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该专刊旨在提供关于城市居民和城市空间演化的新见解，为城市规划和管理决策提供指导，包括虚拟活动对实体活动的替代和增强效应、城市空间的兴起和地理分布、城市空间结构的集聚和扩散等。
投稿文章应以论文形式写成英文，并严格按照期刊的“投稿指南”进行准备。摘要应包含作者姓名、隶属机构和标题，以及最多200字的描述。作者可以在提交全文之前向客座编辑提交摘要以获得反馈。
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本期为大家推介的是期刊《城市数据、科学与技术汇刊》（
Transactions in Urban Data, Science, and Technology
）专刊
《
虚实行为和城市空间转型
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Virtual-real Behaviors and the Transformation of Urban Space
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的征文启事，
包含Rationale（选题依据）、
The scope of Topics
（主题范围）、
Guidelines（投稿指南）、Timeline（时间表）等内容。欢迎您的咨询、建议与投稿！
The advent of the technological revolution, epitomized by the steam engine, electricity, and the internal combustion engine, has precipitated profound alterations in geographical space since the Industrial Revolution. In the current century, the widespread adoption of electronic information technology has heralded a new technological era, giving rise to virtual spaces and behaviors that parallel physical spaces and actions. The integration of the virtual and real has become an intrinsic aspect of nearly all contemporary urban human activities.
Since the concept of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) was introduced in the previous century, scholars in geography and urban studies have continually investigated the behaviors and spaces within the virtual-reality context. Behaviorally, the effects of substitution and complementation, as well as the hypotheses of efficiency and technology diffusion, have been proposed. Spatially, the agglomeration/dispersion hypothesis and the theories of flow space and hybrid space have been developed. However, these early theories and empirical findings, grounded in fixed infrastructure, may not adequately explain the emergent transformation: human activities based on mobile connected devices are becoming increasingly virtualized, less predictable, and exert a more significant impact on urban environments. Urban and geographical researchers are in urgent need of establishing new research paradigms and developing activity data that encompass both virtual and real scales to enhance our understanding of human society and the evolution of urban space.
This special issue aims to offer novel insights into the evolution of urban residents and urban spaces, providing guidance for decision-making in urban planning and management. It encompasses the substitution and enhancement effects of virtual activities on physical activities; the emergence, decline, and geographical distribution of urban spaces supported by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); the agglomeration and diffusion of urban spatial structures, and the formation of world city regions and urban networks. This special issue focuses on the role of mobile internet networks in shaping behavioral and spatial evolution and envisions human settlements under the influence of potential technologies to foster theoretical innovation. We invite empirical articles that leverage survey data or big data from platforms concerning the virtual-real behaviors of inhabitants, as well as research from practitioners of Online-Offline services, including interviews and questionnaire studies. We also welcome related theoretical explorations and literature reviews.
以蒸汽机、电力和内燃机为代表的工业革命深刻改变了城市地理空间。在本世纪，电子信息技术的广泛应用标志着一个新技术时代的到来，产生了与实体空间和行为平行的虚拟空间和行为。虚拟与现实的融合已成为几乎所有当代城市人类活动的内在特征。
自上个世纪引入ICT（信息与通信技术）概念以来，地理学和城市研究学者一直在探究虚拟-现实背景下的行为和空间交互。在行为上，提出了替代和补充效应，以及效率和技术扩散的假设；在空间上，发展了集聚/分散假设、流动空间理论和混合空间理论。然而，这些基于固定基础设施的早期理论和实证发现，可能无法充分解释新兴的转变：基于移动连接设备的人类活动正在日益虚拟化，变得越来越不可预测，并对城市环境产生更为显著的影响。城市和地理研究者迫切需要建立新的研究范式，发展涵盖虚拟和现实尺度的活动数据，以增进我们对人类社会和城市空间演化的理解。
本专刊旨在为城市居民和城市空间的演化提供新的洞见，为城市规划和管理决策提供指导。它包括虚拟活动对实体活动的替代和增强效应；由信息与通信技术（ICT）支持的城市空间的兴起、衰退和地理分布；城市空间结构的集聚和扩散，以及世界城市区域和城市网络的形成。本专刊关注移动互联网网络在塑造行为和空间演化中的作用，并设想在潜在技术影响下的人类居住环境，以促进理论创新。我们邀请利用调查数据或大平台数据关于居民虚拟-现实行为的实证文章，以及来自线上线下服务实践者的研究，包括访谈和问卷研究。我们也欢迎相关的理论探索和文献综述。
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The scope of Topics（主题范围）
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With this background, we are excited to introduce this special issue on “Virtual-real behaviours and the transformation of urban space”. Aligned with the journal’s scope, this issue highlights the transformative potential of virtual-real fusion in deepening our understanding of the human demands, elucidating the dynamics of temporal and spatial behaviour, contributing to the refinement of urban space theories, and spurring innovation in urban research and practice.
Submitted articles should be in the form of an article and are required to be written in English. Please refer strictly to the journal’s requirements for an “article”. The contributions may include but are not limited to the following topics:
在此背景下，我们很高兴推出本期专刊“虚实行为与城市空间转型”。与本期刊的范围一致，本期专刊强调了虚实融合在增强我们对居民需求的理解、阐明时空间行为动态、促进城市空间理论精细化以及激发城市研究与实践创新方面的变革潜力。
投稿文章应采用论文形式，并要求用英文撰写。请严格参照本期刊对于“论文”的要求，投稿内容可以包括但不限于以下主题：
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Intervention of Virtual Behaviors on Reality Behaviors:
Exploring the potential disappearance, intensification, or transformation of real-world activities.
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Online-Offline Interplay and the Evolution of Urban Services:
Examining changes in service delivery, infrastructure, and systems, e.g., takeaway vs. restaurant.
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The places under the fusion of virtual-real:
Investigating the mechanisms behind the creation and spatial characteristics of novel urban spaces.
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Industry chains organized by the mobile Internet:
Analyzing patterns of dispersal, proximity, and reorganization.
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The Mobile Internet’s Influence on Urban Spatial Structure:
Assessing trends towards centralization or decentralization.
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Planning practices in the fusion of virtual-real:
Exploring metaverse cities and virtual design methodologies.
Submissions should be prepared according to the “Submission Guidelines” available on the journal homepage
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/transactions-in-urban-data-science-and-technology/journal203731#submission-guidelines.
Please visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tus to upload your manuscript. Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor been currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue, it is important to select “Online-Offline behavior and the Transformation of Urban Space” when you reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process and indicate the special issue in your cover letter.
Abstracts for papers should contain the following information: name and affiliation of the authors, the title, and an abstract description (max. 200 words). The authors are recommended to send their abstract to Dr. Qiang Niu, Dr. Zhendong Luo , and/or Dr. He Zhang by October 15, 2024 for a review of its fit to the theme of this special issue. After the abstract is approved by the guest editors, the authors are invited to submit a full paper, which will then go through a peer-review process. Please note that the papers can be submitted any time before the deadline. The authors can also directly submit the full paper in the journal’s submission system, without contact in advance with the guest editor.
请依据网站要求提交完整论文，并在cover letter中注明向专刊《虚实行为与城市空间转型》投稿。我们也鼓励作者向专刊编辑提交200字左右的论文摘要，以便在提交全文前获得反馈。
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October 15, 2024: Abstract submission.
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January 31, 2025: Full paper submission.
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March 31, 2025: Notification of the first-round reviews.
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May 31, 2025: Notification of the second-round reviews, if necessary.
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July 31, 2025: Special issue published.
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2025年5月31日：如有必要，第二轮审稿通知。
You are also encouraged to contact the guest editors to discuss the issues related to the submission:
如有任何投稿相关问题，欢迎联系本特刊客座编辑进行咨询：
