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Outstanding Research Questions on the Carrying Capacity of Megacities: Conception, Evaluation and Policy Responses

In: Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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  • Yitian Ren

    (The University of Manchester)

  • Kwong Wing Chau

    (The University of Hong Kong)

  • Jinhuan Wang

    (Chengdu Development and Reform Commission)

  • Zhi Liu

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Liyin Shen

    (Chongqing University)

Abstract

Cities are the primary area for the socioeconomic activities of human beings. In line with the unprecedented and continuous urbanization process, those mega cities worldwide have kept receiving plenty of in-flow immigrate populations, which present significant pressure upon the environment and resources systems of urban contexts. Therefore, the discussion surrounding carrying capacity, or the threshold of mega cities’ development has increasingly become one of the hotspots and mainstreams within the broad discipline of urban studies. This paper captures and delineates the research evolution of the conception, evaluation methods and related police instruments as well as responses within the research domain of megacities’ carrying capacity. Major up-to-date achievements have been synthesized align with these three research aspects of megacities’ carrying capacity. Outstanding research questions focusing on the carrying capacity of megacities are also identified and highlighted as heuristic guidance for future research works in the referred discipline.

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  • Yitian Ren & Kwong Wing Chau & Jinhuan Wang & Zhi Liu & Liyin Shen, 2021. "Outstanding Research Questions on the Carrying Capacity of Megacities: Conception, Evaluation and Policy Responses," Springer Books, in: Gui Ye & Hongping Yuan & Jian Zuo (ed.), Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, pages 341-353, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-15-8892-1_24
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8892-1_24
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