Coping with: (1) climate change, (2) urban densification and (3) water management. How can cities adapt and enhance urban liveability?

The best topic is the one that you are most interested in. For me, that means urban governance (especially at the time of a pandemic), private community, urban sprawl, ...

Some latest area of researching urban planning could be such as in urban politics & governance (i.e., open/ whole of gov), people & community (i.e., society 5.0, right to city, urban citizenship), economy & competitiveness (i.e., IR4.0, QoLiving-Competitiveness), environment (post sustainable development, smart sustainable city), mobility (last mile issue, compact, TOD development), technology (human tech interaction), geography (sensing, intelligence applications), living (intrastructure support planning, smart living quality), health and disasters (covid, pandemic respond city, resilient sustainable city) etc.

All areas are important and it depends on your research interest and ability in linking the relationship among variables. Please read more on Q1 WoS papers to get in touch with the niche/most updated topic that suits you most. Good luck

In the field of urban planning, I propose the following research topic: Determinants of the possibility of achieving sustainable development goals, implementation of eco-innovation, smart city technology, effective water management and the development of renewable energy sources, principles of circular economy, taking into account various types of green areas and city parks, public transport based on on electromobility etc. as important factors taken into account when planning / designing urban areas.

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

I think the most important issues of cities should be identified before choosing a topic for research. Of course, there can be a different issue for each city.

A researcher must first find the main problem of the city.

best wishes,

Mohammad Hosein Rostami

Planning support systems, land use and transposrtation, application of technology in planning (GIS, Space syntax, etc., )/smart planning, Resilent cities, Urban governance and desarter management (exp. during and after pandemics).

Using smart tools and techniques to stimulate deliberative planning and open urbanism.

For example: participatory planning that takes into account the different actors.

In many cities, especially in postcolonial cities, there are hidden boundaries, mostly inherited from the colonial past and unconsciously extended to present day. I believe these are part of the many problems facing urban agglomerations in the postcolonial cities developments. There is a need for research in this area.

Nsenda LUKUMWENA, PhD, professor of urban planning and architecture, Dean of Ecole Superieure d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme at Université Nouveaux Horizons, DR Congo and Professor of Urban Planning at Kobe Institute of Computing, Kobe Japan

You can look at the intersections between democracy, good governance and public services and well being

The best topic for me is Politics vs planning especially in developing countries.

How would I tie in technology into urban planning with the planning theories without making it about technology.

Dear Shabnaz

In fact, there is no such thing as a "best topic". You have to look for solutions to the problems that cities are facing. If you are obsessed with choosing an issue for research, you can contact me. I can help you.

n my opinion, social issues will have a fundamental influence on territorial development. It is common to find high training in development and environmental planning exclusively focused on natural and environmental aspects. If we take into account the trend towards transdisciplinarity in development studies, the increase in social complexity, the complexity of environmental impacts (causes and effects) I would say that a good amount of training in social aspects (main causes and effects environmental planning) will make a significant difference to your resume.

in my opinion, the relationship between neo-liberal ideologies and planning. How is neo-liberalism in different countries damaging the ideals of town planning and how can we rescue planning from the poor circumstances in which it finds itself.