Environment and Urbanization

Aims & Scope

Environment & Urbanization is a peer-reviewed journal which aims to provide an effective means for the exchange of research findings, ideas and information in the fields of human settlements and environment among researchers, activists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in low- and middle-income nations and between these and researchers, international agency staff, students and teachers in high-income nations.

Most of the papers it publishes are written by authors from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Papers may be submitted in French, Spanish or Portuguese, as well as English - and if accepted for publication, the journal arranges for their translation into English.

The journal is also unusual in the proportion of its papers that are written by practitioners.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.866

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	95

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6041

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	272

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones

  Citation: 1811

  Authors: Gordon, Deborah, Bridget

• Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics leaves out

  Citation: 1705

  Authors: William E.

• Blaming cities for climate change? An analysis of urban greenhouse gas emissions inventories

  Citation: 549

  Authors: David

• Cities' contribution to global warming: notes on the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions

  Citation: 513

  Authors: David

• African urban fantasies: dreams or nightmares?

  Citation: 512

  Authors: Vanessa

• Unjust waters: climate change, flooding and the urban poor in Africa

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Ian, Kurshid, Maryanne, Yasmin, Louise, Jack

• Poverty and livelihoods: whose reality counts?

  Citation: 462

  Authors: Robert

• Deep democracy: urban governmentality and the horizon of politics

  Citation: 451

  Authors: Arjun

• Crisis or adaptation? Migration and climate change in a context of high mobility

  Citation: 383

  Authors: Cecilia

• Environmental planning and management of the peri-urban interface: perspectives on an emerging field

  Citation: 369

  Authors: Adriana

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