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REVIEW article

Front. Sustain. Cities
Sec. Sustainable Infrastructure
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frsc.2025.1535561
This article is part of the Research Topic Exploring the Role of Construction in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals View all articles

Gender Equality in Smart Sustainable Cities: Literature Review

Provisionally accepted
Borhan Sepehri Borhan Sepehri 1*Ka Leung Lok Ka Leung Lok 2Alaa Ababneh Alaa Ababneh 3Alex Opoku Alex Opoku 4Charles Chen Charles Chen 5
  • 1 Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  • 2 University of South Wales, Treforest, United Kingdom
  • 3 University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • 4 University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • 5 University of Hawaii–West Oahu, Kapolei, Hawaii, United States

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    Additionally, there is a noted increase in scholarly interest regarding health and climate issues about SDGs 5 and 11.The findings indicate a significant gap in the literature concerning the interplay between smart cities and gender equality, suggesting that further research is necessary to understand this relationship fully. The emphasis on sustainability principles and inclusive solutions highlights the potential for smart city initiatives to contribute positively to gender equality. As interest in health and climate issues grows within this context, it underscores the need for integrated approaches that address multiple dimensions of sustainable development while promoting gender equity.

    Keywords: SDG 5, SDG 11, Smart sustainable cities, Gender Equality, Sustainable development goals, Smart Cities, Urban equality

    Received: 27 Nov 2024; Accepted: 27 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Sepehri, Lok, Ababneh, Opoku and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Borhan Sepehri, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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