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 …

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 …

The interconnection of urbanization trends and environmental pressures, are due to the
rising demand for resource consumption, waste production and greenhouses gas …

Cities and their building stocks result in huge environmental impacts which are critical to
reduce. However, the majority of existing studies focus on operational requirements or on …

The agreement of a New Urban Agenda to put urban areas at the centre of achieving
sustainable development for future generations was a key objective for Habitat III, the United …

Current global developments put increasing ecological, economic and social pressures on
urban systems. The density of urban areas concentrates these pressures especially on food …

Resource and environmental elements as controlling factors for ecologic and socio-
economic are crucial to seek new ideas and paths for development and prosperity. In this …

Currently cities consume 60–80% of natural resources globally. They produce 50% of global
waste and 75% of green-house gas emissions. The UN estimates that 66% of the world's …

Energy, water, and carbon dioxide are interdependent and have complex interactions
through the economic supply chains of cities. Reviewing the state-of-art advances in the …

The way we make sense of urban areas stands at a critical point. To reduce energy use in
cities, we need to manage the way energy flows into, through and out the city. This paper …