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Reconfiguring Vertical Urbanism: The Example of Tall Buildings and Transit-Oriented Development (TB-TOD) in Hong Kong

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
As the world moves toward becoming 70% urbanized by 2050, urban density becomes imperative in decisions on the urban environment and living quality. This paper builds on the polycentric and “rail village” development model that applies a “concentrated ...
Kheir Al-Kodmany   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High‐Speed Rail and Spatial Equity: Unpacking the Sustainability Paradox of Land Use and Fiscal Pressure in County‐Level Cities

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infrastructure‐led development in rapidly urbanizing economies often generates accessibility gains that fail to translate into balanced urban outcomes, particularly when local fiscal institutions redirect those gains toward revenue‐generating land uses. Filling this gap, especially in fiscally constrained county‐level cities where land finance
Ming Xie, Xiaoxiao Liao, Zhenlin Xie
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Transit Oriented Development Potential on Light Rail Transit Palembang, Simpang Polda Station Area

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2019
The government of South Sumatera Province, decided to build Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Palembang City with the route from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport to Jakabaring area to address the health, social and economic impacts from traffic congestion ...
Fajri Fadhil Muhammad   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Keeping Blue Collars in Green Cities: From TOD to TOM?

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2020
Building on work that critiques smart growth's “industrial blind spot,” we explore here the potential for “transit-oriented manufacturing” (TOM) rather than transit-oriented development (TOD) in order to gain some purchase on visions for green city ...
Yonn A. Dierwechter, Mark Pendras
doaj   +1 more source

A Proposal to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in the Luxury Fashion Industry

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The luxury industry stands at a crossroads between tradition and sustainability. The objective of this paper is to analyse the relationship and effects of the luxury fashion industry on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and identify opportunities to improve its management.
Alicia Parro‐Ruiz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Next-Gen TOD: Transforming Transit Oriented Development to Embrace New Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesUrban Rail Transit
Transit-oriented development, as initially conceptualized (TOD 1.0), aims to re-engineer the built environment to promote transit and walking and curb car-oriented sprawl.
Ming Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

The Bumps in the Road Toward Social Equity Budgeting: The Administrative Pitfalls When Implementing Participatory Budgeting

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Participatory budgeting can encourage meaningful community engagement in all phases of the budgeting cycle to promote social equity. However, participatory budgeting administrators often experience administrative and political challenges in establishing participatory processes that effectively promote social equity.
Michelle L. Lofton   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refinancing Federal Loans to Support Transportation Infrastructure: Lessons From the COVID‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic exposed critical vulnerabilities in U.S. transportation infrastructure, resulting in widespread project delays, suspensions, and cancellations. In response, borrowers turned to refinancing to mitigate revenue shortfalls and benefit from historically low interest rates. This paper analyzes the surge in refinancing activity
Muhammet Mustafa Sever   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Elements at Earlier-Built Transit Stations

open access: yesAsian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies, 2023
Urban inaccessibility is part of urban transportation issues. TOD is a solution to promote accessibility, and land use planning is part of TOD principles. This paper shares the outcome of a study that focuses on the interrelationship of land use and TOD and evaluates the core areas of two earlier-built transit stations before TOD was put forward in ...
Yusfida Ayu Abdullah   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Does High‐speed rail influence the location decisions of knowledge‐intensive firms in Germany?

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowledge‐intensive firms (KIFs) play a crucial role in urban development by fostering networks for knowledge creation. Spatial characteristics, particularly accessibility, shape their locational decisions. The emergence of high‐speed rail (HSR) has significantly altered accessibility patterns in many countries, suggesting an influence on the ...
Manuel Weiß   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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