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  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,364 Views
30 Pages

18 January 2025

This study tracks changes in commercial buildings in Yeonnam-dong that have undergone commercial transformation, examining these shifts within the context of urban organization and their relationships with economic and socio-cultural flows. It also a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,347 Views
21 Pages

5 May 2025

This study scrutinizes the active role of mobile urban spaces in shaping and generating social space. It explores the depiction of car spaces in two Iranian films in their cinematic narratives, symbolic meanings, and influence on the perceptions of u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,406 Views
24 Pages

20 December 2023

Governments are faced with the unique challenge of implementing large-scale and targeted protection against the global decline of large old trees. Incorporating socio-cultural values and encouraging public involvement are important parts of conservat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,433 Views
16 Pages

12 July 2021

Renewable electricity generation from solar energy has rapidly increased in South Asia. This paper presents a systematic review of 79 scholarly papers on the topic of solar home system adoption, energy consumption, and social practices in South Asia....

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,627 Views
18 Pages

Sociocultural Dimension of Land–Sea Interactions in Maritime Spatial Planning: Three Case Studies in the Baltic Sea Region

  • Tarmo Pikner,
  • Joanna Piwowarczyk,
  • Anda Ruskule,
  • Anu Printsmann,
  • Kristīna Veidemane,
  • Jacek Zaucha,
  • Ivo Vinogradovs and
  • Hannes Palang

15 February 2022

Spatial planning faces challenges in addressing interactions between land and sea. This paper elaborates on land–sea interfaces, which can integrate certain socio-cultural values and related tensions into maritime spatial planning (MSP). In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,160 Views
15 Pages

Ecotourism in China, Misuse or Genuine Development? An Analysis Based on Map Browser Results

  • Yanpeng Li,
  • Lixiang Zhang,
  • Ying Gao,
  • Zhipang Huang,
  • Liangwei Cui,
  • Shuoran Liu,
  • Yihao Fang,
  • Guopeng Ren,
  • Davide Fornacca and
  • Wen Xiao

12 September 2019

Ecotourism is considered to be an effective means of promoting nature conservation and sustainable development in less developed regions. However, its widespread adoption may be the result of a misunderstanding due to confusion about definitions and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,006 Views
20 Pages

3 July 2024

In the face of a series of challenges, such as climate change, population growth, and agricultural intensification, as well as the issue of how to promote sustainable development and guarantee food security, biodiversity, with its unique genetic, eco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,322 Views
20 Pages

5 October 2020

This paper investigates food consumption in terms of socio-spatial practices as complex patterns of meanings, competencies and materialities that shape daily life. The praxeological approach that we advise might improve food sustainability policies b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,415 Views
19 Pages

1 December 2020

The determinants of cultural consumption are rarely explored by means of travel demand (i.e., travel cost) models. In this paper, the empirical results are presented in regard to the frequency of attendance to cultural events as an indicator of cultu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
973 Views
22 Pages

18 September 2025

Existing research focuses on how different actors infuse space and place with social meaning. In this paper, I examine how biracial rap artists Drake, Logic, and J. Cole construct their racial identities and depict urban areas in line with the strong...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,929 Views
27 Pages

Mural Painting Across Eras: From Prehistoric Caves to Contemporary Street Art

  • Anna Maria Martyka,
  • Agata Rościecha-Kanownik and
  • Ignacio Fernández Torres

16 July 2025

This article traces the historical evolution of mural painting as a medium of cultural expression from prehistoric cave art to contemporary street interventions. Adopting a diachronic and interdisciplinary approach, it investigates how muralism has d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,591 Views
29 Pages

Identifying Urban and Socio-Environmental Patterns of Brazilian Amazonian Cities by Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

  • Bruno Dias dos Santos,
  • Carolina Moutinho Duque de Pinho,
  • Antonio Páez and
  • Silvana Amaral

14 June 2023

Identifying urban patterns in the cities in the Brazilian Amazon can help to understand the impact of human actions on the environment, to protect local cultures, and secure the cultural heritage of the region. The objective of this study is to produ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,795 Views
18 Pages

The Effect of Socio-Demographic Factors in Health-Seeking Behaviors among Bangladeshi Residents during the First Wave of COVID-19

  • Taslin Jahan Mou,
  • Khandaker Anika Afroz,
  • Md. Ahsanul Haq,
  • Dilshad Jahan,
  • Rahnuma Ahmad,
  • Tariqul Islam,
  • Kona Chowdhury,
  • Santosh Kumar,
  • Mohammed Irfan and
  • Md. Saiful Islam
  • + 3 authors

Background: Socio-demographic variability among nations and cultures highly influences health-seeking behavior (HSB) in managing endemic or pandemic diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the influence of socio-demographic factors on HSB am...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,281 Views
16 Pages

9 August 2021

Cultural heritage has a central role in sustainable development, and it has the potential to re-imagine more democratic cities. Yet, critical theory has framed cultural heritage not only as the material remains of the past, but also as a dynamic inte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,307 Views
18 Pages

4 October 2023

Demographic and economic shrinkage has become a common trend in the current urbanisation environment, especially for small cities in developed countries. The desired socio-economic redevelopment of these cities has been significantly affected by the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,907 Views
30 Pages

4 September 2024

Traditional villages have reached milestones in developing a living culture, politics, economy, and society, among other aspects, while acting as important carriers of agricultural culture formed by long-term interactions between humans and nature. U...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,576 Views
18 Pages

Multiscale Effects of Xylella fastidiosa on Landscape Services

  • Donatella Valente,
  • Erica Maria Lovello,
  • Roberto Chirizzi and
  • Irene Petrosillo

4 December 2024

The spread of Xylella fastidiosa since 2013 in the Mediterranean olive groves of the Apulia region has modified the landscape. The aims of this research are focused on the analysis of its effects on the following: (1) Landscape multifunctionality sup...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
45 Citations
14,460 Views
7 Pages

8 December 2017

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is perhaps the most ancient practice to meet water supply needs. It has received renewed attention since the 1970s as a productive water source, water savings and conservation means, and sustainable development tool. In RWH...

  • Article
  • Open Access
625 Views
21 Pages

13 August 2025

Gacheon Village, a traditional rice-terrace community in Korea, possesses ecological, cultural, and anthropological significance but is confronted by population decline and loss of ecological function. This study investigates the interrelationship be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,599 Views
18 Pages

Spatial Distribution and Typological Classification of Heritage Buildings in Southern China

  • Han Gao,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Hong’ou Zhang,
  • Jinyu Huang,
  • Xiaoli Yue and
  • Fan Chen

9 August 2023

Heritage buildings are a crucial aspect of a country’s cultural heritage, serving as a means of preserving and passing down its history and traditions to future generations. The heritage buildings in southern China possess significant conservat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,329 Views
24 Pages

6 February 2025

Self-organization has emerged as a critical approach in community-led urban regeneration, particularly in addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization and socio-spatial inequalities. In the Chinese context, where urban governance has traditionally...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,348 Views
22 Pages

1 June 2021

The spatial pattern of music venues is one of the key decision-making factors for urban planning and development strategies. Understanding the current configurations and future demands of music venues is fundamental to scholars, planners, and designe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,942 Views
19 Pages

The Temporal and Spatial Evolution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Ecosystem Service Bundles in Anhui Province, China

  • Zhongjian Mei,
  • Cheng Li,
  • Jie Zhao,
  • Zixuan Li,
  • Kaiyi Chen,
  • Xin Huang and
  • Zhiyue Zhao

23 May 2024

Identifying ecosystem service bundles and their long-term evolutionary characteristics is essential for the overall enhancement of regional ecosystem services, as well as the division and management of functional areas, providing a basis for decision...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,020 Views
22 Pages

28 April 2022

Since the beginning of the 1980s, several regions in the northern Sahara of Algeria have been confronting the rising groundwater. Among all these regions, Oued Souf Valley represented one of the most acute affected by this phenomenon. Due to the natu...