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2025

Journal Article

Planning competencies and transformative pedagogy for sustainable development

Ziafati Bafarasat, Abbas, Baker, Mark, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Goodspeed, Robert, Scott, Mark, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Shirazi, M. Reza, Valler, Dave, Van Assche, Kristof, Butt, Andrew, Gkartzios, Menelaos, Román-López, Emilia, Stangl, Paul, Vitale Brovarone, Elisabetta, Pull, Emil, Van den Broeck, Pieter, Córdoba-Hernández, Rafael, Akbari, Pardis, Cotella, Giancarlo, Curry, Keegan, Davern, Melanie, Velibeyoglu, Koray, Nordström, Paulina, Cruickshank, Jørn, Paidakaki, Angeliki, Assaf, Carine and Katsigianni, Xenia (2025). Planning competencies and transformative pedagogy for sustainable development. Progress in Planning, 200 100996, 100996. doi: 10.1016/j.progress.2025.100996

Planning competencies and transformative pedagogy for sustainable development

2025

Journal Article

Contributions of natural and anthropogenic factors to summertime thermal environments across different urban scales: An investigation in Chengdu-Chongqing agglomeration, China

Wan, Yangtao, Yang, Song, Han, Han, Mao, Yao, Liu, Xiao, You, Meizi, Fu, Xuecheng, Tang, Junqing, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zahed, Leila Mohaghegh and He, Bao-Jie (2025). Contributions of natural and anthropogenic factors to summertime thermal environments across different urban scales: An investigation in Chengdu-Chongqing agglomeration, China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 115 107981, 107981-115. doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107981

Contributions of natural and anthropogenic factors to summertime thermal environments across different urban scales: An investigation in Chengdu-Chongqing agglomeration, China

2025

Journal Article

Multidimensional factors affecting tree-induced cooling benefits: A comprehensive review

Li, Yiqun, Liu, Xiao, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zahed, Leila Mohaghegh and He, Bao-Jie (2025). Multidimensional factors affecting tree-induced cooling benefits: A comprehensive review. Building and Environment, 282 113242, 113242-282. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113242

Multidimensional factors affecting tree-induced cooling benefits: A comprehensive review

2025

Journal Article

Cool walkable and cyclable community planning for heat-resilient transportation system: An empirical analysis

Xiong, Ke, Guan, ChengHe, Ghaffarianhoseini, Amir, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zahed, Leila Mohaghegh, Prasad, Deo and He, Bao-Jie (2025). Cool walkable and cyclable community planning for heat-resilient transportation system: An empirical analysis. Sustainable Cities and Society, 130 106658, 106658-130. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106658

Cool walkable and cyclable community planning for heat-resilient transportation system: An empirical analysis

2025

Journal Article

Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: a contradiction in motion

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Allam, Zaheer, He, Bao-Jie and Su, Zhaohui (2025). Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: a contradiction in motion. Human Settlements and Sustainability. doi: 10.1016/j.hssust.2025.07.002

Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: a contradiction in motion

2025

Journal Article

Climate-driven transformations: A framework for the sustainable urban landscape system to enhance heat resilience

Huang, Boze, Qi, Jinda, Pathak, Minal, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Attia, Shady, Matzarakis, Andreas, Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein, Yun, Geun Young, Darko, Amos, Liu, Xiao and He, Bao-Jie (2025). Climate-driven transformations: A framework for the sustainable urban landscape system to enhance heat resilience. Sustainable Cities and Society, 131 106684, 106684. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106684

Climate-driven transformations: A framework for the sustainable urban landscape system to enhance heat resilience

2025

Journal Article

Assessing future land use demands in response to land degradation risk and Socio-Economic impacts

Yu, Ziyue, Deng, Xiangzheng, Cheshmehzangi, Ali and Gao, Yunxiao (2025). Assessing future land use demands in response to land degradation risk and Socio-Economic impacts. Ecological Indicators, 175 113529, 113529. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113529

Assessing future land use demands in response to land degradation risk and Socio-Economic impacts

2025

Journal Article

The Importance of Health-Sustainability-Peace Nexus in making Resilient Cities

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). The Importance of Health-Sustainability-Peace Nexus in making Resilient Cities. Peace and Sustainability, 1 (2) 100012, 100012. doi: 10.1016/j.nerpsj.2025.100012

The Importance of Health-Sustainability-Peace Nexus in making Resilient Cities

2025

Journal Article

Evaluating the greenness of Sanandaj city using sentinel imagery in Google Earth Engine

Lotfi, Werya, Abbasi, Neda, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Khodakarami, Loghman and Nouri, Hamideh (2025). Evaluating the greenness of Sanandaj city using sentinel imagery in Google Earth Engine. Sustainability, 17 (8) 3471, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/su17083471

Evaluating the greenness of Sanandaj city using sentinel imagery in Google Earth Engine

2025

Journal Article

Action needed to mitigate effects of slashing USAID

Allam, Zaheer and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Action needed to mitigate effects of slashing USAID. Nature, 640 (8057), 38-38. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-01005-2

Action needed to mitigate effects of slashing USAID

2025

Journal Article

Climate change inequalities: a systematic review of disparities in access to mitigation and adaptation measures

Zahnow, Renee, Rad Yousefnia, Ali, Hassankhani, Mahnoosh and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Climate change inequalities: a systematic review of disparities in access to mitigation and adaptation measures. Environmental Science & Policy, 165 104021, 104021-165. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104021

Climate change inequalities: a systematic review of disparities in access to mitigation and adaptation measures

2025

Book Chapter

Persian vernacular architecture for climate resilient design thinking: Looking back, looking forward

Cheshmehzangi, Ali and Roaf, Sue (2025). Persian vernacular architecture for climate resilient design thinking: Looking back, looking forward. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 319-324) edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi and Sue Roaf. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-1116-4_17

Persian vernacular architecture for climate resilient design thinking: Looking back, looking forward

2025

Journal Article

Urban planning for the contemporary age: Navigating complexities and shaping urban futures

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Urban planning for the contemporary age: Navigating complexities and shaping urban futures. Encyclopedia, 5 (1) 19, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/encyclopedia5010019

Urban planning for the contemporary age: Navigating complexities and shaping urban futures

2025

Journal Article

The language we speak amid COVID-19

Su, Zhaohui, Kaburu, Francis Mungai, Kudiza, Abdulswabul, Zhang, Ruijie, Tong, Chaojun, Intizar, Mehak, Jiang, Jianlin, Yu, Xin, Kuang, Qiang, Chen, Ruru, McDonnell, Dean, Ahmed, Junaid, Bentley, Barry L, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Šegalo, Sabina, Nie, Jing-Bao, da Veiga, Claudimar Pereira and Xiang, Yu-Tao (2025). The language we speak amid COVID-19. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 126, 356-360. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.02.004

The language we speak amid COVID-19

2025

Journal Article

Lessons from China's 48-h COVID-19 testing regime during the dynamic zero COVID policy period

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Su, Zhaohui, Zou, Tong, Allam, Zaheer and Tang, Tian (2025). Lessons from China's 48-h COVID-19 testing regime during the dynamic zero COVID policy period. Discover Public Health, 22 (1) 38. doi: 10.1186/s12982-025-00425-9

Lessons from China's 48-h COVID-19 testing regime during the dynamic zero COVID policy period

2025

Book Chapter

Strengthening Health-Resilience Nexus Through Sustainable Urban Design in Brisbane, Australia

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, He, Baojie and Zuo, Tong (2025). Strengthening Health-Resilience Nexus Through Sustainable Urban Design in Brisbane, Australia. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 163-184) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5538-0_10

Strengthening Health-Resilience Nexus Through Sustainable Urban Design in Brisbane, Australia

2025

Book

City walks in Chongqing: mapping a multi-layered, multi-identity, and multi-locality city that never sleeps

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). City walks in Chongqing: mapping a multi-layered, multi-identity, and multi-locality city that never sleeps. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-6042-1

City walks in Chongqing: mapping a multi-layered, multi-identity, and multi-locality city that never sleeps

2025

Book Chapter

Nexus of Urban Climate and Urban Design

He, Baojie, Wang, Yupeng and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Nexus of Urban Climate and Urban Design. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 1-16) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-1521-6_1

Nexus of Urban Climate and Urban Design

2025

Book

Urban Innovation and Sustainability : ICT-based Interventions in Hainan, China

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Urban Innovation and Sustainability : ICT-based Interventions in Hainan, China. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-6370-5

Urban Innovation and Sustainability : ICT-based Interventions in Hainan, China

2025

Book

People-Centered Innovation : Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, You, Nicholas, Allam, Zaheer and He, Bao-Jie (2025). People-Centered Innovation : Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5230-3

People-Centered Innovation : Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities