BACKGROUND Inhabitants of rural areas can be tempted to migrate to urban areas for the type and range of facilities available. Although urban inhabitants may benefit from greater access to human and social services, living in a big city can also bring disadvantages to some residents due to changes in social and physical environments. DESIGN We analysed data from 4,208 women aged >15 years old...

The lockdown policy, resulted from the fight against spread of Covid-19, offers a unique chance to test effect urban human activities on air quality. study employs event method analyze data quality (particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and Air Quality Index (AQI)) levels economic activity (vehicle sales growth, construction area, industrial added value, crude oil production) 31 major cities across Ch...

A study of distance estimations between German cities investigated the organization of mental maps and their specific deviations from reality. Potential factors for the deviation of mental maps from reality are physical barriers, emotional involvement, and semantic unity. Distance estimations between cities situated in different former parts of Germany (East or West) were systematically overest...

This paper investigates whether Japanese banks followed herd behavior in lending in local financial markets during 1980—1999. By using loan data from Japanese banks, arranged by geographical area, we find leader-follower relationships between lending behavior of different types of banks. Specifically, herding is mostly caused by local banks. Local banks follow major banks in urban cities, while...