Crowdsourcing could potentially have great benefits for the development of sustainable
cities in the Global South (GS), where a growing population and rapid urbanization …

Satellite imagery depicts the earth's surface remotely and provides comprehensive
information for many applications, such as land use monitoring and urban planning. Existing …

Cities are social-ecological systems. Availability and accessibility to both social and
ecological infrastructures are fundamentally important for quality of life and therefore …

The relationship between electricity consumption (EC) and temperature (T) influences the
energy supply-demand balance within cities, and a nonlinear EC-T relationship has been …

Quantifying spatial disparities of accessibility to basic services is fundamentally important for
achieving the SDGs goal of universal access to these services. Trajectory big data shows …

Satellite imagery depicts the Earth's surface remotely and provides comprehensive
information for many applications, such as land use monitoring and urban planning. Existing …

Population data are key indicators of policymaking, public health, and land use in urban and
ecological systems; however, traditional censuses are time-consuming, expensive, and …

Context Urban green spaces (UGS) are not evenly distributed within cities, and some
neighborhoods with high socio-environmental demands require more UGS than others. This …

Urban vitality stands as a pivotal metric for evaluating the sustainability and appeal of urban
environments. Global experiences underscore the significance of parks and shopping …

Future cities are viewed as environments that will provide opportunities for all populations
(gender, age and persons with disability) with access to basic services, energy, housing and …