Urban Science

Urban Tourism and Hospitality: Emerging Challenges and Trends

edited by

Jorge Marques

,

Joana A. Quintela

and

Helena Albuquerque

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5794 | 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)

Improving the Urban Resilience of Built Assets Through Industrialized Construction Systems

edited by

Maria João Falcão Silva

and Filipa Salvado

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 263 | 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)

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

edited by

Jing Yuan

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Transportation and Urban Environments-Public Health

edited by Chia-Yuan Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 35980 | 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)

Social Evolution and Sustainability in the Urban Context

edited by

Juan R. Coca

,

Julio Fernandez Portela

and Victor Jimenez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8500 | 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)

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 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3659 | 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)

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

edited by

Bradley Bereitschaft

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1493 | 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)

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 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | 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)

Sustainable Energy Management and Planning in Urban Areas

edited by

Rosa María Regueiro-Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10315 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy planning; energy sources; urban energy management; urban development; sustainability; energy poverty; dematerialisation

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

Innovative Transportation Systems: Shaping Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility

edited by

Maria Nadia Postorino

and

Caterina Malandri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2416 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative transportation systems; cooperative connected automated mobility (CCAM); connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV); urban air mobility (UAM); mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); sustainable urban mobility; sustainable transit policies; smart transportation solutions; multimodal transport systems; intelligent transportation technologies; urban traffic optimization

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

Sustainable Groundwater Management in Urban Areas

edited by

Konstantina Pyrgaki

,

Maria Margarita Ntona

and

Suraj Kumar Bhagat

submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban water; urban hydrology; integrated water resource management (IWRM); urban water cycle; groundwater quality management; urban water monitoring; rainwater harvesting; nature-based solutions; groundwater level predictions; AI/ML; SWAT

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

Towards Sustainable Urban Living: Innovations in Sustainable Buildings and Urban Spaces

edited by

Yun Gao

,

Jieling Xiao

and

Adrian Pitts

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design and construction; retrofit design and construction; urban commons; green spaces; carbon offset; right to the city; urban justice; city planning

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

Enhancing Urban Sustainability and Well-Being in Developing Regions Facing Climate Change Impacts and Economic Constraints

edited by

Aya Hagishima

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 30010 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban climate change; urban heat island; urban well-being; developing regions; sustainability; urban health risks

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

Smart City Transportation and Electric Vehicles: Innovations for Sustainable Urban Mobility

edited by

Fatemeh Nasr Esfahani

and

Carrie M. Hall

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4635 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; intelligent transportation systems; electric vehicles; urban mobility; sustainable transportation; autonomous vehicles; renewable energy integration; IoT in transportation; smart grid integration; cybersecurity in smart mobility

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

Circular Economy Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development: Innovations in Waste Management and Building Materials

edited by

Robert Haigh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4188 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; building materials; circular economy; sustainability; resource recovery

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

GIS in Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis

edited by

Alexandre B. Gonçalves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1490 | 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)

Shaping the Equitable Future of Urban Living: Exploring Well-Being and New Mobility in Low-Carbon Cities

edited by Xinyi Wu and Chia-Yuan Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation equity; urban emissions reduction; alternative fuel vehicle; active travel; urban subjective well-being; travel behaviors; built environment; urban infrastructure

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

Urban Regeneration: A Rethink

edited by Hadas Shadar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 403 | 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)

Logistics of Port Cities and Urban Sustainable Development

edited by

Mladen Jardas

,

Gorana Mudronja

and

Hrvoje Grofelnik

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 397 | 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)

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

edited by

Rouzbeh Nazari

and Maryam Karimi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6794 | Submission Open

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6225 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3520 | 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)

Geotechnology in Urban Landscape Studies

edited by

Mieczyslaw Kunz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information systems (GISs); GIS modelling; GeoAI; remote sensing imagery; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); geotechnology; land use/cover changes; 2D/3D visualization; ecosystem processes; ecosystem services; urban ecology; urban processes; urban studies; sustainable management; temporal and multitemporal analysis; spatial analysis; sustainability; environmental monitoring; environmental quality; environment modelling; smart city; smart environment; urban pollution; light pollution; heat island; city vegetation; protected areas

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

The Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Problem in Urban Planning and Design

edited by

Lei Xiong

and

Bowei Zhu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 740 | 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 and Resilient Affordable Housing in Architecture Design and Urban Plans

edited by

Giovanna Mangialardi

and

Umberto Berardi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1430 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3378 | 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 1754 | 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 | Viewed by 370 | 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 346 | 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 266 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11157 | 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)

Rural–Urban Transformation and Regional Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6113 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3522 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Rong He

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 357 | 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 354 | 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 236 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1603 | 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 406 | 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)

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

edited by

Giovanni Murano

and Maria Grazia Giardinelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16620 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1434 | 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 | Viewed by 376 | 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)

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

edited by

Rajjan Chitrakar

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1651 | 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 | Viewed by 253 | 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 | Viewed by 93 | 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 | 29 articles | Viewed by 77121 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7882 | 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)

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 1287 | 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)

Urban Regeneration: Organizing Creativity, Innovation, and Change

edited by Alessandra Ricciardelli, Alessandro Cariello,

Paola Amoruso

and

Felicia Di Liddo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 550 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 535 | 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)

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