Rapid population expansion and urbanization have created enormous difficulties in
maintaining the urban quality of life (UQoL) in Indian cities. Quantifying the UQoL is a …

Urban structure is a vital aspect that profoundly influences the livability and sustainability of
cities. Although extensive explorations have conducted on urban structure from the …

This special issue brings together original papers, empirical as well as theoretical, that use
the analytical lens of urban vitalism to explore and connect current normative, academic …

In response to narratives of the mass movement of people triggered by climate change, a
number of “managed retreat” models have been proposed as policy options, especially for …

Urmia, as one of the most populated cities in Iran, has faced many problems in terms of
physical and environmental aspects due to the changes made in the system of dividing the …

The vitality of regional development is a powerful driver of both population growth and
sustainable development. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the interconnections …

The proliferation of cities has brought numerous challenges, contributing to a deterioration of
its inhabitants' quality of life and liveability. To address these challenges, this paper …

In the face of various challenges, mobility emerges as a long-standing adaptive strategy.
This is also the case in Bangladesh, where internal mobility in particular is often employed to …

Motivation: The paradigms of sustainable development and knowledge and innovation-
based economy (smart growth) are among the most important signposts for the development …

As a high densely populated region, urbanization process in Java has become a regional
process as the process is also characterized by the growing out of the urban areas outside …