Urban research, April 2026

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Mapping practitioners’ socio-technical perception on blue-green infrastructure for urban climate resilience: Demographic factors, barriers, costs-benefits, and opportunities for implementation

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening · Urban forestry & urban greening

Nature-based solutions

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Beyond technical metrics: Key indicators as boundary objects for assessing environmental injustice in green space access and urban heat exposure — A scoping review

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening · Urban forestry & urban greening

Urban heat Green space & tree canopy Accessibility & 15-minute city Environmental justice

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Europe Open

Perceptual effects of biophilic design in urban public spaces: assessing the environmental component in the historic centre of Cartagena

Urban Ecosystems

Public space

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Middle East & North Africa Open

Coexisting and competing? Relationship of urban and anthropogenic variables and House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) abundance with the abundance of native Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) in a small Mexican town

Urban Ecosystems

Urbanisation trends

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 North America

Was the COVID-19 pandemic a ‘critical juncture’ for active transportation planning in Canada?

Transport Policy

Infectious disease & epidemics

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 East Asia Open

The modalities of city-regional governance: creating a functional city-region of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei

Regional Studies

Metropolitan & multilevel governance

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Place Matters: The Role of Neighborhoods in Adopting Smart City Services

Journal of Urban Technology

Smart city programmes Surveillance, privacy & data governance

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Integrating hybrid LCZ classification with albedo-based cooling to evaluate urban heat mitigation in a temperate city

Building and Environment

Urban heat

Journal article 15 Apr 2026

Tracking urban built environment longitudinal changes using text mining and historical street view imagery

Applied Geography

Street view & computer vision Urban design & built environment

Journal article 15 Apr 2026

From fragmentation to framework: Negotiating urban definitions

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Urbanisation trends

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

“We are the state”: Does crisis activate urban citizenship?

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Crime & safety

Journal article 15 Apr 2026

Dialectics of informality in the smart city: Between antagonism and interdependence

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Smart city programmes Informal settlements & slums Informality & self-built cities Urban theory

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 East Asia

Reading extended urbanization in mountainous China: Socio-ecological transformations in Chongqing

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Urbanisation trends Demographic change & ageing Migration & mobility of people Disaster risk & resilience

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 North America Open

Reflections through land and property on settler-Indigenous urban relations

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Urban theory

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 East Asia

The instability of migrants’ settlement intentions: A longitudinal study

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Migration & mobility of people

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 East Asia

Beyond the neighborhood: Spatial agency and multi-scale incorporation of migrant children in urban China

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Migration & mobility of people Accessibility & 15-minute city Mental health & wellbeing

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Modifying to commodify: How financial intent shapes urban streetscapes in Zurich

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Urban design & built environment

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Latin America & Caribbean

Locating injustice: How accessibility and land-use policy shape the spatial distribution of logistics warehouses in Fortaleza, Brazil

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Accessibility & 15-minute city Environmental justice Freight & urban logistics Land policy & value capture

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Oceania Open

In Absence: Exploring urbs nullius and decolonising urban landscapes in ‘Australian’ cities

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Gentrification & displacement Urban design & built environment

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Urban Heritage as Embodied Intelligence: The Adaptive Patterns Model

Urban Science (MDPI) · Urban Science

Urban heritage & conservation Urban morphology Walking & cycling Mental health & wellbeing

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Smart Enforcement of Disability Parking: A Drone-Based License Plate Recognition and Staged Optimization Framework

Urban Science (MDPI) · Urban Science

Accessibility & 15-minute city Demographic change & ageing

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Open

Negotiating Possibilities in Shrinking Cities: Potentials, Challenges, and Policy Implications

Urban Planning (Cogitatio) · Urban Planning

Shrinking cities & vacancy Urban growth & sprawl

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Europe Open

Shrinkage and Marginalisation in Large Housing Estates: Impacts on Atmospheres in Public Spaces

Urban Planning (Cogitatio) · Urban Planning

Public space Walking & cycling

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 Europe Open

Negotiating “Left‐Behindness” and Migration‐Related Diversity in (New) Arrival Spaces

Urban Planning (Cogitatio) · Urban Planning

Migration & mobility of people Demographic change & ageing

Journal article 15 Apr 2026 East Asia Open

PARTY ‐ STATE URBANISM : Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Urban theory

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 Open

Uncovering culture: An exploratory review and conceptual framework for culture in public transport governance

Transport Policy

Public transport

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 East Asia

Attribution of urban transportation carbon emissions at a 500-meter resolution: Insights from Chengdu, China

Transport Policy

Emissions & decarbonisation

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 East Asia

Rising and falling of social capital for collective action in the urbanization of a village: The case of Wenzhou, China

Journal of Urban Affairs

Urbanisation trends Demographic change & ageing

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 Open

Electric vehicles and the built environment: Are the relationships different from conventional vehicles?

Journal of Transport Geography

Urban design & built environment

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 Open

Urban areas have higher heat exposure, but rural areas face greater exposure inequality

Building and Environment

Urban heat

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 East Asia

From role identity to place attachment: A cross-scale emotions study of urban migrant volunteers

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Migration & mobility of people

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 East Asia

Assembling city-regional imaginaries: The making of Chinese city-regions under state entrepreneurialism

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Agglomeration & productivity Demographic change & ageing

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 Open

State-led new-build gentrification in metropolitan Oslo

Urban Studies (SAGE) · Urban Studies

Gentrification & displacement Density & compactness Urban growth & sprawl Urbanisation trends

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 Europe Open

Exploring the Complex Interplay of Demographic and Socioeconomic Dynamics in Urban Shrinkage of Latvian Mono-Towns

Urban Science (MDPI) · Urban Science

Shrinking cities & vacancy Demographic change & ageing Urbanisation trends

Journal article 14 Apr 2026 Open

Large-Scale Modeling of Urban Rooftop Solar Energy Potential Using UAS-Based Digital Photogrammetry and GIS Spatial Analysis: A Case Study of Sofia City, Bulgaria

Urban Science (MDPI) · Urban Science

Urban energy systems Urban morphology

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Open

Concrete Jungle: habitat heterogeneity acts as environmental filter on multidimensional diversity of fruit-feeding butterflies in urban Savannahs of Cerrado biome

Urban Ecosystems

Green space & tree canopy Urbanisation trends

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Europe Open

Modelling the impacts of soil sealing and climate change on urban tree growth and cooling in public squares of Munich

Urban Ecosystems

Urban heat Walking & cycling

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Open

The ENVI-met model for evaluating urban heat mitigation strategies in vulnerable neighborhoods: A case study of San Antonio's Historic Westside

Urban Climate

Urban heat

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 North America Open

Campaign Capital, Resource Mobilization, and Candidate Performance in Local Elections

Urban Affairs Review

Urban politics & power

Journal article 13 Apr 2026

Symbiotic Planning Theory: The CORE Framework for Human–AI Cocreation in Urban Planning

Journal of the American Planning Association

Autonomous, shared & micromobility Disaster risk & resilience AI & foundation models for cities

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 South Asia Open

Gendered housing struggles and the construction of single women as risky tenants in urban India

Housing Studies

Gender & the city Real estate & property markets

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 East Asia Open

Intelligent mapping of urban scenic view corridors based on public perception: A case study of Chongqing, China

Applied Geography

Urban design & built environment Urbanisation trends

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Open

Estimating the Impact of High-Frequency Public Transit on Employment Outcomes in Chicago Neighborhoods

Urban Science (MDPI) · Urban Science

Urban labour markets Public transport Accessibility & 15-minute city

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Middle East & North Africa Open

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Urban Expansion and Its Impact on Agricultural Land in the Casablanca Metropolitan Periphery

Urban Science (MDPI) · Urban Science

Urban growth & sprawl Remote sensing & Earth observation

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Sub-Saharan Africa

The gentrification paradox of green–blue adaptation in African cities

Nature Cities

Gentrification & displacement

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 East Asia

How NGOs reshape urban green space justice in Beijing

Nature Cities

Green space & tree canopy

Journal article 13 Apr 2026 Latin America & Caribbean

Who gets to schools? Education cumulative inequalities in Brazilian cities

Environment and Planning B · Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

Accessibility & 15-minute city Walking & cycling Demographic change & ageing

Journal article 12 Apr 2026 Open

Adapting travel behavior to extreme heat: Public transportation evidence from Seattle’s heatwave

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment · Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment

Public transport Urban heat

Journal article 12 Apr 2026 Open

Wheels within reach: Evaluating bike share equity impacts of a pseudo-free student pass using network-distance-based kernel density

Journal of Transport Geography

Gender & the city Demographic change & ageing

Journal article 12 Apr 2026 East Asia Open

A Lefebvrian perspective on the abstraction of space-time in urban street experiments

Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

Walking & cycling Infectious disease & epidemics Crime & safety