China's urbanization mode has gradually shifted from “Incremental extension” to “Connotation development,” and high-quality development has become the core concept of urban development and construction. Community is the basic unit of urban development, and creating a Child-Friendly community is an inevitable requirement for urban renewal. This essay explores the strategy for Child-Friendly community renewal based on the perspective of inclusive development. Applied Space Syntax and Convolutional Neural Network technology, this essay analyses the elements in the children 's participatory community public space. Meanwhile, this essay integrates multi-agent opinions through multi-agent interview methods to build an evaluation system. To collect participatory data from children, two devices adapted to children's physical and psychological characteristics were designed and applied in data collection for quantitative evaluation of children 's friendliness in community public spaces. Based on survey data, online data, and quantitative analysis methods, this essay summarizes the current problems. It presents a child-friendly community assessment model, which can help planners identify potential issues in community renewal practice and clarify the updated direction. Based on survey data, This essay summarizes the existing problems constructing a Child-Friendly community in Jinan. It proposes optimization strategies based on the goal orientation of resilience, wisdom, and context inheritance.

In 2020, a human–wildlife conflict (HWC) occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture owing to the excessive appearance of the Japanese black bear (JBB). Focusing on hidden impacts other than crop and human injuries caused by HWC, this study investigated behavioral changes in residents and the impacts on health and social relations. Research on the health and social impacts of HWC is limited, and an analysis based on an online survey conducted in February 2021 yielded the following new results: 1) adverse health effects can only be expected if there is an extreme decrease in outdoor activity, 2) mental health effects are more pronounced if the decrease in time spent outdoors makes it difficult to maintain the status quo, and 3) decreased activity over time is associated with the loss of psychological well-being and the risk of insomnia and depressive symptoms. Presumedly, the symptoms caused by HWC related to JBBs manifested in society. In this case, there will be a negative social impact of weakening the rural community, which is maintained by residents’ proactive self-governing behavior. At the individual level, an increase in medical expenditure is also expected to negatively impact household finances.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, large space buildings have played a crucial role in mitigating disease transmission. This study explores how to enhance efficiency through functional design and people flow organization in response to epidemic prevention needs. Using a university activity center as a case study, empirical research was conducted on the building’s function and people flow organization during nucleic acid tests. Three people flow organization models—centralized, discrete, and parallel—were proposed based on the research findings, and simulations were carried out using Anylogic. The results indicated that the centralized model had long queuing times and was prone to congestion; the discrete model exhibited the highest efficiency and safety; and the parallel model offered advantages in people flow control and medical resource allocation while improving overall efficiency.

Urban streets serve as both transportation networks and public spaces, accommodating activity and travel demand. Evaluating street vitality is essential in assessing urban vitality. Existing studies usually employed indicators like population density through mobile phone signalling or app check-ins data to evaluate vitality intensity, but few have considered vitality quality from pedestrians' perspectives. Our study puts forward an approach to evaluate the vitality quality of urban streets based on the visual and auditory perception of pedestrians, using the historic urban area of Guangzhou, China, as a case. We collected multi-dimensional data, including street view images, videos, sound recordings, and user preference questionnaires. Streets were classified into nine types based on varying levels of vitality quality and intensity. Our primary finding revealed a spatial mismatch: areas with better street quality often have lower activity vitality, and vice versa. This suggests urban renewal should focus on improving both aspects. Different street types require targeted improvements, such as enhancing commercial atmosphere in tree-lined streets, increasing greenness in arcade streets, and managing noise levels on high-level motorized roads. These insights can provide valuable insights for the local government and urban planners to enhance urban street vitality.

Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of leisure running and jogging on health. However, it is unclear how the built environment affects leisure running on weekdays and weekends in Japan. This study analyzed data from Strava Metro concerning 2022 leisure running trips on weekdays and weekends. It considered 5D built environment characteristics, including density, design, diversity, and destination accessibility, obtained from 100m road buffers. The results were explored based on ordinary least squares regression and spatial lag models, which showed that (1) leisure running on weekdays was concentrated between 6 and 7 am and 6 and 8 pm, while running activity on weekends was concentrated between 6 and 10 am. (2) There were spatial differences between weekday and weekend leisure running. Large parks were the primary places for recreational running. On both weekdays and weekends, the impact of large-scale parks was excellent. (3) In addition, population density and small-scale parks significantly affected leisure running on weekdays. Road density and distance to rivers significantly affected weekend leisure running. This study revealed the relationship between leisure running and the built environment in Japan.

According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China in April 2022, the average age of 'migrant workers' is 41.7 years old and the proportion of migrant workers over 50 years old is 27.3%, which increased by 0.9% compared with the previous year. Among them, 19% of migrant workers are engaged in the construction industry. In the next ten years, there will be about 15 million or more migrant construction workers reaching the retirement age of 60, and about 40% of the workers will be over 50 years old. Based on the aging workforce development trend in the construction industry, this paper examines the health and working conditions of construction workers and proposes measures, including strengthening health security, avoidance of hazardous factors, and improvement of working conditions, to address the aging of the construction workforce in China.

This paper intends to reveal the current situation and problems of historical building preservation in Japanese practices, which are an indispensable asset in town development in Japan. This work focuses mainly on historical building preservation in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, which contains a high number of historical buildings as an example of historical municipalities. The investigation has been conducted based on the international understanding of historic preservation, and the analysis works have been carried out based on the overall amount of historical buildings in Japan and their relevant cultural property system, and the relationship between historical buildings and the Building Standards Law. The support systems developed for historical buildings, and the relevant factors impeding the preservation and utilization of historical buildings have been discussed. The challenge of bringing historical buildings into conformity with international building guidelines and codes, as well as the difficulty of incorporating modern technologies and materials, how these issues are dealt with in Japan and particularly challenging obstacles are clarified.

Rapid urbanization, fragmented planning processes, unplanned peri-urban areas, inter-authoritative issues, erratic funding allocation, land speculation etc. posed serious challenges that substantially caused the generation of urban voids. Extensively, the unscientific, biased, and reactionary decision-making has instigated the need for a multi-layered assessment of urban voids. Several researchers addressed these concerns; however, they were limited in their qualitative understanding and inadequate to provide prioritization of urban voids for development. Hence, to address the challenging concern of decision-making, the present study put forth a scrupulous city section (zone) level hybrid investigation of urban voids by considering the Akurdi zone in PCMC (Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation), India as a case. The groundwork recognized the imperative need for an ‘Inventory’ aiding the holistic and deeper assessment of urban voids. Further, using this inventory as a foundation, a multi-layered analysis was performed utilizing primary survey techniques. This unravelled the inherent development potential of urban voids in the form of an ‘Urban Void Analysis Index’ (UVAI) leading to their prioritization. This index has been derived by employing the hybrid MCDM methods mainly the AHP for weightage combined individually with TOPSIS, MOORA, and VIKOR methods. Ultimately, the comparative correlation of all hybrid methods yielded uniform prioritization results proving the robustness of the methodology. Cumulatively, this unbiased, scientific, and structured framework can guide decision-makers in an appropriate allocation of available resources with reliability and precision aiding in reviving such valuable public land assets.

The development of urban mobility, perceptions, influences, and scenarios is largely determined by socio-economic changes and cultural diffusion, which drive the spatial interaction of settlement areas. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the factors that determine, influence, and map models of lifestyle changes and individual mobility perceptions in socio-economic spatial interactions. Data collection was conducted through observation and a questionnaire from 398 samples in the settlement of Bumi Tamal Anrea Permai and the surroundings. The multivariant statistical analysis methods was used to test the factors and perception mapping with multidimensional scaling was processed with SPSS 25 software. The results showed that individual mobility is characterized by changes in lifestyle and socio-economic, such as increase in private vehicle ownership in suburban. Based on the scenarios created, perceptual model of individual mobility and spatial interaction was formed to determine the increase in private vehicle ownership. The results improved the substantive concept of spatial flows through the integration in the city transport system. This research would help formulate the ideal transport sector policy for urban and suburban development to realize the sustainability of cities in the future.

This study examines the impact of private ownership and management of public spaces in Jakarta on its quality of publicness. Jakarta has faced challenges in providing open public spaces and green areas due to financial constraints, leading the government to involve the private sector. However, this approach was unprecedented in the country, and the result was yet to have proper analysis, thus making its effectiveness doubtful. Jakarta lacks specific regulations for public spaces, contributing to management confusion and failure to meet public green open space requirements set in 1965. This research fills a gap in discourse by employing an index of publicness to assess urban spaces. Methodologically, the research utilized a mixed-method approach comprising surveys and interviews with 229 participants at four case study locations: Taman Monas, Taman Menteng, Tribeca Park, and Hutan Kota by Plataran. The study found that the involvement of private sectors in the management of publicly owned open space resulted in a low-only 29%-publicness level. The study emphasizes the need for Jakarta to establish robust regulations that prioritize public access and democratic participation in the management of urban spaces. Clear guidelines are essential to mitigate the negative effects of private sector involvement, ensuring fair distribution of resources and fostering a sense of ownership and belonging among the city's diverse population.

In the context of ageing in China, the residential outdoor environment has become the prominent place of activity for the elderly; outdoor environment quality has become an essential pursuit for improving the quality of life of the elderly; these environments are closely related to the health of the elderly. Community parks provide opportunities for urban residents to participate in physical activities. However, there is a lack of studies on the spatial-behavioural relationship of the physical environment for the elderly. Thus, this study explores community park usage patterns with a particular focus on the level of visitor activity supported by specific landscape features and attributes. This study aims to examine the relationship between different environmental characteristics in the outdoor environment of the old residential area and the activity characteristics of the elderly. The outdoor environment of Beishan Park in Qingdao, China, was selected as the research site, and the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) was used to complete the collection of behavioural mapping data. Through on-site case study observation, three types of activities were recorded: sedentary, moderate, and vigorous. The results showed that sedentary activities of the elderly mostly occur in enclosed spaces, moderate activities are mainly walking, and vigorous activities need more prominent space. The three activities have similar frequencies and are suitable for the different interests of the elderly. Environmental features should include safety, convenience, comfort, territoriality, identifiability, diversity, and ecology. Outdoor spaces with environmental characteristics attract more outdoor activities for the elderly.

Ternate Island is an archipelago in eastern Indonesia that is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes. The mosque architecture in the area developed along with the entry of Islam around the 13^th century. This study was conducted to identify the development and deployment patterns of the mosque at Ternate Island and also analyze the ecological design principles and environmental adaptation in response to extreme environmental conditions. This study was performed through literature studies, field observations, and a Geographic Information System (GIS), with the study object consisting of 91 (80%) mosques. The results showed that the mosque buildings spread from the northern to the southern regions of Ternate City in a circular pattern surrounding Ternate Island by following the settlement road pattern and topography characteristics. Its development strongly influenced the city's image, where the existence of mosque buildings on almost every corner of the alley, with the dome type observed to be dominant in homogenous societies in urban areas and the traditional type in heterogeneous societies in old villages inhabited by natives or sultanate communities. Moreover, the mosque architecture was discovered to have adapted to extreme environmental conditions hundreds of years ago based on local wisdom and passive design strategies to respond to tropical climates and natural disasters. Therefore, the findings of this study are expected to inspire the design of sustainable contemporary mosques in the future, especially for archipelago cities with extreme environmental conditions.

Abstract Urban migration the expansion of informal settlements are pressing issues in fast-growing cities like Bangkok The Klong Toei community a significant informal settlement faces challenges related to relocation driven by urban development land reclamation initiatives from the Port Authority of Thailand This study examines how job location influences residents' willingness to relocate addressing a critical gap in urban planning literature concerning the socioeconomic factors impacting slum dwellers This research aims to explore the relationship between the proximity nature of employment the willingness of Klong Toei residents to relocate It seeks to inform more humane effective resettlement strategies that reflect the community's real needs preferences Employing a mixed-methods design this study integrates quantitative data from structured surveys with qualitative insights from interviews conducted in three distinct sub-communities of Klong Toei Analytical techniques including spatial autocorrelation cluster analysis are utilized to investigate the patterns influencing relocation decisions The findings indicate that job locations are randomly distributed not clustered with a statistically significant correlation between job location willingness to relocate Key factors affecting this willingness include job type distance from employment generational differences among residents The results emphasize the need for urban policymakers to consider employment factors in the planning of resettlement programs By aligning urban development strategies with the employment realities of slum dwellers policymakers can enhance the acceptance success of relocation efforts ensuring they meet the diverse needs of affected communities This study provides valuable insights for future policy-making urban planning processes

Participatory regional development planning through Musrenbang, an essential process for formulating development priorities, requires improvement. Using a comprehensive SWOT analysis framework, this research has provided crucial insights into the current state of participatory planning through the sub-district Musrenbang in Pematangsiantar City. Methodologically, the research involved identifying participants, conducting focus group discussions, and gathering data through in-depth stakeholder interviews. The findings indicate that while the Musrenbang implementation is moderately effective, there are notable internal areas for improvement, particularly in stakeholder coordination. However, the study also identifies opportunities for improvement through enhanced participation and collaboration. The study concludes that integrating aggressive, competitive, and adaptive strategies into the participatory planning model can significantly enhance the effectiveness of Musrenbang, ultimately contributing to sustainable development and improved local governance. This research contributes to the broader discourse on participatory planning theory, offering valuable insights and recommendations for policymakers in regional development. The study's limitation involved a relatively small number of respondents, which may not adequately represent the diverse range of stakeholders involved in the Musrenbang process. Furthermore, this study is location-specific, focusing on the city's unique characteristics. As a result, the findings can only be extended to other regions with comparable features. However, the potential for future studies to integrate SWOT analysis with other methods offers hope for a comprehension and effective strategy development in participatory planning.