Geographical Information Technology and Urban Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 121
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geographical data analysis; crowdsourcing mapping; human mobility pattern; urban functional zone identification and sustainable development
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Interests: spatiotemporal data mining; spatial interaction; social sensing; geographic big data analysis
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Interests: spatiotemporal modeling and forecasting; urban and ecological environment assessment; GIS applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the era of big data, the development of geographical information technology provides important technical support that enables us to understand the spatiotemporal distribution patterns and evolution mechanisms of urban land use, transportation, the ecological environment and human activities. In particular, the application of GeoAI models offers new opportunities for dynamic simulation, intelligent detection and the prediction of urban development. Employing current GIS technologies and artificial intelligence models to empower decision-making regarding urban planning and sustainable development remains a hot topic and is worthy of in-depth discussion and research. This Special Issue aims to encourage researchers to publish their new ideas, models, methods and frameworks on geographical information technologies and urban sustainable development in order to promote the usage of GIS technologies in sustainable urban studies. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- GIS techniques and GeoAI models for urban sustainable development
- Geographical data mining and knowledge discovery
- Multi-model spatiotemporal data fusion
- Urban climate change, health analysis and risk assessment
- Land use classification and change detection
- Simulation and forecasting of urban development
- Urban traffic analysis and human mobility patterns detection
- Social Sensing for urban planning and management
Dr. Jianbo Tang
Dr. Xuexi Yang
Dr. Wentao Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geospatial data analysis
- social sensing
- sustainable cities
- urban land use patterns
- simulation and forecasting of urban development
- GeoAI
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