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2026

Journal Article

Going car-free: an interventional study in Australia and Saudi Arabia

Almubarak, Sufian Saleh, Pojani, Dorina and Alidoust, Sara (2026). Going car-free: an interventional study in Australia and Saudi Arabia. Transportation, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s11116-026-10740-y

Going car-free: an interventional study in Australia and Saudi Arabia

2026

Journal Article

Exploring the role of third places in shaping health and wellbeing: a qualitative study with older adults

Alidoust, Sara, Kirkegaard, Amy, Hennessey, Emma and Ball, Lauren (2026). Exploring the role of third places in shaping health and wellbeing: a qualitative study with older adults. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 37 (1) e70128, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70128

Exploring the role of third places in shaping health and wellbeing: a qualitative study with older adults

2026

Book Chapter

Nature in Cities: Reimagining Urban Futures Through Ecology and Care

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Alidoust, Sara, Chen, Wendy Y. and Fuller, Richard (2026). Nature in Cities: Reimagining Urban Futures Through Ecology and Care. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 1-10) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-5487-4_1

Nature in Cities: Reimagining Urban Futures Through Ecology and Care

2026

Book Chapter

From Nurtured Cities to Nature-Led Futures: Reflections, Lessons, and Pathways Ahead

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Alidoust, Sara, Chen, Wendy Y. and Fuller, Richard (2026). From Nurtured Cities to Nature-Led Futures: Reflections, Lessons, and Pathways Ahead. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 257-262) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-5487-4_12

From Nurtured Cities to Nature-Led Futures: Reflections, Lessons, and Pathways Ahead

2025

Journal Article

Ungating China: a discourse analysis of public resistance and policy re-evaluation

Liu, Xuanbo, Alidoust, Sara and Pojani, Dorina (2025). Ungating China: a discourse analysis of public resistance and policy re-evaluation. Urban Policy and Research, 43 (3), 228-244. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2025.2517556

Ungating China: a discourse analysis of public resistance and policy re-evaluation

2025

Other Outputs

Brisbane Australia 2024: policy indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report

Alidoust, Sara (2025). Brisbane Australia 2024: policy indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report. St. Louis, MO USA: Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28521167

Brisbane Australia 2024: policy indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report

2025

Other Outputs

Brisbane Australia 2024: spatial indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report

Alidoust, Sara, Chen, Ruoyu and Higgs, Carl (2025). Brisbane Australia 2024: spatial indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report. St. Louis, MO USA: Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28521200

Brisbane Australia 2024: spatial indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report

2025

Other Outputs

Brisbane Australia 2024: policy and spatial indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report

Alidoust, Sara, Chen, Ruoyu and Higgs, Carl (2025). Brisbane Australia 2024: policy and spatial indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report. St. Louis, MO USA: Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28520984

Brisbane Australia 2024: policy and spatial indicators for healthy and sustainable cities—1000 Cities Challenge report

2025

Journal Article

Planning for livable compact vertical cities: A quantitative systematic review of the impact of urban geometry on thermal and visual comfort in high-rise precincts

Caswell, Helen, Alidoust, Sara and Corcoran, Jonathan (2025). Planning for livable compact vertical cities: A quantitative systematic review of the impact of urban geometry on thermal and visual comfort in high-rise precincts. Sustainable Cities and Society, 119 106007, 106007-119. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2024.106007

Planning for livable compact vertical cities: A quantitative systematic review of the impact of urban geometry on thermal and visual comfort in high-rise precincts

2024

Journal Article

Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland

Alidoust, Sara, Wyeth, Stephanie, Reddel, Tim, Cornish, Gillian, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Johnson, Laurel and Shaweesh, Maram (2024). Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland. Australian Planner, 60 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352

Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland

2024

Journal Article

Older people, house-sitting and ethics of care

Alidoust, Sara (2024). Older people, house-sitting and ethics of care. International Journal of Housing Policy, 24 (2), 191-210. doi: 10.1080/19491247.2022.2097853

Older people, house-sitting and ethics of care

2023

Journal Article

Sustained liveable cities: the interface of liveability and resiliency

Alidoust, Sara (2023). Sustained liveable cities: the interface of liveability and resiliency. Cities and Health, 8 (6), 1108-1119. doi: 10.1080/23748834.2023.2260132

Sustained liveable cities: the interface of liveability and resiliency

2023

Book Chapter

Mapping urban transport - land use interactions worldwide, a state of practice

Khalaj, Fahimeh, Alidoust, Sara and Pojani, Dorina (2023). Mapping urban transport - land use interactions worldwide, a state of practice. Handbook on transport and land use. (pp. 147-166) edited by João de Abreu e Silva, Kristina Currans, Veronique Van Acker and Robert Schneider. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781800370258.00015

Mapping urban transport - land use interactions worldwide, a state of practice

2022

Book Chapter

Smart densification

Ahmad, Mubeen, Darchen, Sebastien, Alidoust, Sara and Sipe, Neil (2022). Smart densification. The Palgrave encyclopedia of urban and regional futures. (pp. 1520-1528) edited by Robert C. Brears. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-87745-3_278

Smart densification

2022

Journal Article

A systematic review of planning policies for community wellbeing

Alidoust, Sara, Gleeson, Nikita and Khalaj, Fahimeh (2022). A systematic review of planning policies for community wellbeing. Journal of Urbanism, 17 (4), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/17549175.2022.2071971

A systematic review of planning policies for community wellbeing

2022

Journal Article

Master planned communities for healthy living: a systematic literature review

Alidoust, Sara and Huang, Wei (2022). Master planned communities for healthy living: a systematic literature review. Urban Policy and Research, 40 (2), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/08111146.2022.2057945

Master planned communities for healthy living: a systematic literature review

2022

Other Outputs

‘Where would we live otherwise?’: the rise of house-sitting among older Australians

Alidoust, Sara (2022, 02 18). ‘Where would we live otherwise?’: the rise of house-sitting among older Australians The Conversation

‘Where would we live otherwise?’: the rise of house-sitting among older Australians

2022

Book Chapter

Planning Healthy and Livable Cities

Alidoust, Sara (2022). Planning Healthy and Livable Cities. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. (pp. 1-5) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_277-1

Planning Healthy and Livable Cities

2021

Journal Article

An exploratory study of house-sitting and ‘home’-making among older people

Alidoust, Sara and Khalaj, Fahimeh (2021). An exploratory study of house-sitting and ‘home’-making among older people. Australian Geographer, 52 (4), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2021.1999612

An exploratory study of house-sitting and ‘home’-making among older people

2021

Journal Article

A decade of research on housing and health: a systematic literature review

Alidoust, Sara and Huang, Wei (2021). A decade of research on housing and health: a systematic literature review. Reviews on Environmental Health, 45-64. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0121

A decade of research on housing and health: a systematic literature review