Urban Science

Urban Water Resilience: Integrated Strategies for Sustainable, Smart, and Healthy Cities

edited by

and Maryam Karimi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11590

Keywords: urban water system; water management; resilient water infrastructure; urban water planning; urban water policy; climate resilience; sustainable water infrastructure; public health

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

Advances in Urban Planning and the Digitalization of City Management

edited by

Cezar Scarlat

and

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11710 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial technology; urban planning in the digital era; AI in urban planning; digital twin; digital transformation; urban management; city management; urban mobility; utility networks and energy grids; smart and sustainable city

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

Urban Water Resources Assessment and Environmental Governance

edited by

Sabina Rakhimbekova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8197 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science in water governance; climate change; resilient water infrastructure; integrated urban water management; water scarcity; flood management; urban water quality; big data for adaptation; digital water solutions; urban sustainability

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

Sustainable and Resilient Affordable Housing in Architecture Design and Urban Plans

edited by

Giovanna Mangialardi

and

Umberto Berardi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4013 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing policies; housing projects; publicness; regenerate; housing sustainability; social and public housing; affordability; inclusion; circular economy; reuse

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

Optimizing Urban Building Energy Analysis and Prediction: Evidence from AI, Big Data, and Machine Learning

edited by Xuechen Gui and Wei Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6387 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban building energy performance; renewable energy; urban building energy efficiency; building energy prediction

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

Intelligent GIS Application in Cities

edited by

Zipan Cai

,

Yoonshin Kwak

and Si Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3159 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent GIS; urban analytics; urban AI; machine learning; decision support; spatial planning; urban planning

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

Sustainable Solutions for Urban Wastewater Management and Resource Utilization

edited by Anish Jantrania,

June E. Wolfe

and

Rajiv Kumar Srivastava

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban wastewater treatment; resource recovery; wastewater reuse; sustainable urban development; circular economy; innovative technologies; economic benefits; social impact; policy and regulation; monitoring and modeling; water quality; wastewater management

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

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

edited by

Kostas Alexandridis

and

Soheil Sabri

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 540 | 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)

Strengthening Power Systems in Urban Environments: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Matej Cenký

,

Jozef Bendík

and

Peter Janiga

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; resilience; power quality; distributed energy resources; low-carbon power engineering; renewable energy

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

Supply Chains in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Angel M. Gento

, Molusiwa S. Ramabodu, Yesica Pino and

Juan L. Elorduy

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 47048 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; sustainability; mobility; accessibility; circular economy; lean manufacturing; urban construction; risk management; resilience

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

Urban Forestry as a Strategy for Promoting Greener and Healthier Cities

edited by

Francesco Ferrini

,

Ermes Lo Piccolo

and Barbara Mariotti

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28411 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem services; edible green infrastructures; global climate change; psychological benefits; tree physiology; urban ecology; urban forest; urban greening; urban pollution

Urban Tourism and Hospitality: Emerging Challenges and Trends

edited by

Jorge Marques

,

Joana A. Quintela

and

Helena Albuquerque

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9555 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism; hospitality; smart cities; governance in tourism; sustainable policies; spatial dynamics; urban mobility; tourism landscapes; digital innovation in tourism; inclusive destinations

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

Rural–Urban Transformation and Regional Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9169 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural– urban transformation; rural society; rural– urban governance; rural revitalisation; rural– urban transport; rural– urban development; rural– urban planning

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

Urban Building Energy Analysis

edited by

Beatriz Montalbán Pozas

,

Inmaculada Bote Alonso

,

Irantzu Álvarez González

and Cristina Nuevo-Gallardo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5916 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and resilient cities; urban building energy; building energy analysis

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

Moving Towards Sustainable Transport in Urban Environments

edited by

Cristiana Piccioni

,

Stefano Ricci

and Elena Cocuzza

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2845 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transit; mobility in cities; co-modality; sustainability; metropolitan areas

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

GIS in Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis

edited by

Alexandre B. Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2756 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; Geographical Information Systems (GIS); spatial modelling; spatial analysis; spatial decision-support systems; geospatial techniques; spatial decision-support systems

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

Transit-Oriented Land Development and/or 15-Minute Cities

edited by Rong He

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: transit-oriented development (TOD); 15-minute city; sustainable urban planning; mobility justice; urban resilience

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

Innovative and Sustainable Technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart City Security

edited by

Zoltán Nyikes

,

Tünde Anna Kovács

, Levente Dimen and

Igor Fürstner

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; safe and secure city; sustainability; internet of things (IoT); innovative technologies; predictive risk analysis; robotics and automation; cybersecurity; energy security; autonomous systems

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

Environments of Belonging: How Built and Natural Spaces Shape Social Wellbeing in Urban Contexts

edited by Kiffer G. Card

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: social wellbeing; built environment; natural environment; social connection; place and belonging; urban design; environmental justice; health equity; relational space; community resilience

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

Urban Planning for Addressing Climate Change: Technologies, Innovations, Strategies and Modelling

edited by

Peng Cui

, Long Zhou and

Jiayu Li

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban climate change; urban heat island; low carbon; urban building energy; sustainable and resilient cities; carbon sink; urban renewal; climate adaptation planning; urban morphology

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

Regional and Urban Innovation for Sustainable Competitiveness in the Digital Age

edited by

Ovidiu-Iulian Bunea

,

Razvan-Andrei Corbos

and

Ruxandra Irina Popescu

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional innovation; economic development; competitiveness; digital transformation; sustainability; circular economy; smart specialization; strategic procurement; urban resilience; territorial governance

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

Improving the Urban Resilience of Built Assets Through Industrialized Construction Systems

edited by

Maria João Falcão Silva

and Filipa Salvado

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; built assets; industrialized construction; extreme events; sustainable environmental design; equity and inclusive design; digital design and construction; policy and regulatory innovation

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

Urban Energy Districts: Innovation, Sustainability, and Sharing for a Solidary Future

edited by

Giovanni Murano

and Maria Grazia Giardinelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24104 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban energy districts; integrated approach; urban sustainability; energy sharing; renewable energy; active buildings; ZEB (zero energy building); NZEB (nearly zero energy building); hospital buildings

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

Sustainable Buildings and Cities: Integrated Research on Smart Strategies for Renewal and Resilience

edited by

Haibo Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3469 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; smart cities; smart sensing; low-carbon; heritage conservation; infrastructure resilience; the Internet of Things; green building technologies; urban renewal; sustainable rural communities

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

Exploring New Approaches in the Study of Environmental Noise in Urban Areas

edited by

Jose Luis Cueto Ancela

and

Gaetano Licitra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2924 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban environmental noise; noise management; noise mapping; urban infrastructure; smart city

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

Social Evolution and Sustainability in the Urban Context

edited by

Juan R. Coca

,

Julio Fernandez Portela

and Victor Jimenez

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12169 | Submission Open

Keywords: social sustainability in the urban context; social evolution; disability in the urban environment; social participation; urban intervention; urban social reality

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

Addressing the Challenges in the Development and Management of Public Spaces in Contemporary Cities

edited by

Rajjan Chitrakar

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3170 | Submission Open

Keywords: public space; public realm; public space management; provision and use of public spaces; publicness; accessibility to public spaces; control of public spaces; loss of public spaces; third places; contemporary cities

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

Low-Carbon Buildings and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Tania Rus

,

Andrei Ceclan

and

Jose Manuel Olmos

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero buildings; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy; renewable energy integration; built environment energy efficiency; sustainable urban development; sustainable and smart cities; climate resilience; agenda 2030 (SDGs); environmental policy and governance

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

Urban Built Environments: Form, Planning and Use

edited by Peter Larkham

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban form; urban planning; urban built environment; climate crisis; urban sustainability; future settlements

Sustainable Urbanization, Regional Planning and Development

edited by

Lidia Mierzejewska

and

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 31 articles | Viewed by 111219 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sprawl; urban and territorial planning; sustainability pillars; vulnerability; resilience

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

Building Resilience in Urban Areas: Exploring the Impact of Material Properties and Building Design

edited by

Chiara Chiatti

and Roberta Jacoby Cureau

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14433 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; material properties; building design; urban heat island; climate adaptation; radiative cooling; passive cooling; energy efficiency; environmental quality

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

Cultural Heritage and Urban Resilience: Integrating Sustainable Conservation

edited by

Ester Alba Pagán

, Álvaro Solbes García,

Cristina Portales

and

María del Mar Gaitán Salvatella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3142 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; urban resilience; climate change adaptation; heritage conservation; community education and sustainability for urban resilience; adaptive reuse; community-based planning

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

Urban Trends: Cities, Housing Markets, Regional Dynamics and Tourism

edited by

Marinela Krstinić Nižić

, Golem Silvia and Tea Golja

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2107 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional development; smart city; housing; spatial planning; urban living; local development; mobility; tourism

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

Climate Change and Sustainable City Design

edited by Felix Fernando

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1812 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban design; sustainability; sustainable urban strategies; climate action; climate resilience; climate mitigation; climate adaptation; climate justice

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

Urban Regeneration: Organizing Creativity, Innovation, and Change

edited by Alessandra Ricciardelli, Alessandro Cariello,

Paola Amoruso

and

Felicia Di Liddo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational change; leadership and agency; innovation processes; collaborative planning; civic wealth creation

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

Smart Cities and E-Government: Leveraging Big Data for Urban Development

edited by

Catalin Vrabie

,

Luminita Movanu

and

Ximing Yin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: context-driven innovation; smart cities; digital reforms; e-government; e-democracy; urban innovation; smart governance; sustainable urban development; smart technology; urban planning; social innovation

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

City and Ageing: A Challenge for Urban Planning

edited by Carlos López-Escolano and Raúl Postigo-Vidal

submission deadline 4 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: ageing; city; urban planning; accessibility; proximity; housing; mobility; heat island; green infrastructure; vulnerability

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

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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13714 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3318 | 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)

Urban Regeneration: A Rethink

edited by Hadas Shadar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2246 | 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)

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

edited by

Nebojša Jurišević

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2028 | 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)

Water Resources Planning and Management in Cities (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jing Yuan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1568 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision-making; water management; water planning; water allocation; water assessment

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

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 1273 | 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 | Viewed by 638 | 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 | Viewed by 585 | 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 312 | 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)

Urban Tourism and Hospitality: Communities, Culture, and Sustainability

edited by

Nikola Vuksanović

,

Dunja Demirović Bajrami

and

Tatjana D. Pivac

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2171 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism; hospitality management; sustainable cities; smart tourism and digitalization; urban regeneration; overtourism and carrying capacity; community well-being; cultural heritage and urban identity; tourism policy and governance; visitor experience in cities

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | 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 | Viewed by 399 | 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 375 | 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)

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