Urban Informatics - Call for papers: Diagnosing Cities for Human Health and Emotional Well-being
The following special issue in Urban Informatics is open for submissions. The submission deadline is June 30, 2024.
Call for papers: Diagnosing Cities for Human Health and Emotional Well-being
Guest editors:
Prof. Bin Jiang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China; binjiang@hkust-gz.edu.cn
Dr. Zheng Chen, Tongji University, China; zhengchen@tongji.edu.cn
Dr. Weixuan Chen, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China; weixuanchen@hkust-gz.edu.cn
Aim & Scope:
Urban environments, as ever-evolving landscapes, profoundly influence the health and emotional well-being of inhabitants. This special issue endeavours to illuminate the multifaceted interplays between city structures and human well-being. Scholars are invited to embark on this interdisciplinary exploration, bridging the empirical, theoretical, and methodological divides. The primary objective of this special issue is to foster rigorous academic discourse on the profound impacts of urban environments on human health and emotional well-being, psychologically and psychologically. This exploration seeks to discern how specific urban spaces relate to diverse health outcomes and how city science methodologies can help innovatively diagnose and address these intricate relationships.
Contributions are anticipated to focus on the in-depth analysis of urban forms and designs, critically examining their correlations with human health (both mental and physiological), stress levels, and emotional well-being. Submissions that employ and critically assess city science methodologies in the examination of city structures' impact on human health and emotional well-being within urban environments are highly encouraged. We invite contributions that unveil the underlying living structures and emotional well-being. Of particular interest are submissions that explore the application of cutting-edge tools such as generative AI, big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and geographic information systems (GIS) in the diagnosis and transformation of modern cities.
Possible topics:
This special issue aims to facilitate a comprehensive dialogue by welcoming scholarly contributions from a wide array of disciplines such as city science, geographic information science, geography, architecture, sociology, psychology, public health, and computational sciences. Our collective objective is to envision urban futures that prioritize and nurture human well-being. Topics of interest encompass, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The influence of urban forms on psychological well-being
2. Sensory perception in urban environments
3. Urban mobility and its impact on emotional well-being
4. Data-driven analysis of city structures and their effects on human well-being
5. Strategies for sustainable urban well-being
6. Stress reduction theories and their application to urban planning
7. Exploring the biophilia hypothesis and living structures
Submission process:
Special issue articles are subject to the same review process (this opens in a new tab) and high standards as regular Urban Informatics articles. Articles should be submitted using our online submission system (www.editorialmanager.com/uinf/default.aspx (this opens in a new tab)). On the submission site, select this special issue in the "Additional Information" section.