Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Characterization of urban mobility behavior in emerging cities of Ethiopia: the case study of Bahir Dar using structural equation modeling

Tafere Yalew Kassaye
Berhanu Woldetensae
Wim Ectors
Julius Uhlmann
Sven Schneider
Martin Bielik
Philippe Schmidt

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1687436

2,570 views

Perspective

Published on 05 Nov 2025

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

Nilofer Tajuddin
Leon Kapetas
Ada Rustow

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1653089

2,767 views

Editorial

Published on 04 Nov 2025

Editorial: Building equity through smarter, more resilient cities of the future. Celebrating International Women's Day

Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
Inés Novella Abril

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1699681

2,230 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

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1649194

2,716 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

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

Mandlenkosi Maphosa
Philani Moyo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1700872

2,503 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2025

The impact of smart mobility on household's travel behavior and residential self selection in a medium sized city in Nigeria

Oluwayemi-Oniya Bosede Aderibigbe
Trynos Gumbo

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1687580

2,262 views

Editorial

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Editorial: The digital revolution, cities, and urban economies

Philip Boland
Ruth Potts
Justin McHenry

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1719580

1,956 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Expanding scope: the role of legitimacy and legitimation in the adoption of consumption-based carbon accounting in European cities

Lisa N. Hasan
Eloise Deshayes
Will Brown

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1667409

2,069 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Evaluation of land spatial suitability in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Changlong Li
Xuxin Li
Bin Sun
Kaican Weng
Zhiyu Zhan
Chonghao Yang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1676983

2,555 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

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

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1675890

3,637 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2025

Port-city mobility challenges in Ho Chi Minh City: cruise tourism infrastructure, stakeholder governance, and sustainable urban transitions

Trong Thanh Tran
Phuoc Hien Nguyen
Bahtiar Mohamad
Thi Kim Thoai Nguyen
Thi Lan Chi Nguyen
The Hien Le

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1679677

3,899 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2025

From “build back the same” to transformative recovery: enablers and barriers for climate-focused pathways in post-disaster case studies across Europe

Oksana Udovyk
Vitaliy Soloviy
Jordi Peris Blanes
Kh Md Nahiduzzaman
Fatma Özdoğan
Andrés David Maglione
Stella Pennino

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1656725

3,259 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2025

Impact of new energy vehicle market scale expansion on urban green development: evidence from Chinese cities

Yan Du
Jiankai Zhang

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1685887

2,885 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Enabling urban climate resilience through integrated optimization of urban design

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

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1657008

3,901 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Can green financial policies promote green urbanization? Evidence from China

Rong Ma
Cunhu Xi

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1637944

2,006 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

How does the built environment in high-density cities affect subway travel for the older adults: insights from travel chain and explainable machine learning

Bo Lu
Shiyuan Fan
Haixia Zhang
Shunzhang Jiang
Cong Liu
Yu Chen
Zheng Chen

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1681723

2,829 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

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

3,131 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Oct 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

3,232 views

Editorial

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Editorial: Exploring the role of construction in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals

Ka Leung Lok
Charles Chen
Andrew James Smith
Mohamad Rizal Baharum
John F. Y. Yeung

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1706878

3,629 views

Editorial

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Editorial: Sustainable urban development through smart city design and planning

John McCaskill
Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman
Arshad Jamal

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1686150

2,759 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

IoT climate resilience in Central Asia: understanding perceived risks through a user survey analysis applied to Kazakhstan

Dinara Zhunissova
David Topping
James Evans

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1433488

3,101 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 02 Oct 2025

Trends in cool roof solar reflectivity degradation in New York City (2014–2020): an important consideration for health-based evaluations of high albedo urban roofing interventions

Luke Bonanni
Anna Bershteyn
Mehdi Pourpeikari Heris
Andrea Titus
Hanxue Wei
Oyinkansola Babayode
William Rom
Alexander Azan

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

doi 10.3389/frsc.2025.1655812

3,393 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 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

3,194 views

Systematic Review

Published on 01 Oct 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

6,285 views
1 citation

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Volume 7 - 2025

Characterization of urban mobility behavior in emerging cities of Ethiopia: the case study of Bahir Dar using structural equation modeling

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

Editorial: Building equity through smarter, more resilient cities of the future. Celebrating International Women's Day

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

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

The impact of smart mobility on household's travel behavior and residential self selection in a medium sized city in Nigeria

Editorial: The digital revolution, cities, and urban economies

Expanding scope: the role of legitimacy and legitimation in the adoption of consumption-based carbon accounting in European cities

Evaluation of land spatial suitability in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

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

Port-city mobility challenges in Ho Chi Minh City: cruise tourism infrastructure, stakeholder governance, and sustainable urban transitions

From “build back the same” to transformative recovery: enablers and barriers for climate-focused pathways in post-disaster case studies across Europe

Impact of new energy vehicle market scale expansion on urban green development: evidence from Chinese cities

Enabling urban climate resilience through integrated optimization of urban design

Can green financial policies promote green urbanization? Evidence from China

How does the built environment in high-density cities affect subway travel for the older adults: insights from travel chain and explainable machine learning

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

Challenging the myth of inclusivity in Special Economic Zones: unveiling equity gaps in local economic development in South Africa

Editorial: Exploring the role of construction in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals

Editorial: Sustainable urban development through smart city design and planning

IoT climate resilience in Central Asia: understanding perceived risks through a user survey analysis applied to Kazakhstan

Trends in cool roof solar reflectivity degradation in New York City (2014–2020): an important consideration for health-based evaluations of high albedo urban roofing interventions

Ecohydrological assessment of densely canalized urban waterways for ecological reconnection and landscape restoration in Lagos metropolis: nexus for human–nature connectivity

Assessing the impact of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) on sustainable urban travel behaviors: a systematic literature review