Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Building enduring smart city data platforms to provide urban management support: lessons learnt from UK Urban Observatories and the US Smart Columbus Operating System

Kristina Wolf
Jonathan Stiles
Harvey J. Miller
Richard J. Dawson
Jon P. Mills
Phil Blythe
Jeremy Morley

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1512847

6,197 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Apr 2025

A novel cost estimation model for the urban regeneration of a slum: the case of Kibera (Nairobi)

Antonio Nesticò
Federica Russo
Gabriella Maselli
Michele Vietri

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1544486

5,470 views
2 citations

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

Shadreck Muchaku
Leocadia Zhou

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1560630

3,886 views

Editorial

Published on 28 Mar 2025

Editorial: Land-use management in peri-urban areas

Muhammad Salem
Joe Ravetz
Prasanna Divigalpitiya
Sudhir Chella Rajan
Mehebub Sahana

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1586052

3,652 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Mar 2025

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

Adelegne Aytenew
Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher
Berhanu Woldetensae

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1555773

6,983 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 26 Mar 2025

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

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1554676

2,328 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Approach for energy diagnostic of intermediate municipalities in Colombia

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1505477

2,846 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

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

Yarden Woolf
Michael Short

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1498698

3,116 views

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

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1509601

4,328 views
2 citations

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

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

5,217 views
3 citations

Mini Review

Published on 25 Mar 2025

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

Sara Lenzi
Juan Sádaba
Aiur Retegi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1562066

5,960 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

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1552994

5,904 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

Andrea Yunyan Jia
Yi Zhang
Jianfu Shen

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1553276

8,070 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

Mohamed Ibrahim Nor
Buba Audu
Abdullahi Dahir Mohamed

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1511761

4,219 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

Ludger Niemann
Thomas Hoppe

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1450933

2,701 views

Perspective

Published on 17 Mar 2025

A research agenda for urban health security

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

2,449 views

Review

Published on 14 Mar 2025

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

Shumaila Javaid
Muhammad Asghar Khan
Hamza Fahim
Bin He
Nasir Saeed

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1561404

5,933 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

Vincent Siwawa

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1449868

7,857 views
6 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Mar 2025

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

Vasim Ahmad
Madhu Arora
Anu Sayal
Rakesh Kumar
Pawan Kumar

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1549874

3,732 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2025

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

Orit Rotem-Mindali
Eran Feitelson
Yaron Michael

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1468601

2,060 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 28 Feb 2025

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

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

3,143 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2025

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

Noxolo N. Ngema
Ahmed Bokhari
Sijekula L. Mbanga

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1468964

5,481 views
2 citations

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

Teymour Heydari
Mansour Yeganeh
Elham Pourmahabadian

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1519375

2,103 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

Rachel Lauwerijssen
Ian Mell
Adam Barker

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1544990

3,105 views

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Volume 7 - 2025

Building enduring smart city data platforms to provide urban management support: lessons learnt from UK Urban Observatories and the US Smart Columbus Operating System

A novel cost estimation model for the urban regeneration of a slum: the case of Kibera (Nairobi)

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

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

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

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