Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning Cities publishes articles on many aspects of urban planning and policy. It distinguishes itself by providing an international and interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas and information among urban planners, policy makers and analysts, and urbanists from all disciplines. The primary aims of the journal are to analyze ...

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Read the latest articles of Cities at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature Toward greener, smarter, and more resilient cities: Assessing the impact of dual pilot policies of forest city and smart city on urban climate resilience in China Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS) is an international journal focusing on fundamental and applied research aimed at designing, understanding, and promoting environmentally sustainable and socially resilient cities. We encourage submission of cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary research in the … View full aims & scope Cities: Smarter Futures is an international, multidisciplinary open access journal and companion title to the highly respected journal, Cities. Whilst the journal foregrounds the role of technology in bringing about more sustainable, resilient, and equitable urban futures, so too does it seek to problematise it. In this vein, it seeks to critically explore what “smarter” urban futures ...

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These hotspots provide meaningful sub-regions within cities that serve as effective modeling units for analyzing intra-urban patterns and support more nuanced urban scaling research. This study revisits urban scaling through the lens of street-based hotspots, using a comprehensive sample of Chinese cities as case studies. The rapid growth of cities has underscored an urgent need for energy management in smart cities, becoming one of the pressing issues in urban development [28]. Overcoming this challenge requires the integration of technology and services to promote local energy production and energy use and create a sustainable and energy-efficient city [28]. Place names include names of cities, streets, and significant landmarks, while POI data identifies key locations such as restaurants, schools, and hospitals, which are essential for urban mobility and infrastructure analysis.

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The raster data includes six types of geospatial information from various sources.