Following formative work in the 1970s, disappearance in the 1980s, and reemergence in the
1990s, a chronological review shows that the past decade has witnessed increasing interest …

Amid continued growth in the building stock, the pursuit of sustainable buildings is
dominated by a focus on carbon neutrality and green, often overlooking resource …

The concept of urban metabolism, referring to the exchange processes that produce the
urban environment, has inspired new ways of thinking about how cities can be made …

The integrated study of energy and urban systems has recently become a critical component
of sustainability research and policy. Increasing urbanization of human societies combined …

Urban metabolism research can quantify the movements and transformations of matter and
energy in cities, and can provide insights for alleviating urban resource and environmental …

Cities use a big amount of energy resources and account for over 70% of global carbon
emissions. Form and position of urban blocks not only influence the micro-climate but also …

During the 50 years since the concept of urban metabolism was proposed, this field of
research has evolved slowly. On the basis of an analogy with an organism's metabolism, the …

Cities now consume resources and produce waste in amounts that are incommensurate with
the populations they contain. Quantifying and benchmarking the environmental impacts of …

Urban form–for example, sprawl versus infill development–impacts people's daily travel
patterns and annual vehicle-kilometers traveled (VKT). This paper explores how urban form …

Many countries, including Korea, are striving towards carbon-neutrality by 2050.
Accordingly, this study proposes a method for cutting carbon emissions by reducing the use …