The metaverse as a virtual form of smart cities: Opportunities and challenges for environmental, economic, and social sustainability in urban futures

Z Allam, A Sharifi, SE Bibri, DS Jones, J Krogstie - Smart Cities, 2022 - mdpi.com
Data infrastructures, economic processes, and governance models of digital platforms are
increasingly pervading urban sectors and spheres of urban life. This phenomenon is known …

Progress and prospects in planning: A bibliometric review of literature in Urban Studies and Regional and Urban Planning, 1956–2022

A Sharifi, AR Khavarian-Garmsir, Z Allam… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global population has rapidly urbanized over the past century, and the urbanization rate
is projected to reach about 70% by 2050. In line with these trends and the increasing …

The rising impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine war: energy transition, climate justice, global inequality, and supply chain disruption

Z Allam, SE Bibri, SA Sharpe - Resources, 2022 - mdpi.com
This perspective paper explores the rising impacts of the COVID-19 and the Russia–Ukraine
war from different perspectives, with an emphasis on the role of climate financing in …

Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, resilience and place identity in future post-pandemic cities

C Moreno, Z Allam, D Chabaud, C Gall, F Pratlong - Smart cities, 2021 - mdpi.com
The socio-economic impacts on cities during the COVID-19 pandemic have been brutal,
leading to increasing inequalities and record numbers of unemployment around the world …

Antivirus-built environment: Lessons learned from Covid-19 pandemic

NA Megahed, EM Ghoneim - Sustainable cities and society, 2020 - Elsevier
Before developing medications for an epidemic, one solution is to go back to the physical
and built environment to reduce its impact. Epidemics have transformed our built …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel behavior in Istanbul: A panel data analysis

S Shakibaei, GC De Jong, P Alpkökin… - Sustainable cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic, which was reported in early January 2020 in China and spread
rapidly around the globe, will certainly remain as one of the most impactful disruptive events …

Future (post-COVID) digital, smart and sustainable cities in the wake of 6G: Digital twins, immersive realities and new urban economies

Z Allam, DS Jones - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
With the advance of 5G technologies by both academia and industry, 5G adoption is gaining
widespread acceptance in numerous cities, prompting further innovations in Smart City …

Urban parks as green buffers during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Xie, S Luo, K Furuya, D Sun - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In many parts of the world, concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and city quarantine
policy have led to a general decline in the physical and mental health of residents due to …

Towards building resilient cities to pandemics: A review of COVID-19 literature

M Amirzadeh, S Sobhaninia, ST Buckman… - Sustainable cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the global prevalence of COVID-19 disease, the concept of urban resilience against
pandemics has drawn the attention of a wide range of researchers, urban planners, and …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public

T Noszczyk, J Gorzelany, A Kukulska-Kozieł, J Hernik - Land use policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Green spaces provide people with countless intangible benefits, particularly important
during crises. Restrictions imposed in many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced …