Skip to main content

ETHNOS_APP

Home • Search • Journals • List 0

The metaverse as a future form of smart cities

A systematic literature review of co-benefits and trade-offs for sustainable development goals

Bibliographic Data

ID11653336
AuthorsA Sharifi (0000-0002-8983-8613, Hiroshima University, corresponding author), Melika Amirzadeh (0000-0002-5223-818X), Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir (0000-0001-8609-1748, University of Isfahan)
Year2025
Volume161
Pages105879-105879
Publication date2025-03-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0264-2751 • E-ISSN: 1873-6084
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.cities.2025.105879
OpenAlexW4408738354
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited40

Business · Political science · Sustainable development · Smart Cities and Technologies · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

  • Sponge cities for a greener future

    Open Access•Li Chen, Zihan Song et al.•Sustainable Cities and Society•2026

  • Size or scale? Examining their key themes and relationships in smart cities

    Open Access•Seok-Gil Denver Jang•International Journal of Urban…•2026

  • A review of the metaverse and its implications for urban environments

    Open Access•Alok Tiwari•International Journal of Urban…•2026

  • A systematic review of social media-based sentiment analysis in disaster risk management

    Open Access•Bilal Ilyas, A Sharifi•International Journal of Disaster…•2025

  • Research perspectives and networked framework of urban spatial structure in the digital age

    Open Access•Chuangchang Liao, Yaxing Li et al.•Cities•2026

  • X-minute cities as a growing notion of sustainable urbanism

    Open Access•Borhan Sepehri, A Sharifi•Cities•2025

  • A systematic review of research on just, equitable, responsible, and inclusive smart cities

    Open Access•Nazmul Haque, Dominik Becker et al.•Technology in Society•2025

  • The Future Is in Sustainable Urban Tourism

    Open Access•Aleksandra Vujko, Miroslav Knežević et al.•Urban Science•2025

  • Operationalizing the Metaverse for Urban Sustainability

    Open Access•Jose Manuel Diaz‐sarachaga, A Sharifi•Sustainable Development•2026

  • Sustainable Schools and Knowledge Management

    Open Access•Paolo Basilico, Idiano D’adamo et al.•Sustainable Development•2025

  • Co-benefits and trade-offs of urban resilience for sustainable development goals (SDGs)

    Open Access•A Sharifi, Saeideh Sobhaninia et al.•Habitat International•2026

  • Into the Metaverse (With Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg)

    Open Access•T Lomas, Jonathan Teubner et al.•Journal of Humanistic Psychology•2026

  • The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Smart Cities

    Open Access•Zaheer Allam, A Sharifi et al.•Smart Cities•2022

  • A critical review of selected smart city assessment tools and indicator sets

    Open Access•A Sharifi•Journal of Cleaner Production•2019

  • The PRISMA 2020 statement

    Matthew J Page, Joanne Mckenzie et al.•2020

  • User Experience of a Mobile App in a City Tour Game for International Doctoral Students

    Open Access•Margarida Marques, Lúcia Pombo•Education Sciences•2023

  • Virtual climate scientist

    Daniel Pimentel, Sri Kalyanaraman•Interactive Learning Environments•2023

  • From theory to practice

    Open Access•Ava Hajian, Setareh Daneshgar et al.•Technological Forecasting and…•2024

  • On the taxonomy of smart city indicators and their alignment with sustainability and resilience

    Open Access•A Sharifi, Zaheer Allam•Environment and Planning B Urban…•2022

  • A typology of smart city assessment tools and indicator sets

    Open Access•A Sharifi•Sustainable Cities and Society•2020

  • Toward a societal smart city

    Open Access•Hadi Alizadeh, A Sharifi•Sustainable Cities and Society•2023

  • Metaverse tourism for sustainable tourism development

    Hanyoung Go, Myunghwa Kang et al.•The Tourist Review•2022

  • Closing the sustainable development gap

    Open Access•Kristin Linnerud, Erling Holden et al.•Sustainable Development•2021

  • Enhancing supply chain resilience and realizing green sustainable development through the virtual environment of the metaverse

    Open Access•Ping-Kuo Chen, Xiang Huang et al.•Sustainable Development•2023

  • Slum Prevalence and Health in Developing Countries

    Open Access•A K Jorgenson, James G Rice et al.•Sustainable Development•2015

  • How does digital transformation affect sustainable innovation performance? The pivotal roles of digital technology‐business alignment and environmental uncertainty

    Open Access•Jiabao Lin, M J Mao et al.•Sustainable Development•2023

  • Approaches for Transitions Towards Sustainable Development

    Open Access•Ruidong Chang, Jian Zuo et al.•Sustainable Development•2017

  • Climate justice from the lens of sustainable development

    Open Access•Ulijona Kaklauskaitė, Dalia Streimikiene•Sustainable Development•2024

  • How can Africa’s urban majority reframe sustainability agendas

    Open Access•N A Ali, Margarita Garfias Royo et al.•Environment and Urbanization•2024

  • Smart cities and sustainable development goals (SDGs)

    Open Access•A Sharifi, Zaheer Allam et al.•Cities•2023

  • Societal smart city

    Open Access•Hadi Alizadeh, A Sharifi•Cities•2023

Unique citing works12
Citations per year12
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access
Ethnos_APP • Open Source Project • MIT License • Frontend v2.0.0 • Privacy and Cookies • API Documentation: api.ethnos.app/docs • API Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17049435 • Frontend Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17050053 • cruz.rio.br • Expectantes Misericordiae