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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…
David J. Edelman, David J. Allor
This paper explores the evolution of national planning in Mexico over the last ninety years. Whereas the initial import-substitution industrialization in the country focused too narrowly upon specific sites, later export-led industrialization has attended onl…
Wenbo Li, Zhen Xing, Zhenji Suolang, Jiangping Fang
The application of plant landscape color has a great effect on the landscape of the scenic spot. By colorful foliage and ornamental plants with high color recognition, visitors can deepen their impressions, and thus increase the landscape aesthetic expectatio…
Tichafogwe Tende Renz
Anarchical land conquest in developing world cities is virally infecting Cameroonian cities epitome by its largest metropolis. This is what this paper sought to portray of the successive augmentation of the Douala V Local Council urban space distinct by a wei…
Haochen Yang, Yuzhen Duan, Wei Song, Haiyuan Zhao
At present, the development strategy and mode of our country have shifted from the traditional extensive economy to the sustainable development centering on the capability of independent innovation, the construction of innovation-type provinces in all regions…
Mst Ilme Faridatul
Precipitation is the primary source of freshwater. The availability of water in an area is largely dependent on precipitation that is further distributed into various components such as aquifer recharge, evapotranspiration and surface runoff etc. Aquifer rech…
Xiaomei Pu, Lin Tian
Sichuan-Shaanxi Old Revolutionary Base Area has characteristics of “old districts, mountainous areas, border areas, and ethnic regions”. Constrained by many factors such as geographical environment, resources, funds, technology, talents, etc., its economic an…
Neslihan Aydın Yönet, Funda Yirmibeşoğlu
The aim of this study is to answer the question of “why people prefer to live in gated communities in Istanbul?”. Qualitative research methods have been used to develop a conceptual model. Methodologies employed were in-depth interviews and interview forms, w…
Lixia Huang, Shanshan Yang
The 13th five-year plan proposed that rural poor people in China’s current standards will lift out of poverty by 2020, and all the poor counties were lifted out of poverty, addressing regional overall poverty. Since then, China’s poverty alleviation work has…
Peter Nientied
This essay aims to investigate the development of Rotterdam’s urban identity. It is a case study, with a theoretical reflection on the concept of urban identity. Rotterdam is a post-industrial port city in a process of physical, social and economic transforma…
Liya Ye
The metro system, which is the symbol of urban civilization, has become the focus of terrorist gangs and terrorists in creating terrorist incidents currently. This article counts 19 typical metro violent incidents that have taken place in the world since 2001…
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