Urban Science MDPI

We are pleased to share that our Guest Editor, Dr. Corina Tatar, promoted Urban Science and her Special Issue, “Urban Tourism Dynamics Through Hospitality, Management and Community Engagement,” at the Research Cluster 4 Workshop – Heritage in All Its Forms, held in Angers, France, on 21–22 September 2026.

We are grateful to Dr. Tatar for her efforts in increasing the journal’s visibility and promoting research in urban tourism and hospitality.

📢 Discover her Special Issue, alongside Prof. Olivier Dehoorne

Urban tourism and hospitality play a vital role in shaping contemporary cities, influencing economic growth, social cohesion, cultural identity, and environmental sustainability.

This Special Issue explores the evolving relationship between tourism, hospitality, urban planning, heritage conservation, and community engagement. It welcomes interdisciplinary research on sustainable urban development, smart cities, urban experiences, and the opportunities and challenges facing modern urban destinations.

🔗 Learn more about the Special Issue: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci/special_issues/0XE9XL2IPL

📢 Call for reading!

Please feel free to read our latest publication:
👉 https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/10/8/445

From Hourly Irradiance Discrepancy to Day-Ahead Photovoltaic Energy: Evaluating Free Weather APIs for Urban Energy Management, written by: Matej Cenky, Josef Bandík and Peter Janiga

This paper was published in the Special Issue: "Strengthening Power Systems in Urban Environments: Challenges and Solutions"

Feel free to check it out and contribute!
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci/special_issues/YHX889335R

Strengthening Power Systems in Urban Environments: Challenges and Solutions Special Issue in journal Urban Science: Strengthening Power Systems in Urban Environments: Challenges and Solutions

♻️🏙️ Special Issue | AI-Driven Urban Circularity: Intelligent Systems for Sustainable and Resource-Efficient Cities

How can AI and intelligent technologies help cities become more circular, resource-efficient, and sustainable?

This Special Issue explores how AI, machine learning, computer vision, IoT, digital twins, optimization, and data analytics can transform urban resource and waste management.

Guest Editors are Dr. Muhammad Mohsin and Dr. Stefano Rovetta

Explore the Special Issue and consider contributing your research to the growing intersection of artificial intelligence, urban sustainability, and circular economy.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci/special_issues/R7M84O17N0

🌍 Special Issue | Advances in Urban Water Management and Ecological Restoration Under Climate Change

Climate change is placing unprecedented pressure on urban water systems, increasing the risks of flooding, drought, water scarcity, pollution, and ecosystem degradation. At the same time, innovative approaches such as nature-based solutions, green and blue infrastructure, sponge cities, smart water management, and ecological restoration are creating new pathways toward climate-resilient and sustainable cities.

This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and comprehensive reviews exploring the latest advances in urban water management and ecological restoration under climate change.

📚 Guest Editors are Dr. Yifeng Qin and Dr. Changkun Xie

Explore the Special Issue and consider submitting your work!
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci/special_issues/40Z3Q24I5N

🎉 Celebrating Peer Review Week

Peer Review Week is a global event that celebrates the essential role of peer review in safeguarding the quality and integrity of scientific research.

Peer review requires time, expertise, and dedication. Although it is often an invisible part of academic work, the contribution of reviewers is essential to improving research and maintaining high standards in scholarly communication.

On this occasion, we would like to thank all reviewers who contribute their time and expertise to supporting higher-quality and more reliable science.

👉 Learn more about this year’s theme at the link:

Celebrating Peer Review Week 2026 — “Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed, and Quality” Peer Review Week is a global event celebrating the role peer review plays in safeguarding the quality and integrity of...

✈️ Successful Collaboration at the Wales 1st International Conference on Urban Air Mobility 2026

We are pleased to share that the Wales 1st International Conference on Urban Air Mobility 2026, held in Cardiff, UK, on 8–9 September, has successfully concluded.
https://sciforum.net/event/WIC2026?subscribe= -welcome_from_chair

Organized by Dr. Tiansheng Yang, Editorial Board Member of Urban Science, the conference brought together researchers, academics, and professionals to exchange insights on the rapidly developing field of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and its role in shaping the sustainable cities of the future.

The conference was organized with the assistance of our conference department, and Urban Science was also represented through an Academic Publishing Workshop (APW) and a dedicated conference booth. These activities provided a valuable opportunity to introduce the journal, engage with researchers and participants, and have many productive discussions on current research developments, emerging challenges, and opportunities for future collaboration.

We are also pleased to highlight two Special Issues organized by Dr. Yang in Urban Science, which welcome research contributions in this growing field:
🔹 Sustainable Urban Air Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci/special_issues/18AT141B80
🔹 Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Business Model Innovation in Urban Air Mobility and the Low-Altitude Economy
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci/special_issues/3XQH3Z0O78

We sincerely thank Dr. Yang and the conference organizers, participants, and all colleagues involved for contributing to a successful event and for fostering meaningful academic exchange.

We look forward to continuing this fruitful cooperation and supporting further research and discussion in Urban Air Mobility, intelligent transportation, and sustainable urban development.

📢 Call for reading!

Please feel free to read our latest publication:
https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/10/9/515

A GIS–AHP Framework for Spatial Assessment of Urban Stress Using Wearable Sensor Data: A Pilot Study in Kragujevac, written by: Nebojša Zdravković, Mateja Zdravković, Dalibor Nikolić and Aleksandar Peulić

🎉 Welcoming Our New Early Career Editorial Board Members! 🎉

We are delighted to announce that Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851) has welcomed 36 outstanding researchers to its Early Career Editorial Board!

We warmly congratulate all our new members on joining the Urban Science community. Your expertise, fresh perspectives, and enthusiasm will be valuable contributions to the journal and the wider field of urban research.

🤝 We look forward to working with you, supporting your editorial journey, and building exciting collaborations in the future!

Welcome to the Urban Science community!

https://shorturl.at/Hn2YG

📢 Call for reading!

Please feel free to read our latest :

Clustering Neighborhood Economic Trajectories: Gentrification Stages, Executed Evictions, and Other Housing Characteristics in New York City

Few issues in urban neighborhood change are as contested as the relationship between gentrification and evictions. Yet the definition and classification of gentrification vary widely across studies, complicating this debate. To address these inconsistencies, this study introduces a transparent, replicable, and clustering-based framework for classifying neighborhood gentrification stages, grounded in Glass’s foundational economic definition and using NTA-level median household income, the income diversity ratio (IDR), and their trends. The analysis shows that eviction severity was highest in pre-gentrification neighborhoods, challenging the claim that gentrification is correlated with more severe evictions – a premise frequently used in recent urban planning movements to fuel anti-gentrification sentiment. However, after controlling for NTA-level median household income, neighborhoods at more advanced stages of gentrification may experience more evictions than less-gentrified ones. Thus, while median household income could strongly shape eviction severity, it is not the sole determinant: income trend, IDR, and IDR trend all matter. Finally, the Bronx had the highest concentration of severe evictions and the lowest median income. This study therefore recommends targeted poverty-reduction policies, eviction-prevention resources, and the advancement of local economic development for the most vulnerable communities.

Written by Simao (Alice) Chen

The paper is now available, and we’d be delighted to hear your thoughts and insights. 👉https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/10/9/507