Yani Lai

ORCID: 0000-0001-6804-3355
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Research Areas
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Urbanization and City Planning
  • Urban and Rural Development Challenges
  • China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • Land Rights and Reforms
  • Urban Planning and Governance
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Underground infrastructure and sustainability
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Smart Parking Systems Research
  • Local Government Finance and Decentralization
  • Geographic Information Systems Studies
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
  • Remote Sensing and Land Use
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Structural mechanics and materials
  • Smart Cities and Technologies

Shenzhen University
2015-2024

Shenzhen Metro (China)
2024

Shangrao Normal University
2022

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2013-2014

The development of urban underground space (UUS) is great significance for sustainable because it has potential to solve many problems. However, the UUS limited there are still a lot constraints and challenges. To better understand constraining factors developing improve utilization UUS, this study conducts comprehensive survey existing literature retrieved from Web Science Core Collection database. Five main factors, including geological conditions, high cost, lack natural light...

10.1016/j.undsp.2023.03.001 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Underground Space 2023-06-01

As a unique phenomenon of urbanisation in China, the emergence urban villages has attracted considerable attention from academic community. Adopting an institutional approach on land development, this study analyses how property rights regime affects village-led development behaviours and spatial outcomes villages. Using set reliable data Shenzhen, empirical shows that, although unequal under current impose severe constraints to villages, they actually play much more important diversified...

10.1177/0042098016629325 article EN Urban Studies 2016-02-09

The redevelopment and transformation of industrial land has become an important part urban renewal in China. This study adopts a spatial perspective to investigate the Shenzhen based on set reliable data all projects from 2010 2018. Research shows that development real estate market, local government’s strategic demand for upgrading structure, policy objective improving use intensity are factors affect transformation. Industrial decreased significantly renewal. About 881.79 ha (76.82%) been...

10.3390/land9100371 article EN cc-by Land 2020-10-04

“Land finance” refers to the key fiscal strategy in which local governments China generate revenue through land grant premiums and tax revenues. A burgeoning body of literature has focused on driving factors China’s finance from different aspects including decentralization, competition among governments, marketization, infrastructure development, economic development. However, little research provided a comprehensive perspective integrating social, institutional investigate forces these...

10.3390/su11030742 article EN Sustainability 2019-01-31

The redevelopment of urban villages is a prominent part renewal in China, which has attracted much attention from the academic community. However, understanding when and where occurs still limited partly because lack empirical analysis. Through exploratory spatial data overlay analyses, this study examines spatio-temporal distribution characteristics based on 277 village projects Shenzhen, between 2010 2018. Results demonstrate that central suburban areas but rarely periphery city. overall...

10.3390/land10090976 article EN cc-by Land 2021-09-16

The recent economic advances made by China have now obliged the country to address need for sustainable urban redevelopment. Unlike other recently developed areas in China, villages are dire of improvement. Consequently, redevelopment has garnered considerable public and academic interest. However, a comprehensive understanding is lacking on drivers village China. This study aims fill this gap through survey existing literature villages. A total 167 papers been retrieved from Web Science...

10.3390/land11040525 article EN cc-by Land 2022-04-04

Debate on the shift from a monocentric to polycentric urban structure has been extensive. Polycentricity generally refers co-existence of several centers in city. Existing studies regarding China have mainly focused morphological characteristics centers, but few recent functional dimensions centers. Emerging big data sources provide new opportunities explore and perspectives spatial structure. This study uses mobile phone signaling develops methodology measure centers’ centrality. The area...

10.3390/land11070983 article EN cc-by Land 2022-06-28
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