Urban Science

Integrating Ecosystem Services into Urban Planning: A Novel Approach for Natural Resources Management in Metropolitan Areas

edited by

Yonghua Li

, Qiwei Ma and Yuting Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 23383 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem service; urban planning; itergrating solution; natural resource management; matropolitan areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Urban Regeneration: A Rethink

edited by Hadas Shadar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12792 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; disadvantaged populations; gentrification; urban densification; high-rise development; infill housing; public space rehabilitation; narrative reconstruction of urban spaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Human, Technologies, and Environment in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Qian-Cheng Wang

, Yu (Eddie) Hu,

Hua Du

and

Ruidong Chang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9352 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–technology interactions; urban green mobility; smart infrastructure; energy management; urban resilience; sustainable transport; nature-based solutions; coupled human and urban systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Sustainable Urban Futures Through Building Energy Efficiency: Integrating Innovations and Strategies

edited by

Nebojša Jurišević

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3747 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; deep retrofits; demand response and flexibility; urban building energy modeling; embodied carbon; life-cycle assessment; measurement and verification; AI and smart controls; resilience and adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Research on Plural Values in Sustainable Urban Planning

edited by

Maria Cerreta

,

Simona Panaro

and Ludovica La Rocca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2242 | Submission Open

Keywords: values; transdisciplinarity; place-based adaptation; spatial justice; climate justice; urban transformations; differential vulnerabilities; integrated evaluations; mix-methods approaches; values elicitation; values co-production; value-pluralism; action-oriented processes; group decision-making; collaborative decision-making; evaluation design; impacts assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Logistics of Port Cities and Urban Sustainable Development

edited by

Mladen Jardas

,

Gorana Mudronja

and

Hrvoje Grofelnik

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open

Keywords: port city logistics; sustainable urban development; maritime transport; green supply chains; environmental impact of ports; smart ports; urban resilience; multimodal transport; circular economy in port cities; port governance and policy; socioeconomic impacts of port activities; climate adaptation in coastal cities; blue economy; decarbonization of maritime logistics; digitalization in port operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Cities

edited by

Mustapha Adar

,

Mohamed-Amine Babay

and Younes Chrafih

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2108 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; smart cities; photovoltaic systems; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; urban sustainability; smart grids; IoT-based energy management; machine learning; green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Cities and Technology)

Innovation for Urban Resilience: Bridging Planning, Technology, and Governance

edited by

Jianping Gu

,

Mingzhi Hu

and

Lina Meng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban innovation; sustainable cities; resilience; urban regeneration; urban governance; energy transition; well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Mobility Modeling, Land Use Patterns, and Intelligent Transportation Systems for Urban Mobility

edited by

Nenad Ruškić

and Valentina B. Mirović

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7731 | Submission Open

Keywords: demand modeling; data collecting; macro and micro modeling; urban mobility; accessibility; intelligent transportation system; transport models; digital twins; environmental impact of transport; social impact of transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Mobility and Transportation)

Urban and Regional Environmental Planning: New Perspectives

edited by

Umberto Baresi

and

Alessio Russo

submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate mitigation and adaptation; ecological planning; urban sustainability; environmental assessment; environmental technology; smart cities; artificial intelligence; geographic information systems; urban ecosystem governance; cultural integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Smart and Sustainable Urban Futures: Integrating Planning, Participation, and Policy Innovation

edited by

Dario Esposito

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart & sustainable cities; urban resilience; transformative change; SETS; climate neutrality; just transitions; Positive Energy Districts (PEDs); mobility & accessibility; housing & public space; nature-based solutions; circular economy; cultural heritage; multi-risk assessment; urban analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Cities and Technology)

Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes

edited by

Marija Ilić

,

Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović

, Božica Vasiljević and

Jelena Čanak Atlagić

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4042 | Submission Open

Keywords: urbanisation; biodiversity; urban ecology; aquatic ecosystems; terrestrial ecosystems; conservation strategies; adaptation mechanisms; novel niches; urban habitats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Advanced Monitoring, Modelling, and Intelligent Systems for Urban Air Pollution and Environmental Management

edited by

Milos Davidovic

and

Saverio De Vito

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality monitoring; sensor networks; sensor networks metrology; machine learning; digital twins in air pollution; healthy buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Advances in Urban Mobility Analysis, Air Quality Modelling and Spatiotemporal Data Science for Urban Pollution, Health and Social Disparities

edited by

Xuguo Zhang

, Changqing Lin and Carmen Cabrera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3403 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; air quality; sustainably cities; urban health; vehicle emissions; particulate matter (PM); ozone (O3); remote sensing; spatiotemporal analysis; machine learning; social/health disparities; big data analysis; climate mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Mitigating Flood Impact in Urbanized Spaces Through Sustainable Strategies

edited by

Joan Rosselló-Geli

and

Francesco De Pascale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3161 | Submission Open

Keywords: floods; urbanization; planning; sustainable cities; NBS; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Leveraging Socioeconomic and Geospatial Data for Understanding Urban–Rural Continuum

edited by

Jin Wang

,

Zhifeng Wu

and

Shan Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2176 | Submission Open

Keywords: URC (urban–rural continuum); socioeconomic data; geospatial data; urban environment; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Cities and Technology)

Urban Competitiveness and Territorial Attractiveness in the World Urban System

edited by

Roberto Díez-Pisonero

and Pacheco Ray Freddy Lara

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical mobility and accessibility: mobility, accessibility, high-speed rail, air transport, transport infrastructure; symbolic capital and urban branding: urban branding, tourism, cultural and sporting events, creative economy, smart cities; governance and paradiplomacy: governance, paradiplomacy, multilevel governance, city diplomacy; international city networks and urban hierarchies: urban hierarchies, global cities, globalizing cities, city networks, city rankings, international connectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Economy and Industry)

Urban Green Space and Health

edited by

Raziyeh Teimouri

and

Yu-Sheng Shen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green spaces; public health; green infrastructure; green space planning; health benefits of nature exposure; environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Governance for Health and Well-Being)

Governing Sustainable and Resilient Cities

edited by

Daiane Maria De Genaro Chiroli

, Fernanda Cavicchioli Zola and Franciely Velozo Aragão

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; sustainable urban planning; land-use dynamics; green–blue infrastructure; water security; climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; urban governance; decision-making; post-disaster reconstruction; urban climate; sustainable cities; data-driven governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Urban Economic Resilience, Regional Innovation Synergy: Complementary Advantages, Productivity, and Sustainable Development

edited by Tao Ma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional economic resilience; regional innovation synergy; industrial complementary advantages; innovation complementarity; productivity enhancement; sustainable regional development; cross-regional collaboration; urban-rural linkage; knowledge spillovers; adaptive governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Economy and Industry)

Urban Mobility Data Mining and Big Data Analysis

edited by

Gergő Pintér

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; urban planning; livable cities; public transport; spatial analysis; accessibility; data fusion; mode choice; trajectory data mining; smart cities; spatial equity; mobility data

Urban Planning, Heritage, and Tourism: Pathways to Sustainable Cities

edited by Isabel Vaz de Freitas and

Makhabbat Ramazanova

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable urban planning; heritage preservation; resilience; sustainable governance; responsible tourism; community engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

AI-Driven Land Use Planning for Sustainable Cities

edited by

António Ribeiro Amado

and

Francesca Poggi

submission deadline 6 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in urban planning; planning support systems; land use monitoring; territorial indicators; sustainable cities; automated planning; smart city technologies; dynamic urban evaluation; decision support systems; public policy assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Geographies of Urban Energy Transitions, Critical Materials and Sustainable Industrial Development

edited by

Marcello Ruberti

and

Stefania Massari

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transitions; critical raw materials; industrial development; urban and regional planning; circular economy; environmental sustainability; supply chain governance; resource security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Economy and Industry)

Urbanization Dynamics, Urban Space, and Sustainable Governance

edited by

Yongyong Song

, Pingjun Sun and

Meimei Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4803 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial structure; urban shrinkage; urban renewal; socio-spatial differentiation; regional synergy; spatial governance; sustainability; resilient city

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Circular Economy Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development: Innovations in Waste Management and Building Materials

edited by

Robert Haigh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13144 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; building materials; circular economy; sustainability; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Emerging -Scapes: Conceptual and Spatial Constructs in Architectural and Urban Studies

edited by

Aleksandra Milovanović

,

Stefan Janković

and

Vladan Djokic

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9335 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial theory; landscape and urban imaginaries; urban transformation; multisensory environments; situated spatial practices; hybrid spatialities; architecture and urban experience; cultural and social infrastructures; digital urbanism; design research methodologies; interdisciplinary approaches to space

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Public Transit-Oriented Urban Areas—Planning, Coordination, and Optimization of Transportation Networks

edited by Huiyu Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 975 | Submission Open

Keywords: public transit-oriented development (TOD); multimodal transportation integration; sustainable urban mobility; transit network optimization; pedestrian-oriented design; land use–transport coordination; smart city technologies; equity and accessibility; green transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Mobility and Transportation)

Agroecology and Urban Food Systems: Innovations for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Mousaab Alrhmoun

and

Andrea Pieroni

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban food security; agroecology; sustainable agriculture; wild food plants; biodiversity conservation; peri-urban agriculture; livestock systems; food systems resilience; ethnobotany; data-driven agricultural decision-making

Innovation-Driven Urban Development in the Digital and Sustainable Era

edited by

Kai Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban competitiveness strategies; smart city initiatives; sustainable urban transformation; smart urban mobility; urban data governance; digital infrastructure development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Cities and Technology)

Sustainable Urban Tourism: Integrating Spatial Planning and Governance Strategies

edited by

Eduardo Gonçalves

and Ricardo Jorge da Costa Guerra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; tourism management; sustainable tourism; public space; touristification; territorial governance; urban mobility; smart destinations; community participation; urban regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Building Urban Resilience Through Cultural Heritage: Digital Innovations, Social Inclusion, and Sustainable Futures

edited by

Victoria Andrea Cotella

,

Fernanda Rodrigues

and

Paulo Silva

submission deadline 13 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; HBIM/BIM; digital heritage; 3D point clouds; digital twins; cultural heritage conservation; inclusive urban regeneration

Advances in Urban Geography and Sustainable Regional Planning Strategies

edited by

Huasheng Zhu

,

Linna Li

and Teqi Dai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3058 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI approaches; digital transformation; resilience; data-driven urban modeling; regional sustainability; regional analysis; planning strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Mobility and Transportation)

Urban Traffic Control and Innovative Planning

edited by

Sen Luan

, Jia Li and

Erlong Tan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2913 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban traffic control; urban transportation resilience; low-carbon transportation; public health; transportation equity; transportation planning; travel behaviour intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Mobility and Transportation)

Urban Governance in the 21st Century: Emerging Models and Challenges

edited by Shaoming Cheng and

Junbo Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2433 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban governance; smart cities; participatory governance; coproduction; intergovernmental coordination; urban equity; sustainability; climate governance; performance management; accountability; artificial intelligence (AI); interoperable infrastructure; health disparity; public health equity; transportation policy; mobility systems; public transit access; transit-oriented development; affordable housing; housing policy; land use and zoning reform; digital technologies; civic engagement; cross-jurisdictional collaboration; data standards; ethical AI; urban resilience; social determinants of health; infrastructure planning; equity in service delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Economy and Industry)

Urban Regeneration, Tourism Scenario Innovation, and Inclusive Urban Tourism

edited by

Ping Yin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; tourism scenario activation; digital empowerment; urban tourism service innovation; tourist behavior research; inclusive urban tourism; sustainable urban tourism development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Economy and Industry)

Risk and Resilience of Social–Ecological Systems in Urban Areas

edited by

Beibei Ma

,

Jiangsu Li

and Xinyan Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1291 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; urban social ecosystem; urban evolution risk; urban renewal; adaptive governance; sustainable cities/communities; adaptation to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Governance for Health and Well-Being)

Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Urban Sciences

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; urban design; urban environments; urban sustainability; urban economies; urban resource management; urban resilience and adaptation; urbanization; urban social development

The Experience of Urban Development in Global South Cities

edited by Min Wang and Weixuan Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1003 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban informality; sustainable infrastructure; climate resilience; slum upgrading; urban governance; belt and road initiative; urban renewal; affordable housing; mobility and transport; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Urban Air Quality, Climate Change, and Public Health

edited by

Heli A. Arregoces

and

Roberto E. Rojano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution monitoring; harmful air pollutant; air quality; human health; climate change; environmental health; urban air quality monitoring; adverse health effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Governance for Health and Well-Being)

Digital Twin Ecosystems: Data Governance, Commoning, and Ethical Urban Futures

edited by

Kostas Alexandridis

and

Soheil Sabri

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban digital twins; digital twin ecosystems; data governance; ethical urban futures; institutional governance; interoperability; veridicality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Cities and Technology)

Research on Low-Carbon Buildings and Sustainable Urban Energy

edited by

Darja Kubečková

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 680 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon buildings; sustainability; urban planning; architecture; energy; environmental

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Sustainable Urban Air Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems

edited by

Tiansheng Yang

and

Rajkumar Singh Rathore

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban intelligent transport systems; eVTOL and autonomous vehicles; smart cities and urban innovation; Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and e-MaaS; LCA; sustainability transitions; innovation ecosystems; green transportation and decarbonisation; public acceptance and behavioural insights; artificial intelligence and digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Mobility and Transportation)

Water Resources Management in Urban Science: The Role of Hydrological Modeling

edited by

Veber Afonso Figueiredo Costa

,

Priscilla Moura

,

Eduardo Mário Mendiondo

and Nilo de Oliveira Nascimento

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainfall–runoff models; forecasting and nowcasting; uncertainty quantification; resilience; urban planning; nature-based solutions; water security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Environment and Sustainability)

Urban Electrification and Energy Efficiency: Innovations for Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Giovanni Manassero Junior

,

Andrea Mazza

,

Enrico Pons

and

Rodrigo Rozenblit Tiferes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban electrification; energy efficiency; smart grids; power system planning; power system automation; electric vehicles; building electrification; microgrids; DER integration; resilience; power quality; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Cities and Technology)

Urban Air Pollution: New Insights into Exposure and Health Risks

edited by

Inkyu Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: exposure assessment; multipollutants; health risk; life course; emerging sources; community engagement; exposome; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Governance for Health and Well-Being)

Bridging the Nexus of Smart, Clean, and Resilient Cities: From Theory to Practice

edited by Lingna Liu and Jianping Ge

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; natural resource resilience; smart city technologies; low-carbon transition; climate adaptation; resource security and recovery; digital twins; sustainable infrastructure; nature-based solutions; urban metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Urban Tourism and Hospitality Management: New Insights and Sustainable Approaches

edited by

Julio Vena-Oya

, Jesús Barreal and Eva María Murgado-Armenteros

submission deadline 21 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2060 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism development; urban sustainability; urban tourism strategies; technological innovation in urban tourism; urban hotel management; impact of tourism on cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Economy and Industry)

The Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Problem in Urban Planning and Design

edited by

Lei Xiong

and

Bowei Zhu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4004 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-attribute decision-making; urban design; public facility configuration; social equity; public space design; human centered

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Planning and Design)

Sustainable Transportation and Urban Environments-Public Health

edited by Chia-Yuan Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 18 articles | Viewed by 66500 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; public health; active transportation; walkability; air quality; transportation equity; behavioral factors; physical activity; health disparities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Mobility and Transportation)

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