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Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments (2019)
Journal Article
Xie, L., Cheshmehzangi, A., Tan-Mullins, M., Flynn, A., & Heath, T. (2020). Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments. Journal of Urban Technology, 27(1), 3-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2019.1680940

Focusing upon the strategic entrepreneurial planning of local government, this paper presents a critical analysis of the variability of Chinese urban sustainable development projects. In recent years, state entrepreneurialism and notions of (urban) s... Read More about Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments.

Examining three roles of urban “portals” in their relationship with “places” using social media photographs (2019)
Journal Article
Qian, X., & Heath, T. (2019). Examining three roles of urban “portals” in their relationship with “places” using social media photographs. Cities, 90, 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.02.011

Portals are the transition spaces between paths and places in an urban environment such as the entrance to a square from a connecting street. This paper aims to explore different forms of portals by considering their relationship with places. In doin... Read More about Examining three roles of urban “portals” in their relationship with “places” using social media photographs.