"Synergizing Sustainability, Health Equity, and AI-Empowered Wellbeing: A New Paradigm for Future Cities"

Call for Papers-"Synergizing Sustainability, Health Equity, and AI-Empowered Wellbeing: A New Paradigm for Future Cities"

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society

Publisher: Elsevier

Submission Deadline: 31 Dec 2026

Key Requirements:

• Explicit wellbeing definition + urban/tech linkage mandatory

• AI/ML papers: interpretability + generalizability + validation

• Original technical work only - no expert opinions

• Interdisciplinary (urban informatics + public health + engineering)

Overview

Urbanization + climate change + health disparities demand AI-precision urbanism integrating sustainability + equity. Addresses post-pandemic mental health + Net-Zero health co-benefits + intergenerational wellbeing through data-driven governance. First issue operationalizing AI + NBS + smart cities for measurable health equity across Global North/South contexts.

Key Research Themes

AI Precision Health:

• ML prediction: air quality/noise/heat health risks

• Indoor environmental quality IoT monitoring

Climate-Health Nexus:

• Net-Zero retrofits → low-income health impacts

• NBS mental health + thermal stress mitigation

Intergenerational Design:

• Age-friendly smart cities + child mobility

• Social housing IEQ optimization

Spatial Justice:

• Sustainable mobility + health resource access

• Green gentrification displacement analysis

Global Innovation:

• Frugal interventions informal settlements

• North-South comparative effectiveness

Submission Instructions

1. Access Editorial Manager from 01 Sep 2026
2. CRITICAL:** Select "VSI: SCS_AI-Empowered Wellbeing" Article Type
3. Submit by 31 Dec 2026
4. Contact: Leading Guest Editor Prof. Lauren Andres (l.andres@ucl.ac.uk)
5.Technical rigor + empirical data** mandatory
**6. Peer-reviewed + immediate online publication

Guest Editor Team

• Prof. Lauren Andres (Leading), University College London, UK (l.andres@ucl.ac.uk)

• Prof. Li Tian, Tsinghua University, China

• Prof. Helen Pineo, University of Washington, USA

Why This Issue Matters

68% global population urban by 2050 + $1T climate health costs demand AI-governance integration. 22.4 CiteScore journal provides high-impact platform for interdisciplinary urban health equity solutions. Essential for smart city planners + public health engineers + AI ethicists implementing SDG-aligned wellbeing frameworks.

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