By Dr Ali Soltani

Book Chapters

Dehghani A; Soltani A, 2026, 'Site Selection of Car Parking with the GIS-Based Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making', in Innovative Approaches to Decision Making, WORLD SCIENTIFIC, pp. 649 - 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789819810161_0017

Najafi P; Soltani A; Ahmad Khan A; Chizfahm M; Sepasgozar SME; Gu N, 2024, 'Digital twin for urban decision support systems: Scientometric and thematic analysis', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, Routledge, pp. 110 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000-6

Sivam A; Karuppannan S; Soltani A, 2023, 'Ageing in Place and Built Environment Amenities at Neighbourhood Scale: The Case of South Australia', in Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 113 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41594-4_7

Bassiri Abyaneh A; Allan A; Pieters J; Somenahalli S; Soltani A, 2023, 'Applying the AURIN Walkability Index at the Metropolitan and Local Levels by Sex and Age in Australia', in The Urban Book Series, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 283 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31746-0_15

Soltani A; Allan A; Heydari M, 2019, 'A Two-Stage Process for Emergency Evacuation Planning: Shelter Assignment and Routing', in Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Springer International Publishing, pp. 443 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19424-6_24

Soltani A; Allan A; Nguyen HA, 2019, 'Developing a Behavioural Model for Modal Shift in Commuting', in Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Springer International Publishing, pp. 347 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19424-6_19

Soltani A; Mátrai T; Camporeale R; Allan A, 2019, 'Exploring Shared-Bike Travel Patterns Using Big Data: Evidence in Chicago and Budapest', in Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Springer International Publishing, pp. 53 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19424-6_4

Soltani A, 2017, 'Iran', in The Urban Book Series, Springer International Publishing, pp. 127 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43851-1_7

Journal articles

Hung J-C; Gholipour HF; Soltani A, 2026, 'Amenities, premium services, and rental premiums in Melbourne’s build-to-rent sector: a hedonic analysis', International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 19, pp. 113 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-05-2026-0171

Mansourihanis O; Soltani A; RoohaniQadikolaei M, 2026, 'Promoting sustainable urban tourism in Historic Sari, Iran through GIS-based walkability planning', Scientific Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63807-0

Clement FD; Zhou S; Soltani A; Isinkaralar O; Isinkaralar K, 2026, 'Effectiveness of passive cooling strategies for sustainable thermal regulation in residential buildings: a systematic review', Euro Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41207-026-01218-5

Soltani A; Najafi Kashkooli H; Allan A, 2026, 'Structuring the Causal Hierarchy of Urban Sprawl in Iran: Governance, Market, and Infrastructure Drivers in Metropolitan Regions', Urban Science, 10, pp. 320 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/urbansci10060320

Besharati MM; Soltani A, 2026, 'Can transport-related pricing policies save lives? A road safety perspective', Research in Transportation Economics, 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2026.101763

Soltani A; RouhaniGhadikolaei M, 2026, 'From rigidity to flexibility: reforming urban planning studio pedagogies in developing nations', FRONTIERS OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44243-026-00083-8

Yilmaz D; Isinkaralar O; Isinkaralar K; Yeboah E; Sarfo I; Sharifi A; Öztürk S; Oduro C; Soltani A; Qadikolaei MR, 2026, 'Cooling effect of urban green spaces: LCZ-based assessment comparing four cities at similar latitudes via hotspot and regression models', International Journal of Biometeorology, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-026-03172-x

Roohani Qadikolaei M; Hatami Y; Nikmard Namin S; Soltani A, 2026, 'Spatial heterogeneity in housing price-transaction ratios: a historical analysis of Tehran', International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 19, pp. 426 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-08-2024-0118

RoohaniQadikolaei M; Soltani A; Namin SN; Hatami Y; Najafi P, 2026, 'Explaining air pollution exceedance days through land use densities', Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.101087

Soltani A; Ullah S; Hedayatibaei F; Muller A, 2026, 'Disparities and determinants of EMS response times: a mixed-methods systematic review and LDA-based thematic analysis', International Journal of Emergency Services, pp. 1 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJES-01-2025-0002

Soltani A; Lee CL; Mirzaie R; Qadikolaei MR, 2026, 'Environmental drivers of housing prices and thermal inequality using satellite imagery: A submarket approach', Habitat International, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103628

Soltani A; Bangura M; Lee CL, 2026, 'Spatial-temporal dynamics of housing bubbles in Greater Sydney: A macro-micro submarket approach', Journal of Urban Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2026.04.006

Imani D; Dashti N; Peymani A; Soltani A; Hassanzadeh Makoui M, 2026, 'Effect of Pentoxifylline on Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.', Viral Immunol, 39, pp. 223 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08828245261445782

RoohaniQadikolaei M; Zali N; Soltani A, 2026, 'Who Plans the City? A Text Mining Approach to Understanding Power in Urban Governance', Sage Open, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440261461369

Afshari S; Soltani A; Amiri MA, 2025, 'From data to safer roads: predictive modelling and causal analysis of road fatalities in Australia', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33744-7

Abdollahi AF; Soltani A; Zali N, 2025, 'Capacity assessment of the creation and development of regional brands in Guilan province', TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 18, pp. 399 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/11618

Amiri MA; Afshari S; Soltani A, 2025, 'Machine learning approaches to traffic accident severity prediction: Addressing class imbalance', Machine Learning with Applications, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2025.100792

Amiri S; Mohammadpour S; Soltani A, 2025, 'The road ahead for autonomous vehicles in developing countries; A study of willingness to use and pay', Sustainable Futures, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101376

Soltani A; Jaber A; Kashkooli HN; Bencekri M, 2025, 'Unveiling the Severity of Pedestrian Traffic Crashes in South Australia: Age-based Insights and Safety Implications', Injury, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112716

Ryder C; Mahoney R; Sharpe P; Sallows G; Canuto K; Goodman A; Coombes J; Pearson O; Hughes JT; Varnfield M; Oster C; Karnon J; Drummond C; Smith JA; Omodei-James S; Otieno L; Soltani A; Bonevski B, 2025, 'Using Citizen Science to Address Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure with Aboriginal Communities in the Far West of South Australia: A Protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111640

Zaroujtaghi A; Mansourihanis O; Tayarani M; Mansouri F; Hemmati M; Soltani A, 2025, 'A Systematic Review of GIS Evolution in Transportation Planning: Towards AI Integration', Future Transportation, 5, pp. 97 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp5030097

Sheykhfard A; Haghighi F; Aziz Zadeh A; Das S; Oshanreh MM; Shaaban K; Soltani A, 2025, 'Evaluating U-left turn and direct left turn movements at signalized intersections using traffic conflict indices', Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering English Edition, 12, pp. 812 - 830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2024.01.004

Soltani A; Dehghani A; Azizi P, 2025, 'Volumetric insights into urban growth analysis: Investigating vertical and horizontal patterns', Sustainable Cities and Society, 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106589

Soltani A; RoohaniQadikolaei M; Sobhani A, 2025, 'Shifting Landscapes, Escalating Risks: How Land Use Conversion Shapes Long-Term Road Crash Outcomes in Melbourne', Future Transportation, 5, pp. 75 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp5020075

Clement FD; Soltani A, 2025, 'The Epistemological Divide in Urban Design: Reconciling Theory and Practice', Journal of Design, Planning and Aesthetics Research, 4, pp. 1 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.63673/deparch.2025.37

Kashkooli HN; Soltani A; Javidi F, 2025, 'The impact of public transportation accessibility on apartment prices in Shiraz: A comparative study in a developing urban context', Eco Cities, pp. 3406 - 3406, http://dx.doi.org/10.54517/ec3406

Soltani A; Azizi P; Javadpoor M; Allan A; Bagheri B, 2025, 'Determining and Quantifying Urban Sprawl Drivers: A Delphi-DANP Approach', Land, 14, pp. 311 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land14020311

Sedaghatfard M; Soltani A, 2025, 'Urban physical characteristics for sense of security', Tema Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment, 18, pp. 475 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/12482

Dehghani A; Soltani A; Nateghi K, 2025, 'Balancing urban growth and environmental change: Land use patterns in Tehran and Sydney', Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 26, pp. 100691 - 100691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.100691

RoohaniQadikolaei M; RoohaniQadikolaei F; Soltani A; Misaghi M; Zali N, 2025, 'Distance matters: Quantifying the influence of urban land use change and development proximity on land surface temperature in Sari, Iran', Ecological Indicators, 174, pp. 113386 - 113386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113386

Soltani A; Afshari S; Amiri MA, 2025, 'Human cost, machine insight: A data-driven analysis of Australian road crashes', Case Studies on Transport Policy, 20, pp. 101440 - 101440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101440

Rezaei M; Soltani A; Kashkooli HN, 2025, 'Predicting active travel durations in Tehran: A multilayer perceptron approach', Journal of Urban Mobility, 7, pp. 100126 - 100126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100126

Soltani A; Afshari S; Amiri MA, 2025, 'Time-series projecting road traffic fatalities in Australia: Insights for targeted safety interventions.', Injury, 56, pp. 112166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112166

Ramyar A; Soltani A; Ramyar M; Najafi Kashkooli H, 2025, 'Urban land use allocation with hybrid linear programming – multi-objective ant colony algorithm', Earth Science Informatics, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12145-025-01904-y

Soltani A; Azizi P; Rahimioun A; Sedaghatfard M, 2025, 'Volumetric urban sprawl: Horizontal and vertical growth in two metropolitans', Journal of Urban Management, 14, pp. 1004 - 1021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2025.03.006

Soltani A; Qadikolaei MR; Pojani D; Moeini M; Abdekhoda K, 2025, 'Women’s perceived safety in public transport: Insights from the Middle East', Journal of Transport Geography, 129, pp. 104413 - 104413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104413

Zali N; Soltani A; Najafi P; Qajari SE; Mehrju M, 2024, 'Digital Twins for Smarter Iranian Cities: A Future Studies Perspective', Computational Urban Science, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43762-024-00155-9

Ali Soltani ; Goodarzi M; Soltani Z; Fahime Fadaei Jazi , 2024, 'The future of Iranian social housing: a regional governance challenge', Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, pp. 7 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/bgss-2024-0030

Dehghani A; Soltani A, 2024, 'Comparing FAHP and FANP Methods in Locating Multi-storey Parking Sites Shiraz’s CBD', Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 8, pp. 141 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2024.v8n1-8

Soltani A; Azmoodeh M; Doostvandi M; Sheikh Ahmadi A; Rahimi M, 2024, 'Post-COVID-19 campus commuting patterns and influential factors: evidence from a developing country', Transportation Planning and Technology, 47, pp. 566 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2023.2300800

Soltani A; Lee CL, 2024, 'The non-linear dynamics of South Australian regional housing markets: A machine learning approach', Applied Geography, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103248

Soltani A; Edward Harrison J; Ryder C; Flavel J; Watson A, 2024, 'Police and hospital data linkage for traffic injury surveillance: A systematic review', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2023.107426

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