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LandUrban waterfronts are important components of urban blue-green infrastructure, supporting ecological functions and public activities. However, existing assessments often examine waterfronts from separate perspectives, limiting an integrated understanding
Xiangjun Lin +4 more
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A Dynamic Business Modeling Approach to Port Sustainability: The Western Sicily Port Authority Case
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ports are critical nodes in global trade and economic development, yet they generate substantial environmental and social externalities—including greenhouse gas emissions, air, noise, and water pollution, and adverse impacts on host communities—that demand integrated and forward‐looking governance.
Martina Vivoli +3 more
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Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.This study investigated the spatial patterns and development mechanisms of urban underground space (UUS) in Shanghai using underground points of interest data. It revealed distinct development mechanisms between the main city and suburbs, highlighting the need for differentiated UUS planning and policies to optimize underground space resources ...
Chenxiao Ma +3 more
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City and Environment InteractionsUrban waterfronts, as dynamic interfaces between land and water, face increasing vulnerability due to climate change-induced risks such as sea-level rise, flooding, and extreme weather events, compounded by anthropogenic pressures like urbanisation ...
Sara Marzio +3 more
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Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey +2 more
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Belgeo, 2018 Although waterfront regeneration has stood in the forefront of the urban development of economically developed countries for several decades, and global peripheries have also (re)discovered their reusable waterfronts since the turn of the millennia, post-
Gabor Tolnai
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringThe conservation and revitalisation of urban waterfronts are increasingly recognised for their role in fostering cultural continuity and city identity.
Ziyi Han +4 more
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Preserving sense of place at historic waterfronts in malaysia
SHS Web of Conferences, 2018 Historical preservation is important to protect significant historic resources from destruction and inappropriate changes. Urban waterfronts are unique cultural resources that have its own identity, represent the lifestyle of surrounding communities ...
Mohamed Badaruddin, Salim Nurbaidura
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Urban sustainability assessments in Latin America have relied predominantly on institutional and technical indicators, leaving resident perceptions—a critical dimension of policy legitimacy—systematically underexplored. This study addresses that gap through a comparative analysis of how residents perceive sustainable urban development across ...
Juan Camilo Mesa‐Bedoya +3 more
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