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Current Urban Studies (CUS) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancement in the study of urban studies. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas…
Ally Namangaya
The largest proportion of the world’s urban development and new expansion is not a result of conscientious planning, which increases urban vulnerabilities to disaster risks. Accordingly, SDGs, including Goals 1, 11, and 13, concentrate on minimising vulnerabi…
Barthélemy Cimpaye, Judith Ndayizeye, Isaac Nizigama, Bienvenu Solo, Innocent Ntwari, Renovate Nimbona, Simon Ngendakumana, Ildephonse Sindayigaya
Socio-economic performance is one of the main expectations of students in higher education. This study, conducted with 384 students selected using Cochran’s formula (1977) , aims to analyze students’ perceptions regarding the alignment between academic traini…
Jing Cao
This study explores the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage within the context of sustainable urban regeneration. Using the Dublin Principles established by ICOMOS and TICCIH as a theoretical framework, the research evaluates three representative cases: the…
Bohang Zhang, Jianguo Wang, Yan Zhou
Mountain cities play a crucial role in maintaining global ecological security. Analyzing the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of land use and habitat quality in these areas holds significant value and meaning for the sustainable development of the eco…
Robert L. Boyd
Many scholars reject the view, implied by the Chicago School sociologists and Progressive Era reformers, that European immigrant groups in the early twentieth-century United States lived in ghettos in which residential segregation hurt the groups’ socioeconom…
Jedida Kemunto Magare, Stella Mbiti, Paul Aloyo
Streets are known as the veins of a city. With the growth of cities, emphasis is moving from building large roads to creating streets that support quality places ( NACTO, 2016 ). Child pedestrians from deprived areas such as informal settlements are particula…
Osademe Chukwudi Dollah, Dauglas Chukwuka Achi, William Azuka Iyama, Chukwunonso Valentine Orajaka, Famous Ozabor, Adekunle Obisesan
This study examined the spatial variations in atmospheric pollutant loads around a palm oil processing facility in Ubima, in the Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State. Data for air quality parameters (O 3 , CH 4 , CO, CO 2 , PM 2.5 and PM 10 ) were col…
Jean-Claude Bolay
Urban research in Southern countries continues to be severely limited by a lack of data and information necessary for a rigorous and reliable analysis of demographic, social, and territorial developments. Researchers must therefore commit to understanding the…
Jinhui Tan, Wei Mao, Lu Chen
Prioritizing public transport is crucial for sustainable urban development on a global scale, yet it faces challenges from emerging mobility services and socioeconomic changes following the pandemic. Focusing on Dongguan, this study employs a data-driven appr…
Emma Lukosi, Gerryshom Munala, Teckla Muhoro
The benefits accrued from bottled water consumption have been growing globally, playing an important role in provision of clean drinking water to populations experiencing challenges in clean drinking water access. While bottled water is promoted as a solution…
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