Sustainable roofs, such as those with greenery and photovoltaic panels, contribute to the
roadmap for reducing the carbon footprint of cities. However, research on sustainable urban …

Existing literature on the sustainability transition towards a low-carbon economy provides
conceptual frameworks for designing combinations of policy interventions but lacks …

Accepted: 23 January 2021 Green urban infrastructures have a significant impact on urban
climate mitigation, on indoor and outdoor thermal comfort and on energy performance of …

Traffic congestion is one of the most vexing city problems and involves numerous factors
which cannot be addressed without a holistic approach. Congestion cannot be narrowly …

The world is increasingly characterised by uncertainty, complexity and rapid change while
vulnerability to potential disasters is equally increasing. The situation is more dire in …

This study aims to investigate the characteristics of energy consumption and outdoor thermal
comfort within the high-density urban fabric of Changsha. Two different types of building …

The article presents the process of creating a tool using GIS systems to describe the city's
spatial structure. Therefore, the subject of this research was the method of describing the city …

Sustainable urban development worldwide is crucial for the development of living spaces in
high-rise buildings and infrastructures, which leads to the inevitability of increased energy …

This paper investigates how natural resource conditions impact the physical development of
cities and how, once built, the urban spatial structure leads to different patterns of resource …

Abstract The concept of Sustainable Urban Regeneration/Retrofitting (SUR) is considered a
promising approach for addressing most of the current environmental issues. Developed …