Urban Planning for Addressing Climate Change: Technologies, Innovations, Strategies and Modelling
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2026 | Viewed by 526
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban modelling and simulation; urban energy and climate concepts; urban adaptation planning; urban morphology; urban heat island; resilient urban planning
Interests: ecological urban planning, design, and performance evaluation; quantitative analysis of high-density urban space
Interests: urban heat island; urban microclimate; climate adaptive design; urban greenery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is closely related to human survival, production and development. In the face of increasingly frequent climate events, the issue of climate change has gradually become a global problem and has received widespread attention from countries and regions around the world.
Urban areas have high population densities and high economic concentrations and are therefore vulnerable to the impact of climate change. With the rapid development of urbanization, climate change has already and will continue to have a significant impact on the construction and development of cities, especially by posing serious threats to the safety of urban infrastructure such as energy, transportation and communication, as well as production and the lives of people. This Special Issue will bring together cutting-edge research that addresses these critical issues, providing insights and solutions to improve urban resilience and quality of life.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews that cover a broad range of topics related to urban sustainability and climate adaptation planning are welcome. Potential themes may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Investigations into urban microclimates, heat island effects and climate adaptation strategies in urban planning.
(2) Studies on sustainable urban planning practices, energy efficiency, disaster prevention and the integration of renewable energy sources into urban infrastructure.
(3) The mechanism by which urban layout affects the climate, include urban carbon emission prediction model, urban land surface temperature prediction model, urban climate prediction and other relevant issues.
(4) Case studies on the application of advanced technologies and policy measures in urban planning for addressing climate change.
(5) The mechanism of the impact of rapid urbanization on the urban climate.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Peng Cui
Dr. Long Zhou
Dr. Jiayu Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban climate change
- urban heat island
- low carbon
- urban building energy
- sustainable and resilient cities
- carbon sink
- urban renewal
- climate adaptation planning
- urban morphology
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