Submit to Urban Science Review for Urban Science Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Urban Science publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section

Search by Title/Keyword

Order results

Display

Results per page

Community-Based and Urban-Scale Facility Management

edited by

Bintang Noor Prabowo

Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj

Carmel Margaret Lindkvist

and

Savis Gohari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: community-based facility management; CbFM; urban facility management; urban FM, UFM, urban-scale support services; sustainable cities; community facilities; public–private–people partnership; urban governance; social value; urban heritage facility management; UHFM; smart cities

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

Migration and the City: Aging, Identity and Built Environment

edited by Hohon Leung

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; transnationalism; aging; built environment; identity; sustainability; spatial inequality; social inclusion; (im)migrant community

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

Urban Resilience and Natural Disaster Governance

edited by

Yanting Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; natural disaster governance; disaster risk reduction (DRR); proactive prevention; sustainable urban development; mega-disaster preparedness; worst-case scenario planning; community-based resilience; safety-oriented spatial planning; vulnerability assessment

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

Smart Solutions for Urban Transportation System

edited by Li Song,

Ze-hao Jiang

Cheng Zhang

and

Shunchao Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient urban transportation; connected and automated mobility; intelligent transportation system; city-scale transportation management; public transportation system; shared mobility system

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

Spatiotemporal Big Data, Multimodal Data, and Large Language Models for Urban Tourism and Its Impacts on Cities

edited by

Pingbin Jin

and Pengfei Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism; urban studies; spatiotemporal big data; multimodal data; large language models; tourist behavior; touristification; overtourism; gentrification; urban governance; sustainable tourism; user-generated content; generative artificial intelligence

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

Geographic Information Science and Urban Health Geography

edited by Zhixin Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information science (GIScience); urban health geography; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial analysis; spatial epidemiology; health equity; healthcare accessibility; environmental health; smart cities; sustainable urban development

Low-Carbon Buildings and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Tania Rus

Andrei Ceclan

and

Jose Manuel Olmos

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1911 | 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)

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

edited by

Catalin Vrabie

Luminita Movanu

and

Ximing Yin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3774 | 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)

Urban and Territorial Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Community, Socio-Environmental, and Governance Perspectives

edited by José Sandoval-Díaz and

Patricio Neumann Langdon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; community resilience; climate change adaptation; disaster risk reduction; territorial governance; social vulnerability; socio-ecological systems; urban sustainability; peri-urban territories; urban–rural interface; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; life cycle thinking; social metabolism

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

Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption as Drivers of Urban Transformation

edited by

Lei Shi

and Mengmeng Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy production; urban energy consumption; circular economy; renewable energy integration; low-carbon mobility; urban distributed energy infrastructure

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

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 251 | 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 134 | 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 90 | 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)

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 61 | 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)

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 55 | 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)

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 3058 | 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)

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 16 | 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)

Urban Tourism and Hospitality: Communities, Culture, and Sustainability

edited by

Nikola Vuksanović

Dunja Demirović Bajrami

and

Tatjana D. Pivac

submission deadline 1 Sep 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3608 | 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)

Social Risks and Urban Governance in Low-Carbon Energy Transformation

edited by

Yan Bu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 277 | 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)

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 2 | 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)

Displaying special issue 151-200 on page 4 of 4.

Go to page 2 3 4

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI