This book is the first systematic exposition of advances in Kaiyu studies carried out by the author and his colleagues in Japan and other parts of Asia. Consumer shop-around behavior is referred to as Kaiyu in Japanese, a term widely used in several fields such as city planning, marketing, real...

Strategies for Resilient Cities and Real Estate: Challenges for European Cities After the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Implications for Urban Development: Urban Planning Aspects of the Resilient City -- The Health Equity Imperative and the Role of the Built Environment -- Lessons from the Cholera in...

Introduction -- From the Beginning of Agriculture and Urbanization to the First Urbexplosions -- Understanding the First Urban Revolution -- The Two First Economy-Worlds: the Roman and Chinese Empires -- Understanding the Urban Evolution Dynamics -- The Big Ebb: Islam Out to Conquer the Great...

Chapter 1. Measuring the Demand for Land Under Sorting and Matching -- Chapter 2. Capitalization and Exclusionary Zoning -- Chapter 3. The Long-Run Impact of Zoning in U.S. Cities -- Chapter 4. Tracing the Effectiveness of Land-Use Regulation: The Case of Heritage Protection Measures,...

Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Theoretical Debates on Urbanization and Urban Poverty -- Chapter Three: Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Bangladesh -- Chapter Four: Formation of Slums and Slum Upgradation Initiatives in Bangladesh -- Chapter Five: Global Good Practices of Urban Slum...

1. Introduction -- 2. Extant Studies: The Dominance of Large Cities -- 3. The Case Study Approach to City Analysis -- 4. Quanzhou: Reclaiming a Glorious Past -- 5. From Obscurity to Global Prominence: Yiwu's Emergence as an International Trade Hub -- 6. Nanning: Perils and Promise of a Frontier...

BIM and emerging technologies -- Built environment -- Construction waste management -- CSR and industry governance -- Green building -- Housing price and policy -- Innovation of construction management theory and practice -- Land use and transportation -- New construction technology and...

Chapter-01: Introduction -- Chapter -02: South Asia Region & its Urban Agglomerates -Changing Risk Characterization -- Chapter -03: Disaster Management Scenario of South Asia -- Chapter -04: Manifestations and Impacts of Climate Change in SAR -- Chapter -05 : Urban Setups in South Asia Region...

Chapter 1: The Political/Administrative Interface in African Countries -- Chapter 2: The governance and management of African cities: Alternative approaches and models towards transforming into successful cities of the future -- Chapter 3: Urban decay and regeneration in the African city --...

Was Innenstädten den Todesstoß versetzt -- Es muss was passieren: Citymanagement als Antwort auf die Krise der Innenstädte und Ortszentren -- Vom austauschbaren Produkt zum einzigartigen Markenerlebnis: Profilbildung für Innenstädte und Ortszentren -- Ergebnisorientiert und strukturiert...