Reprint
Performance-Based Urban Design
Integrated Urban Analytics, Simulation and Climate-Responsive Design
Edited by
October 2025
402 pages
- ISBN 978-3-7258-5211-6 (Hardback)
- ISBN 978-3-7258-5212-3 (PDF)
https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-5212-3 (registering)
This is a Reprint of the Topical Collection Performance-Based Urban Design: Integrated Urban Analytics, Simulation and Climate-Responsive Design that was published in
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Engineering
Summary
This Topical Collection includes 18 cutting-edge studies related to the application of performance-based urban design in addressing the environmental, social, and economic challenges of cities. In particular, it presents advancements in research and practice, using a wider range of data-driven tools to examine the performances of cities with regard to energy use, carbon emissions, urban heat islands, daylight availability, wind, outdoor thermal comfort, air quality, and other related indicators.