Advancements in Adaptive, Inclusive and Responsive Urban Environments
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Sustainable built environment design and diagnostics; multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) for urban and building systems; and human-centric lighting design and evaluation
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Interests: building energy management; combined heat and power (thermal components); optimizing HVAC system; desalination; HVAC system for indoor farming; waste heat recovery from power plants; global warming and GHGs emissions; passive cooling system; hybrid cooling; artificial intelligence algorithm for energy efficiency and SMART control for the built environment
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Interests: urban resilience; healthy design and architecture design thinking; GIS simulations; adaptive design and resilient habitat; urban green-scape
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Interests: application of artificial lighting source; fabrication of porous semiconductor materials for solid state lighting; sensing and photovoltaic applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of our previous Special Issue, “Advancements in Adaptive, Inclusive and Responsive Urban Environments,” we are pleased to announce a second edition that expands the scope from individual buildings to the urban and neighborhood scales. This new Special Issue, titled “Advancements in Adaptive, Inclusive and Responsive Urban Environments,” aims to highlight cutting-edge research that integrates building performance with broader spatial, social, and environmental dynamics.
This Issue will explore a diverse range of topics, including innovative building and urban systems, resilient neighborhood designs, and data-driven methods, to assess adaptability, inclusivity, and responsiveness in complex urban contexts. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial modeling to evaluate built environment performance, accessibility, energy use, green infrastructure distribution, and human well-being at multiple spatial scales.
In addition, this Issue will address emerging themes such as district energy optimization, urban microclimate and heat mitigation, pandemic-resilient spatial planning, multicriteria decision-making, urban-scale simulations, and digital tools for adaptive management. By connecting building-level innovation with neighborhood-scale planning, this Special Issue seeks to uncover new pathways that balance occupant comfort, social inclusion, sustainability, and carbon reduction goals. We invite contributions from researchers and practitioners across the fields of architecture, engineering, urban planning, environmental science, and geospatial technologies. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, we aim to advance knowledge and best practices that shape adaptive, inclusive, and responsive urban environments for the future.
We welcome the submission of original research articles, reviews, and case studies that contribute to this theme.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Szu-Cheng Chien
Dr. Aung Myat
Dr. Tzen-Ying Ling
Dr. Chew Beng Soh
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- inclusive urban design
- responsive urban environments
- urban-scale simulations
- multicriteria decision-making
- GIS and remote sensing
- district energy optimization
- sustainable urban environment
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