Reprint

Building Resilient Cities

Architecture and Urban Planning for Combating Extreme Hot and Cold Weather

Edited by
July 2026
238 pages
  • ISBN 978-3-7258-8445-2 (Hardback)
  • ISBN 978-3-7258-8446-9 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Building Resilient Cities: Architecture and Urban Planning for Combating Extreme Hot and Cold Weather that was published in

Engineering

Summary

This Special Issue fosters discussion on cutting-edge progress and unresolved challenges in climate-resilient buildings and cities to develop low-carbon, healthy built environments coping with climate extremes. It presents recent research on climate-adaptive construction materials, smart thermal technologies, multi-scale climate-responsive architectural and urban design, and urban microclimate regulation. The included papers cover material passive thermal optimization, building retrofits, blue-green urban infrastructure, and climate governance across diverse climatic zones, providing practical design methods and technical strategies for climate-resilient human settlements.