Urban Science

Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes

edited by

Marija Ilić

,

Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović

, Božica Vasiljević and

Jelena Čanak Atlagić

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4866 | 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 3468 | 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)

Leveraging Socioeconomic and Geospatial Data for Understanding Urban–Rural Continuum

edited by

Jin Wang

,

Zhifeng Wu

and

Shan Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2946 | 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 1291 | 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)

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 928 | 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 Green Space and Health

edited by

Raziyeh Teimouri

and

Yu-Sheng Shen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 923 | 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)

Urban Mobility Data Mining and Big Data Analysis

edited by

Gergő Pintér

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 390 | 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 1820 | 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 1890 | 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 371 | 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 5323 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15041 | 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 11022 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1885 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | 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

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 501 | 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)

Innovation-Driven Urban Development in the Digital and Sustainable Era

edited by

Kai Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 497 | 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)

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 490 | Submission Open

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

Urban Traffic Control and Innovative Planning

edited by

Sen Luan

, Jia Li and

Erlong Tan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3734 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3324 | 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)

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 3321 | 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 Regeneration, Tourism Scenario Innovation, and Inclusive Urban Tourism

edited by

Ping Yin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1974 | 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 1607 | 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)

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 1513 | 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)

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 1324 | Submission Open

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

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 1251 | 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 919 | 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 860 | 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 730 | 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 570 | 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 352 | 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 294 | 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 258 | 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 2459 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5054 | 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 69884 | 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)

Waste Valorization and Urban Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Transition and Resilient Environments

edited by

Verónica Oliveira

,

Luis Araújo Santos

and Carla Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7342 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; sustainable cities; circular urban economy; resource recovery; environmental governance; urban metabolism; citizen participation; risk assessment

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

Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in Urban Science

edited by

Qingwu Yan

, Guie Li and Zihao Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5870 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS application; multi-source data; resource-based city; urban dynamic monitoring; urban ecological quality; urban ecological risk; urban land-use change; urban environmental assessment; urban resilience; urban thermal environment; built-up area extraction; urban expansion; urban environmental monitoring; urban environmental quality; urban environment modelling

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

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

edited by

Haibo Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5084 | 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)

GeoAI-Driven Urban Analytics: From Spatial Data to Planning Decisions

edited by

Avram Sorin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4249 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI for urban planning; evidence-based decision-making; urban policy and governance; spatial decision support systems; digital twins; sustainable urban development

(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 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3821 | Submission Open

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

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

Flooding Prevention Strategies for Flood-Prone Cities Under Climate Change

edited by Ming Zhong, Xiaohong Yang, Shengmei Yang, Lu Zhuo and Song Ye

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3308 | Submission Open

Keywords: flooding; risk; urban infrastructure; resilience; climate change; remote sensing

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

Innovation and the City: Exploring the Role of Urban Design, Transportation and Land Use

edited by

Bradley Bereitschaft

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2855 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; innovative firms; urban design; walkability; urban form; transportation; land use patterns; innovation productivity; creative spaces; creative class

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

Urban Soundscape and Sustainability: Designing Cities That Speak

edited by

Samantha Di Loreto

and

Sergio Montelpare

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2557 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban soundscape; acoustic comfort; urban sustainability; building physics; environmental quality; noise assessment; urban planning; sustainable development; acoustic engineering; quality of life

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

Smart Cities for People: Innovative Paradigms of Information Behavior and Urban Interaction

edited by Maria Victoria De-la-Fuente, Diego Ros-McDonnell and

Álvaro Bernabeu-Bautista

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centric smart cities; information behavior; personalized urban services; urban interaction; participatory governance; digital inclusion; AI and IoT applications; privacy and ethics; behavioral urban design; sustainable urban mobility

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

Urban Smart Grids and Power Systems

edited by

Yulong Liu

, Qiujie Wang and Jian Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; distribution network resilience; integrated energy systems; power system stability; wide-area measurement; signal processing; fault diagnosis; power quality; embedded AI

Urban Heat Exposure: Health Risks and Socioeconomic Impacts

edited by

Qiuyun Zhao

and

Lei Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1381 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; urban heat exposure; health risks; health inequality; socioeconomic impacts; climate policy; urban infrastructure; sustainable urban development; interdisciplinary research

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

Pathways of Urbanization: From Spatial Dynamics to Planning Futures

edited by

Dario Domingo

and Ana Beatriz Pierri-Daunt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban dynamics; planning and governance; simulation and modeling; socioeconomic change; spatial segregation; sustainability and resilience

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

Advancing Sponge City Resilience Through Water Systems and Urban Ecosystems: From Technical Solutions to Adaptive Management Policies

edited by

Guoru Huang

and Jiaxuan Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: sponge city; urban resilience; water–ecosystem management; flood risk mitigation; hydrological and ecological modeling; urban ecological health; systemic resilience assessment; socio-ecological governance

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

AI and Digital Technology for Climate-Resilient Urban Planning

edited by

Dillip Kumar Das

and

Salvatore Antonio Biancardo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); climate-resilient urban planning; climate risk modelling; digital technologies; ethical and inclusive urban governance; global south urbanism; participatory governance; smart and sustainable cities; urban climate adaptation; urban infrastructure resilience

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

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