Current Social Sciences

The section Urban Studies of the journal Current Social Sciences publishes original research articles, letters, reviews/mini-reviews, and guest-edited thematicissues on various topics related to urban studies.

This section is not limited to a specific aspect of the field but instead is devoted to a wide range of sub-fields. Articles of interdisciplinary nature are particularly welcome. Submissions in the following areas are of special interest to the readers of this journal:

· Promoting health in urban environments by monitoring and improving air quality in cities

· Smart cities and resilient environments, including cyber-physical systems, big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applications

·  Sustainable cities related to urban energy, water, transportation, and other areas of research, such as energy-efficiency, low/zero carbon, green buildings/communities, and smart transportation system and infrastructure

· Urban climate change mitigation and adaptation

· Urban policy and decision-making for running and management of urban systems

· Urban social aspects and their impacts, such as urban mobility, social behavior monitoring, analysis and change

· Urban design/planning, operation system, economics, etc.

· Urban landscaping and its environmental impact

· Other urban studies