Urban Futures and Sustainable Cities: Geographies of Transition and Transformation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 112
Special Issue Editor
Interests: urban ecology; urban resilience; urban spatial structure; city planning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to systematically explore the spatial transformation paths, driving mechanisms, and multidimensional impacts of cities within the framework of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a geographical and interdisciplinary perspective. Its core objectives include:
- Theoretical deepening: Construct a "transformational geography" analysis framework, integrate spatial rootedness, multi-scale interaction, and dynamic adaptation mechanisms in sustainable urban development, and fill the gap in existing research's systematic attention to the "geographic dimension".
- Practical empowerment: Through case studies and innovative technological methods, provide urban policy makers with low-carbon transformation strategies based on spatial optimization, and help achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.
- Interdisciplinary: Promote the deep integration of geography, urban planning, environmental science, economics, and sociology, and explore the complex systemic and socio technological collaborative paths of urban transformation.
This Special Issue will provide a comprehensive exploration of theory, methods, and policies, offering both academic depth and practical value as a reference for global urban sustainable development. Transforming 'transformational geography' from a conceptual framework into actionable action guidelines, and providing geographic solutions for addressing complex challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and population aging.
The scope of this Special Issue encompasses, but is not limited to:
- The spatial mechanism of urban sustainable transformation;
- The geographic dimension of socioeconomic and institutional innovation;
- Comprehensive application of scientific methods and technology driven approaches;
- Nature based Solutions (NbS) and resilient design;
- The coupling relationship between resource consumption, carbon emissions, and population migration in urban systems.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Jinghu Pan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable transformation geography
- sustainable cities
- urban resilience
- multi-scale interaction
- socio technical systems
- nature based solutions
- smart cities
- compact cities
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