Frontiers in Environmental Science | Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Stay or leave? The impact of cities’ air quality on the settlement intention of urban migrants: empirical evidence from China

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Liu Hengyi
Zhang Zeyu
Luo Zixiang
Chen Wei

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1616579

693 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Sep 2025

Identifying the dominant seasonal drivers of land surface temperature on Xiamen Island: an urban functional zone perspective

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Yaolu Xu

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1661441

260 views

Perspective

Accepted on 12 Sep 2025

Turning the tide – why cities can be both drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss, and leaders in tackling them

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Dagmar Haase

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1685668

445 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Interrelationships and zoning-based management of landscape ecological risk and ecological resilience in the Hefei metropolitan circle from a multi-scale perspective

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Junhao Liu
Jiulin Li
Yingxing Wang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1654175

1,219 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

The sustainablility of traditional Chinese villages: a perspective from the production of space

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Mengru Song
Ji-Eun Kim

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1635374

1,252 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Green space system planning and optimization coupling landscape pattern analysis with spatial models: a case study of Fuzhou, China

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Jingru Chen
Qingqing Zhou
Shengzhen Wu
Yabing Huang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1642739

1,215 views

Community Case Study

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Regional integration policies and ecological resilience: a case study of urban agglomeration planning policies in China

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Yuanzhu Li
Zhongfeng Pan
Yang Shen

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1636479

1,390 views

Editorial

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Editorial: Urban carbon emissions and anthropogenic activities

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Mariarosaria Lombardi

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1669726

1,189 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Coupling coordination analysis and factors of “Urban renewal-ecological resilience-water resilience” in arid zones

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Yu Sun
Xinwu Li

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1615419

855 views

Editorial

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Editorial: Climate change vulnerability, adaptation, and human settlements

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Amit Kumar
Rupesh Kumar
Prashant Sharma
Yuhan Huang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1654854

1,248 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

City brand and urban environmental sanitation: evidence from the national civilized city in China

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Junyan Li
Lei Xu

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1575303

1,187 views
1 citation

Opinion

Published on 14 May 2025

What’s ahead: navigating the future of environmental science in and around cities in post-pandemic times

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Dagmar Haase

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1613491

1,121 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2025

Spatiotemporal analysis of decoupling urban expansion and carbon emissions in China: insights from different expansion and decoupling patterns

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Xiangming Lin
Yuantao Liao
Shaojian Wang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1579001

1,304 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Impact of urban spatial compactness on air pollution in China

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Changyi Liang
Jing Zhao
Jing Li
Rui Zhang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1491070

1,087 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2025

Critical evaluation on the ecosystem service levels of provincial capital cities along the Yellow River Basin

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Haifa Jia
Tianyou Wang
Pengyu Liang
Jianxun Zhang
Runhao Zhang

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1554157

1,631 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Apr 2025

Dynamic evolution and network structure characteristics of the wellbeing eco-efficiency of cities in the Yellow River Basin, China

in Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Meixia Wang
Qingyun Zheng
Li Liu

Frontiers in Environmental Science

doi 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1565441

1,104 views