Abbas Rajabifard

Biographic Data

ID4199959
NAMEAbbas Rajabifard
GIVEN NAMESAbbas
FAMILY NAMERajabifard
SIGNATURERAJABIFARD A
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Melbourne
ORCID0000-0002-4256-3173
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS71
TOTAL CITATIONS193
AUTHOR COUNT71
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX7

  • The association between passenger vehicle size and pedestrian fatality in Australia

    Open AccessIman Taheri Sarteshnizi, Neema Nassir et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2026

  • A multidimensional morphological diagnosis of urban sprawl in the context of Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary

    Open AccessKriti Pradhan, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLEEnvironment and Planning B Urban…2026

    Urban sprawl remains an impediment to sustainable development, generating inefficient land-use, escalating infrastructure costs and environmental degradation. Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) are widely adopted to encourage compact growth, but their effectiveness depends not only on curbing outward expansion but also on the morphological qualities of development within the boundary. Existing evaluations often emphasise boundary compliance, overlook…

  • The ‘What If’ framework: A scenario-based counterfactual approach to modelling urban resilience and disaster impact

    Open AccessRicardo Camacho, Jagannath Aryal et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2026

    Urban growth in hazard-prone regions is frequently shaped by informal settlement expansion. Yet, disaster impact assessments typically evaluate only observed post-event conditions and do not consider how urban development trajectories might have evolved in the absence of disruptive events. This study applies a counterfactual modelling approach (‘What-If’ framework) that integrates deep learning–based multi-temporal land-cover mapping with Cellula…

  • A Graph Data Model for CityGML Utility Network ADE: A Case Study on Water Utilities

    Open AccessEnsiyeh Javaherian Pour, Behnam Atazadeh et al.ARTICLEISPRS International Journal of…2025

    Modelling connectivity in utility networks is essential for operational management, maintenance planning, and resilience analysis. The CityGML Utility Network Application Domain Extension (UNADE) provides a detailed conceptual framework for representing utility networks; however, most existing implementations rely on relational databases, where connectivity must be reconstructed through joins rather than represented as explicit relationships. Thi…

  • Utilising urban digital twins for sustainable urban regeneration: Melbourne’s Greenline planning and assessment framework

    Open AccessMark Allan, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2025

    Framework integrates local SDGs & KPIs for systematic PCUR design & analysis. • Framework covers holistic criteria to address gaps in UDT implementation. • Using Melbourne’s Greenline Project, study examines UDT challenges in PCUR. • Results provide insights that support local governments’ digital transformation. Quality public urban open spaces are crucial for vibrant, resilient cities. This study developed an innovative, practitioner informed a…

  • Updating cadastral base maps: An innovative approach

    Open AccessDavood Shojaei, Yongxin Ye et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 42

    The accuracy, attainability, and affordability of base maps are vital for an effective land administration system, yet not always reliable in many countries, regardless of their level of development. Obstacles such as limited financial and human resources, inadequate infrastructure and the unavailability of technology and tools hinder the establishment or provision of accurate and reliable base maps. Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) has b…

  • Towards intelligent land administration systems: Research challenges, applications and prospects in AI-driven approaches

    Open AccessHamid Hosseini, Hamid Khodadad Hosseini et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 177

  • AI, machine learning and BIM for enhanced property valuation: Integration of cost and market approaches through a hybrid model

    Open AccessPeyman Jafary, Davood Shojaei et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2025References: 64

    Accurate property valuation is essential for real estate market stability, housing affordability and financial decision-making. However, traditional valuation methods face key limitations. The market approach, reliant on comparable sales data, is prone to subjectivity and data availability constraints. The income approach relies on stable rental income streams, which are often unavailable for newly built dwellings in volatile rental markets. And,…

  • How do disasters disrupt the spatial growth of informal settlements? A multi-temporal remote sensing approach – The case study of Mocoa, Colombia

    Open AccessRicardo Camacho, Jagannath Aryal et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2025Cited by: 4References: 36

    Informal settlements are a growing phenomenon, particularly in the Global South, where disaster risk is also high. This research investigates how disasters can disrupt the growth patterns of multiple informal settlements within a city, focusing on the 2017 Mocoa disaster in Colombia. We propose a novel spatiotemporal framework combining data and models such as historical aerial photographs, RapidEye, PlanetScope multi-temporal images, and deep le…

  • Smart Urban Cadastral Map Enrichment—A Machine Learning Method

    Open AccessAlireza Hajiheidari, Mahmoud Reza Delavar et al.ARTICLEISPRS International Journal of…2024

    Enriching and updating maps are among the most important tasks of any urban management organization for informed decision making. Urban cadastral map enrichment is a time-consuming and costly process, which needs an expert’s opinion for quality control. This research proposes a smart framework to enrich a cadastral base map using a more up-to-date map automatically by machine learning algorithms. The proposed framework has three main steps, inclu…

  • D Cadastral Database Systems—A Systematic Literature Review

    Open AccessJavad Shahidinejad, Mohsen Kalantari et al.ARTICLEISPRS International Journal of…2024

    Cadastral databases have been used for over 20 years, but most contain 2D data. The increasing presence of high-rise buildings with modern architecture complicates the process of determining property rights, restrictions, and responsibilities. It is, therefore, necessary to develop an efficient system for storing and managing multidimensional cadastral data. While there have been attempts to develop 3D cadastral database schemas, a comprehensive …

  • Self-adaptive metaheuristic-based emissions reduction in a collaborative vehicle routing problem

    Open AccessMasoud Kahalimoghadam, Russell G Thompson et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2024

    Global climate change-related initiatives such as the 2015 Paris Agreement have highlighted the necessity of sustainable transportation. Nevertheless, the rapid growth of e-commerce has notably escalated vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) and CO2 emissions within cities, posing a direct challenge to sustainability initiatives. To address these challenges, this study formulates a collaborative multi-depot green vehicle routing problem. This model …

  • Navigating sustainability: Key factors in prioritising Sustainable Development Goals

    Open AccessAtie Asadikia, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2024References: 22

    A bstract Prioritising sustainable development goals (SDGs) is one of the fundamental approaches to achieving global sustainability objectives, as it helps efficient resource allocation, addresses urgent needs, enhances policy coherence, and measures impact. Despite existing efforts, there remains an unclear understanding of the key factors needed for effective SDG prioritisation, presenting challenges for strategic planning and decision-making. …

  • Identifying global parameters for advancing Land Administration Systems

    Open AccessFatemeh Jahani Chehrehbargh, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2024Cited by: 2References: 13

    Sustainable and efficient land management is crucial for preserving our natural resources. Social, environmental, and economic management aspects of a country are all dependent on the Land Administration Systems (LASs). It is also crucial for any country or jurisdiction to have a LAS in order to manage the ownership, their people’s relationship to land, and disasters, improve resilience, support, and achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …

  • Disaster-induced disruption of policies for informal urban settlements

    Open AccessRicardo Camacho, Jagannath Aryal et al.ARTICLECities2024Cited by: 1References: 24

    The rapid growth of informal urban settlements (IUS) presents a significant challenge to cities worldwide, particularly regarding disaster vulnerability. Many of their inhabitants are also victims of disaster-induced displacements due to complete loss or government-led relocation programs. The disaster or land-use management policies do not usually tackle the associated vulnerabilities of these informal settlers. Therefore, this research investig…

  • Automating property valuation at the macro scale of suburban level: A multi-step method based on spatial imputation techniques, machine learning and deep learning

    Open AccessPeyman Jafary, Davood Shojaei et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2024Cited by: 3References: 53

    Property valuation research, evolving with Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), encounters challenges in handling dynamic market conditions. While the market approach is a practical solution to complement the AVMs, it also suffers from different deficiencies, particularly in relying on subjective valuer judgment. In Australia's diverse real estate market, complete and up-to-date market da…

  • Dissecting multidimensional morphology of urban sprawl: Framework for policy intervention

    Open AccessKriti Pradhan, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLECities2024Cited by: 2References: 1

  • Advancing sustainable development goals: Embedding resilience assessment

    Open AccessZahra Assarkhaniki, Soheil Sabri et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2023Cited by: 3References: 5

    Accelerating challenges to cities and communities have triggered a growing interest in the assessment of resilience and sustainability of future developments. For this purpose, many countries have adopted the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for sustainable development goals (SDGs), in which resilience has been incorporated as a component of sustainability. However, the framework has been criticised for not undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of re…

  • Undertaking land administration reform: Is there a better way

    Open AccessAnthony Burns, Anthony Francis Burns et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2023Cited by: 1References: 27

    Governments establish land administration systems to formally acknowledge and protect property rights, restrictions, and responsibilities (RRR). The protection and recording of property rights is implemented under a jurisdiction-specific complex set of policies, laws, systems, and procedures. In recent decades, the World Bank and many other development partners have provided funding to support land administration reform so that governments can fo…

  • Proposing a multi-jurisdictional framework for 3D digital cadastre in Australia and New Zealand

    Open AccessBehnam Atazadeh, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2023References: 13

    Recent studies in Australia and New Zealand have explored various technological, legal, and institutional aspects of 3D cadastre modernisation. The majority of these studies concentrate on a single jurisdiction. The reason is that each jurisdiction is in charge of its own cadastral system. As a result, each jurisdiction's standards, rules, and processes for implementing 3D digital cadastre are unique. In Australia and New Zealand, however, the In…

  • A Framework for Scaling Urban Transformative Resilience through Utilizing Volunteered Geographic Information

    Open AccessMahsa Moghadas, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLEISPRS International Journal of…2022

    Resilience in the urban context can be described as a continuum of absorptive, adaptive, and transformative capacities. The need to move toward a sustainable future and bounce forward after any disruption has led recent urban resilience initiatives to engage with the concept of transformative resilience when and where conventional and top-down resilience initiatives are less likely to deliver effective strategies, plans, and implementable actions…

  • Fifty years of scholarly research on terrorism: Intellectual progression, structural composition, trends and knowledge gaps of the field

    Open AccessMilad Haghani, Erica D Kuligowski et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Disaster…2022

  • Potential and limitations of digital twins to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

    Open AccessAsaf Tzachor, Soheil Sabri et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2022Cited by: 5References: 4

  • Region-income-based prioritisation of Sustainable Development Goals by Gradient Boosting Machine

    Open AccessAtie Asadikia, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2022Cited by: 1References: 20

  • A BIM-based framework for property dispute minimization – A case study for Victoria, Australia

    Open AccessJihye Shin, Abbas Rajabifard et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022References: 34