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17 September 2018

China’s substantial economic growth and rapid urbanization has brought about some negative effects, one of which is spatial imbalance. Spatial imbalance has attracted considerable attention from both the government and researchers, since it has...

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25 Citations
6,612 Views
22 Pages

Economic Consequences of Adopting Local Spatial Development Plans for the Spatial Management System: The Case of Poland

  • Przemysław Śleszyński,
  • Maciej Nowak,
  • Paweł Sudra,
  • Magdalena Załęczna and
  • Małgorzata Blaszke

25 January 2021

The spatial management system in Poland struggles with serious costs as a consequence of local planning. The problem is the lack of appropriate value capturing mechanisms and cost compensation for municipalities, along with significant burdens. Priva...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Legal, Administrative and Managing Framework for Spatial Policy, Planning and Land-Use. Interdependence, Barriers and Directions of Change)
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2 Citations
6,076 Views
16 Pages

Development of Spatial Memory: A Behavioral Study

  • Konstantinos Kostakos,
  • Alexandra Pliakopanou,
  • Vasileios Meimaridis,
  • Ourania-Natalia (Oriana) Galanou and ,
  • Aikaterini Argyro Anagnostou,
  • Dimitra Sertidou,
  • Panagiotis Katis,
  • Periklis Anastasiou,
  • Konstantinos Katsoulidis and
  • Konstantinos I. Tsamis
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19 December 2024

Although spatial memory has been widely studied in rodents, developmental studies involving humans are limited in number and sample size. We designed and studied the validity of two simple experimental setups for the evaluation of spatial memory and...

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21 Citations
5,910 Views
28 Pages

2 March 2020

The implementation of the bioeconomy, i.e., the conversion of an economic system from fossil to biogenic, renewable resources, is seen as an important component of sustainable development by many bioeconomy strategies. What has hardly been taken into...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Bioeconomy)
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29 Citations
11,200 Views
24 Pages

6 February 2023

Nighttime light (NTL) is a critical indicator of urban vitality and development. Using NTL as a representation of urban vitality and development, the study explores how different fresh-made beverage shops, namely boba and coffee shops, proxy various...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Developments and Applications in Remote Sensing with Nighttime Lights)
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7 Citations
3,930 Views
24 Pages

Development of Spatial Abilities of Preadolescents: What Works?

  • Tibor Szabó,
  • Bernadett Babály,
  • Helena Pataiová and
  • Andrea Kárpáti

16 March 2023

Creation in space and perception of spatial relations are important workplace skills that can be successfully developed in public education through the cooperation of art education, mathematics, and technology, the STEAM model that has been successfu...

(This article belongs to the Section STEM Education)
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15 Citations
5,153 Views
19 Pages

26 April 2021

The scope of land management, which includes spatial planning as an activity in the public domain, demands that a planning process that is based on publicly or societally acceptable values is a matter of necessity. This study proposes a methodology f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Perspectives: People, Tenure, Planning, Tools, Space, and Health)
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6 Citations
2,824 Views
15 Pages

2 November 2023

The countryside is the principal area of population agglomeration with a high incidence of global poverty problems. As a shelter for the daily life of rural inhabitants, the rural buildings constitute the element of rural settlements. Moreover, they...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regional Solutions to Urban-Rural Coordinated Development in the Megacity Regions II)
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28 Citations
4,909 Views
16 Pages

19 March 2020

Regional urbanization in China has made formidable progress in, among other things, economic growth and urban sprawl, but local development is undergoing severe stress with irreversible impacts for urban ecological environment. Furthermore, spatial i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Economics, City Development and Future Social Challenges)
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54 Citations
5,645 Views
20 Pages

28 May 2018

A series of negative effects of urban development have emerged owing to the imbalance of population, industry, and built-up land spatial agglomeration. This study proposes an integrated coupling coordination index system in sustainable urbanization e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spatial Analysis of Urbanization towards Urban Sustainability)
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1 Citations
2,627 Views
28 Pages

Updating the Spatial Activities and Videogame Survey for Use in Development Research

  • Joni M. Lakin,
  • Jonathan Wai,
  • Stefanie A. Wind,
  • Danielle Rothschild Doyle and ,
  • Qingzhou Shi and
  • David H. Uttal
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25 September 2025

Childhood experiences and activities, including sports, videogames, and toys, have long been of interest in understanding cognitive development and later individual differences. In particular, the malleability of spatial reasoning suggests that early...

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24 Citations
3,592 Views
16 Pages

12 July 2022

Green development is an important path to achieving economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Based on the comprehensive evaluation system of economy, environment, and society, this study used the entropy method, Theil index decomposition m...

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3 Citations
2,693 Views
24 Pages

12 September 2024

The decline in the role of agriculture as the basis for the livelihood of rural residents has led to the development of new directions for rural transformation. In Poland, the concept of multifunctional development has gained the most popularity. How...

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5 Citations
1,885 Views
15 Pages

13 March 2024

Building a great modern socialist country in all respects requires enhancing innovation capacity and establishing a new development pattern, especially in the context of sustainable development. This paper begins by analyzing the theoretical relation...

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3 Citations
2,052 Views
17 Pages

22 September 2024

Increasing urbanization in China has caused severe haze pollution in Chinese cities in recent years. This study investigates the impact of urban spatial development mode on haze pollution from the leapfrog spatial dimension. We constructed a dataset...

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12 Citations
4,226 Views
18 Pages

27 July 2022

By utilizing the tourism development data of Beijing for the period from 2010 to 2019, this study examined the spatial pattern distribution of tourism development in Beijing using the coefficient of variation and Moran’s I index. In addition, t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban and Social Geography and Sustainability)
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13 Citations
3,011 Views
20 Pages

17 August 2022

Now, more and more attention is being paid to the deviation between economic benefits and environmental costs. Therefore, the research investigated the temporal variation in, and the spatial pattern of, carbon emissions systematically from the prefec...

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4 Citations
3,144 Views
16 Pages

Spatial Spillover Effects of Internet Development on Foreign Trade in China

  • Woraphon Yamaka,
  • Rui Shi,
  • Paravee Maneejuk and
  • Chihyi Chi

26 February 2023

This study analyzes the spatial spillover effects of internet development on China’s foreign trade using panel data of 31 provinces in China covering 2003–2016. First, the global Moran’s I is employed to check for spatial autocorrel...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Collaborative Economy: Policy and Regional Economic Development)
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17 Citations
3,134 Views
16 Pages

13 November 2022

A rational urban spatial development pattern is necessary for China to optimize urban resource allocation and promote low-carbon urban development. Although research on carbon emission reduction has increased, few studies examine the impact of urban...

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41 Citations
5,594 Views
18 Pages

7 November 2020

The article focuses on the spatial complexity of agricultural green development (AGD) in different regions. The article first constructs an evaluation index system for the level of AGD from four dimensions: Social development, economic benefits, reso...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development)
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1 Citations
564 Views
24 Pages

Tourism and Spatial Planning for Sustainable Development: Tourists’ Perceptions from Serbia

  • Milan Milovanović,
  • Danijel Pavlović,
  • Marija Bratić,
  • Anđelina Marić Stanković and ,
  • Ninoslav Golubović,
  • Jovana Vuletić,
  • Milan Miletić and
  • Jelena Živković
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

12 June 2026

The dynamic growth of tourism in Serbia has significantly reshaped the spatial structure of destinations, raising important issues related to sustainable development and spatial management. This study aims to examine the perceived effectiveness of sp...

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3 Citations
2,921 Views
15 Pages

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Green Energy Development in China

  • Ye Yang,
  • Zegen Wang,
  • Ying Zhang,
  • Jiulin Jiang and
  • Jiwu He

10 November 2023

The development of non-conventional energy sources is not only an important guarantee for national energy security but also a key support for the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. However, there is limited knowledge of the sp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economic, Energy Policy and Energy Transition)
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545 Views
24 Pages

1 June 2026

Sustainable metropolitan development depends on the effective transformation of spatial linkages into functional integration, including efficient commuting, equitable public service accessibility, spatial connectivity, and cross-boundary governance....

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
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19 Citations
4,174 Views
17 Pages

16 April 2020

The development of new energy in developing areas should not only consider the effect on local economic growth, but also give some attention to its spillover effect for economic growth in neighboring areas and take a new path of cluster-style develop...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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3 Citations
2,635 Views
19 Pages

Does clean energy development (CED) have a spatial spillover effect on economic growth (EG)? Using the panel data of 30 provincial administrative units from 2000 to 2019 in China, this study empirically investigates the spatial spillover effect of CE...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantitative Research of Technological Innovation and Energy Market Evolution on Carbon Emissions and Green Economy)
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4 Citations
4,353 Views
16 Pages

The spatio-temporal relationship between tourism product similarity and spatial proximity has not been adequately studied empirically because of data and methodological limitations. New forms of data available at high temporal frequencies and low lev...

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6 Citations
2,766 Views
21 Pages

25 November 2023

Combining an indicator system developed based on existence–relatedness–growth (ERG) needs and multiple weighting approaches, this paper evaluates the level of high-quality economic development (HQED) in Chinese provinces from the perspect...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
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6 Citations
3,296 Views
16 Pages

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Hydropower Development on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

  • Chanyuan Qin,
  • Bin Fu,
  • Xiaokang Zhu,
  • Duoji Dunyu and ,
  • Ciren Bianba and
  • Renzeng Baima
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

14 April 2023

The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is rich in hydropower resources for China, and the development of these has an important impact on the sustainable development of the plateau. However, the research on the pattern and processes of hydropower developmen...

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2 Citations
917 Views
23 Pages

31 January 2026

Sustainable development is a central objective of contemporary spatial planning; however, empirical evidence on how sustainability principles are implemented through municipal planning instruments remains limited. This study examines how sustainable...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
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57 Citations
4,675 Views
12 Pages

20 January 2022

This study analyzed data from 1995, 2005, and 2015 using mathematical calculations, spatial analysis, and a geographically weighted regression model. The results showed that from 1995 to 2015, the comprehensive regional development degree (RDD) of ur...

(This article belongs to the Topic Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability)
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5 Citations
2,267 Views
22 Pages

The Spatial Correlation Network of China’s High-Quality Development and Its Driving Factors

  • Minghua Chen,
  • Qian Li,
  • Bianxiu Zhang,
  • Linxiao Xie and ,
  • Jianxu Liu,
  • You Geng and
  • Zhirui Liu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

8 November 2023

The spatial correlation of high-quality development has emerged as a crucial approach to tackling economic polarization. This study assesses the level of high-quality development in China from 2006 to 2020, utilizing the new development concept. Soci...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
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18 Citations
3,346 Views
18 Pages

22 September 2020

Energy consumption is of great significance to the sustainable development of the economy. Due to the spatial heterogeneity of low-carbon growth in regional economies, the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth is complicated. Ho...

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398 Views
24 Pages

18 September 2026

To coordinate renewable energy expansion with land use, grassland ecology, and agro-pastoral activities, this study developed a county-scale photovoltaic suitability framework for Shangyi County, Hebei Province, China, integrating a geographic inform...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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14 Citations
3,995 Views
15 Pages

16 November 2020

Nowadays, urban sprawl, urban densification, housing shortages, and land scarcity are some problems that intervene in the practice of urban planning. Those specific problems are currently more than ever emergent because they imply the notion of spati...

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1,207 Views
48 Pages

16 January 2026

This article examines the role of coworking and flexible workspaces in promoting sustainable spatial development in the non-metropolitan areas of Bulgaria. A mixed-method approach was applied, combining inventory enumeration, spatial classification,...

(This article belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
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16 Citations
6,099 Views
24 Pages

21 June 2022

The progressive development of shopping centers in the world affects the urban structure of cities. These facilities are constantly evolving, which also entails changes in the way their vicinity is shaped. In this context, this article deals with the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cities and Retail: Sustainable Transformation of Retail in Urban Environments)
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29 Citations
21,953 Views
21 Pages

21 January 2019

Many cities evolve over time, but some are designed from scratch. Brasília is presented as a unique case on urban planning for having been built from figuratively nothing, based on a design concept that was the brainchild of Brazilian urbanist...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
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6 Citations
3,091 Views
25 Pages

Rapid urbanization raises the issue of protecting development interests in net-incremental reduction regions of construction land (NRRCL). Spatial injustice (SI) is one of the key factors for the smooth implementation of construction land reduction (...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Use and Urban-Rural Integration)
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58 Citations
7,314 Views
21 Pages

A Spatial-Socioeconomic Urban Development Status Curve from NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Data

  • Chengshu Yang,
  • Bailang Yu,
  • Zuoqi Chen,
  • Wei Song and ,
  • Yuyu Zhou,
  • Xia Li and
  • Jianping Wu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 October 2019

Urban development status is closely related to the urban economy, environment, ecology, and health. Spatial and socioeconomic processes are the two key aspects of urban development, so the absence of any of them will affect the assessment of urban de...

(This article belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
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2 Citations
1,532 Views
18 Pages

5 February 2025

The livestock high-quality development (LHIQUD) is an important guarantee for promoting livestock modernization and sustainability. The scientific evaluation of LHIQUD and its regulations is significant to solving the key problems in livestock sustai...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
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16 Citations
3,756 Views
19 Pages

11 May 2022

Based on China’s provincial panel data from 2007 to 2017, this paper constructs a comprehensive indicator system for high-quality development of manufacturing from eight dimensions. Using the composite entropy weights method, kernel density est...

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9 Citations
2,375 Views
23 Pages

19 July 2024

Urban green infrastructure construction and economic growth are necessary ways and important supports to promote sustainable development. Exploring their coupling coordination relationship is important for achieving high-quality economic development....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Managing Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services)
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17 Citations
5,175 Views
22 Pages

21 June 2022

This study explores the spatial effect of infrastructure development on real estate prices in the Yangtze River Delta. It constructs an evaluation system of the infrastructure development level across five dimensions (i.e., transportation, water supp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Transport Infrastructure in Regional Development)
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2 Citations
2,243 Views
18 Pages

GIS-Based Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Development Changes in Rural and Suburban Areas

  • Joanna Budnicka-Kosior,
  • Jakub Gąsior,
  • Emilia Janeczko and
  • Łukasz Kwaśny

2 December 2025

In recent years, European cities have experienced rapid changes in their functional and spatial organisation, which have affected, among others, the natural environment, the economy and society. The intensive and often uncontrolled growth of resident...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Planning Models and Effective Management Tools in Resilient Low-Carbon Cities: Issues, Methods and Innovations—2nd Edition)
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1 Citations
535 Views
26 Pages

Symbolic Governance and Rural Industrial Revitalization: A Spatial and Quantitative Assessment of Sustainable Development

  • Chuncheng Wang,
  • Yue Zhen,
  • Zhenyan Wang,
  • Da Li and ,
  • Shuai Wang and
  • Yan Feng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

2 June 2026

Rural industrial revitalization is critical for achieving sustainable development and alleviating rural poverty globally. In many developing countries, rural growth remains heavily dependent on fiscal investment. This study investigates the role of C...

(This article belongs to the Collection Sustainable Public Administration)
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25 Citations
4,817 Views
15 Pages

10 December 2018

The Chinese government is undergoing a major reform. The current core task of new Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is to establish a national territorial spatial planning system (NTSPS). Urban agglomeration has become a main body in NTSPS. China&r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urban Land Use Form in China)
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103 Views
25 Pages

29 October 2026

Hydrologic effectiveness does not necessarily imply spatial implementability for low-impact development (LID) in space-constrained built-up areas. Existing LID planning and multi-objective optimization studies focus on runoff-control performance, con...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
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8 Citations
1,284 Views
22 Pages

Agricultural green development is an essential pathway to achieving comprehensive agricultural and rural modernization and holds significant importance for ensuring national food, resource, and ecological security. Based on panel data from 30 provinc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Productivity and Efficiency of Agricultural and Livestock Systems)
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9 Citations
4,286 Views
25 Pages

23 November 2022

The transfer of urban development goals from two-dimensional land to three-dimensional space leads to the dilemmas of the functional adjustment of partial space in the building, such as an unclear property right system, vague land financial expropria...

(This article belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
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433 Views
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Unraveling the Spatial Network Topology and Clustering Patterns of Green Transportation Development

  • Wenbin Yao,
  • Muhan Huang,
  • Nan Lin,
  • Hui Wu and ,
  • Chunqin Zhang,
  • Martin Skitmore and
  • Xiaoli Song
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

4 June 2026

This study investigates the spatial association network structure of Green Transportation Development (GTD) in China to support coordinated regional development. Based on panel data from 30 major Chinese cities over the period 2011–2020, an ent...

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