Generation of 3D building models from archived city area maps by fusing information from multiple sources by Dong, Chaoqun, Martel, Roman, Chen, Kan, Johan, Henry, Erdt, Marius

“…In the proposed pipeline, we firstly locate and extract text content within the city area maps to obtain the essential information to identify described buildings. Secondly, based on this information, we retrieve the building height information and addresses from a public housing database. …”
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A subnational analysis of China's activism in regional cooperation along the borders by Li, Xirui

“…First, in contrast to previous research that relies on a single indicator for comparison, I propose a composite index in this dissertation to comprehensively compare the participation of subnational governments in regional cooperation. Second, based on local liberalism and the role of subnational governments’ perceptions in their decision-making, I develop a new analytical framework, Embedded Local Liberalism, to explain the variation among subnational governments. …”
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