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2026

Book

Crowdsensing and data: intelligence for city pulse

Pourroostaei Ardakani, Saeid and Cheshmehzangi, Ali eds. (2026). Crowdsensing and data: intelligence for city pulse. Urban Sustainability, Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-6358-6

Crowdsensing and data: intelligence for city pulse

2026

Book Chapter

Cities can no longer outsmart nature: designing with ecological systems in the climate era

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zuo, Jian, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Zhang, Rongpeng, Ziafati Bafarasat, Abbas and Zhao, Jie (2026). Cities Can No Longer Outsmart Nature: Designing with Ecological Systems in the Climate era. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 1-8) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-2070-0_1

Cities can no longer outsmart nature: designing with ecological systems in the climate era

2026

Book

Urban DNA meets quantum urbanism : systems, models, and new logics of the city

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Urban DNA meets quantum urbanism : systems, models, and new logics of the city. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-3258-1

Urban DNA meets quantum urbanism : systems, models, and new logics of the city

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. Nature in cities, nurturing cities. (pp. 1-10) edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Sara Alidoust, Wendy Chen and Richard Fuller. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-5487-4_1

Nature in cities: reimagining urban futures through ecology and care

2026

Book Chapter

Reimagining urban futures: lessons for designing nature into cities

Alidoust, Sara, Chen, Wendy Y., Fuller, Richard and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Reimagining urban futures: lessons for designing nature into cities. Designing nature into cities. (pp. 197-202) edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Sara Alidoust, Wendy Y. Chen and Richard Fuller. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-9382-8_11

Reimagining urban futures: lessons for designing nature into cities

2026

Book

Resilient by design: urban systems, policy, and community engagement

Ali Cheshmehzangi, Jian Zuo, Ayyoob Sharifi, Rongpeng Zhang, Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat and Jie Zhao eds. (2026). Resilient by design: urban systems, policy, and community engagement. Urban Sustainability, Gateway East, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-2066-3

Resilient by design: urban systems, policy, and community engagement

2026

Book Chapter

Rethinking Urban Futures: The Case for Transformative Growth

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Raven, Rob, Jong, Martin de and Tan-Mullins, May (2026). Rethinking Urban Futures: The Case for Transformative Growth. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 1-21) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-7378-3_1

Rethinking Urban Futures: The Case for Transformative Growth

2026

Book

Nature-based and climate responsive design for urban systems

(2026). Nature-based and Climate Responsive Design for Urban Systems. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-2070-0

Nature-based and climate responsive design for urban systems

2026

Conference Publication

Delineating the impact of heat islands on human health and implications for positive mitigation and adaptation

Liu, Xinting, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zahed, Leila Mohaghegh and He, Bao-Jie (2026). Delineating the impact of heat islands on human health and implications for positive mitigation and adaptation. SBE25 Tokyo: Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2025, Tokyo, Japan, 24-25 September 2025. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1582/1/012059

Delineating the impact of heat islands on human health and implications for positive mitigation and adaptation

2026

Book Chapter

Designing the resilient city: lessons, pathways, and future directions

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zuo, Jian, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Zhang, Rongpeng, Ziafati Bafarasat, Abbas and Zhao, Jie (2026). Designing the Resilient City: Lessons, Pathways, and Future Directions. Urban Sustainability. (pp. 145-153) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-2066-3_10

Designing the resilient city: lessons, pathways, and future directions

2025

Journal Article

Tourism-related short-term migration for heat adaptation: Impacts of socio-economic-institutional, climatic, socio-interactive, emotional, and perceptive-behavioral-psychological factors and implications for responsible tourism development

He, ao-Jie, Qi, Jinda, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Attia, Shady, Prasad, Deo, Zahed, Leila Mohaghegh, Mao, Yao, Tang, Junqing, Matzarakis, Andreas and Liu, Zhengxuan (2025). Tourism-related short-term migration for heat adaptation: Impacts of socio-economic-institutional, climatic, socio-interactive, emotional, and perceptive-behavioral-psychological factors and implications for responsible tourism development. Human Settlements and Sustainability, 1 (4), 290-303. doi: 10.1016/j.hssust.2025.09.004

Tourism-related short-term migration for heat adaptation: Impacts of socio-economic-institutional, climatic, socio-interactive, emotional, and perceptive-behavioral-psychological factors and implications for responsible tourism development

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, 1-28. doi: 10.1016/j.progress.2025.100996

Planning competencies and transformative pedagogy for sustainable development

2025

Journal Article

Subdistrict-scale day–night assessment of urban heat vulnerability: a multi-dimensional framework and mitigation strategies for megacities – case of Guangzhou, China

Nie, Zichuan, Wang, Lihui, Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Wu, Haitang, Lu, Dongyu and Zhao, Lihua (2025). 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, 287 113803, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113803

Subdistrict-scale day–night assessment of urban heat vulnerability: a multi-dimensional framework and mitigation strategies for megacities – case of Guangzhou, China

2025

Journal Article

Co-benefits and synergies between food security and eight positive peace pillars

Zou, Tong and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Co-benefits and synergies between food security and eight positive peace pillars. Urban and Building Science, 1 (1) 6, 1-18. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100006

Co-benefits and synergies between food security and eight positive peace pillars

2025

Journal Article

Tools for change: Information and communications technology-enabled innovation for beach management?

Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2025). Tools for change: Information and communications technology-enabled innovation for beach management?. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 19 (1), 86-99. doi: 10.69554/ejks6406

Tools for change: Information and communications technology-enabled innovation for beach management?

2025

Journal Article

Corrigendum to “Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: A contradiction in motion” [Human Settl. Sustain. 1 (2025) 180–187]

Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Allam, Zaheer, He, Baojie and Su, Zhaohui (2025). Corrigendum to “Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: A contradiction in motion” [Human Settl. Sustain. 1 (2025) 180–187]. Human Settlements and Sustainability, 1 (3), 248-248. doi: 10.1016/j.hssust.2025.09.001

Corrigendum to “Climate change efforts vs. the growing popularity of larger private vehicles: A contradiction in motion” [Human Settl. Sustain. 1 (2025) 180–187]

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, 1 (3), 180-187. 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

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. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113242

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

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, 1-21. 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