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Trust but verify: a Verification-as-a-Service framework for sustainable infrastructure governance—An integrative conceptual review
Lacour M. Ayompe · Franklin M. Lartey
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1975063
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Human rights to water and sanitation at COP30: a comparative media analysis from a climate-vulnerable host city
Davi Madureira Victral · Bruna Silveira de Oliveira
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1895638
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Railway infrastructure breakthrough and mode choice: evidence from the Ceneri Base Tunnel in Switzerland
Leonardo Conte · Jules Grandvillemin · Clément Rames · Orane Solim Koenga
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1938839
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Cultural identity in rapidly urbanizing cities: the role of public art, urban design, and digital engagement
Khaula Alkaabi · Fatmaelzahraa Hussein · Salieu Senghore · Nour Agiel · Sarah Aljaberi
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1902431
Conceptual Analysis
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Economic succession: an ecology-informed diagnostic framework for sustainable urban transformation
Shade T. Shutters · J. M. Applegate
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1953866
Original Research
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Urban land-use dynamics and changing landscapes in Kano, Nigeria (1950–2020)
Jasini Ali Alwadood · Abel Omoniyi Afon · Aurobindo Ogra
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1892715
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Planetary Boundaries and construction: pressures on water, air, and soil in Jordan
Ibrahim Moh’d Saraireh · Taiseer Mustafa Rawashdeh · Mohammed A. K. A. Al-Btoush
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1909137
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How urban experiments redefine problems, imaginaries and futures: a case study on wireless charging in London and South of England
Miguel Valdez · Matthew Cook
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1884518
Policy and Practice Reviews
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The digital sweep: transforming sanitation through smart governance for contemporary urban resilience and sustainability
Daggupati Likhitha · Bangalore Morarji
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1930465
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Governing urban floods in an emerging capital region: a social-ecological-technological systems policy analysis of Samarinda City, Indonesia
Sita Safira Ilham · Ariyaningsih · Khairunnisa Adhar · Elin Diyah Syafitri · Srirahadita Pamungkas
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1933366
Opinion
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Synergies and trade-offs of nature-inclusive architecture in dense cities: between human health and urban biodiversity
Weijie Zhong · Xiangning Li
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1843807
Opinion
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Beyond canopy targets: a performance- and risk-aware framework for urban tree species selection
Kamlesh Verma · Rajiv Pandey · Prashant Sharma
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1861981
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Linking urban spatial configuration, traffic, air pollution, and noise exposure: a scoping review towards a DPSIR framework
David Prieto González · Guadalupe Cantarero-Garcia · Roberto Alonso Gonzalez-Lezcano
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1928472
Policy and Practice Reviews
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Water and sanitation beyond negotiable sustainability in the post-COP30 urban climate agenda
Priscila Soraia da Conceição
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1903898
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Talent agglomeration and urban inclusive green growth
Chenyang Guo · Lan Fang
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1869544
Systematic Review
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Faith, form, and the bin: the CT-VR framework for culturally tuned recycling infrastructure in Gulf cities
Jasim Azhar · Osama Halabi · Mohammad Amer Ahmad
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1925375
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Rejigging smart sustainable city development in Saudi Arabia: artificial intelligence, megaprojects, smart mobility, and green initiative
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim · Yusuf A. Aina
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1906044
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Vernacular governmentality: the last mile, temporal certainty, and risk-sensitive integration of informal shared taxis in metropolitan Lima
Samantha Sotelo-Llancari · Javier Hildebrando Espinoza Escobar · Aníbal Gauna · Viviana La Rosa Salvador · Fabio Saldivar Celis
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1929167
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Machine learning driven optimization of biofuel powered urban mobility for cleaner and smarter cities
Ritu Chauhan · Devanshi Thakur · Megat F. Zuhairi · Vivek Kumar Gaur
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1906890
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Awareness without intention, attitude without action: a multi-method (SEM–ANN–fsQCA) study of Gen Z sustainable transport adoption in smart cities
Shankar Chanagala · Sri Yogi Kottala · Madhusudan Kumar Kota · Srinivas Bolagani · G. N. P. V. Babu · N. Roopalatha
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1867418
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The micro-level action logic of boundary spanners in grassroots governance: a systematic review of role dilemmas, brokerage strategies, and contextual consequences
Man Tat Ku · Wai In Ho
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1943231
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Understanding housing consumption behavior for sustainable urban development: the influence of perceived value and perceived risk on purchase intention in China's higher-tier urban housing markets
Yu Wu · Baoliang Zhang
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1900552
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Scaling urban land governance in India: the NAKSHA Programme as a platform for governance innovation for sustainable cities
Kunal Satyarthi · Shivangi Somvanshi · Deepak Kumar
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1874630
Perspective
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The AI Urban Exclusion Cycle: smart urbanism and inequality in the Global South
Abdulaziz I. Almulhim
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1955093
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Toward climate-resilient cities: advancing sustainable and inclusive urban development through smart technologies in South-Western Nigeria
Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola · Meryem Muzeyyen Findikgil
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1916019
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Hybrid governance of urban food Markets in Tanzania: contested power and uneven participation
Jerry T. Mosses · Joost Dessein · Luitfred Kissoly · Makarius Mdemu
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1922002
Conceptual Analysis
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Leverage points in cities: a blueprint for action
Francesco Spanò · Amalia Zucaro
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1889308
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Circular economy strategies in residential developments: a scoping review and evidence void for mixed-use typologies
Foluke Oladunni Jegede · Ridwan Omogbolahan Soneye
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1947952
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The politics of climate change and urban agriculture in South Africa
Babalo Yekani
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1936772
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Toward sustainable electric bus operations: a multidimensional structural model for future mobility management
Krit Kosanantachai · Parames Chutima · Kwanrat Suanpong
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1908661
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Urban morphology for passive–active energy efficiency in residential complexes: a scoping review and framework for early-stage design in the MENA region
Ruwaa Bahgat · Mohamed H. Elnabawi
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1908111
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Exploring the water-energy-food nexus through the lens of a kitchen: insights from informal housing dwellers in Johannesburg, South Africa
Blessings Masuku
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1883300
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Health risk assessment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene among occupational and residential populations at landfill, Indonesia
Intan Nur'azizah Rahman · Katharina Oginawati · Benno Rahardyan · Muhayatun Santoso · Dikdik Sidik Purnama · Nurul Fahimah · Muhammad Amin
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1912881
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Measuring neighbourhood walkability for older adults: development and pilot validation of a multidimensional scale
Akshatha Rao · Nandineni Rama Devi · Shriharsh Ashok Dixit · Roshan S. Shetty · Kailas Mallaiah · John Benette John
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1852665
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Airport-driven urban transformation and emergent collective dynamics in Amazonian intermediate cities: evidence from Tarapoto, Peru
Jhon Manuel Garcia Cruz · Jesus Alberto Huanca Mozombite · Jasser Jose Zavaleta Rioja · Astrid Cesia Zapata Antesana
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1840137
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Beyond green buildings: circular economy strategies and SDG alignment in India's urban housing sector
Akvan Gajanayake · Janappriya Jayawardana · Usha Iyer-Raniga
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1869079
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Urban oasis living lab: a hybrid approach to climate-resilient urban agriculture in Beirut
Christelle Bou Harb · Hiba Salameh · Lina Jaber · Diana Marroush · Shady K. Hamadeh
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1921185
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Participatory gentrification: how participatory design mechanisms legitimize neighborhood change in Chinese urban regeneration
Ruiqi Peng
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1786743
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Evaluation of a rooftop photovoltaics parameterization in the PALM model system using eddy-covariance observations
Haoyuan Zhai · Julian Anders · Björn Maronga · Jonathan Lukas Biehl · Stefan Riechelmann · Matthias Mauder
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1866648
Opinion
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Integration of biological and engineering technologies for systems design in urban forestry
Vivek Kumar Dhiman · Vinay Kumar Dhiman
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1866595
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Population shrinkage in China’s three major urban agglomerations: spatiotemporal patterns and driving factors
Pu Zhang · Peiyao Wu · Hanjie Wang · Penghao Zuo
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1910735
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Bridging the socio-technical lag: a systematic literature review of regulation, collaboration, and inclusive governance in smart city infrastructure
Caoyuan Yang · U Kei Wong · Jingwen Cai · Chunning Wang · Haoqian Hu · Wai In Ho · Yifen Yin
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1897229
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Using multispectral imagery to monitor urban food forests in a changing climatic environment: a case from Zimbabwe
Geoffrey Mukwada
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1905764
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Tackling climate protests: navigating contestation between democratic legitimacy and effective decarbonization in cities
Trond Vedeld · Hege Hofstad
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1876132
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Why does novice drivers’ risk decrease by almost 50% during the first year, and what do they learn? A literature review of explanatory mechanisms
Tor-Olav Nævestad · Ingeborg Storesund Hesjevoll · Jenny Blom
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1859177
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Personalised route guidance to reduce air pollution exposure during active commuting: a proof-of-concept study using graph-based network analysis in Leicester, UK
James A. Donaldson · Joshua Vande Hey · Samuel Cai · Anna Hansell · Jamie O’Driscoll · Rikesh Panchal · Sarah Johnson · Andre Ng
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1869860
Correction
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Correction: Demographic influences on the acceptance of shipping container shopping malls in Lagos, Nigeria
Foluke O. Jegede · Boluwatife E. Adekunle
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1948357
Opinion
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Multi-layered Urban Forests: can a City be dense and green?
Mohammad A. Rahman · Amy Hahs · Christopher Szota · Claire Farrell · Nicholas Williams · Stephen J. Livesley
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
doi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1842594