Urban Resident Participation and Sustainable Urban Environments
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 76
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental awareness; pro-environmental behavior
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainability of urban environments is not only about reducing ecological footprints but also about cultivating environmentally conscious, healthy, and resilient communities. This Special Issue of Sustainability explores the human dimensions of urban sustainability by analyzing how environmental perceptions, pro-environmental behaviors, and social engagement shape the transition toward more sustainable urban environments.
Urban residents play an active role in shaping urban environments rather than merely serving as passive recipients of policy interventions. Their environmental awareness, behavioral choices, and risk perceptions significantly influence the effectiveness of urban environmental governance. Simultaneously, the quality of the urban environment influences the well-being of its residents.
This Special Issue seeks to advance an integrated understanding of urban sustainability and invites multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary contributions including those environmental studies, sociology, and other related fields. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Environmental awareness and education;
- Pro-environmental behavior;
- Public participation and environmental governance;
- Environmental risk perception and communication;
- Digitalization in urban environmental governance;
- Urban climate change mitigation and adaptation;
- The innovative design of urban environmental policy.
Prof. Dr. Chuntian Lu
Dr. Jing Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental awareness
- pro-environmental behavior
- environmental governance
- environmental risk perception
- environmental justice
- climate change
- urban environmental policy
- urban resilience
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