Frontiers in Sustainable Cities | Innovation and Governance

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Tripartite evolutionary game analysis of collaborative innovation in the low-altitude economy: a case study of Shenzhen

in Innovation and Governance

Qun Xu
Qiwei Cai
Chan He
Xu Xu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1679964

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Methods

Accepted on 12 Nov 2025

Integrating Climate Mitigation and Adaptation at the District Level: Co-Creating a Transition Guideline for Urban Climate Action in Munster

in Innovation and Governance

Alisa Krumm
Sara Rossi
Felicitas Leithner
Jill Theobald
Will Brown
Trinidad Fernandez
Peter Scheibstock

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Perspective

Published on 05 Nov 2025

Climate action at neighborhood scale: examples from the Resilient Cities Network

in Innovation and Governance

Nilofer Tajuddin
Leon Kapetas
Ada Rustow

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1653089

1,357 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Addressing climate-action implementation gaps in cities: planning for meaningful and consistent implementation through the 5-UP framework

in Innovation and Governance

Catalina Diaz
Nilofer Tajuddin
Eloïse Deshayes
Lorenzo Chelleri
Constanza Vera
Federico Aili
Leon Kapetas

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1649194

1,569 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

Supporting sustainable urban transformation: a feasibility framework for smart city projects

in Innovation and Governance

Rafael Esteban-Narro
Vanesa G. Lo-Iacono-Ferreira
Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1675890

2,320 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Enabling urban climate resilience through integrated optimization of urban design

in Innovation and Governance

Wenhan Feng
Liang Emlyn Yang
Fan Zeng
Jing Jia
Hengrui Zhang
Zheng Wu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1657008

2,682 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Oct 2025

Prospects, Constraints, and Barriers to the Efficient Delivery of Human Settlements In South Africa: The Case for Professionalisation

in Innovation and Governance

Brendan Patrick Boyce
Sijekula Mbanga

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

118 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

Spatial Justice in Participatory Planning: An Integrated Framework and Lessons from Practice

in Innovation and Governance

Juliana E. Goncalves
Roberto Rocco
Maria Sitzoglou
Nafsika Michail
Diana Kupper
Stelios Grafakos
Milutin Djuraskovic
Carina Veeckman
Nick Pantelidis
Alexandros Gkatsikos

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

633 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Design and evaluation of a decentralized urban governance system with embedded AI and blockchain-enabled IoT

in Innovation and Governance

William Villegas-Ch
Rommel Gutierrez
Jaime Govea
Pablo Palacios

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1623412

3,094 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Editorial: Data analytics in sustainable city planning

in Innovation and Governance

Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani
Georgios Kapogiannis
Mohammed Al-khafajiy
Miao Yu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1677743

3,071 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Social infrastructure service delivery in South Africa: a bibliometric, visualization, and thematic analysis

in Innovation and Governance

Boy Johannes Mashabela
Trynos Gumbo
Abdulrasaq Ajadi Ishola

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1605180

2,539 views

Mini Review

Published on 08 Jul 2025

Blockchain as urban governance infrastructure in private cities: an exploratory review

in Innovation and Governance

Nassim Dehouche

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1594711

4,603 views

Data Report

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Perceptions of value from smart city Dubai, an expatriate view: a data report

in Innovation and Governance

Matthew Brown
Jeongsoo Han

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1595460

2,274 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Right-of-way licensing ordinances: renewing city authority over energy utilities to facilitate climate policy

in Innovation and Governance

Christy Anderson Brekken
Roman Patchell
Julia Mycek

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1511985

2,385 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Urban transition governance in practice: exploring how European cities govern local transitions to achieve climate neutrality

in Innovation and Governance

Gabriella Doci
Hade Dorst
Stanislas Hillen
Tess Tjokrodikromo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1559356

3,300 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Charting digital governance: a bibliometric analysis of information and communication technology research in Nigeria's public administration using Scopus

in Innovation and Governance

Abdulrasaq Ajadi Ishola
Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura
Trynos Gumbo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1605736

3,488 views