Urban competitiveness aids local development by encouraging the exploitation of opportunities for economic development and by enhancing overall performance. Previous studies have evaluated urban competitiveness primarily from an economic perspective and few studies have considered locational...

Public environmental concern, emanating from online forums, can enhance pollution regulation discussions and address apparent shortfalls of the way governments manage pollution. To better understand this issue, our study uses microscopic panel data from 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta in...