Honorary Professor Ayyoob Sharifi
Honorary Professor
School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Book Chapters
Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Zuo, Jian, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Zhang, Rongpeng, Ziafati Bafarasat, Abbas and Zhao, Jie (2026). Cities must learn from nature or fail with it: from adaptation to transformation by reimagining urban systems with nature. Nature-based and climate responsive design for urban systems. (pp. 179-187) edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Jian Zuo, Ayyoob Sharifi, Rongpeng Zhang, Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat and Jie Zhao. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-2070-0_10
Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Azhdari, Abolghasem, He, Bao-jie, Allam, Zaheer, Nisha, Jyotir and Rad Yousefnia, Ali (2026). Climate-responsive coastal design: mangrove-based urban resilience in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Nature-based and climate responsive design for urban systems. (pp. 157-177) edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Jian Zuo, Ayyoob Sharifi, Rongpeng Zhang, Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat and Jie Zhao. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-92-2070-0_9
Journal Articles
Haque, Md. Nazmul, Costales, Emilio, Beckers, Dominik, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Aad, Samar and Mora, Luca (2026). (In)justice in smart cities: barriers and an integrative framework for solution pathways from a global perspective. Sustainable Development, 34 (4), 5420-5440. doi: 10.1002/sd.70620
Sharifi, Ayyoob, Sobhaninia, Saeideh, Esfandi, Saeed, Amirzadeh, Melika, Tayebi, Safiyeh and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2026). Co-benefits and trade-offs of urban resilience for sustainable development goals (SDGs). Habitat International, 170 103735, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2026.103735
Diaz-Sarachaga, Jose Manuel and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2026). Operationalizing the metaverse for urban sustainability: evidence from an expert panel and the Seoul Metaverse City case study. Sustainable Development sd.70972. doi: 10.1002/sd.70972
Sharma, Gajender Kumar and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2026). Urban growth dynamics and air quality in an Indian metropolitan city: deciphering through intra-urban heterogeneity and inter-variable interactions. Earth Systems and Environment. doi: 10.1007/s41748-026-01313-1
Ju, Jiaheng, Zuo, Shudi, Liang, Runqi, Xie, Linjun, Zhu, Jinhan, Deng, Wu, Ren, Yin and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2026). A review of multi-scale analytical approaches to assessing the impact of urban morphology on CO2 emissions. Earth Systems and Environment, 10 (6), 8123-8147. doi: 10.1007/s41748-025-00987-3
Almulhim, Abdulaziz I., Hasan, Md Arif, Aina, Yusuf A., Sharifi, Ayyoob and Hossain, Fatema (2025). Priority measures for mitigating transport-related carbon emissions in Saudi Arabia: A multi-criteria analysis. Journal of Urban Management, 14 (4), 1202-1217. doi: 10.1016/j.jum.2025.04.012
Haque, Md. Nazmul, Beckers, Dominik, Costales, Emilio, Aad, Samar, Sharifi, Ayyoob and Mora, Luca (2025). A systematic review of research on just, equitable, responsible, and inclusive smart cities. Technology in Society, 83 103050, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103050
Ju, Jiaheng, Zuo, Shudi, Deng, Wu, Liang, Runqi, Xie, Linjun, Javadpoor, Masoud, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Wang, Xiangyu and Ren, Yin (2025). Constructing generalised local carbon emission zones (LCEZs): A 2D/3D urban morphology clustering framework for low-carbon planning. Building and Environment, 285 (Part B) 113599, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113599
Akangbe, Olayemi and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Nigeria's path to green energy transition: insights from business preferences for solar PV adoption. Renewable Energy, 253 123604. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2025.123604
Askarizad, Reza, Lamíquiz-Daudén, Patxi J., Dastoum, Mana, Khotbehsara, Elham Mehrinejad, Sharifi, Ayyoob and Garau, Chiara (2025). A cross-cultural study to identify social behaviours of pedestrians in urban public spaces: evidence from Iran, Spain, Italy, and Australia. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 31338, 1-20. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16421-7
Sharifi, Ayyoob, Jin, Yukai and Aboagye, Prince Dacosta (2025). Mapping and topic modeling of over 133,000 studies on climate change and cities: trends, geographical disparities, and future research needs. Urban Climate, 61 102448. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102448
Badakhshan, Babak, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Karami, Tajeddin and Bavarsad, Fatemeh Salehipour (2025). Urban heat in a very hot region: exploring spatial inequality in exposure to extreme heat hazard in Tehran, Iran. Urban Climate, 61 102480, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102480
Ilyas, Bilal and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). A systematic review of social media-based sentiment analysis in disaster risk management. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 123 105487, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105487
Jin, Yukai and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Machine learning for predicting urban greenhouse gas emissions: A systematic literature review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 215 115625, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.115625
Shah, Fahad and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Projection of precipitation and temperature in major cities of Pakistan using multi-model ensembles. Urban Climate, 61 102430. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102430
Sharifi, Ayyoob, Amirzadeh, Melika and Khavarian-Garmsir, Amir Reza (2025). The metaverse as a future form of smart cities: a systematic literature review of co-benefits and trade-offs for sustainable development goals. Cities, 161 105879, 105879. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105879
Sepehri, Borhan and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). X-minute cities as a growing notion of sustainable urbanism: a literature review. Cities, 161 105902, 105902. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105902
Aghaloo, Kamaleddin and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Balancing priorities for a sustainable future in cities: land use change and urban ecosystem service dynamics. Journal of Environmental Management, 382 125460, 125460. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125460
Valera, Kirverlin and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Index-based mapping and assessment of flood vulnerability for climate adaptation at the neighborhood level: A case study of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 120 105362, 105362-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105362
Badakhshan, Babak, Sharifi, Ayyoob and Karami, Tajeddin (2025). Is life green on the other half? Linking urban green infrastructure to socio-economic inequality and spatial segregation in Tehran, Iran. Applied Geography, 177 103562, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103562
Arvin, Mahmoud, Jalaei, Mehdi, Taheri, Jamal, Badakhshan, Babak, Ghane, Mahsa and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Examining the relationship between urban form and social inequality: A neighborhood-level analysis. Applied Geography, 176 103532, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103532
Shah, Fahad and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Climate models for predicting precipitation and temperature trends in cities: A systematic review. Sustainable Cities and Society, 120 106171, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106171
Amirzadeh, Melika, Sharifi, Ayyoob and Asadzadeh, Asad (2025). Urban Place Resilience in the Face of Multi-Hazard Risks and Challenges. Journal of Planning Literature 08854122251346109, 1-24. doi: 10.1177/08854122251346109
Almulhim, Abdulaziz I. and Sharifi, Ayyoob (2025). Sustainable urban planning for addressing the compounded challenges of rapid urbanization and climate change. Land Use Policy, 153 107544, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107544