The challenges for sustainable cities to protect the environment, ensure economic growth,
and maintain social justice have been widely recognized. Along with the digitization …

The movements of individuals within and among cities influence critical aspects of our
society, such as well-being, the spreading of epidemics, and the quality of the environment …

During the past decades, multiple remote sensing data sources, including nighttime light
images, high spatial resolution multispectral satellite images, unmanned drone images, and …

Crime and perception of safety are two intertwined concepts affecting the quality of life and
the economic development of a society. However, few studies have quantitatively examined …

Investigating urban vibrancy and factors that impact urban vibrancy aids the understanding
of urban land use policies, provides solid foundation for scientific urban planning. The boom …

The urban spatial structure represents the distribution of public and private spaces in cities
and how people move within them. Although it usually evolves slowly, it can change quickly …

Peace is a principal dimension of well-being and is the way out of inequity and violence.
Thus, its measurement has drawn the attention of researchers, policymakers, and …

A better understanding of the relationship between land surface temperature (LST) and its
influencing factors is important to the livable, healthy, and sustainable development of cities …

Place-based crime prediction models implemented with deep learning leverage the spatio-
temporal patterns of historical crimes, together with built-environment factors, to predict …

Place-based short-term crime prediction models leverage the spatio-temporal patterns of
historical crimes to predict aggregate volumes of crime incidents at specific locations over …