China's new Towns in Controversy: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 088541222110516
Author(s):  
Boqian Xu
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
National Scale ◽  
New Towns ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Planning Methodology

In the past forty years, more than 3,800 new towns emerged and accommodated over 150 million urban inhabitants in China, which drew much attention since they were reported as “ghost cities” by media in the late 2000s. This literature review examines existing research and synthesizes current discussions through a meta-analysis. It concludes that existing literature, led by environmental scientists and designers, exhibits two polarized debates around the new towns’ uniqueness and the future of ghost cities. Gaps exist in national-scale surveys, criticism of planning methodology, and theories that can explain the current disputes.

Systematic literature review and qualitative meta-analysis of Natech research in the past four decades

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 58-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Camila Suarez-Paba ◽  
Mathis Perreur ◽  
Felipe Munoz ◽  
Ana Maria Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Past

A review of quality evaluation of digital libraries based on users’ perceptions

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Heradio ◽  
David Fernández-Amorós ◽  
Francisco Javier Cabrerizo ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
The Past ◽  
User Communities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shed Light

In the past two decades, the use of digital libraries (DLs) has grown significantly. Accordingly, questions about the utility, usability and cost of DLs have started to arise, and greater attention is being paid to the quality evaluation of this type of information system. Since DLs are destined to serve user communities, one of the main aspects to be considered in DL evaluation is the user’s opinion. The literature on this topic has produced a set of varied criteria to judge DLs from the user’s perspective, measuring instruments to elicit users’ opinions, and approaches to analyse the elicited data to conclude an evaluation. This paper provides a literature review of the quality evaluation of DLs based on users’ perceptions. Its main contribution is to bring together previously disparate streams of work to help shed light on this thriving area. In addition, the various studies are discussed, and some challenges to be faced in the future are proposed.

scholarly journals Glancing at the past and course-setting for the future: lessons from the last decade of research on medication abortion in high-income countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annik M. Sorhaindo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
High Income ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Medication Abortion ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Quality Evidence

Abstract Objective Although medication abortion has become more common in high-income countries, the procedure has not yet met early expectations for widening access to abortion. High-quality evidence can serve as a catalyst for changes in policy and practice. To direct research priorities, it is important to understand where quality evidence is concentrated and where gaps remain. High-income countries have developed a body of evidence that may have implications for the future of medication abortion. This literature review assesses the characteristics and quality of published studies on medication abortion conducted in the last 10 years in high-income countries and indicates future areas for research to advance policy and practice, and broaden access. Study design A structured search for literature resulted in 207 included studies. A framework based upon the World Health Organization definition of sub-tasks for medication abortion was developed to categorize research by recognized stages of the medication abortion process. Using an iterative and inductive approach, additional sub-themes were created under each of these categories. Established quality assessment frameworks were drawn upon to gauge the internal and external validity of the included research. Results Studies in the US and the UK have dominated research on MA in high-income countries. The political and social contexts of these countries will have shaped of this body of research. The past decade of research has focused largely on clinical aspects of medication abortion. Conclusion Researchers should consider refocusing energies toward testing service delivery approaches demonstrating promise and prioritizing research that has broader generalizability and relevance outside of narrow clinical contexts. Plain English summary Although medication abortion is more commonly available worldwide, it is not being used as often as people thought it would be, particularly in high income countries. In order to encourage changes in policy and practice that would allow greater use, we need good quality evidence. If we can understand where we do not have enough research and where we have good amounts of research, we can determine where to invest energies in further studies. Many high-income countries have produced research on medication abortion that could influence policy and practice in similarly resourced contexts. I conducted a literature review to be able to understand the type and quality of research on medication abortion conducted in high-income countries in the past 10 years. I conducted the review in an organized way to make sure that the papers reviewed discussed studies that I thought would be important for answering this question. The literature review found 207 papers. Each of these papers were reviewed and organized them by theme. I also used existing methods to determinine the quality of each study. Most of the research came from the US and the UK. Furthermore, most of the research conducted in the past 10 years was focused on clinical studies of medication abortion. In future studies, researchers should focus more on new ways of providing medication abortion to women that offers greater access. Also, the studies should be designed so that the results have meaning for a broader group of people or situations beyond where the study was done.

Past challenges and the future of discrete event simulation

2021 ◽  
pp. 154851292110671
Author(s):  
Andrew J Collins ◽  
Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour ◽  
Craig A Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Discrete Event Simulation ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Event Simulation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Qualitative Literature

The American scientist Carl Sagan once said: “You have to know the past to understand the present.” We argue that having a meaningful dialogue on the future of simulation requires a baseline understanding of previous discussions on its future. For this paper, we conduct a review of the discrete event simulation (DES) literature that focuses on its future to understand better the path that DES has been following, both in terms of who is using simulation and what directions they think DES should take. Our review involves a qualitative literature review of DES and a quantitative bibliometric analysis of the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) literature. The results from the bibliometric study imply that demographics of the M&S community are rapidly changing, both in terms of the nations that use M&S and the academic disciplines from which new simulationists hail. This change in demographics has the potential to help aid the community face some of its future challenges. Our qualitative literature review indicates that DES still faces some significant challenges: these include integrating human behavior; using simulation for exploration, not replication; determining return on investment; and communication issues across a splitting community.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT: WHY ARE THEY NEEDED AND WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

2006 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 341-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
THEOPHILUS HACKING ◽  
PETER GUTHRIE
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clear Vision ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Objectives

The established approach to impact assessment is baseline-led, whereby the conditions that are likely to prevail in the absence of a proposed initiative are used as the "benchmarks" for determining the significance of impacts. Proponents of sustainable development (SD) criticise this approach for being directionless since it is based on extrapolating the past with no clear vision of what should be achieved in the future. Establishing objectives by which SD can be defined is one of the greatest challenges in the development of objectives-led assessment, especially since there is still so little consensus regarding exactly what SD entails. This paper explores a number of methods for establishing SD objectives based on a literature review and the analysis of case studies.

A new golden age for libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 641-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Massis
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Face ◽  
Diverse Audience ◽  
The Way ◽  
Forward Looking

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and provide several examples of evidence to support the estimation that libraries have entered a new “golden age”. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review and commentary on this topic that has been addressed by professionals, researchers and practitioners. Findings – Flexibility in the face of change has always been a hallmark of an exceptional service-minded organization and the library is no different. To maintain its reputation as a forward-looking service that appeals to an expansive and diverse audience, libraries must always be forward-thinking and forward-seeking in their ability to satisfy. Such a continual evolution can result in the conviction that the library is recognized as an institution whose golden age will not reside in the past, but fully in the present, and that its growth into the future remains persistent, evident and fully embraced by its customers and supporters. Originality/value – The value in addressing this issue is to demonstrate that there are ready examples of libraries leading the way in supporting the opinion that we are in a “golden age” for libraries.

scholarly journals Development of green technology from the past to the future development: a systematic literature review paper

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Nazirah Nazir
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Past Study ◽  
The Past

In the era of globalization today, Green technology acceptance has become a crucial sector not just for the environment, but also for humans and towards the economy. In this paper, the researcher will do the overview of Green Technology Acceptance as overall, means in many areas such as green transportation, green chemistry, green buildings, green procurements and few more. So, for this purpose the researcher choose to use the Scopus database to review on the past published studies on green technology fields. For this purpose, the Qualitative review has been done by the systematic review through the PRISMA Framework (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis). There are around 46 papers that had been selected in finals for this systematic literature review analysis. After follow the PRISMA Model to filter out the paper that suitable for this study, researcher is using the Microsoft Excels to do the descriptive analysis on year base publication, journal base, most cited by, theory utilised and subject areas. Besides that, researcher also focus on the methodology classification that had been use in the past studies. There are three main classifications which is Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods. There are around 26 paper used quantitative analysis method, 17 papers utilised qualitative method and 3 papers using mixed method. Mostly all this past study not including the latest branches of Green Technology such as green economies, green building and many more. As overall, researcher successfully using the PRISMA model to identified the suitable paper that being used in this papers.

scholarly journals Competitive Advantages of International Airline Alliances: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Gang-Hoon Seo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
The Past ◽  
Airline Alliances ◽  
International Alliances ◽  
International Alliance ◽  
The Future ◽  
International Airline ◽  
Critical Literature

AbstractOver the past several decades, airlines have formed and participated in international alliances to seek competitive advantages. However, it is still unclear whether airlines obtain substantial competitive advantages through an international alliance and how to measure the competitive advantages of alliances and airlines. This study presents a critical literature review as a contribution to comprehensive and novel empirical researches in the future.

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