Urban and Regional Planning

Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019

  • Perception of Criminal Insecurity in Vulnerable Districts in Latin America

    Macarena Rau, Francisco Gatica, Iván Cartes, Thimothy Pascoe, Víctor Carrasco

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 121-135
    Received: Aug. 04, 2019
    Accepted: Oct. 05, 2019
    Published: Oct. 26, 2019
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    Abstract: Latin America, the world's most criminogenic region from the perspective of intentional homicide, is also the region with the highest perception of criminal insecurity. This situation negatively affects the quality of life of its inhabitants, influencing their decisions on the use of certain public spaces or the possibility of avoiding them due to ... Show More
  • Transforming Urban Economy with ‘Eds and Meds’: Inspirations from the Texas Medical Center (TMC)

    Xuanyi Nie

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 136-143
    Received: Nov. 01, 2019
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    Published: Dec. 03, 2019
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    Abstract: Globalization has transformed urban economy from production of materials to production of knowledge. The knowledge economy in the cities in return demands an increasingly skilled and educated workforce. Understanding that cities are and will continue to be the foundation for economic growth, one immediate challenge is to look for economic engines t... Show More
  • Spatial and Temporal Principles and Methods of the Historical Urban Environment Composition Transformations

    Margaryta Didichenko, Irina Bulakh, Olena Kozakova

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 144-151
    Received: Oct. 29, 2019
    Accepted: Nov. 23, 2019
    Published: Dec. 04, 2019
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    Abstract: The composition development of the historical urban environment is relevant and requires constant improvement and research conducted on the identification and analysis of internal morphological patterns basis. In order to systematize analytical knowledge and skills in determining the nature of urban changes and operation with a historical context, ... Show More
  • Empirical Research on Innovation Cluster Area Planning Based on Collaborative Innovation Theory

    Yuye Zhou, Yukun Li, Yi Wang

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 152-161
    Received: Nov. 03, 2019
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    Published: Dec. 12, 2019
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    Abstract: Innovation has become one of the main driving forces of social and economic development, and innovation clusters are crucial supporters for innovative development. Introducing collaborative innovation theory, this paper proposes an important mechanism for the implementation of innovation, and it has theoretical guiding significance for the interpre... Show More
  • Information Technology Support for Rural Homestay Product Innovation: Text Analysis Based on User Comments

    Li Na

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 162-167
    Received: Nov. 18, 2019
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    Published: Dec. 12, 2019
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    Abstract: Rural tourism has an increasingly significant impact on the design of homestay. Big date analysis of tourists’ feedback information should improve the environment art design and promote the innovation of homestay, which provides technical support for design decisions. The research obtains user comment information on the tourism service network plat... Show More