Ongoing urbanization and increasing decentralization of production have increased interest
in the urban factory concept. Urban factories are production systems located in an urban …

In today's global digital world, smart sustainable development, value and wealth creation are
among the most important goals of society. Industry performance entails the incorporation of …

Sustainable development merits that modern cities must help in increasing the social capital,
improving the environmental performance, and sustaining the economic benefits. The …

Rapid urbanization changes not only the shape of growing cities but also the appearances
of factories. This development is closely linked to the current trend towards more sustainable …

Fabriken und Produktionsstätten sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von urbanen Räumen
und leisten mit der Produktion von Gütern einen Beitrag für ihre wirtschaftliche Entwicklung …

Cities are a hotspot for resource consumption. This is induced, among other activities, by
housing, transportation, trade, the production of goods and the use of products and services …

Abstract Implementing a Circular Economy (CE) is one approach to reach a higher level of
sustainability for products. The individual product's circularity and the resulting choice of the …

Urban production systems are connected with the surrounding quarter, city and region
through input and output flows of energy, materials and information. The analysis …

Urbanization and the limited environmental carrying capacity of our planet are crucial
challenges for human kind. Industrial value creation and the production of goods have a …

Value creation and manufacturing of products is an important part of cities' sustainable
development. Urban-Factories allow such value creation within urban areas. Although …