Street view imagery has rapidly ascended as an important data source for geospatial data
collection and urban analytics, deriving insights and supporting informed decisions. Such …

This paper reviews big data and Internet of Things (IoT)-based applications in smart
environments. The aim is to identify key areas of application, current trends, data …

Previous research has reported that greenery is an important factor in walking activities, with
greenery existing in various forms, including trees, gardens, green walls, and other …

Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …

Background Residential green and blue spaces may be therapeutic for the mental health.
However, solid evidence on the linkage between exposure to green and blue spaces and …

The visual landscape plays a pivotal role in urban planning and healthy cities. Recent
studies of visual evaluation focus on either objective or subjective approach, while …

Background Multiple mechanisms have been proposed to explain how greenery in the
vicinity of people's homes enhances their mental health and wellbeing. Mediation studies …

There is a prevailing trend to study urban morphology quantitatively thanks to the growing
accessibility to various forms of spatial big data, increasing computing power, and use cases …

We report the first set of urban micrometeorological measurements for assessment of
pedestrian thermal exposure during extreme heat in a dry climate. Hourly measurements of …

Cities are major drivers of environmental change at all scales and are especially at risk from
the ensuing effects, which include poor air quality, flooding and heat waves. Typically, these …