Governments are increasingly using cloud computing to reduce cost, increase access, improve quality, and create innovations in healthcare. Existing literature is primarily based on successful examples from developed western countries, and there is a lack of similar evidence from Asia. With a...

Urban greening policies have been established and implemented to improve the living conditions for urban dwellers in the process of urbanization. This research examines urban greening policies in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Media content analysis is applied to identify and...

As human populations move into cities they are increasingly isolated from the natural world, with associated negative impacts on health and well-being. However, as cities renew themselves through urban redevelopment and climate-adaptation, opportunities arise to improve people's access to urban...

Research question: Many factors should be considered when selecting the optimal location to establish a sports facility. This study develops a framework to select a set of optimal rooftop locations for sports facilities in a metropolitan area. The framework considers various spatial characteristics ...

The 13 articles that form this special issue contribute to our understanding of the changes taking place in tourism as a result of the growth of the sharing economy and its contested links to overtourism. Topics addressed include, among others: the views of residents on the impact of the Airbnb...

This study investigates the impact of neighborhood-built environments on obesity in interrelationship with socioeconomic status (SES)-controlling for dietary patterns and physical activities of residents-using structural equation modeling (SEM). A total of 577 samples who are between 19 and 64...

This study examines institutional factors hampering sustainable urban greening in South Korea by analyzing the problem of long-term unexecuted urban parks, which are defined as urban parks that have remained undeveloped for over 10 years. The study period spans over five decades, with a focus on...

Information communications technology (ICT)-based service innovations for tourism experiences have become an essential foundation in establishing a smart tourism city that an organization should consider. Thus it is required to understand service design process and method theoretically and...

To better understand the impact of social wasps on the health of people in South Korea, we analyzed requests to emergency services call centers for the removal of social wasp nests and the effect of Hymenoptera stings on human health between 2010 and 2014. There were 483,233 calls requesting...

To meet the needs of park users, planners and designers must know what park users want to do and how they want the park to offer different activities. Big data may help planners and designers gain this knowledge. This study examines how big data collected in an urban park could be used to identify...