Habitat International

Aims & Scope

Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management.

Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world.

However, increasingly the interrelationships and linkages between cities and towns in the developing and developed worlds are becoming apparent and solutions to the problems that result are urgently required.

The economic, social, technological and political systems of the world are intertwined and changes in one region almost always affect other regions.

Habitat International welcomes reports of research on urban issues such as policy and implementation, the links between planning, building and land, finance and management, urban design, the interaction between the natural environment and urban areas the provision of urban services and other related problems.

Papers on topics which clearly have broad implications and interrelationships based on the experiences of the developing or developed world will be considered.

Submissions exploring these issues within the development context are particularly welcomed.

Quality papers, short communications, comments on published papers and reports on relevant conferences from all parts of the world are presented as it is recognised that such urban problems arise everywhere.

Hopefully, Habitat International will contribute to their solution.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.837

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	127

---

---

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

---

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.

---

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.

• Role of informal sector recycling in waste management in developing countries

  Citation: 675

  Authors: David C., Costas, Chris

• Assessment on the urbanization strategy in China: Achievements, challenges and reflections

  Citation: 584

  Authors: Xingliang, Houkai, Shasha, Qi, Hongjian

• The application of urban sustainability indicators – A comparison between various practices

  Citation: 541

  Authors: Li-Yin, J., Mona N., Xiaoling

• Linking ecological degradation risk to identify ecological security patterns in a rapidly urbanizing landscape

  Citation: 462

  Authors: Jian, Yajing, Yanxu, Huijuan, Yanglin

• Effects of land use transitions due to rapid urbanization on ecosystem services: Implications for urban planning in the new developing area of China

  Citation: 419

  Authors: Hualou, Yongqiang, Xuegang, Tingting, Yurui

• Critical review of the research on the management of prefabricated construction

  Citation: 417

  Authors: Zhengdao, Geoffrey Qiping, Xiaolong

• Urban villages under China's rapid urbanization: Unregulated assets and transitional neighbourhoods

  Citation: 410

  Authors: Yuting, Shenjing, Fulong, Chris

• Sustainable urban form for Chinese compact cities: Challenges of a rapid urbanized economy

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Haiyan, Beisi, S.S.Y.

• Greening cities – To be socially inclusive? About the alleged paradox of society and ecology in cities

  Citation: 397

  Authors: Dagmar, Sigrun, Annegret, Erik, Ellen, Francesc, Miriam, Leonie K., Niki, Nadja, Kerstin, Peleg, Jakub, Neele, Juliane, Stephan, Irene, Dieter, Nina, Manuel

• A review of recent studies on sustainable urban renewal

  Citation: 385

  Authors: Helen Wei, Geoffrey Qiping, Hao

---