Journal of Urban Management (Journal)

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Call for papers: Urban transition approaches and pathways towards sustainable and smart urban future / 迈向可持续与智慧城市未来的城市转型路径与策略

Special issue information:

Cities are at the forefront for tackling global sustainability challenges, driving the urgent need for navigating and proposing urban transitions approaches and pathways towards shaping a sustainable and smart future.
This Special Issue explores the intersection of urban development, digital technology adoption, urban resilience building, low carbon transition, as well as social policy innovation, to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart futures.

We invite theoretical, empirical, and practical contributions that examine governance frameworks, technological integration, development patterns, socio-economic dynamics, and stakeholder collaborations of urban systems from international communities.

By bridging interdisciplinary studies, this Special Issue aims to advance knowledge on scalable solutions for sustainable and smart cities, offering insights for policy-makers, private-sectors, and academics committed to urban revolution pathways towards sustainability and smartness.

城市是应对全球可持续挑战的主战场，探寻与提出城市转型的路径与策略对于实现可持续与智慧未来至关重要。本专题旨在探索城市发展、数字技术嵌入、城市韧性构建、低碳发展与转型、以及社会政策创新交叉领域，力求提出多元手段与路径，促进城市可持续与智慧转型。专题邀请来自全球不同背景城市的理论、实证、实践研究，探讨城市治理框架、数字技术采纳、创新发展模式、社会经济动态系统，城市系统各参与方合作等议题。通过推动跨学科研究，旨在为城市可持续与智慧转型提供可扩展的有效提升路径与解决方案。

关键词：智慧城市、城市可持续性、城市韧性、数字技术采纳、低碳转型、城市治理、包容性城市规划、半城市化地区

专题截稿日期：2026年3月31日

投稿时请选择文章类型为VSI: Urban transition approaches and pathways。

Period	31 May 2025 → 31 Mar 2026
Type of journal	Journal
ISSN	2589-0360
Degree of Recognition	International