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Urban Energy Systems: Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Bhaduri, B., McManamay, R. A., Omitaomu, O. A., Sanyal, J., & Rose, A. (2021) · The urban book series · doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8983-6_18 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Diagnosing the performance of human mobility models at small spatial scales using volunteered geographic informationPreprint

Camargo, C. Q., Bright, J., & Hale, S. A. (2019) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1905.07964 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Non-trivial relationship between scaling behavior and the GDP microstructure in Indonesian citiesPreprint

Kuno, G., & Pradipto (2022) · doi:10.31219/osf.io/uhdkm · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Quantitative Geography III: Future Challenges & Challenging FuturesPreprint

Wolf, L. J., Fox, S., Harris, R., Johnston, R. J., Jones, K., Manley, D., Tranos, E., & Wang, W. W. (2020) · doi:10.31235/osf.io/sxrk8 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Connectivity of Urban Spaces Typology and Urban Mobility Topology

KORKMAZYÜREK, B., KAHRAMAN, S., & Polat, E. (2023) · Kent Akademisi · doi:10.35674/kent.1177971 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Graph and Community Detection Analysis of Pipeline Network Configuration and Urban Morphology in Kisumu and Kigali

Deng, Z., Lloyd, C. T., Okotto, L. G., Okotto-Okotto, J., & Wright, J. (2025) · Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management · doi:10.1061/jwrmd5.wreng-6998 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

A Workflow of Deep Models With Concept Learning and Domain‐Specific Attention for Change Detection in Vector Building Footprints

Zhang, X., Li, R., & Shen, Y. (2025) · Transactions in GIS · doi:10.1111/tgis.70172 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Scaling of Urban 3D Form with Emissions and GDP in Chinese Cities

Zhang, P., Gao, L., Prieto-Curiel, R., Zhang, C., Li, D., Liu, Y., Song, L., Jia, B., Chen, W., & Gao, Z. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6c06830 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The Mathematical Foundations of the Science of Cities

Brelsford, C. M., & Martin, T. E. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57072-3_56 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Morphology, Rehabilitation Architecture of Zero Slums in Bhubaneswar City, India

Puhan, J. P., Mishra, S., Sahu, D. K., & Mishra, S. P. (2022) · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · doi:10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2631791 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Combined Districting and Main Line Routing—A Method to Implement a Basic Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure in Informal Settlements

Mosbach, J., Krämer, M., Fiedler, J. E., Sonnenburg, A., & Urban, W. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14182805 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Improved scaling laws for infrastructure: planning increased access to water and sanitation networks in low- and middle-income countries

Assad, F., Marega, G., Sarker, N. R., & Meyer, D. (2025) · Royal Society Open Science · doi:10.1098/rsos.250294 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Can the principles of topology help improve the world’s slums?

Ornes, S. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1904847116 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Automated identification of urban substructure for comparative analysis

Aras, R., Ouellette, N. T., & Jain, R. K. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0245067 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The Mathematical Foundations of the Science of Cities

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Automatic Modelling of Land Use Suitability Using Deep Feedforward Networks in Leon - Silao, Guanajuato Region

Lopez‐Farias, R., Pichardo-Corpus, J. A., & Aguilar-Vilchis, R. A. (2019) · Kalpa publications in computing · doi:10.29007/dc37

Buildings as Species: Competition and Scaling Rules in CitiesPreprint

Tohme, T., Grant, M., & Najem, S. (2019) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1912.01889

REVITALIZATION PROJECT OF SLUM TRANSFORMATION: A CASE STUDY HAY- AL TANAK, BEIRUT, LEBANON

Wojtowicz-Jankowska, D., & Kalfouni, B. B. (2020) · space&FORM · doi:10.21005/pif.2020.42.c-01

Integrating Ecological and Social Concepts for Urban Metabolism Studies

Anees, M. M., & Pandey, B. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-29422-8_7

Policies for upgrading and rehabilitating slum areas in order to attain sustainability − a case study: Damascus

Muhanna, W. A. (2024) · Sustainable buildings · doi:10.1051/sbuild/2024004

Disentangling the Formal-Informal Dichotomy. A Multivariate Spatially Explicit Analysis of Informal Urban Development Patterns in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan AreaPreprint

Inostroza, L. (2025) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.5382892

Technology-aided slum enumerations: examining a new kind of political agency for young people

Masimba, G. (2025) · Environment and Urbanization · doi:10.1177/09562478251360158

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Urban Growth and Slum Development among the municipalities of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, IndiaPreprint

Mistri, K., Halder, S., Patra, T., Mandal, P., Das, N., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2025) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-7475881/v1

‘A successful re-blocking project is when the government works hand in hand with the community’: Factors determining the longevity of re-blocking projects for fire-risk reduction

Sintu, S. S., & Pharoah, R. (2026) · Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies · doi:10.4102/jamba.v18i1.2017

Buildings as Species: Competition and Scaling Rules in Cities

Najem, S., Tohme, T., & Grant, M. (2026) · Complexity · doi:10.1155/cplx/7148875

An analysis of morphological pattern variations in street networks within and surrounding slums in São Paulo, Brazil

Pérez, Y., Schimit, P. H. T., & Pereira, F. H. (2026) · Cities · doi:10.1016/j.cities.2026.107136

What is the best shape of a city? Modelling the effect of urban form on travel distance

Batik, T., Prieto-Viertel, G., Liang, J., Yang, L., Kondor, D., & Prieto-Curiel, R. (2026) · Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science · doi:10.1177/23998083261458842

Mapping inadequate housing exposure to flood risk in Africa from 2005 to 2020

Liang, L., & Zhang, L. (2026) · Big Earth Data · doi:10.1080/20964471.2026.2694887

Optimal reblocking as a practical tool for neighborhood development

Brelsford, C. M., Martin, T. E., & Bettencourt, L. M. A. (2017) · Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science · doi:10.1177/2399808317712715 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Can the principles of topology help improve the world’s slums?

Ornes, S. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1904847116 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Worldwide Detection of Informal Settlements via Topological Analysis of Crowdsourced Digital Maps

Soman, S., Beukes, A., Nederhood, C., Marchio, N., & Bettencourt, L. M. A. (2020) · ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information · doi:10.3390/ijgi9110685 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

A mathematical approach to upgrade slums in ecuadorian cities

Guachamín, R., & Javier, S. (2019)

Effective management of slums- Case study of Kalaburagi city, Karnataka, India

Shekhar, S. (2019) · Journal of Urban Management · doi:10.1016/j.jum.2019.09.001 · Cited by 29 · see citing works