Integrating Nature-Based Solutions for Increased Resilience to Urban Flooding in the Climate Change Context by George Radu, Maria Ilinca Chevereșan, Sorin Perju, Alina Bărbulescu

“…As climate change intensifies with more frequent and severe flood events, urban areas face increasing challenges to protect population wellbeing. Amid urban development challenges, political uncertainty, and socioeconomic pressures, finding sustainable solutions to enhance urban resilience has become urgent and complex. …”
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The Social Well-Being Issues of the European Urbanisation Stages and the Possibilities of their Management by the Creation of Spatial Configurations by Viktória Szirmai

“…Various urban problems were also present in the historically changing stages of urban development. Taking the actual historical and social conditions into account, theories, criticisms, and various scientific approaches offered differentiated solutions - mainly based on spatial principals - to manage urban tensions. …”
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Simulation and Formation Mechanisms of Urban Landscape Design Based on Discrete Dynamic Models Driven by Big Data by Ke Cao, Jing Xiao, Yan Wu

“…In this article, during the research process, we strive to raise the revelation of the design layer rather than the brand new level of cross-fertilization and interaction between big data-driven discrete dynamic model and urban landscape design; we also reveal how the benefits of promoting urban development and harmonious life are achieved in the interactive expression of the urban landscape after the application of the big data-driven discrete dynamic model, which provides designers and related professionals with more detailed and novel design ideas at the theoretical level and makes the theory of big data-driven discrete dynamic models in landscape design interactive methods more enriched. …”
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Evaluation of Housing Quality Indicators Using Analytic Network Process (ANP) by hossein mobarra, Mahsa Faramarzi Asli

“…The focus on housing quality indicators is essential for attaining sustainable housing, which in turn lays the foundation for sustainable urban development. However, the increasing demand for housing and the prevailing quantitative approach have led to the neglect of the fundamental issue of housing quality in its true essence. …”
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Edaphic Diversity, Polychemical Soil Status of the Prinevskaya Lowland and Prospects for Soils Use by Ekaterina Yu. Chebykina, Timur I. Nizamutdinov, Evgeny V. Abakumov, Natalia V. Dinkelaker

“…The soils examined show minimal contamination with trace elements, as verified by a range of individual and combined ecotoxicological indicators. Urban development planning, particularly in St. Petersburg, should prioritize the preservation of biodiversity and soil resources.…”
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Smart City Traffic Flow and Signal Optimization Using STGCN-LSTM and PPO Algorithms by Tuxiang Lin, Rongliang Lin

“…This framework demonstrates significant potential to address urban congestion, reduce carbon emissions by 12%, and support sustainable urban development. Future research will explore edge computing, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and real-time data integration to further enhance scalability and adaptability.…”
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Leveraging machine learning to predict residential location choice: A comparative analysis by Vahid Noferesti, Hamid Mirzahossein

“…These findings offer valuable insights for policymakers and urban planners to optimize land use, transportation, and urban development strategies.…”
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Flood Simulation Analysis of the Biliu River Basin Based on the MIKE Model by Qi Liu, Dianwu Wang, Yulong Zhang, Li Wang

“…The occurrence of floods and droughts in this basin has extremely important impacts on local industry, agriculture, and urban development. For a long time, the annual distribution of precipitation in the Biliu River Basin is extremely uneven, the river runoff varies greatly from year to year and season to year, floods and droughts occur frequently, and serious soil erosion results in fragile ecological environment and severe shortage of water resources. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Destination Branding on the Development of Urban Tourism (Case Study of Tabriz Metropolis) by Salman Feizi, Rahim Heydari, Shahrivar rostaei

“…Tourism is an strategy for increasing the community revitalization of encouraging social revival and improving living conditions in urban areas. Accordingly, urban development planners focus on new tools in their planning strategies to achieve these benefits and move towards new concepts such as branding. …”
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Intelligent Video Surveillance Technology in Intelligent Transportation by Fangcheng He

“…In the long run, traffic congestion is not only detrimental to urban development, but frequent traffic accidents threaten residents’ travel safety. …”
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Identifying barriers to achieving recreational goals in the planning of urban decay laws by newsha akbari, Alireza Andalib, shirin toghyani, mahmood mohamadi

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Analysis of the Localization of physical expansion in Germi city, using VIKOR by Fariba Esfandiari, Soghra Jedi Gheshlagh Ilkhchi, Elnaz Piroozi

“…ncompatibility natural environment in the areas of urban development can create various hazards as well as to provide natural, natural bed is capable of  In relation to climatic factors and soil, slope, climate and restrictions on the physical development of cities, the (Shia, 1369: 68). …”
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Measuring Spatial Expansion of Tehran Metropolis and its Impact on Environmental Changes by Asghar Teymouri, Jamileh Tavakolinia, Abolfazl Meshkini

“…Accordingly, the need to pay attention to new approaches to urban development as well as to provide decentralization scenarios can be a major step towards resolving environmental problems caused by over-spatial expansion.…”
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Research on the Hierarchical Spatial Structure of the Urban Agglomeration of the Yellow River Ji-Shaped Bend by Fang Wang, Mengyao Guo, Xi Guo, Fangqu Niu

“…Despite the rising interest in understanding the various uses of space of flows, few studies have combined the traditional static urban development level with dynamic space of flows concepts. …”
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Space Efficiency of Transit-Oriented Station Areas: A Case Study from a Complex Adaptive System Perspective by Jinwen Fan, Zhenwu Shi, Jie Liu, Jinru Wang

“…The proposed evaluation method not only identifies areas of space inefficiencies in urban rail transit station areas but also provides valuable insights for informed decision-making and future urban development initiatives.…”
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Miserable victims or Troublesome delinquents? A Critical perspective on the news media coverage of Chinese rural left-behind children by Ruixia Sun, Wei Han

“…The fast urban development in China has attracted many migrant workers in rural areas heading for cities due to more job opportunities and higher salaries. …”
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Alexandria’s Paradiplomacy: Leveraging Cultural Heritage and Economic Strategies for Mediterranean Leadership by Yusuf Idrus Malik, Kwei Haliday Nyingchia

“…However, challenges persist in balancing heritage conservation with modernization demands, including urban development and the maintenance of sustainable economic growth. …”
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Comparative assessment of the resilience of new urban settlements to earthquake risk (Case study: Greater Isfahan urban area) by Fazllollah Karimi Ghotbabadi, Ali Zangiabadi

“…The study's statistical population comprises six new urban developments: Shahin Shahr, Majlesi, Sepahan Shahr, Foolad Shahr, Baharestan, and Shahid Keshvari. …”
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Spatial Network Structures of Urban Agglomeration Based on the Improved Gravity Model: A Case Study in China’s Two Urban Agglomerations by Yubo Zhao, Gui Zhang, Hongwei Zhao

“…The results of the study are as follows: (1) the existing urban connections have obvious hierarchies and imbalances, with the YRDUA urban hierarchical connections being of larger scale. (2) Cities are closely connected, but city networks are unbalanced, though the YRDUA has more balanced urban development. (3) Each node city has a clear radiation range limit, and spatial distance remains an important constraint on urban connections. …”
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A Digital Twin Framework to Improve Urban Sustainability and Resiliency: The Case Study of Venice by Lorenzo Villani, Luca Gugliermetti, Maria Antonia Barucco, Federico Cinquepalmi

“…The three axes were chosen based on sustainable urban development: energy, mobility, and resiliency. Venice is a fragile city due to its cultural heritage, which needs specific protection strategies. …”
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