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Q1npj Urban Sustainability
About npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability is a scholarly journal published by Springer Nature. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.762 and H-index of 35.
Coverage: 2021-2026. Research categories: Computational Mechanics (Q1); Ecology (Q1); Environmental Engineering (Q1); Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Q1).
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Gaby B. Hansen, Christina A. Breed
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Ziyi Xu, Hiroki Nakajima, Minghui Wang, Hideki Koizumi et al.
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-026-00469-zThe urban interstitium: infrastructure design for resilient and regenerative urban futures
Laura Supple
2026-08-21 · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-026-00465-3Integrating risk and feasibility in the spatial planning of nature-based solutions: a cross-city analysis of Barcelona, Boston, and Rotterdam
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2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-026-00461-7Nature contact can level up income inequities in mental health: evidence for equigenesis in Australia
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2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-026-00467-1Nature-based solutions for whom - Europeanization and co-optation of collaborative NBS in authoritarian Belgrade
Ana Pajvančić-Cizelj
2026-08-18 · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-026-00464-4A process-based carbon accounting framework for public building-attached green space construction: a China case study
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Erich Wolff, Katharina Hölscher, Niki Frantzeskaki
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-026-00420-2Upgrading slums as pathway to climate resiliency: evaluating urban infrastructure impact on health during heatwaves
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