A resilient and sustainable future requires interdisciplinary research

Published Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

17. Sobhaninia S, Meerow S, Dugger A, Hopson T, He C, Wilhemi O (2025). Where Should the Green Go? A Systematic Literature Review of Methods for Siting Green Infrastructure to Mitigate Rising Stormwater and Heat Risks in Cities. Journal of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

16. Sobhaninia S, Meerow S, Keith L, Roy M, Trego S, Matos M (2025). A comparison of plan integration for heat and flood resilience: A case study of Baltimore, MD. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

15. Sobhaninia S, Buckman S, Ortiz-Garcia C (2025). Stronger Together? Redefining Social Cohesion Role in Building Disaster-Resilient Communities. Journal of Risk Research 27(11): 1424-1441

14. Sobhaninia S, Amirzadeh M, Rastar E, Tayebi S, Rivera F, Bonaiuto M (2025). The Power of Place: How Place Satisfaction Impacts Disaster Recovery in Communities Facing Environmental Disruptions. Journal of Natural Hazards Review

13. Attarhay Tehrani A, Sobhaninia S, Nikookar N, Levinson R, Sailor D, Amaripadath D (2025). Data-driven Approach to Estimate Urban Heat Island Impacts on Building Energy Consumption. Energy 316

12. Sobhaninia, S. (2024). “The Social Cohesion Measures Contributing to Resilient Disaster Recovery: A Systematic Literature Review”. Journal of Planning Literature

11. Sobhaninia, S. (2024). “A resilient disaster recovery model for Puerto Rico: a qualitative case study”. Journal of Environmental Hazards

10. Sobhaninia, S., S. Samavati, D.P. Aldrich (2024). “Designing for happiness, building for resilience: a systematic review of key factors for cities”. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 16 (1): 360-378

9. Attarhay Tehrani, A., O. Veisi, K. kiac, Y. Delavard, S. Bahramie, S. Sobhaninia, A. Mehan (2024). “Predicting Urban Heat Island in European Cities: a Comparative Study of GRU, DNN, and ANN Models Using Urban Morphological Variables”. Urban Climate, 56

8. Soni N, Tewari KG, Sobhaninia S, Amaripadath D (2024). Unveiling travel patterns and challenges considering mixed land use and user behavior in an Indian city. Urban Science, 8(4): 249

7. Sobhaninia, S. (2023). “Does Social Cohesion Accelerate the Recovery Rate in Communities Impacted by Environmental Disasters in Puerto Rico? An Analysis of a Community Survey”. Environmental Advances, 13 

6. Sobhaninia, S., M. Amirzadeh, M. Lauria, and A. Sharifi. “The relationship between place identity and community resilience: evidence from local communities in Isfahan, Iran”. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 90

5. Sobhaninia, S., S. Buckman, and J. Schupbach (2023). “The need for creative placemaking in new development areas: An analysis of the new real estate development in Qom, Iran,” International Journal of Real Estate Studies, 17(1), 24-39.

4. Amirzadeh, M., S. Sobhaninia, S. Buckman, A. Sharifi (2023). “Towards building resilient cities to pandemics: A review of COVID-19 literature”, Sustainable Cities and Societies, 89, 104326

3. Sobhaninia, S. and S.T. Buckman (2022). “Revisiting and adapting the Kate-Pijawka disaster recovery model: a reconfigured emphasis on anticipation, equity, and resilience,” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 69.

2. Amirzadeh, M., S. Sobhaninia, and A. Sharifi (2022). “Urban Resilience: A vague or an evolutionary concept?”, Sustainable Cities and Societies, 81

1. Buckman, S. and S. Sobhaninia (2022). “The impact of sea-level flooding on the  real estate development community in Charleston, SC: Results of a ULI member survey,” Journal of Sustainable Real Estate,14(1): 4-20

Book chapters

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

2. Khaki, A., M. Omidvarian, S. Sobhaninia, G. Samani (2018). “Intervention preferences in the historical part of the City of Qom, focusing on cultural and tourism factors,” 8th Congress on Sustainable Development and Urban Revitalization, NCSDUS08, Vol. 8. In Persian 

1. Omidvari, F., S. Sobhaninia, A. Hosseini (2016). “Analyzing the urban design quality in urban streets, case study: Yadegar Imam St., Tehran.” 4th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Architecture & Urban Development at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, Vol. 4, ISC Code 95160-70403, COI Code: ICSAU04_1893 In Persian 

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