Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Original Research

Published on 31 Mar 2025

Nuanced perspectives on the challenges, prospects and opportunities confronting sustainable access to potable water and sanitary services in South Africa’s Nompumelelo community

in Cities in the Global South

Shadreck Muchaku
Leocadia Zhou

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1560630

3,869 views

Editorial

Published on 28 Mar 2025

Editorial: Land-use management in peri-urban areas

in Urban Resource Management

Muhammad Salem
Joe Ravetz
Prasanna Divigalpitiya
Sudhir Chella Rajan
Mehebub Sahana

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1586052

3,623 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Mar 2025

Urban land policy and its administration in Addis Ababa: a perception study

in Urban Resource Management

Adelegne Aytenew
Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher
Berhanu Woldetensae

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1555773

6,951 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Corrigendum: The challenges of urban street trees and how to overcome them

in Urban Greening

Monika Egerer
Julia M. Schmack
Kevin Vega
Camilo Ordóñez Barona
Susanne Raum

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1554676

2,321 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Approach for energy diagnostic of intermediate municipalities in Colombia

in Urban Energy End-Use

Fabio Bermejo
Juan Cabello
Alexis Sagastume
Jorge Mendoza
Juan Rueda-Bayona

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1505477

2,837 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

From industry to greenery: exploring how users experience the Regent’s Canal

in Urban Greening

Yarden Woolf
Michael Short

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1498698

3,076 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2025

The urban environment in South Asia: studying the ambient air quality in a mid-sized city in Bangladesh

in Health and Cities

Md. Monabbir Hossain
Md. Tariqul Islam
Sujit Kumar Sikder
Sarah L. Hemstock
Md. Aminul Islam
Mahmud Hossain Faruquee
Md. Zakir Hossain

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1497768

5,193 views
3 citations

Community Case Study

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Stakeholder dynamics and sustainable waste management in peri-urban settings: a case study of actor interactions in Indonesia

in Urban Resource Management

Imam Mukhlis
Slamet Fauzan
Farida Rahmawati
Saliya de Silva
Inaya Sari Melati

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1509601

4,296 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Climate adaptation in urban space: the need for a transdisciplinary approach

in Climate Change and Cities

Sara Lenzi
Juan Sádaba
Aiur Retegi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1562066

5,930 views
3 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 21 Mar 2025

How to realize large-scale outdoor thermal comfort studies? A systematic review based on OTC characterization, methods and research trends

in Climate Change and Cities

Yuan Li
Wenyi Fei
Mengsheng Yang
Yingfeng Wang
Yanan Du
Yaomei Wang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1552994

5,882 views
2 citations

Community Case Study

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Modular integrated construction as a development strategy for post-COVID urban sustainability: the case of Hong Kong

in Sustainable Infrastructure

Andrea Yunyan Jia
Yi Zhang
Jianfu Shen

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1553276

8,033 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Mar 2025

Investigating the impact of property characteristics, cost of living, and environmental factors on rental prices in Baidoa’s climate-affected real estate market: a hybrid approach using hedonic regression and neural networks

in Cities in the Global South

Mohamed Ibrahim Nor
Buba Audu
Abdullahi Dahir Mohamed

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1511761

4,190 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Should mayors be accountable for election promises? Effects of compulsory goal setting and reporting requirements on sustainability governance in four Latin American cities

in Innovation and Governance

Ludger Niemann
Thomas Hoppe

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1450933

2,681 views

Perspective

Published on 17 Mar 2025

A research agenda for urban health security

in Health and Cities

Matthew R. Boyce
Margot Gordon
Gemma Bowsher
Uwe Brandes
Irene Lai
Amanda McClelland
Clare Wenham
Diego Zendejas
Rebecca Katz

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1493828

2,442 views

Review

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Explainable AI and monocular vision for enhanced UAV navigation in smart cities: prospects and challenges

in Smart Technologies and Cities

Shumaila Javaid
Muhammad Asghar Khan
Hamza Fahim
Bin He
Nasir Saeed

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1561404

5,889 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Assessing waste management performance in smart cities through the ‘Zero Waste Index’: case of African Waste Reclaimers Organisation, Johannesburg, South Africa

in Smart Technologies and Cities

Vincent Siwawa

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1449868

7,813 views
6 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Exploring trends in e-business and sustainable finance: an integrated analytical approach

in Urban Economics

Vasim Ahmad
Madhu Arora
Anu Sayal
Rakesh Kumar
Pawan Kumar

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1549874

3,697 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2025

For whom the trains roll? An equity analysis of rail enhancement in Israel

in Social Inclusion in Cities

Orit Rotem-Mindali
Eran Feitelson
Yaron Michael

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1468601

2,042 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 28 Feb 2025

The last urban frontier—assessing hotspots of urban change associated with LCLUC in Africa

in Cities in the Global South

Melinda Laituri
Orion S. E. Cardenas-Ritzert
Jody C. Vogeler
Shahriar Shah Heydari
Melissa R. McHale

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1529440

3,120 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2025

Assessing the impact of social housing on urban regeneration in South African cities

in Social Inclusion in Cities

Noxolo N. Ngema
Ahmed Bokhari
Sijekula L. Mbanga

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1468964

5,460 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2025

Evaluation of the role of green walls in enhancing outdoor thermal comfort in different morphologies of building blocks

in Urban Greening

Teymour Heydari
Mansour Yeganeh
Elham Pourmahabadian

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1519375

2,086 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands

in Urban Greening

Rachel Lauwerijssen
Ian Mell
Adam Barker

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1544990

3,092 views

Systematic Review

Published on 25 Feb 2025

The relationship between regional development, smart mobility and transportation planning: a bibliometric analysis

in Urban Transportation Systems and Mobility

Syafieq Fahlevi Almassawa
Ernan Rustiadi
Akhmad Fauzi
Ridwan Sutriadi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1424859

2,825 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Safeguarding rural-urban linkages: modeling drivers of peri-urban sprawl and impacts on ecosystem services

in Urban Resource Management

Samuel Dekolo
Matthew I. Ekum
Omobolanle K. James
Clinton Aigbavboa
Trynos Gumbo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1535619

3,399 views
3 citations

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articles

Nuanced perspectives on the challenges, prospects and opportunities confronting sustainable access to potable water and sanitary services in South Africa’s Nompumelelo community

Editorial: Land-use management in peri-urban areas

Urban land policy and its administration in Addis Ababa: a perception study

Corrigendum: The challenges of urban street trees and how to overcome them

Approach for energy diagnostic of intermediate municipalities in Colombia

From industry to greenery: exploring how users experience the Regent’s Canal

The urban environment in South Asia: studying the ambient air quality in a mid-sized city in Bangladesh

Stakeholder dynamics and sustainable waste management in peri-urban settings: a case study of actor interactions in Indonesia

Climate adaptation in urban space: the need for a transdisciplinary approach

How to realize large-scale outdoor thermal comfort studies? A systematic review based on OTC characterization, methods and research trends

Modular integrated construction as a development strategy for post-COVID urban sustainability: the case of Hong Kong

Investigating the impact of property characteristics, cost of living, and environmental factors on rental prices in Baidoa’s climate-affected real estate market: a hybrid approach using hedonic regression and neural networks

Should mayors be accountable for election promises? Effects of compulsory goal setting and reporting requirements on sustainability governance in four Latin American cities

A research agenda for urban health security

Explainable AI and monocular vision for enhanced UAV navigation in smart cities: prospects and challenges

Assessing waste management performance in smart cities through the ‘Zero Waste Index’: case of African Waste Reclaimers Organisation, Johannesburg, South Africa

Exploring trends in e-business and sustainable finance: an integrated analytical approach

For whom the trains roll? An equity analysis of rail enhancement in Israel

The last urban frontier—assessing hotspots of urban change associated with LCLUC in Africa

Assessing the impact of social housing on urban regeneration in South African cities

Evaluation of the role of green walls in enhancing outdoor thermal comfort in different morphologies of building blocks

Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands

The relationship between regional development, smart mobility and transportation planning: a bibliometric analysis

Safeguarding rural-urban linkages: modeling drivers of peri-urban sprawl and impacts on ecosystem services