Gryech, Ihsane Vinogradov, Evgenii Saboor, Abdul Bithas, Petros S. Mathiopoulos, P. Takis Pollin, Sofie
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Frontiers in Communications and Networks
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, show great potential in advancing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a collection of 17 worldwide targets outlined by the United Nations (UN) to tackle diverse social, economic, and environmental issues and foster sustainable development by 2030. As per the Federa...
Tajani, Francesco Sica, Francesco Di Liddo, Felicia Anelli, Debora
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Butt, Andrew
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Peri-urban regions offer significant contributions to city regions as landscapes of food production, resources for urban consumption, as well as for biodiversity and nature conservation – a key part of a city region as a socio-ecological, not simply a socioeconomic, space. Consequently, these roles have long been recognized as crucial to objectives...
Praharaj, Sarbeswar Chatterji, Tathagata
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Alawi, Mohsen Chu, Dongzhu Rui, Yang
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the importance of public spaces. Accessing public spaces during the pandemic improves physical health, reduces feelings of loneliness, and lessens depression. However, not all public spaces can provide an effective response during the pandemic. The public spaces’ ability to respond to the pandemic varies depending o...
Luo, Xiuming Yan, Zedong Ma, Chong Xie, Jinlong
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Frontiers in Built Environment
This study explores the influence on urban sustainable development performance of residents’ resettlement as a result of urban renewal activities, aiming to develop a system dynamics model to simulate the performance of urban sustainable development performance at the perspective of urban renewal. The system dynamics model consists of four subsyste...
Pierucci, Pedro Agostinho, Feni Almeida, Cecília M. V. B. Demétrio, Fernando J. C. Giannetti, Biagio F.
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
To face the growing challenges of urbanization, urban management models grounded in the principles of sustainability and smart cities are being proposed. Despite their acknowledged importance, these models are often misunderstood or improperly applied due to a lack of thorough conceptualization, and they are frequently viewed as interchangeable. Th...
Ressin, Marat
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Urban areas are places associated with the transformation of ideas into practices, social initiatives, and spatial economics. The study aims to assess the triad interaction between education, science, and business as a multiplier on the socio-economic development in the region. The study built a conceptual model of socio-economic space in the conte...
bridgelall, raj
The relentless expansion of urban populations and the surge in e-commerce have increased the demand for rapid delivery services, leading to an increase in truck traffic that contributes to urban congestion, environmental pollution, and economic inefficiencies. The critical challenge this poses is not only in managing urban spaces efficiently but al...
Ahmed, Umar Fida, Bashir Ahmad Thumiki, Venkat Ram Raj Hamdun Al Marhoobi, Sauda Salim
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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
The rising popularity of Electric Vehicles (EVs), fuelled by technological advancements and supportive government policies, presents a promising solution to reduce carbon emissions from conventional cars. This study explores public perceptions of obstacles to Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption in Oman and assesses EVs' impact on city sustainability. Ov...