Disruption: The Sustainable Urban Planning Response to Technology, Pandemic, and Climate Change

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Dear Colleagues,

Change and disruption are characteristic of most societies and occur when a new or different way of thinking or doing creates ripple effects through society. Civilizations respond to change caused by new ideas, technologies, or environmental conditions that present opportunities or require adaptation for survival. The Industrial Revolution brought massive change that affected how and where people lived and worked, ultimately spurring rapid urbanization. The use of energy from that revolution also initiat-ed climate change and the disruptions of the Anthropocene. Each year brings new technologies and en-vironmental challenges that, in turn, affect daily life. And as lives change, so does the planning of cities and communities to harness, ameliorate, and manage the new parameters of living. This Special Issue explores how communities plan for some of the disruptive changes anticipated or currently experienced, prompted by new technologies (the Internet, autonomous systems, artificial intel-ligence), pandemics and wellbeing (COVID-19, food security, obesity), and climate change (global warming, disaster management, resiliency). Each of these forces impact citizens' lives unevenly, de-pending on location, race, and income, ultimately influencing the quality of life and the planning of cit-ies. We welcome articles that explore the ways that cities may be affected by disruptive forces, identify threats to urban living, or offer a sustainable response to technological, health, and environmental change. Topic Editors

Prof. Dr. Mark Wilson
Dr. Eva Kassens-Noor
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ijerph	-	4.5	2004	20.1 Days	2500 CHF
Remote Sensing remotesensing	5.349	7.4	2009	19.7 Days	2500 CHF
Sustainability sustainability	3.889	5.0	2009	17.7 Days	2200 CHF
Urban Science urbansci	-	-	2017	19.7 Days	1200 CHF
Water water	3.530	4.8	2009	17.6 Days	2200 CHF

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