Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Does environmental regulation decline or boost housing prices? Empirical evidence from panel data of Chinese cities

in Urban Economics

Weibin Peng
Manman Wu
Jiaxin Xu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1621967

1,552 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Neighbors’ gain or neighbors’ pain? Exploring the impact of China’s fuel cell vehicle demonstration policy on urban green technology innovation: quasi-natural experiment evidence from China

in Urban Economics

Yangtian Yan
Yingqi Liu
Bowen Cai

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1617346

1,839 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Did urban agglomeration development planning policies accelerate urban population decline? A quasi-natural experiment based on urban agglomeration development planning policies in China

in Urban Economics

Aiqing Jiang
Qing Shao
Songlin Zhang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1604569

1,796 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

The impact of population agglomeration in urban agglomerations on green total factor productivity: insights from China

in Urban Economics

Songlin Zhang
Jia Ding
Chunli Ji
Qing Shao
Weihong Chen

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1606754

2,034 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Aug 2025

Carbon flow tracking and network reconfiguration: a network evolution analysis of embodied carbon emissions from belt and road trade under regional and industry perspectives

in Urban Economics

Ying Wang
Ruohan Zhang
Shali Wang
Liya Wang
Xinglan Dai
Zishuai Zu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1617630

2,491 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Heterogeneous effects of the digital economy on high-quality green development of urban economy and its spatial spillovers: evidence from the Upper Yangtze River Economic Belt

in Urban Economics

Qin Fan
Jie Yang
Yanliang Song

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1629300

2,627 views

Systematic Review

Published on 13 Aug 2025

The evolution of retail outlet distribution: a systematic review of spatial patterns, drivers, and implications for urban development and economic growth

in Urban Economics

Xinrui Luo
Rosniza Aznie Che Rose
Azahan Awang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1628137

3,146 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Exploring the impact of affordable housing finance on urban inclusivity: a structural equation modelling study of access, perception, and financial empowerment

in Urban Economics

Khasim Syed
Sachi Nandan Mohanty
Mukul Bhatnagar
Pawan Kumar
Rupa Khanna
Anuradha Jain

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1602317

2,621 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Urban–rural integration of urban agglomerations in China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt: spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanism

in Urban Economics

Gubu Muga
Chong Liu
Damien S. Tiando
Jing Yang
Penglai Ran

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1528062

2,170 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2025

Effect of post-resettlement support policies for Ningxia reservoirs

in Urban Economics

Le Wang
Yang Lu
Taiyun Li

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1560227

2,309 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

From industry to center for arts and culture: the impact of industrial heritage transformation on neighborhood house prices

in Urban Economics

Lasse Læbo Matthiesen
Marie Lautrup
Toke Emil Panduro

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1522520

2,709 views

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

Assessing smart cities' effectiveness: machine learning approaches

in Urban Economics

Oleh Berezsky
Olha Kovalchuk
Kateryna Berezka
Roman Ivanytskyy

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1400917

3,620 views

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

The impact of digital economy on urban green and low-carbon development: mechanism and spatial spillover effect

in Urban Economics

Jingyi Liang
Cuixia Qiao

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1591826

3,348 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Does city-county merger improve urban carbon emission efficiency? An empirical analysis based on the difference-in-differences model

in Urban Economics

Xuechen Fan
Shuhua Xu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1561308

2,138 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 25 Apr 2025

Urban metabolism: a dual-perspective case study and its implications in the urban political economy of developing nations for an effective SDG framework

in Urban Economics

R. Zorba
Ganapathi Malarvizhi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1538006

3,321 views

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

2,144 views
2 citations