Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2026

European cities’ barriers to carbon neutrality: identifying vicious circles hampering effective implementation

in Innovation and Governance

Eloise Deshayes
Louise Francis
Lorenzo Chelleri

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1669471

142 views

Editorial

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Editorial: Urban resilience and inclusive development

in Social Inclusion in Cities

Chen Yang
Huan Li

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1776183

320 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Feb 2026

Bridging Policy and Practice: Urban Design Governance Pathways for Vision 2030– Driven Energy Sustainability in Riyadh

in Urban Energy End-Use

Zeinab Elhassan

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

289 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Feb 2026

Effect Evaluation of National Big Data Comprehensive Experimental Zone on Financial Science and Technology Innovation Effect

in Innovation and Governance

Zineng Hong

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Editorial

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Editorial: Post-organic city: a city without organs

in Climate Change and Cities

Juan Sádaba
Itxaro Latasa
Simone Mora

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1783546

364 views

Opinion

Accepted on 12 Feb 2026

Monitoring the Performance of Urban Green Infrastructure: Biodiversity Challenges and Assumptions in Greek Mediterranean Cities

in Urban Greening

ALEXANDRA D. SOLOMOU

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Opinion

Published on 12 Feb 2026

An ecology of suboptimals? Lessons learned from balancing green and gray in cities

in Urban Greening

Joan Casanelles-Abella
Monika Egerer

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1759048

627 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Innovative pathways towards more resilient communities: evidence from a safety culture study in Italy

in Sustainable Infrastructure

Gabriella Duca
Monica Crișan
Antonio Di Palma
Giovanni Gugg
Mariana Oliveira
Vittorio Sangermano
Stefano Zanut

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

145 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Implementation of Digital Governance to Enhance Oversight in Local Municipalities

in Innovation and Governance

Gilbert T Zvaita (PhD)
Elvin Shava

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

247 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Conceptual eco-physical reframing for immovable cultural heritage assets in the context of sustainable cities

in Urban Resource Management

Marco Casazza
Fabrizio Barone

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1769870

453 views

Review

Published on 10 Feb 2026

A product service systems-led approach towards advancing sustainable human settlements in South Africa

in Cities in the Global South

Rotondwa Nemakhavhani
Nolwazi Qumbisa
Bankole Awuzie

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1702835

630 views

Review

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Toward better social value creation in road infrastructure: a conceptual model

in Sustainable Infrastructure

Nelda Maelissa
Mohammad Arif Rohman
I. Putu Artama Wiguna

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1760070

603 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Harnessing solar to power lower-cost air quality sensors

in Climate Change and Cities

Amy McCarron
Sean Semple
Matthew Blake
Ronnie Balfour
Jim Mills
Heather D. Price

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

104 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Challenges and benefits in peer-to-peer EV charger sharing: an explorative study to actual hosts

in Urban Transportation Systems and Mobility

Yuerong Zhang
Yanghui Cao

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1752469

681 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

Designing Sustainable Public Spaces in Khobar, Saudi Arabia: A Decision-Support Framework Integrating Mobility and Transport Connectivity Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

in Sustainable Infrastructure

Khalid Almatar

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

168 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

The Heat Speaks, Youth Answer: Co-Producing Climate Shelters in Vulnerable Urban Territories

in Climate Change and Cities

Pedro Henrique Campello Torres
Isabela Carmo Cavaco
Maria Lucia Bellenzani
Giovanna Rosseto
Pedro Roberto JACOBI

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

430 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

The climate governance implementation gaps in Milan (Italy)

in Climate Change and Cities

Eloise Deshayes
Erica Manuelli
Lorenzo Chelleri

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

206 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

Changes in land use and ecological landscape patterns along national integrated transport corridors in China

in Urban Transportation Systems and Mobility

Lyu Di
Zihuang Si
Zhao Yu
Haoyu Hu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Evolutionary characteristics of the relationship between urban intensive land use and carbon emissions in China's three major coastal urban agglomerations

in Climate Change and Cities

Qingxi Zhang
Zhiying Huang
Xinying Jiao
Wensheng Zhang
Aiqing Guo
Jingfeng Ge

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1712186

755 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Perceptions of lean construction for waste management in the UAE building sector: a partial least squares structural equation modeling approach

in Sustainable Infrastructure

Tania M. Joseph
Hafsa Shajidha
Salwa Beheiry
Md. Maruf Mortula

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1698448

1,575 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 05 Feb 2026

Emerging Transport Modes and Mobility Hubs: A Review of Their Impacts on CO₂ Emissions

in Urban Transportation Systems and Mobility

Fatemeh Torabi Kachousangi
Ekki Kreutzberger
Niels van Oort
Arjan van binsbergen
Serge Hoogendoorn

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

154 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Overcoming the implementation gap: everyday barriers and enablers of urban climate governance

in Climate Change and Cities

Benjamin Kaplan Weinger

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1656615

1,038 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 04 Feb 2026

Governance of Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development: Aligning Digital Innovation with the Sustainable Development Goals

in Innovation and Governance

Sarah Ghazal Masri
Mutasem El-Fadel

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

174 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Feb 2026

Exclusionary and livelihood-disrupting spatial reconfiguration of informal trading in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

in Social Inclusion in Cities

Buhle Dube
Thulisile Ncamsile Mphambukeli
Trynos Gumbo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

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European cities’ barriers to carbon neutrality: identifying vicious circles hampering effective implementation

Editorial: Urban resilience and inclusive development

Bridging Policy and Practice: Urban Design Governance Pathways for Vision 2030– Driven Energy Sustainability in Riyadh

Effect Evaluation of National Big Data Comprehensive Experimental Zone on Financial Science and Technology Innovation Effect

Editorial: Post-organic city: a city without organs

Monitoring the Performance of Urban Green Infrastructure: Biodiversity Challenges and Assumptions in Greek Mediterranean Cities

An ecology of suboptimals? Lessons learned from balancing green and gray in cities

Innovative pathways towards more resilient communities: evidence from a safety culture study in Italy

Implementation of Digital Governance to Enhance Oversight in Local Municipalities

Conceptual eco-physical reframing for immovable cultural heritage assets in the context of sustainable cities

A product service systems-led approach towards advancing sustainable human settlements in South Africa

Toward better social value creation in road infrastructure: a conceptual model

Harnessing solar to power lower-cost air quality sensors

Challenges and benefits in peer-to-peer EV charger sharing: an explorative study to actual hosts

Designing Sustainable Public Spaces in Khobar, Saudi Arabia: A Decision-Support Framework Integrating Mobility and Transport Connectivity Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)

The Heat Speaks, Youth Answer: Co-Producing Climate Shelters in Vulnerable Urban Territories

The climate governance implementation gaps in Milan (Italy)

Changes in land use and ecological landscape patterns along national integrated transport corridors in China

Evolutionary characteristics of the relationship between urban intensive land use and carbon emissions in China's three major coastal urban agglomerations

Perceptions of lean construction for waste management in the UAE building sector: a partial least squares structural equation modeling approach

Emerging Transport Modes and Mobility Hubs: A Review of Their Impacts on CO₂ Emissions

Overcoming the implementation gap: everyday barriers and enablers of urban climate governance

Governance of Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development: Aligning Digital Innovation with the Sustainable Development Goals

Exclusionary and livelihood-disrupting spatial reconfiguration of informal trading in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe