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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…
Teke Johnson Takwa, 1 1
Commercial motorbike transport in Cameroon’s urban areas has become an important activity employing young males but many riders have adopted behaviours that make the activity accident-prone. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the vulnerability of t…
Dona Schneider, Michael R. Greenberg
A World’s Fair or International Exhibition (Expo) is designed to offer the best face of its host city, with the effort expected to bring in millions of visitors to generate a local economic boom and international prestige. Given the effort and expense require…
Beatrice Kirongon, Moirongo Otoki, Teckla Muhoro, Mirera Raphael Binyanya
Space syntax, specifically, axial analysis as represented by axial lines and observation of the public open spaces, was undertaken to unveil the urban spatial dynamics and street surveillance in Juja settlement, Kenya. The research identifies three primary la…
David J. Edelman
This article brings the contemporary thinking and practice of Urban Environmental Management (UEM) to the solution of current and persistent environmental problems in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the State of Rio de…
Nouri Gsouda, Utpal Dutta, Xiaohui Zhong
Two sets of models were developed to predict global traffic deaths per million urban people by considering several socioeconomic factors. In one scenario, data were classified as low, middle, and high-income countries to create income-based models. In another…
Pascal S. Ahouanvoegbe, Naomi Keena, Bruno A. Djossa, Abimbola Y. Sangodoyin
In Sub-Saharan Africa, wood fuels remain one of the most important sources of energy and income for habitants. The growing demand for this type of energy has strongly impacted the wood species in supply areas. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk…
Benito De Ruschi, Wenjun Ma, Yuxi Li
As urbanization continues to grow, urban climate issues such as urban heat island effect have emerged. The “implementation gap” refers to the significant difference between the number of effective methods available to tackle these problems and the few cities…
Stella B. Kyohairwe, Gerald K. Karyeija, Edgar K. Mwesigye
There is a growing enthusiasm for several emerging cities in Uganda. This urbanization impetus is both an auto-response to on-going economic growth and development but also a move toward realization of the National Development Goals and Sustainable Developmen…
Liping Wang, Huilin Zhang, Meixiu Cheng, Yuying Zeng
Developing a community-based elderly care supply model characterized by multi-agent participation, multifunctional services, and comprehensive pr ocess management is a crucial strategy for enhancing the efficiency of elderly care service production, invigorat…
Vífill Karlsson, Jón Thorvaldur Heiðarsson, 1 1
The number of children in the Western world has been dropping dramatically so that children are becoming relatively fewer than their elders. Iceland has been sharing the same trend. Several regions in Iceland have been experiencing more rapid reduction than o…
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