The present paper focuses on determining the most important factors affecting urban growth in large cities of Iran through modeling and comparing the common and diverse points of urban growth obtained from other studies. For this purpose, by reviewing the theoretical concepts associated with urban growth, quantities and measurable variables are developed as proper frameworks to study the influe...

We study how urban quality evolves as a result of carbon dioxide emissions as urban agglomerations grow. We employ a bottom-up approach combining two unprecedented microscopic data on population and carbon dioxide emissions in the continental US. We first aggregate settlements that are close to each other into cities using the City Clustering Algorithm (CCA) defining cities beyond the administr...

The article analyzes the emergence of idea ??smart cities, reveals their difference from smart cities. intellectualization a large city is understood as integration an innovative component into various fields activity to improve quality life and manage urban infrastructure. author proposes concept development Samara territorial-spatial innovation system that expresses diversity areas citizens. ...