Study on the Progress in Climate-Change-Oriented Human Settlement Research

Qiang Yao, Na An (), Ende Yang and Zhengjiang Song
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Qiang Yao: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Na An: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Ende Yang: School of Humanities and Arts, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
Zhengjiang Song: Chengdu Institute of Planning & Design, Chengdu 610041, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-24

Abstract: Since the 20th century, the escalating impact of climate risks has led to a heightened global focus on climate-change-oriented human settlement research (hereafter referred to as CCHSR). This paper presents an econometric analysis of 6830 research papers published from 1975 to 2023 (first two months) to investigate the characteristics, key issues, and research trends in CCHSR, to provide valuable insights and recommendations for future research. We used CiteSpace, bibliometric software that constructs a knowledge-mapping analysis of annual publication volume, source publications, and country distribution; this study examines the characteristics of the literature sources in CCHSR. It also explores the literature distribution through an analysis of co-citation and collaboration. The study identifies the key topics of current research through a keyword clustering analysis, including extreme climate risk response, environmental safety and sustainability enhancement, and machine learning technology application. The study identifies three research trends for future investigations by analysing keyword emergence, including climate risk governance implementation, artificial intelligence technology application, and settlement security and resilience enhancement. Finally, the study presents recommendations for priority CCHSR in three areas: theoretical system development, mechanism strategy design, and technology implementation.

Keywords: climate-change-oriented; human settlements; key issues; research trends; knowledge mapping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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