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Urban Science, Volume 9, Issue 10

October 2025 - 47 articles

Cover Story: Rapid urbanization intensifies environmental challenges related to climate change in built environments. The optimization of nature-based solutions is imperative to mitigate climate change and adapt to extreme weather phenomena. This review analyses the integration of vertical greenery systems (VGSs) into urban environments to capitalize on their environmental, social, and economic benefits. Key aspects include the positive role of VGSs in UHI mitigation, air quality improvement, stormwater management, biodiversity enhancement, and social aspects. Challenges include high maintenance costs, structural risks, plant health issues and fire hazards. The study highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration of urban planners, architects, engineers, and stakeholders for optimized VGSs integration to enhance urban sustainability. View this paper
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Articles (47)

  • Article
  • Open Access
884 Views
26 Pages

Spatial Modelling of Urban Accessibility: Insights from Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

  • Filip Arnaut,
  • Sreten Jevremović,
  • Aleksandra Kolarski,
  • Zoran R. Mijić and
  • Vladimir A. Srećković

13 October 2025

This study presents the first comprehensive spatial accessibility assessment of essential urban services in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, conducted entirely with open-source tools and data. The analysis focused on six facility categories: primary hea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
758 Views
27 Pages

13 October 2025

Suboptimal placement of charging infrastructure is a major barrier to the transition to sustainable transportation, even with the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs). The research addresses this challenge by proposing a novel hybrid genetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,328 Views
27 Pages

13 October 2025

The rapid growth of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Malaysia is projected to generate substantial volumes of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, creating both environmental challenges and opportunities for repurposing into second-life batteries (SLB...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,475 Views
30 Pages

13 October 2025

The study aims to identify optimum retrofitting strategies that mitigate climate change and support Australia’s net-zero emissions target by 2050. Current heating and cooling demands, as well as the energy performance of three stand-alone house...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,054 Views
20 Pages

11 October 2025

Greater Casablanca, one of Africa’s largest metropolitan regions, is undergoing significant spatial and demographic transformation. Yet, the underlying patterns of these dynamics remain poorly understood. This study investigates population dyna...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,657 Views
19 Pages

11 October 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers in Singapore endured one of the longest and most stringent periods of confinement globally. Segregationist policies were intensified as the state imposed strict disciplinary regimes over workers’ mo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,299 Views
22 Pages

From Ocean to Table: How Public Awareness Shapes the Fight Against Microplastic Pollution

  • Joshua Khorsandi,
  • Liahm Blank,
  • Kaloyan Momchilov,
  • Michael Dagovetz and
  • Kavita Batra

8 October 2025

Microplastic pollution is an escalating environmental and public health issue. Defined as plastic particles less than 5 mm in size, microplastics have been found in oceans, rivers, food, drinking water, air, and even human tissues. While scientific r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,403 Views
17 Pages

8 October 2025

Taiwan, located in a subtropical region, has experienced continuous warming in recent years, making the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect one of its most pressing environmental challenges. Importantly, UHI is not confined to Taipei, the most populous ci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,027 Views
30 Pages

8 October 2025

The urban heat island (UHI) significantly compromises outdoor thermal comfort and public health in hot climates. While urban vegetation is a recognized mitigation strategy, its performance variability across different urban fabrics remains a critical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
656 Views
19 Pages

8 October 2025

This study investigated the spatial distribution of HMs in agricultural and urban soils near the largest oil refining complex in Serbia, identified pollution sources, and assessed ecological and human health risks. A large fraction of soil samples sh...

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