Improving air quality through urban form optimization: A review study

S Li, B Zou, X Ma, N Liu, Z Zhang, M Xie, L Zhi - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a significant global environmental issue. Nevertheless, the importance of
rational urban planning in mitigating it is frequently disregarded. Conducting air quality …

The impact of urban configuration types on urban heat islands, air pollution, CO2 emissions, and mortality in Europe: a data science approach

T Iungman, S Khomenko, EP Barboza… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The world is becoming increasingly urbanised. As cities around the world
continue to grow, it is important for urban planners and policy makers to understand how …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the nexus of urban form, transport, environment and health in large-scale urban studies: a state-of-the-art scoping review

GMC Dyer, S Khomenko, D Adlakha, S Anenberg… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, there is recognition that public
and planetary health relies upon a ubiquitous transition to sustainable cities …

Urban form and seasonal PM2. 5 dynamics: Enhancing air quality prediction using interpretable machine learning and IoT sensor data

J Lee, CAM Barquilla, K Park, A Hong - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the critical issue of how urban form characteristics influence PM 2.5
concentrations, a key concern for public health in densely populated cities. Traditional …

A paradox of economic benefit and social equity of green space in megacity: Evidence from Tianjin in China

H Yang, C Jin, T Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) plays a crucial role in socio-ecological systems and has been
recognized as an important factor in promoting sustainable cities and communities. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Commentary: A road map for future data-driven urban planning and environmental health research

GMC Dyer, S Khomenko, D Adlakha, S Anenberg… - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advances in data science and urban environmental health research utilise large-
scale databases (100s–1000s of cities) to explore the complex interplay of urban …

StreetviewLLM: Extracting Geographic Information Using a Chain-of-Thought Multimodal Large Language Model

Z Li, J Xu, S Wang, Y Wu, H Li - arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.14476, 2024 - arxiv.org
Geospatial predictions are crucial for diverse fields such as disaster management, urban
planning, and public health. Traditional machine learning methods often face limitations …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological dynamics, landscape fragmentation and climate change vulnerability of actual and predicted urban areas of Lebanon: Application of Multilayer …

W Al-Shaar, O Bonin, T Seregina, G Faour - Journal of Urban Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization in Lebanon poses problems of adaptation to climate change. This article
aims to forecast and characterize urban growth, and to cross-analyze urban growth with …

The spatial heterogeneity of urban green space distribution and configuration in Lilongwe City, Malawi

O Nambazo, K Nazombe - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Urban green spaces provide several benefits related to the quality of urban life. The
existence and spatial arrangement of these spaces within neighbourhoods and functional …

A high-resolution global time series of street-network sprawl

C Barrington-Leigh… - Environment and Planning …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Systems of street networks form a backbone for many aspects of human life and, once laid
down, urban streets represent a nearly immutable influence on future urban form and …