The energy consumption in the built environment represents one of the major contributors of
carbon emissions to the atmosphere. This leads to the need for a transition in the building …

Policy directives in several nations are focusing on the development of smart cities, linking
innovations in the data sciences with the goal of advancing human well-being and …

The circular city is emerging as new concept and form of practice in sustainable urban
development. This is a response to the complex and pressing challenges of urbanization, as …

Traditional infrastructure adaptation to extreme weather events (and now climate change)
has typically been techno‐centric and heavily grounded in robustness—the capacity to …

Population growth, urbanisation, climate change, biodiversity loss, energy use, water
security and ageing infrastructures for water supply and treatment require a thorough …

A dynamic digital twin is a feasible solution that can be employed to build real‐time
connectivity between virtual and physical objects. Industries like manufacturing, aerospace …

Recent scholarship on the materiality of cities has been criticized by critical urban scholars
for being overly descriptive and failing to account for political economy. We argue that …

The application of the circular economy (CE) in the building industry is critical for achieving
the carbon reduction goals defined in the Paris Agreement and is increasingly promoted …

Two of the most striking features of smart city discourses are the centrality of technology as a
driver of transformational change and the strange 'placelessness' of its visual narrative …

Water is an abundant resource worldwide, but fresh and clean water is scarce in many areas
of the world. Increases in water consumption and climate change will affect global water …