Built Environment

Aims & Scope

Cities are the most dynamic places in which to live and work, and more than half of the World’s population is now urban.

It is where the wealth of nations is created, where the jobs are located, and where the cultural and social life of the citizens is centred.

Cities also encapsulate the best and worst in social conditions, with many of the most memorable urban cityscapes, historic sites and great buildings, but they also demonstrate social inequality, poverty and poor health.

There is great opportunity for innovation, expansion and regeneration in cities, and for inspiring design and conservation.

Cities also provide the only real alternative for sustainability, as it is in cities that the worst effects of social and environmental degradation can be addressed, and where resource consumption can be minimised.

With distinguished editors, Professor David Banister, Professor Stephen Marshall and Doctor Lucy Natarajan, Built Environment provides a unique insight into many of these interrelated factors through theme-based issues that concentrate on one or more of these aspects within different international contexts.

It provides a mirror for the ever-changing complexity of the city landscape.

Built Environment is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December, each issue focusing on a single subject of contemporary interest and relevance to practitioners, academics and students working in a wide range of disciplines.

Subject areas include: -Architecture- Conservation- Economic development- Environmental planning- Health- Housing- Regeneration- Social issues- Spatial planning- Sustainability- Urban design- Transport

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Adapting Cities for Climate Change: The Role of the Green Infrastructure

  Citation: 1387

  Authors: S.E, J.F, A.R, S

• Mobility and the Sharing Economy: Potential to Facilitate the First- and Last-Mile Public Transit Connections

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Susan, Nelson

• Nature, Role and Value of Green Space in Towns and Cities: An Overview

  Citation: 291

  Authors: Carys, Nigel, Helen

• Crime Attractors, Generators and Detractors: Land Use and Urban Crime Opportunities

  Citation: 251

  Authors: J. Bryan, Patricia L, Kathryn, Michael G, Paul J

• Compact City and Urban Sprawl

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Frans, Michael

• A Review of Climate Change Impacts on the Built Environment

  Citation: 215

  Authors: R.L

• Forms of Informality: Morphology and Visibility of Informal Settlements

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Kim, Ross

• Shared Space: Reconciling People, Places and Traffic

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Ben

• Digital Twins for Cities: A State of the Art Review

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Bernd, Vasilis, Fabio, Christopher, Liane, Anders

• Children's Independent Movement in the Local Environment

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Roger, Belinda, Yi, Kay, James