of a Sustainable Wireless City? Mapping Public Wi-Fi Access in Shanghai. Sustainability, 8(2), 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8020111