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Original Research

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

Strategic Co-Creation and Synergistic Partnerships in Digital Budgeting Reform: Strengthening Public Governance for Sustainable Cities in Makassar, Indonesia

in Cities in the Global South

Nur Khaerah
Fatmawati Fatmawati
Hardianto Hawing
Rudi Hardi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

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Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Spatial temporal evolution of tourism destination competitiveness and its coordination with ecological environment in coastal areas of China

in Cities in the Global South

Linshan Li
Wei Li

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1629222

1,330 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Margins of habitability. A qualitative study on housing and marginalization in México

in Cities in the Global South

Oscar A. Martínez-Martínez
Claudia V. Zamudio-Lazarín
Jimena De Gortari Ludlow

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1700078

1,372 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

The tipping point: financial fragility of a property-led model of transit-oriented development in an emerging economy

in Cities in the Global South

Herawati Zetha Rahman
Perdana Miraj
I. Nyoman Teguh Prasidha
Yofanny Amanda

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1700900

1,594 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Integrating geospatial mapping and stakeholders’ perception on sustainable flood solutions in a typical coastal megacity of Nigeria: a SWOT-AHP approach

in Cities in the Global South

Opeyemi Aniramu
Oluwagbenga Orimoogunje

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1663269

1,998 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2025

Does the free trade zone promote green technological innovation?—evidence from the perspective of industrial agglomeration and digital economy in 285 cities in China

in Cities in the Global South

Henan Zhang
Shangyue Jia
Binyu Ren
Hongling Ge

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1652437

2,076 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Nov 2025

Transformation of residual open spaces into a green community hub: a case study from Sinza D, Dar es Salaam

in Cities in the Global South

Manyama Majogoro
Oswald Devisch
Fredrick Bwire Magina

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1700035

2,199 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Nov 2025

Evaluating the effectiveness of the city master plan in regulating future urban spatial growth of Varanasi city, India

in Cities in the Global South

Anish Kumar Rai
Pankaj Kumar
Bharat Dahiya
Barbaros Gönençgil
Shipra Singh
Ashwani
Abhinav Rai

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1649418

2,375 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Urban governance and its role in shaping low-income household food security in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

in Cities in the Global South

Mandlenkosi Maphosa
Philani Moyo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1700872

2,015 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Urban innovation in the informal city: overlapping infrastructures, co-production and sector coupling in a South African informal settlement

in Cities in the Global South

Federico Caprotti
Jiska de Groot
Catherine Butler
Whitney Pailman
Norman Mathebula
Hendrik Schloemann
Alex Densmore

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1654705

2,721 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Sep 2025

The ripple effect of flooding near one of the more prominent urban rivers in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

in Cities in the Global South

Tlou D. Raphela

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1656985

3,369 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Municipal governance and planning toward addressing housing problems to improve access to adequate housing in Maseru and Johannesburg: an exploratory factor analysis

in Cities in the Global South

Ramapulane Mphanya
Trynos Gumbo
George Onatu
Aurobindo Ogra

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1611464

3,099 views

Review

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Urbanization and habitat loss: an overview of rapidly growing cities in Saudi Arabia

in Cities in the Global South

Bedur Faleh A. Albalawi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1636228

7,728 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Palm oil fluctuations and urban vulnerability in pursuit of sustainable industrial cities of the Global South

in Cities in the Global South

Nina Yuslaini
Sri Maulidiah
Ahmad Harakan

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1580197

3,472 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jun 2025

Local government response to urban biodiversity conservation challenges within a global biodiversity hotspot

in Cities in the Global South

Cameron T. McLean
Debra C. Roberts
Rob Slotow

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1513673

4,176 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Implementing cultural heritage conservation and energy sustainability in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jaipur city, India

in Cities in the Global South

Harsh Vardhan Bhati

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1548279

5,935 views

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Ecosystem approach to sustainable neighborhoods: applicability of environmental and urban sustainability indicators in informal neighborhoods

in Cities in the Global South

Jose Hinostroza-Martinez
María Custodio
Jesus Chavez-Villarroel

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1518694

4,547 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Apr 2025

A model for human settlement development and management in the Free State Province, South Africa

in Cities in the Global South

Sive Dintsi
Sijekula Mbanga
John Smallwood

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1484194

4,238 views

Mini Review

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Planning approval of housing developments: case study of the city of Johannesburg and Tshwane metropolitan municipalities of South Africa

in Cities in the Global South

Nonhlanhla B. C. Buthelezi
George O. Onatu
Clinton O. Aigbavboa

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1468965

8,153 views

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

3,494 views

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

3,674 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

2,944 views
3 citations

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 18 Feb 2025

Strategies for the dynamization of sustainable business ecosystems—a view from Medellin’s SMEs

in Cities in the Global South

Santiago Cadavid Ochoa
Luis Miguel Gomez Serna
Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa
Gina Lía Orozco Mendoza

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1476967

1,440 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Transforming Kenya’s addressing landscape: use case models approach to a responsive National Addressing System

in Cities in the Global South

Isaac Kipkemoi
Innocent Osoro Ngare

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1411904

2,395 views
2 citations

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Strategic Co-Creation and Synergistic Partnerships in Digital Budgeting Reform: Strengthening Public Governance for Sustainable Cities in Makassar, Indonesia

Spatial temporal evolution of tourism destination competitiveness and its coordination with ecological environment in coastal areas of China

Margins of habitability. A qualitative study on housing and marginalization in México

The tipping point: financial fragility of a property-led model of transit-oriented development in an emerging economy

Integrating geospatial mapping and stakeholders’ perception on sustainable flood solutions in a typical coastal megacity of Nigeria: a SWOT-AHP approach

Does the free trade zone promote green technological innovation?—evidence from the perspective of industrial agglomeration and digital economy in 285 cities in China

Transformation of residual open spaces into a green community hub: a case study from Sinza D, Dar es Salaam

Evaluating the effectiveness of the city master plan in regulating future urban spatial growth of Varanasi city, India

Urban governance and its role in shaping low-income household food security in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Urban innovation in the informal city: overlapping infrastructures, co-production and sector coupling in a South African informal settlement

The ripple effect of flooding near one of the more prominent urban rivers in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

Municipal governance and planning toward addressing housing problems to improve access to adequate housing in Maseru and Johannesburg: an exploratory factor analysis

Urbanization and habitat loss: an overview of rapidly growing cities in Saudi Arabia

Palm oil fluctuations and urban vulnerability in pursuit of sustainable industrial cities of the Global South

Local government response to urban biodiversity conservation challenges within a global biodiversity hotspot

Implementing cultural heritage conservation and energy sustainability in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jaipur city, India

Ecosystem approach to sustainable neighborhoods: applicability of environmental and urban sustainability indicators in informal neighborhoods

A model for human settlement development and management in the Free State Province, South Africa

Planning approval of housing developments: case study of the city of Johannesburg and Tshwane metropolitan municipalities of South Africa

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

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

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

Strategies for the dynamization of sustainable business ecosystems—a view from Medellin’s SMEs

Transforming Kenya’s addressing landscape: use case models approach to a responsive National Addressing System