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Urban inequalities and sustainability

Year: 2025

Type: editorial

Abstract: This editorial introduces a special collection on urban inequalities and sustainability, encompassing thirteen papers across continents and disciplines. Using Zipf’s Law to analyze recurring themes, it highlights the centrality of population, poverty, climate, housing, and digital divides in shaping urban disparities. The collection underscores cities’ dual role as engines of growth and sites of inequality, offering evidence and reflections to guide policies for more equitable and sustainable urban futures.

Source: npj Urban Sustainability

DOI: 10.1038/s42949-025-00286-w

Authors: Andrea Caragliu, Chiara F. Del Bo, Sumana Bandyopadhyay

Institutions: Politecnico di Milano, University of Milan, University of Calcutta

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,490