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Urban centers are drivers of economic growth. Normal principles of economics apply here and due to economies of scale, because of larger population, synergies take place. In hunger of self-interest, and if system fails to optimize benefits vis-à-vis cost, the cities become hell rather than...

The paper concerns the social ecology of the city. It shows the different types of threats which metropolitan environment creates for citizens: lifestyle, social dissonance, security, management, enslavement, architectural weariness, identity, aesthetics, artificiality, self-government and...

Resource-based cities were once the backbone of Chinese economy for decades. When natural resources were depleted, however, these cities become negative assets of China and urgently need sustainable transition. Given the vast number of resource-exhausted cities in China, their success...

Urban green spaces (parks, forests, green roofs, streams and community gardens) are public and private open spaces in urban areas, primarily covered by vegetation, which are directly (active or passive recreation) or indirectly (positive influence on the urban environment) available for the...

The entrance of sustainable and digital technologies into urban entrepreneurship is a new approach that provides a fertile ground for innovation in businesses. Hence, businesses use new models and methods of entrepreneurship in the context of smart cities to increase their capability and become...