Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

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

Tlou D. Raphela

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1656985

1,286 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Research on key factors and decision-making in the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings as hotels in third-tier cities in northern China: the large machinery maintenance workshop in Hohhot

Zehong Gong
Yang Si
Qiuling Zhang
Xinyi Rong
Jiaqing Lyv

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1642816

1,508 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Comparative life cycle assessment of high-density polyethylene and glass reinforced epoxy pipes in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Ibrahim Abu Laila
Anoushah Seddiq
Mazhd Shaban
Ahmad Masri
Md. Maruf Mortula
Serter Atabay
Lara Dhin

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1648885

1,830 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2025

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

Weibin Peng
Manman Wu
Jiaxin Xu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1621967

1,552 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Spatio-artistic thresholds foster human-nature connections for sustainable transitions: cases of vernacular facades in Bhal, India

Divyarajsinh Rana
Keya Chakraborty
Srisrividhiya Kalyanasundaram

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1533006

2,158 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

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

William Villegas-Ch
Rommel Gutierrez
Jaime Govea
Pablo Palacios

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1623412

1,647 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

Ramapulane Mphanya
Trynos Gumbo
George Onatu
Aurobindo Ogra

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1611464

1,529 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

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

Aiqing Jiang
Qing Shao
Songlin Zhang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1604569

1,796 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Exploring electric vehicle consumer behavior: impact of digital innovation, environmental concern, perceived value, and social influence on purchase intentions

Sri Yogi Kottala
Shankar Chanagala
Chintala Balaji
V. V. Narsi Reddy
G. N. P. V. Babu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1655074

2,434 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Sep 2025

Challenging the Myth of Inclusivity in Special Economic Zones: Unveiling Equity Gaps in Local Economic Development in South Africa

Tigere Paidamoyo Muringa
Elvin Shava
Olufemi Michael Oladejo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1630392

346 views

Editorial

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Editorial: Data analytics in sustainable city planning

Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani
Georgios Kapogiannis
Mohammed Al-khafajiy
Miao Yu

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1677743

2,196 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 29 Aug 2025

Assessing the Impact of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) on Sustainable Urban Travel Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review

Chengyuan An
Jiawei Shen

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1645488

393 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

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

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

Accepted on 28 Aug 2025

Ecohydrological Assessment of Densely Canalized Urban Waterways for Ecological Reconnection and Landscape Restoration in Lagos Metropolis: Nexus for Human-Nature Connectivity

John Adekunle Adesina
Xiaolan Tang
Yujie Ren
Hongchao Jiang
Winchester Ndum Fuh
Ying Zhang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1616421

352 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Aug 2025

IoT Climate Resilience in Central Asia: Understanding perceived risks through a user survey analysis applied to Kazakhstan

Dinara Tursun Zhunissova
David Topping
James Evans

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1433488

410 views

834 Publications

Volume 7 - 2025

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

Research on key factors and decision-making in the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings as hotels in third-tier cities in northern China: the large machinery maintenance workshop in Hohhot

Comparative life cycle assessment of high-density polyethylene and glass reinforced epoxy pipes in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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

Spatio-artistic thresholds foster human-nature connections for sustainable transitions: cases of vernacular facades in Bhal, India

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

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

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

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

Exploring electric vehicle consumer behavior: impact of digital innovation, environmental concern, perceived value, and social influence on purchase intentions

Challenging the Myth of Inclusivity in Special Economic Zones: Unveiling Equity Gaps in Local Economic Development in South Africa

Editorial: Data analytics in sustainable city planning

Assessing the Impact of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) on Sustainable Urban Travel Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review

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

Ecohydrological Assessment of Densely Canalized Urban Waterways for Ecological Reconnection and Landscape Restoration in Lagos Metropolis: Nexus for Human-Nature Connectivity

IoT Climate Resilience in Central Asia: Understanding perceived risks through a user survey analysis applied to Kazakhstan