Rodrigues Margarida, Franco Mário
CEFAGE-UBI Research Center, Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe, Universidade da Beira Interior, Estrada do Sineiro, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal.
Department of Management and Economics, CEFAGE-UBI Research Center, Universidade da Beira Interior, Estrada do Sineiro, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal.
Environ Dev Sustain. 2022;24(12):13683-13704. doi: 10.1007/s10668-021-02006-7. Epub 2022 Jan 6.
The world is undergoing exponential urbanization, with consequences for society in general, both for cities and people, with serious economic, social and environmental implications. Therefore, it is crucial to reconsider urban models of cities, to ensure global, long-term sustainability. Numerous researchers have argued that one of these models involves eco-city projects, and this study aims to carry out a systematic review of the literature on this topic, through bibliometrics. To do so, the Smarter, Prisma and Vantage Point methods were used, reflecting the originality of the study. The results obtained show that China has aroused researchers' interest regarding its eco-city projects, with most studies being empirical, and so this study complements them. The main contribution of this research lies in identifying the keywords most used by authors, these being eco-cities, sustainable cities (cluster 1) and eco-cities, China, sustainable urban development and eco-cycle model (cluster 2). Finally, implications for theory and practice are presented, together with suggestions for future research.
世界正在经历指数级的城市化，这对整个社会、城市和人民都会产生影响，具有严重的经济、社会和环境意义。因此，重新审视城市模式以确保全球长期可持续性至关重要。众多研究人员认为，其中一种模式涉及生态城市项目，本研究旨在通过文献计量学对该主题的文献进行系统综述。为此，使用了更智能、Prisma和Vantage Point方法，体现了该研究的创新性。所得结果表明，中国的生态城市项目引起了研究人员的兴趣，大多数研究是实证性的，因此本研究对其进行了补充。本研究的主要贡献在于确定作者最常用的关键词，即生态城市、可持续城市（第一组）以及生态城市、中国、可持续城市发展和生态循环模式（第二组）。最后，阐述了对理论和实践的启示以及对未来研究的建议。
