Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Urban Development: Mobility, Energy, and the Built Environment
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Environment and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 119
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy efficiency, energy consumption, building condition
Interests: sustainable building maintenance; sewer systems management; construction cost analysis; construction management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue, titled “Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Urban Development: Mobility, Energy, and the Built Environment”, explores innovative research and practical solutions that advance the sustainability and resilience of contemporary cities. As urban areas continue to grow and face increasing environmental, social, and economic pressures, integrated strategies that connect mobility systems, energy infrastructure, and building performance are essential for achieving climate neutrality and long-term urban sustainability.
This Special Issue welcomes interdisciplinary contributions that address the interdependencies between transportation networks, renewable and smart energy systems, and sustainable building design and operation. Particular attention is paid to digitalization, data-driven decision-making, smart technologies, and system-level optimization approaches that enhance efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve quality of life. Research examining policy frameworks, governance models, and implementation strategies that support sustainable urban transitions is also encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, low-carbon mobility solutions, electrification and energy storage, smart grids, energy-efficient and net-zero buildings, building information modeling (BIM), urban energy modeling, and the integration of mobility and energy infrastructures within the built environment.
By fostering dialogue between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, this Special Issue contributes to the development of holistic, scalable, and evidence-based approaches that support the transformation of cities into sustainable, smart, and climate-resilient systems.
Dr. Hana Begić Juričić
Dr. Dino Obradović
Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Krstić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable cities
- urban mobility
- renewable energy systems
- energy-efficient buildings
- smart grids
- climate neutrality
- digitalization
- built environment
- urban resilience
- integrated urban systems
- sustainable water systems
- smart infrastructure
- environmental protection
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