Applications of Urban Geographic Analysis, Spatial Intelligence, and Environmental Modelling
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Environment and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2027 | Viewed by 29
Editors
Interests: spatiotemporal data science; spatiotemporal intelligence; digital twins
Interests: ecosystem observation and simulation; intelligent monitoring and early warning of ecological environment in mining areas
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid urbanization has significantly increased the complexity of city systems, creating unprecedented challenges in urban mobility, environmental degradation, ecosystem degradation, and climate resilience, as well as urban land governance, land-use change monitoring, and the emerging utilization of low-altitude urban spaces. Addressing these multi-dimensional issues demands a paradigm shift from traditional static planning to dynamic, data-driven approaches. Spatiotemporal data science, spatial intelligence, urban digital twins, ecological remote sensing, and ecosystem observation and modeling—together with emerging approaches in urban cadastre, land management, and low-altitude technology—have emerged as transformative tools. These tools enable high-resolution simulation, real-time monitoring, and predictive analysis of intricate urban phenomena. By decoding the complex interactions between human activities, built environments, and natural ecosystems across multi-dimensional urban spaces, these methodologies offer critical pathways toward smarter, more sustainable, and ecologically resilient urban development.
This Special Issue aims to provide a leading interdisciplinary forum for researchers to showcase innovative applications of urban geographic analysis, spatial intelligence, and environmental modeling. We invite contributions that bridge the gap between advanced spatial technology and actionable urban solutions. By exploring novel algorithms, spatio-temporal grid-coding frameworks, and simulation models, this issue seeks to advance the scientific understanding of complex city dynamics, directly aligning with the core scope of Urban Science—including smart urban planning, multi-dimensional mobility optimization, land governance, and environmental sustainability.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Urban digital twins and virtual geographic environments (VGEs).
- Spatiotemporal big data analytics and Spatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI).
- High-resolution environmental modeling and urban microclimate simulation.
- Spatial intelligence in intelligent transportation and urban mobility systems.
- Urban resilience assessment, vulnerability mapping, and disaster risk modeling.
- Advanced spatio-temporal grid coding and computing for smart city infrastructure.
- Land use dynamics, urban expansion modeling, and ecosystem service valuation.
- Integration of knowledge graphs and big data for urban environmental monitoring.
- Urban land governance and spatial management.
- Urban 3D cadastre and land information systems.
- Low-altitude spatial intelligence, engineering, and environmental modeling for the urban low-altitude economy.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Guangyuan Zhang
Dr. Wei Wu
Dr. Changjie Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spatial intelligence
- spatiotemporal data science
- urban digital twins
- environmental modeling
- GeoAI
- ecosystem observation and modeling
- urban ecosystem services
- land management, urban cadastre
- low-altitude economy
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