Towards More Sustainable Cities: Tools and Policies for Urban Goods Movements by Antonio Comi, Gianfranco Fancello, Francesco Piras, Patrizia Serra

“…The main objective is to support urban planners, on a strategic and tactical scale, in obtaining an overview of urban freight transport systems that point out the challenges for implementing sustainable city logistics scenarios. …”
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Geohazard mapping and mitigations along the road corridor Gasera–Indeto, Southeast Ethiopia by Chalachew Tesfa

“…The produced landslide susceptibility map is very important for urban planners, agricultural studies, environmentalists, and future landslide hazardous prevention and mitigation strategies.…”
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The Measure of Residential Segregation of Socio-Economic Groups by Using Multigroup Indices in Shiraz City by Mohammad Hassan yazdani, Ali Soltani, Hossein Nazmfar, Mohammad Amin Attar

“…To understand and plan a better community, urban planners needs to know how to measure the segregation and interpret the results. …”
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The impact of employee performance and community participation on solid waste management effectiveness in Bukittinggi City, Indonesia by Fajriatul Rahmi Annisa, Lanin Dasman, Pranata Mulya Nico

“…This research contributes to the understanding of sustainable urban waste management practices in developing countries’ medium-sized cities, offering practical insights for policymakers and urban planners in optimizing waste management systems.…”
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Spatial Structure of Modern Moscow by D. V. Goloukhova

“…The concept of a microdistrict was very popular with Soviet urban planners and widely applied in the residential construction. …”
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Enhancing Accessibility in Public Spaces: A Computational Study of Hatirjheel Lakefront Using Space Syntax by Sharif Tousif Hossain, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Muhammad Bilal, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri

“…This research provides actionable strategies for urban planners to optimize the use of public spaces, reinforcing the role of Hatirjheel as a vital component of Dhaka’s urban network.…”
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House Price Prediction: A Multi-Source Data Fusion Perspective by Yaping Zhao, Jichang Zhao, Edmund Y. Lam

“…Accurate predictions have implications for real estate investors, financial institutions, urban planners, and policymakers. However, accurately predicting house prices is challenging due to the complex interplay of various influencing factors. …”
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The Impact of Courtyard Spatial Characteristics Across Historical Periods on Summer Microclimates: A Case Study from China by Qian Zhang, Xuan Ma, Duo Xu, Dian Zhou, Yujun Yang, Weile Jiang

“…By incorporating design strategies based on these historical spatial features, such as optimizing courtyard orientation, enhancing building height variability, and creating appropriate openings for natural ventilation, urban planners can improve microclimate conditions, reduce reliance on mechanical cooling, and enhance energy efficiency. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Spatial Habitat and Environmental Quality on Improving Satisfaction of Citizens from Localities (Case study: Keshavarz District 6th District of Tehran) by Elmira Azimi, hosin Mobara, maryam farzadmanesh

“…Therefore, identifying the effective factors on residential satisfaction in each neighborhood, which is in accordance with the needs of the residents of that neighborhood, is one of the main goals of urban planners in order to increase residential satisfaction. …”
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Housing Vacancy Rate in Major Cities in China: Perspectives from Nighttime Light Data by Zhiru Tan, Donglan Wei, Zixu Yin

“…The proposed method can help urban planners by identifying vacant areas and providing building information.…”
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La première formation de paysagistes concepteurs en France, ruptures et continuités by Bernadette Blanchon

“…After a brief review of the reasons for its creation and of the people who were instrumental in establishing it, the description of the first period (1946-1961) focuses on architects and urban planners from the École des Beaux-Arts who taught the French tradition of garden design. …”
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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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Making Hidden Sustainable Urban Planning and Landscape Knowledge Visual and Multisensorial by Carlos J. L. Balsas

“…To what extent can urban planners and landscape architects utilize visual and multisensorial literacies to bring about more transparency and significance to territorial transformation processes? …”
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Identify the causal pattern of sustainability principles Environment Based on Leed Regulations with Emphasis on Traditional Iranian Architecture (Case Study: Qom City) by Hassan Haji Amiri, Arash Seghfi Asl, Mehdi Ashjaie

“…So as to conserve energy resources, prevent contamination of the land and the environment, reduce fossil energy use and co-exist with natural and state-of-the-art environments, one of the most important measures in architecture and urban planning, and the architects and urban planners have to adhere to the principles and rules. …”
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Spatiotemporal cooling efficiency analysis of water structures: A case study of the Beni-Haroun Dam, Algeria by Sahnoune Sara, Benharkat Sarah, Kouloughli Abderahim

“…This study underscores the crucial role of water surfaces in mitigating heat islands, offering valuable in-sights for urban planners seeking to enhance urban climates by modifying existing water surfaces or designing new ones.…”
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Fitting the Integrated Model of Location of the Pre-urban Areas with Emphasis on Environmental Balance by Atefeh Moradi, Mariam Daneshvar, Seyed Abdol-Hadi Daneshpour, Hooman Bahmanpour

“…Today, sustainable placement is one of the main approaches of urban planners and regional planners. The purpose of this study was to design and fit a consolidated model of localization of densely populated areas with emphasis on environmental balance. …”
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Exploring the nexus of migration dynamics and urban expansion: key drivers of horizontal spatial growth in Woldia Township, Ethiopia by Mulu Fasigo Fente, Birhanu Girma Abebe, Mintesnot Gebeyehu Woldeamanuel

“…The study recommends that local government officials and urban planners enhance their understanding of migration dynamics to effectively manage the town’s spatial expansion and address the challenges of accommodating a growing population.…”
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Assessing Accessibility of Dockless Sharing-Bike Networks by the Social Network Analysis Method by Pei Liu, Junlan Chen, Heyang Sun, Xiucheng Guo, Yan Wang, Zhenjun Zhu

“…The objective of this paper is to assess the accessibility of dockless sharing bikes from a network perspective, which would provide a decision-making basis not only for potential bike users but also for urban planners, policymakers, and bicycle suppliers to optimize sharing-bike systems. …”
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Strategic planning of urban transportation system based on sustainable development dimensions using an integrated SWOT and fuzzy COPRAS approach by S.M. Hatefi

“…Today, urban transportation has attracted urban planners’ and researchers' attention because of air and noise pollution problems associated with it. …”
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A Novel Method for Predicting Urban Residential Quality Distribution Based on Multi-Interest Consideration by Jiawen Ren, Xin Zhou, Jingjing An, Xing Shi, Xing Jin, Tianzhen Hong, Da Yan

“…Simulating and predicting urban patterns enables evidence-based decision-making for urban planners. Given limited resources, understanding how to improve urban residential quality and rationally plan the distribution of different quality levels warrants further study. …”
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