2026-09-26

96 journals· 291 candidates — 3 worth your time· 51 without an open abstract

no arXiv arXiv answered and returned nothing this day, so this issue covers the rest. The papers below are real — what is missing is the other half of the scope, not the reading.

Headline

Polycentric carbon efficiency, road-surface particulate matter, and eco-civic municipal architecture

Today, together

tag shift
no tag ran above its 30-day average
shares references
no items share references today counted over the 3 papers published above
on the same shoulders
no foundation work was cited by four of the day's papers counted over the 53 of this day's 54 named papers whose reference lists we have — standing on the same older work is not the same as being about the same thing
first appearance
Atilim University; Olabisi Onabanjo University; Redeemer's University none of them on a paper we published in the 106 days before this issue

Two counts, not one counted twice: every row here but “on the same shoulders” counts the papers published above, and that one counts every paper this day named — those and the ones under Also published today, whose abstracts we could not read.

published: Applied Geography

Xinhui Feng, Sensen Wang, Zhuoran Li, et al.
Applied Geography

Zhejiang University

Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Integrated Energy Systems Optimization · China · Zhejiang University

Impact mechanism and optimization path of functional polycentricity of urban agglomerations on carbon emission performance: Configuration analysis based on multiple networks

This study analyzed how functional polycentric structures affect carbon emission performance across 12 representative urban agglomerations in China. By integrating configuration, space of flows, and total-factor productivity theories, the research mapped intercity factor flows across capital, population, technology, and information networks to identify three distinct spatial pathways that lead to high carbon efficiency.

Why it matters — It demonstrates that carbon emission performance is driven by the combined, synergistic effects of multi-dimensional functional networks rather than isolated spatial structures, offering tailored spatial planning strategies for urban agglomerations at different stages of maturity.

Caveat: The findings are based on a configuration analysis of 12 specific urban agglomerations in China, which may limit their direct applicability to different national or institutional planning contexts.

Applied Geography · doi

published: Discover Cities

Yemisi Aramide Tijani, O Olukayode, Odunayo Tope Ojo, et al.
Discover Cities

Redeemer's University

Wind and Air Flow Studies · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · statistical modeling · Redeemer's University · Olabisi Onabanjo University

Spatial variability and meteorological associations of pm₂.₅ and pm₁₀ across paved and unpaved roads in Abeokuta, Nigeria

This study monitored fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10) particulate matter alongside temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed across 14 sampling locations in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The analysis compared paved and unpaved urban corridors using statistical modeling, Air Quality Index classification, and geospatial interpolation to map concentration fields and calculate PM2.5/PM10 ratios.

Why it matters — It demonstrates that unpaved roads significantly increase coarse-mode particulate loading through mechanical resuspension, establishing a direct link between road surface type and localized air quality variations in a rapidly expanding tropical city.

Caveat: The study could not confirm the specific emission sources driving the observed variations in fine and coarse particle fractions.

Discover Cities · doi

published: Discover Cities

Günay ERDEM
Discover Cities

Atilim University

Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Architecture and Computational Design · Urban Planning and Governance · Istanbul · Atilim University · Gazi University

An integrated architectural approach to urban regeneration and public service enhancement at the Kadıköy municipality building

This study presents a design-research case study of an architectural competition proposal for the Kadıköy Municipality Building in Istanbul, situated at the confluence of the Kurbađalıdere stream and the Bosphorus strait. The design features a vegetated roofscape called the Yeřil Yapı Kabuđu (Green Building Shell) composed of three interlocking forms—Slope, Urban Terrace, and Hill—alongside an internal Municipal Services Street and a Municipal Services Development Center.

Why it matters — It demonstrates a model of eco-civic urbanism where a public municipal building is designed to simultaneously function as ecological infrastructure, a public park, and a transparent platform for participatory governance in a dense metropolitan area.

Caveat: The findings and framework are based on a single architectural competition proposal rather than a constructed and evaluated building.

Discover Cities · doi

Still cited

Carlos Moreno, Zaheer Allam (2021), Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, Resilience and Place Identity in Future Post-Pandemic Cities 1 of today's items cite it · 62 of 3240 in the archive stand on it

Also published today

These appeared today in journals we track. Their abstracts are not openly available, so we cannot summarise them.