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Digital Approaches for Sustainable Heritage and Historic Urban Environments

edited by

Francisco M. Hidalgo-Sanchez

Emilio J. Mascort-Albea

and Assunta Pelliccio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: built heritage; historic urban landscapes; geographic information systems (GISs); HBIM and digital twins; preventive conservation; cultural heritage management; urban regeneration; remote sensing; artificial intelligence for heritage; data-driven urban planning

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

Data-Driven Smart City: Analytics, Innovation, and Sustainability

edited by

Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani

and

Ali Cheshmehzangi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analysis; smart city; urban sustainability; edge AI; digital twins; generative ai; agentic AI; smart transportation; environmental monitoring; explainable AI

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

Urban and Peri-Urban Nature: Ecosystem Services, Human Well-Being, and Climate Resilience

edited by

Huixin Wang

Shixian Luo

and

Jing Xie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban nature; peri-urban nature; urban-rural interface; ecosystem services; human well-being; climate resilience; nature-based solutions; environmental justice; urban planning; sustainable cities

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

Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Business Model Innovation in Urban Air Mobility and the Low-Altitude Economy

edited by

Tiansheng Yang

and Ken Peattie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban air mobility; low-altitude economy; smart city; intelligent transport systems; sustainable mobility; eVTOL; innovation technology; lifecycle assessment; sustainable urban development; circular economy and sharing economy

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

Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal, and Hybrid Energy Technologies for a Sustainable Urban Environment

edited by Ivana Radonjić Mitić and

Marko Dimitrijević

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; photovoltaic–thermal systems; heat-recovery solutions; heat pumps; urban environments; energy communities; microgrids

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

City and Ageing: A Challenge for Urban Planning

edited by Carlos López-Escolano and Raúl Postigo-Vidal

submission deadline 4 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3275 | 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)

Addressing the Challenges in the Development and Management of Public Spaces in Contemporary Cities—2nd Edition

edited by

Rajjan Chitrakar

submission deadline 6 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: public realm; public space; public space planning; public space design; public space management; placemaking; publicness; accessibility; control; privately owned public spaces; social inclusion; social interaction; third places; sense of place; place quality; climate-responsive public spaces; green infrastructure; digital public spaces; hybrid public spaces; walkability; contemporary cities

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

Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecological Security: Spatial Modeling, Monitoring and Governance

edited by Liang Zhou,

Jun Yang

Guangliang Xi

and Zhiyu Fan

submission deadline 10 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green infrastructure; ecological security; spatial modeling; environmental health risks; street-view imagery; GeoAI; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; climate-adaptive governance

(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 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4168 | 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)

Smart and Liveable Cities: Urban Prototypes, AI Urbanism, and the Transformation of Urban Futures

edited by

Marianna Cavada

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; liveability; urban prototypes; urban engineering; urban transformation and governance; urban design policy; urban sustainability; urban economy; planning and design

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

Sustainable Urban Tourism Toward Digital Futures

edited by

Giovana Almeida

and Paulo Almeida

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban tourism; digital futures; smart tourism destinations; smart cities; digital transformation; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; smart governance; tourism innovation; urban sustainability; urban resilience; climate adaptation; smart mobility; territorial branding; destination image; destination competitiveness; place-based development; digital technologies; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development

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

Digital Economy, Green Transition and Sustainable Urban Development

edited by Hao Hu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital economy; green transition; smart cities; urban governance; artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; digital infrastructure; green innovation; low-carbon development; circular economy; urban resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Urban Flood Resilience and Management

edited by

Bruna Peres Battemarco

Marcelo Miguez

Osvaldo Moura Rezende

and

Luciana Guimarães

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood risk assessment; urban water management; nature-based solutions (NbSs); flood forecasting and early warning systems; flood governance and policy

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

Sustainable Cross-Border Transport: Policy Definition for Urban Implications

edited by

Caterina Caramuta

, Lucia Rotaris and Marco Mazzarino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-border transport; sustainability; policy definition; mobility planning; freight logistics

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

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

edited by

Nenad Ruškić

and Valentina B. Mirović

submission deadline 1 Sep 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10395 | 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 Tourism and Hospitality: Communities, Culture, and Sustainability

edited by

Nikola Vuksanović

Dunja Demirović Bajrami

and

Tatjana D. Pivac

submission deadline 1 Sep 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5083 | 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)

Mitigating Flood Impact in Urbanized Spaces Through Sustainable Strategies

edited by

Joan Rosselló-Geli

and

Francesco De Pascale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3675 | Submission Open

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

(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 2027 | Viewed by 609 | 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)

Social Risks and Urban Governance in Low-Carbon Energy Transformation

edited by

Yan Bu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon transformation; social risk assessment; urban governance; energy policy evaluation; urban resilience; just transition; energy poverty; socio-economic impact; urban planning; sustainable development

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

Urban Waste Management and Circular Economy for Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Sustainable Cities

edited by

Christian Luiz Da Silva

and

Thea Schoeman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban waste management; circular economy; sustainable cities; low-carbon economy; regional climate change plans; waste-picker cooperatives; waste; reverse logistics; public policy; informal sector inclusion

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

Wildlife Conservation Under the Impact of Urbanization

edited by

Ismail Mansouri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife conservation; urbanization; urban ecology; urban biodiversity; urban wildlife; biodiversity conservation; landscape ecology; wildlife management; human-wildlife coexistence

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

Urban Resilience and Flood Stress: Advances in Urban Planning and Design

edited by

Jian Tian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban flood resilience; nature-based solutions; climate-adaptive urban design; integrated water management; disaster risk reduction

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

Urban Regeneration: A Rethink: 2nd Edition

edited by Hadas Shadar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 43 | 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)

Urban Climate and Hydrology: Extremes, Monitoring, and Resilience

edited by

Igor da Silva Rocha Paz

and

Priscila Celebrini de Oliveira Campos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban climate; urban heat island; urban hydrology; extreme rainfall; short-term rainfall forecasting (nowcasting); environmental monitoring and instrumentation; natural disaster risk reduction; floods and landslides; urban resilience; climate change adaptation

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

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analysis for Smart Cities

edited by

Han Liu

, Xiaotong Zhang and Feng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence for smart cities; big data analytics; urban computing; data-driven decision support systems; Internet of Things

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

Building Urban Resilience Through Digital Documentation and Integrated Management of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage

edited by

Pablo Alejandro Cruz Franco

Adela Rueda Márquez De La Plata

and Jesús A. Torrecilla-Pinero

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: historic urban environments; urban digital heritage; reality capture; BIM/HBIM; urban digital twins; urban resilience; adaptive reuse; urban heritage management; spatial decision support

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

Advances in Urban Water Management and Ecological Restoration Under Climate Change

edited by

Yifeng Qin

and

Changkun Xie

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban water management; ecological restoration; climate change adaptation; urban flooding; water scarcity; nature-based solutions; sponge city; green and blue infrastructure; urban aquatic ecosystems; water quality; climate resilience; sustainable cities

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

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