Digital Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development: Leveraging BIM in Life Cycle Management
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Planning and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 171
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building information management (BIM); cost management; digitalization in construction; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; sustainable urban development
Interests: facility management; maintenance and renovation of buildings; life cycle cost analysis; building information modeling (BIM); life cycle modeling; sustainable urban development; statistical methods; performance analysis; data-driven asset management; operational efficiency
Interests: building information management (BIM); digitalization in construction; infrastructure for spatial information; urban planning; land use
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute your research to this Special Issue entitled “Digital Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development: Leveraging BIM in Life Cycle Management” in the journal Urban Science. Urban Science is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on urban science, engineering, and architecture, published monthly online by MDPI.
The imperative of sustainable urban development demands integrated, innovative approaches to planning, design, and management across the full asset life cycle. In this context, advanced digital technologies, notably Building Information Management (BIM), are instrumental. They enable a cohesive data environment that supports enhanced sustainability metrics, optimized cost management, and robust life-cycle assessment, thereby facilitating evidence-based decision-making and strategic optimization at both project and urban scales.
This Special Issue welcomes research that demonstrates and advances these capabilities. We invite submissions focused on practical applications and theoretical contributions in BIM-enabled life-cycle analysis, cost management strategies, and integrated project delivery for sustainable urban development. We are especially interested in studies showing how interoperable digital workflows and data-driven management enhance efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and inform decisions from initial planning through operation and renewal.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Stanislav Vitasek
Dr. Daniel Macek
Dr. Natalie Teichmann
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- building information management (BIM)
- cost management
- innovative digital technologies
- life-cycle assessment
- life-cycle cost
- project management
- urban building sustainability
- urban development
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