Designing the Dragon or Does the Dragon Design? An Analysis of the Impact of the Creative Industry on the Process of Urban Development of Beijing, China

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on breastfeeding women and to identify predictors of maternal mental health and coping. Methods Mothers aged ≥ 18 years with a breast-fed infant ≤ 18 months of age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China, completed a questionnaire. Descriptive analysis of lockdown consequences was performed and predictors of these outcomes were examined using stepwise linear regression. Results Of 2233 participants, 29.9%, 20.0% and 34.7% felt down, lonely, and worried, respectively, during the lockdown; however, 85.3% felt able to cope. Poorer maternal mental health was predicted by maternal (younger age, higher education) and infant (older age, lower gestation) characteristics, and social circumstances (husband unemployed or working from home, receiving advice from family, having enough space for the baby, living close to a park or green space). Conversely, better maternal mental health was predicted by higher income, employment requiring higher qualifications, more personal space at home, shopping or walking > once/week and lack of impact of COVID-19 on job or income. Mothers with higher education, more bedrooms, fair division of household chores and attending an online mother and baby group > once/week reported better coping. Conclusion The findings highlight maternal characteristics and circumstances that predict poorer mental health and reduced coping which could be used to target interventions in any future public health emergencies requiring social restrictions.

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Rescaling urban development policy in the EU: the impact of integrated place-based approaches in Cohesion Policy

Regional Studies ◽

10.1080/00343404.2021.1891215 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Carlos Mendez ◽

Arno van der Zwet ◽

Sylwia Borkowska-Waszak

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Development Policy ◽

Cohesion Policy ◽

Urban Development Policy ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

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The impact of spatial aggregation on urban development analyses

Applied Geography ◽

10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.11.014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 46-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Chris Jacobs-Crisioni ◽

Piet Rietveld ◽

Eric Koomen

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Spatial Aggregation ◽

The Impact

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Green Urban Development: The Impact Investment Strategy of Canadian Pension Funds

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3853175 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alexander Beath ◽

Sebastien Betermier ◽

Maaike Van Bragt ◽

Quentin Spehner ◽

Yuedan Liu

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Investment Strategy ◽

Pension Funds ◽

The Impact

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PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF CERAMIC OIL LAMPS IN HELLENISTIC AND EARLY ROMAN NEA PAPHOS, CYPRUS: INTEGRATED TYPOLOGICAL, CHRONOLOGICAL AND PROVENANCE STUDIES

The Annual of the British School at Athens ◽

10.1017/s0068245421000071 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-67

Author(s):

Małgorzata Kajzer ◽

Edyta Marzec ◽

Evangelia Kiriatzi ◽

Noémi S. Müller

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Thin Section ◽

Local Production ◽

Provenance Studies ◽

Political Transformations ◽

Manufacturing Techniques ◽

Thin Section Petrography ◽

The Impact ◽

Xrf Spectroscopy

This paper presents the results of a multipronged approach to the study of the Hellenistic and Early Roman ceramic oil lamps excavated at the Agora of Nea Paphos in Cyprus. The assemblage was studied macroscopically, and selected samples were analysed through WD-XRF spectroscopy and thin section petrography, combined with refiring tests. The integrated results revealed that local production changed through time in terms of lamp shapes, manufacturing techniques and clay recipes, while imported lamps originated from a range of sources. The transformations seen in the local production correlate with changes in the origin of imported lamp supply and the impact of other centres on the local lamp manufacture. These patterns in production and supply could be most likely associated with political transformations and urban development.

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Vertically-resolved Characteristics of Air Pollution during Two Severe Winter Haze Episodes in Urban Beijing, China

10.5194/acp-2017-891 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Qingqing Wang ◽

Yele Sun ◽

Weiqi Xu ◽

Wei Du ◽

Libo Zhou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixing Layer ◽

Urban Site ◽

Formation Mechanisms ◽

Vertical Profiles ◽

Severe Winter ◽

Aerosol Composition ◽

Layer Height ◽

Mixing Layer Height ◽

The Impact ◽

Beijing China

Abstract. We conducted the first real-time continuous vertical measurements of particle extinction (bext), gaseous NO2, and black carbon (BC) from ground level to 260 m during two severe winter haze episodes at an urban site in Beijing, China. Our results illustrated four distinct types of vertical profiles: 1) uniform vertical distributions (37 % of the time) with vertical differences less than 5 %; 2) higher values at lower altitudes (29 %); 3) higher values at higher altitudes (16 %), and 4) significant decreases at the heights of ~ 100–150 m (14 %). Further analysis demonstrated that vertical convection as indicated by mixing layer height, temperature inversion, and local emissions are three major factors affecting the changes in vertical profiles. Particularly, the formation of Type 4 was strongly associated with the stratified layer that was formed due to the interactions of different air masses and temperature inversions. Aerosol composition was substantially different below and above the transition heights with ~ 20–30 % higher contributions of local sources (e.g., biomass burning and cooking) at lower altitudes. A more detailed evolution of vertical profiles and their relationship with the changes in source emissions, mixing layer height, and aerosol chemistry was illustrated by a case study. BC showed overall similar vertical profiles as those of bext (R2 = 0.92 and 0.69 in November and January, respectively). While NO2 was correlated with bext for most of the time, the vertical profiles of bext/NO2 varied differently for different profiles, indicating the impact of chemical transformation on vertical profiles. Our results also showed that more comprehensive vertical measurements (e.g., more aerosol and gaseous species) at higher altitudes in the megacities are needed for a better understanding of the formation mechanisms and evolution of severe haze episodes in China.

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The role of cultural industries in modern cultural life of the region (on the example of N. D. Neustroev's comedy “Tieteybit”)

Философия и культура ◽

10.7256/2454-0757.2021.9.34510 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 47-52

Author(s):

Nurgun Vyacheslavovich Afanasev ◽

Ul'yana Valer'evna Titova

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Social Life ◽

Creative Industries ◽

Creative Industry ◽

Young Generation ◽

Regional Culture ◽

Classical Literature ◽

Cultural Life ◽

The Impact

The object of this research is the role of the comedy “Tieteybit” by N. D. Neustroev in cultural life of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The subject is the impact of modern creative industries upon cultural life of the region. On the example of Nikolay Denisovich Neustroev's comedy play “Tieteybit”, the authors examine the use of creative approaches towards preservation and popularization of cultural heritage of the Sakha people. It is noted that over the recent years, a major event in the development of spiritual culture and cultural life of the region overall has become the innovations introduced by the contemporaries in staging the Yakut comedies. Motifs of the comedy “Tieteybit” served as the prototype for staging the the first Yakut musical comedy, and even a film. A survey was conducted touching upon the following questions: are the innovations introduced in culture in form of a screen version of classical literature with the elements of innovation encourage the young generation to studying the Yakut cultural heritage?; what is the relevance of the work by N. D. Neustroev “Tieteybit”? The conclusions is made that in the XXI century, N. D. Neustroev's comedy “Tieteybit” has become one of the basics for the development of creative industry of the region. As an instrument for the development of regional culture, creative industry may play the strongest and highly effective role in the development of social life of the region.

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