Data-Driven Approaches and Decision Support Tools for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 101
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable and resilient infrastructure; infrastructure–human–resource interdependency; water–energy nexus; complex systems modeling; life cycle assessment; system dynamics modeling
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Interests: machine learning; artificial intelligence; urban planning; system modeling and optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite contributions to a forthcoming Special Issue focused on “Data-Driven Approaches and Decision Support Tools for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems”. As infrastructure systems face growing pressures from climate change, aging assets, and evolving societal needs, the integration of data analytics and computational tools is becoming increasingly critical for enabling adaptive, informed, and future-ready decision-making.
This Special Issue will emphasize systems thinking and interdisciplinary modeling approaches in the development and application of data analytics and decision support tools for sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems. Topics of interest include systems-based predictive analytics, digital twins, scenario analysis, risk and resilience modelling, AI integration, and participatory decision-making under uncertainty. The collection aims to bridge disciplinary boundaries and connect theoretical advances with practical implementation. By foregrounding systems-oriented, data-driven frameworks, this Special Issue will highlight how interdisciplinary tools and methods can guide infrastructure design and management toward more adaptive, equitable, and sustainable outcomes in the face of evolving environmental, social, and technological challenges.
We welcome interdisciplinary research, case studies, and methodological advancements that push the boundaries of how data is used to guide infrastructure decisions.
Dr. Weiwei Mo
Dr. Fei Han
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- systems thinking
- sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems
- decision support systems
- interdisciplinary approaches
- data analytics, scenario analysis
- digital twinning
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- uncertainty and risk assessment
- participatory modeling
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