Call for Papers

Special Issue: Urban Resilience and Sustainability in Response to Disaster Environments: Technologies and Methods

• Urban Resilience and Sustainability in Response to Disaster Environments: Technologies and Methods

  Context

  With the acceleration of urbanization, the uncertainties and unknown risks facing urban systems are also increasing. These urban problems and disasters involve different aspects, such as natural disasters, human disasters, the economy, the environment, safety, transportation, and the society, which directly affect the safety and quality of life of urban residents. Especially in recent years, many cities have been frequently hit by heavy rainstorms, earthquakes, geological disasters, and other major disasters, resulting in huge casualties and economic losses, which have attracted great attention from the international community. Therefore, how to scientifically and effectively assess the disaster risks faced by cities, how to improve the city’s response and adaptability to the disaster environment, how to enhance the city’s resistance, and how to improve the city’s resilience after disasters are the current hotspots and important topics in the field of international urban planning.

  According to statistics, more than 50% of the world’s population currently lives in cities. By 2050, this proportion will exceed 70%, and urban areas will become the most densely populated geographic spaces. As a complex giant system, cities are becoming more and more powerful, but also becoming more and more fragile. Any subsystem that is destroyed or not adapted to new changes may cause a fatal crisis or even destruction to the entire city. In the face of all types of sudden natural and man-made disasters, cities often exhibit great vulnerability, and this is gradually becoming a bottleneck problem that restricts the survival and sustainable development of cities. With the continuous development of cities, as well as increasing uncertainties and challenges such as climate change, resilience has become increasingly more important for cities.

  The purpose of this special issue is to gain an in-depth understanding of the city’s security situation and realize the safe development of economy and society by focusing on the technologies and methods on urban resilience and disaster environment. On the other hand, it is possible to identify various potential disaster risk factors in the process of urban operation, and to discover and grasp the deficiencies and weak links of urban work in a timely manner.

  Topics

  Prediction of the development trend of urban disasters

  Urban risk assessment and control

  Urban disaster risk assessment and simulation

  Methods and techniques for urban resilience assessment

  Resilient city planning and construction practice

  Urban safety resilience during the public health crisis

  Other related issues

  About Regional Sustainability

  Regional Sustainability is an international, peer-reviewed journal sponsored by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Served as a platform for researchers to explore the relationships among environment, economy and society, the journal publishes high-quality articles in multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary subjects relating to environmental protection, economic development and social development.

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  Guest Editor Team

  Ali Cheshmehzangi, Professor, Head of School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Queensland, Australia (E-mail: a.chesh@uq.edu.au)

  Baojie He, Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, China (E-mail: baojie.he@cqu.edu.cn )

  Yijun Shi, Associate Professor, Vice Dean of the College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, China (E-mail: yijun_shi@zafu.edu.cn)

  Junqing Tang, Associate Professor, Vice Dean of the School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, China (E-mail: junqingtang@pku.edu.cn)

  Li Yu, Professor, Director of China-UK Research Centre for Eco-Cities and Sustainable Development, Cardiff University, United Kingdom (E-mail: yul@cardiff.ac.uk)

  Guofang Zhai, Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, China (E-mail: guofang_zhai@nju.edu.cn)

  Wei Zhai, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Arlington, United States (E-mail: wei.zhai@utsa.edu)

  Submission of Full Papers

  The Guest Editor Team invites both original research papers and review papers that fit within the scope outlined in this document. The focus of the submitted papers should lie on urban resilience and sustainability in response to disaster environments.

  
  

  Please carefully read and follow the Guide for Authors at:

  http://regsus.xjegi.com/EN/column/column23.shtml

  
  

  Before submitting paper, please create a user account and submit all relevant files online at:

  https://www.editorialmanager.com/regsus

  
  

  When submitting manuscript online, please select the special issue "Urban Resilience and Sustainability in Response to Disaster Environments: Technologies and Methods" in the Editorial Manager system, then proceed with the submission.

  
  

  Submission Deadline: 30 April 2026

  
  

Pubdate： 2026-01-05    Viewed： 15