Cooling the cities: A comprehensive review of urban heat island mitigation strategies in Southeast Asia
June 2025
This systematic review synthesizes 27 peer-reviewed studies (2020–2023) on urban heat island (UHI) mitigation in Southeast Asia, focusing on cooling effectiveness and implementation feasibility. In...
Priced Out of Marriage: Housing Prices and Declining Marriage Rates Worldwide (2009–2018)
Available online 5 January 2026
This study examines how housing unaffordability affects marriage formation across 52 countries from 2009 to 2018, addressing a major research gap by offering a cross‑national analysis that contrasts...
Carbon technologies and decarbonisation strategies in buildings: A scoping review and conceptual framework
March 2026
Global pressure on the built environment is rising to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050. Many new technologies and strategies aim to cut building emissions, but fast growth has fragmented knowledge...
Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: A contradiction in motion
September 2025
The sharp increase in the global popularity of large private automobiles, especially sport utility vehicles (SUVs), is a significant and frequently disregarded paradox in efforts to mitigate climate...
Quantum computing as an enabler for sustainable circular economy implementation in Industry 4.0: A study
June 2025
By making the best use of resources, reducing waste, and promoting environmental sustainability, combining the Circular Economy (CE) ideas with Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies can completely change...
Predicting dual poverty in informal transportation: A machine learning and econometrics approach
September 2025
Previous studies on poverty in the Philippines often overlook the compounded impact of transportation dynamics on both commuters and drivers, particularly in rural areas. This study addresses that gap...
Gender dynamics and the role of women in refugee communities in Pakistan: A case study of Afghan refugee camps
June 2025
The Afghan refugee crisis—one of the largest and most prolonged in modern history—has significantly impacted Afghanistan and Pakistan socio-politically and economically. Since the Soviet invasion of...
Reducing the poverty gap and severity in Indonesia: The role of renewable energy access and consumption
September 2025
Access to renewable energy has become a transformative factor in efforts to reduce poverty, improving not only income opportunities but also health outcomes, particularly in developing countries like...
Multi-sensory modulation of outdoor thermal comfort: A systematic review and future agenda
December 2025
Urban vitality hinges on outdoor spaces that are simultaneously thermally comfortable and multisensorially engaging. Synthesising 48 studies (2000–2025), we find that thermal perception remains the...
TOPIC: The effect of external debt on economic growth: Evidence from 10 African countries
March 2025
This study delves into the intricate relationship between external debt and economic growth in ten African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d′Ivoire, Zambia,...
A GIS based multi criteria decision analysis for community risk mapping based on IPCC AR6 framework: The case of coastal Bangladesh
March 2026
Bangladesh is considered as one of the most climate vulnerable countries because of its location and geomorphological characteristics. Over 21.5 million people live in the coastal areas of Bangladesh,...
Challenges and considerations of applying nature-based solutions for future mega-cities: Implications for Karachi as a Sponge City
March 2025
Rapid urbanization contributes to impervious surface areas resulting in higher vulnerability to flooding and loss of green spaces. Recently, sustainable methods like nature-based solutions (NBS) are...
From abroad to home: Communication pathways and the reintegration of returned migrants in Ghana
December 2025
This study explores the critical role of both digital and informal communication pathways in influencing the reintegration process of migrant returnees to Ghana. Navigating their new environment, returnees...
A systematic review of the influence of physiological factors on outdoor thermal comfort
March 2025
Research on the impact of outdoor thermal comfort on public activities and public health has received increasing attention in recent years. Variations in physiological indicators play an essential role...
Simplifying urban microclimate studies: A low-cost mobile temperature monitoring system with automatic correction
September 2025
Urban thermal environments exhibit significant spatial heterogeneity. Acquiring high-resolution temperature data is crucial for understanding urban microclimates. Mobile measurements have been widely...
A systematic review of nature-based solutions to urban hazards through the lens of environmental justice
March 2025
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) has emerged as a key strategy for addressing climate change hazards. However, their implementation often overlooks socioeconomic inequalities, leading to unequal benefits...
Tourism-related short-term migration for heat adaptation: Impacts of socio-economic-institutional, climatic, socio-interactive, emotional, and perceptive-behavioral-psychological factors and implications for responsible tourism development
December 2025
Many cities have launched heat mitigation and adaptation action plans, but the progress and efficiency are far from expected outcomes. Many cities and citizens have been locked into heat-related consequences....
A machine learning framework for combatting poaching challenges in wildlife
March 2026
Global threats to wildlife pose a major challenge, as the natural habitats of animals in Africa and other regions are frequently targeted by poachers and hunters with ulterior motives, resulting in...
Coupling coordination between environmental risk and urban economic vitality in hot arid climates: An open-source remote sensing-based assessment model
March 2026
Rapid urbanisation in arid environments often requires a trade-off between economic expansion and environmental stability, leading to uncoordinated or unsustainable development. This study proposes...
Spatiotemporal impact mechanisms of urban multidimensional form on land surface temperature: A case study of representative cities in five climate zones of China
December 2025
Rapid urbanization and global warming have intensified the frequent occurrence of abnormal LST phenomena. Research on the regulation of thermal environment by urban multidimensional form (UMF) across...
Visual scenario preferences as social–ecological indicators of urban rewilding support: Evidence from six Pennsylvania cities
September 2025
Urban rewilding is gaining recognition as a strategy for enhancing ecological resilience and quality of life in cities. This study introduces the use of visual scenario-based surveying as a form of...
Study on the micro-climate suitability and spatial optimization patterns of waterfront residential areas in cold regions
June 2025
Waterfront areas are among the hotspots for residential construction. Enhancing outdoor environmental comfort for residents in waterfront residential areas in cold regions is a key consideration for...
Urban morphology from a landscape perspective: How building morphology distribution land models (BMDLM) emulate pattern and process
September 2025
Urban form (e.g., building morphology such as height or footprint) can be used to predict environmental footprints, such as energy/water consumption and carbon emissions. Although progress has been...
Comparative analysis of spatial characteristics of urban network from the perspective of information flow and population flow—A regional urban network case
March 2025
While various flow data enhance urban network construction, existing studies often overlook the complexities of integrating these data, resulting in a limited understanding of urban network dynamics....
Social Media Adoption in Urban and Rural Flood Risk Management: Evidence from Nebraska’s 2019 Flood-Affected Regions
Available online 9 March 2026
Flooding is one of the most devastating natural hazards, causing significant economic losses and threatening public safety. While social media has emerged as a powerful tool for disaster communication,...