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2026

Journal Article

Urban decarbonization needs strategic reserves for critical materials

Allam, Zaheer, Badaloo, Rushaa and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Urban decarbonization needs strategic reserves for critical materials. Communications Earth & Environment, 7 (1) 593. doi: 10.1038/s43247-026-03819-y

Urban decarbonization needs strategic reserves for critical materials

2026

Journal Article

How the Strait of Hormuz is restructuring nutrition in small island developing states

Allam, Zaheer, Badaloo, Rushaa, Jones, David S, Cheshmehzangi, Ali and Allam, Zarrin (2026). How the Strait of Hormuz is restructuring nutrition in small island developing states. The Lancet Planetary Health 101500, 101500. doi: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101500

How the Strait of Hormuz is restructuring nutrition in small island developing states

2026

Journal Article

Systematic Mental Health Care for Airline Pilots: Addressing Rare but Catastrophic Safety Outcomes

Su, Zhaohui, Yang, Xue, Tong, Chaojun, Intizar, Mehak, Ahmad, Junaid, McDonnell, Dean, Bentley, Barry L., Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Nie, Jing-Bao, Ng, Chee H. and Xiang, Yu-Tao (2026). Systematic Mental Health Care for Airline Pilots: Addressing Rare but Catastrophic Safety Outcomes. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 18 (3) e70028. doi: 10.1111/appy.70028

Systematic Mental Health Care for Airline Pilots: Addressing Rare but Catastrophic Safety Outcomes

2026

Journal Article

Brownfield regeneration in emerging policy contexts: applying the PIB framework in Iran

Mehdipour, Armin, Omrany, Hossein, Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Brownfield regeneration in emerging policy contexts: applying the PIB framework in Iran. Urbanization, Sustainability and Society, 3 (1), 184-216. doi: 10.1108/uss-11-2025-0055

Brownfield regeneration in emerging policy contexts: applying the PIB framework in Iran

2026

Journal Article

AI-Assisted Urban Renewal Scheme Design Method Based on Urban Memory: A Case Study of Hanzheng Street, Wuhan, China

Zou, Han, Long, Yufei, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Sun, Cong, Duan, Junchao, Tian, Jiayi and Dong, Qizhi (2026). AI-Assisted Urban Renewal Scheme Design Method Based on Urban Memory: A Case Study of Hanzheng Street, Wuhan, China. Sustainability, 18 (11) 5688, 5688-5688. doi: 10.3390/su18115688

AI-Assisted Urban Renewal Scheme Design Method Based on Urban Memory: A Case Study of Hanzheng Street, Wuhan, China

2026

Journal Article

Territorialisation and deterritorialisation: a topography of conflict in the Tehran University Development Plan, Iran

Rahmati, Zahra, Yazdanian, Ahmad and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Territorialisation and deterritorialisation: a topography of conflict in the Tehran University Development Plan, Iran. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 19 (4) JURR-vol19-iss4-pg394, 394-419. doi: 10.69554/qklh2649

Territorialisation and deterritorialisation: a topography of conflict in the Tehran University Development Plan, Iran

2026

Book Chapter

Preface

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Alidoust, Sara, Chen, Wendy Y. and Fuller, Richard (2026). Preface. Designing nature into cities. (pp. vii-ix) Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

Preface

2026

Journal Article

Beyond birth rates: a theoretical framework for women's reproductive autonomy and quality childbearing

Su, Zhaohui, Yang, Xue, McDonnell, Dean, Ahmad, Junaid, Bentley, Barry L., Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Šegalo, Sabina, Nie, Jing-Bao, da Veiga, Claudimar Pereira and Xiang, Yu-Tao (2026). Beyond birth rates: a theoretical framework for women's reproductive autonomy and quality childbearing. Frontiers in Public Health, 14 1734790, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1734790

Beyond birth rates: a theoretical framework for women's reproductive autonomy and quality childbearing

2026

Journal Article

Mental health challenges in older women: a systematic review of post-COVID technology-based interventions

Zhang, Yihan, Di, Shengjie, Kabir, Janisa, Kaburu, Francis Mungai, Yang, Xue, Kudiza, Abdulswabul, Tong, Chaojun, Zhu, Ping, Intizar, Mehak, Jiang, Jianlin, Mcdonnell, Dean, Bentley, Barry L., Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Ahmad, Junaid, Segalo, Sabina, Nie, Jing-Bao, Veiga, Claudimar Pereira Da, Xiang, Yu-Tao and Su, Zhaohui (2026). Mental health challenges in older women: a systematic review of post-COVID technology-based interventions. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 118 104906, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2026.104906

Mental health challenges in older women: a systematic review of post-COVID technology-based interventions

2026

Journal Article

Co-benefits and trade-offs of urban resilience for sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Sharifi, Ayyoob, Sobhaninia, Saeideh, Esfandi, Saeed, Amirzadeh, Melika, Tayebi, Safiyeh and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Co-benefits and trade-offs of urban resilience for sustainable development goals (SDGs). Habitat International, 170 103735, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103735

Co-benefits and trade-offs of urban resilience for sustainable development goals (SDGs)

2026

Journal Article

Accountability in care and cash: a call to quantify the costs of war on global health

Su, Zhaohui, Zhang, Ruijie, Kaburu, Francis Mungai, McDonnell, Dean, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Segalo, Sabina, Ahmad, Junaid, Nie, Jing-Bao, da Veiga, Claudimar Pereira and Xiang, Yu-Tao (2026). Accountability in care and cash: a call to quantify the costs of war on global health. Postgraduate Medical Journal qgag032. doi: 10.1093/postmj/qgag032

Accountability in care and cash: a call to quantify the costs of war on global health

2026

Journal Article

Climate change messaging and mental health

Su, Zhaohui, Kaburu, Francis Mungai, Zhang, Ruijie, Kudiza, Abdulswabul, Tong, Chaojun, Intizar, Mehak, Jiang, Jianlin, Yu, Xin, Zhu, Ping, Yang, Xue, McDonnell, Dean, Ahmad, Junaid, Bentley, Barry L., Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Šegalo, Sabina, Nie, Jing‐Bao, da Veiga, Claudimar Pereira and Xiang, Yu‐Tao (2026). Climate change messaging and mental health. Sustainable Development sd.70852. doi: 10.1002/sd.70852

Climate change messaging and mental health

2026

Journal Article

Sustainable built environments at the climate–health nexus: mitigating heat risks for urban well-being

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Sustainable built environments at the climate–health nexus: mitigating heat risks for urban well-being. Encyclopedia, 6 (3) 60, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/encyclopedia6030060

Sustainable built environments at the climate–health nexus: mitigating heat risks for urban well-being

2026

Journal Article

Hyperlocal governance and decentralized experimentation to enable social innovation in sustainable development

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Allam, Zaheer, He, Bao-Jie and Su, Zhaohui (2026). Hyperlocal governance and decentralized experimentation to enable social innovation in sustainable development. Discover Sustainability, 7 (1) 526, 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s43621-025-01477-2

Hyperlocal governance and decentralized experimentation to enable social innovation in sustainable development

2026

Journal Article

Nature-based solutions in urban regeneration: a review of methods, governance, and future directions

Russo, Alessio, Baresi, Umberto and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Nature-based solutions in urban regeneration: a review of methods, governance, and future directions. Urban Science, 10 (3) 130, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/urbansci10030130

Nature-based solutions in urban regeneration: a review of methods, governance, and future directions

2026

Journal Article

Healthy and resilient cities for future pandemics: a systematic review

Taheri, Shima, Shabani, Amirhosein, Badland, Hannah, Cheshmehzangi, Ali and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2026). Healthy and resilient cities for future pandemics: a systematic review. Cities and Health, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/23748834.2026.2616967

Healthy and resilient cities for future pandemics: a systematic review

2026

Journal Article

Examining Sponge City coverage and perceptions in global news media

Li, Lei, Ives, Christopher D., Carter, Jeremy, Collins, Alexandra M., Adekola, Olalekan, Green, Daniel, Cheshmehzangi, Ali and Chan, Faith Ka Shun (2026). Examining Sponge City coverage and perceptions in global news media. Cities, 169 106588, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106588

Examining Sponge City coverage and perceptions in global news media

2026

Journal Article

Corrigendum to “Subdistrict-Scale day–night assessment of urban heat vulnerability: A multi-dimensional framework and mitigation strategies for megacities – case of Guangzhou, China” [Building and Environment Volume 287, Part A, 1 January 2026, 113803] (Building and Environment (2026) 287(PA), (S0360132325012739), (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113803))

Nie, Zichuan, Wang, Lihui, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Wu, Haitang, Lu, Dongyu and Zhao, Lihua (2026). Corrigendum to “Subdistrict-Scale day–night assessment of urban heat vulnerability: A multi-dimensional framework and mitigation strategies for megacities – case of Guangzhou, China” [Building and Environment Volume 287, Part A, 1 January 2026, 113803] (Building and Environment (2026) 287(PA), (S0360132325012739), (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113803)). Building and Environment, 287 113879, 113879. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113879

Corrigendum to “Subdistrict-Scale day–night assessment of urban heat vulnerability: A multi-dimensional framework and mitigation strategies for megacities – case of Guangzhou, China” [Building and Environment Volume 287, Part A, 1 January 2026, 113803] (Building and Environment (2026) 287(PA), (S0360132325012739), (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113803))

2026

Journal Article

Uncovering the air quality benefits of urban forests using UAV surveys

Ahmad, Sohail, Huang, Lihua, Miao, Chunping, Chen, Fengxian, Mohaghegh, Leila and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Uncovering the air quality benefits of urban forests using UAV surveys. Urban and Building Science, 2 (1) 5, 1-9. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100012

Uncovering the air quality benefits of urban forests using UAV surveys

2026

Conference Publication

Cooling for air temperature reduction or thermal comfort improvement? Simulations based on local characteristics

Liao, Xiongjie, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zahed, Leila Mohaghegh and He, Bao-Jie (2026). Cooling for air temperature reduction or thermal comfort improvement? Simulations based on local characteristics. SBE25 Tokyo: Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2025, Tokyo, Japan, 24-25 September 2025. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1582/1/012057

Cooling for air temperature reduction or thermal comfort improvement? Simulations based on local characteristics