[HTML][HTML] Challenges of urban digital twins: A systematic review and a Delphi expert survey

B Lei, P Janssen, J Stoter, F Biljecki - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Many challenges to operate digital twins remain, hindering their design and implementation,
and are rarely discussed. Furthermore, issues of social and legal nature are often …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of measuring the urban form and greenery using street-level imagery: A comparative study of approaches and visual perspectives

F Biljecki, T Zhao, X Liang, Y Hou - International Journal of Applied Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Street View Imagery (SVI) is crucial in estimating indicators such as Sky View Factor
(SVF) and Green View Index (GVI), but (1) approaches and terminology differ across fields …

Assessing and benchmarking 3D city models

B Lei, R Stouffs, F Biljecki - International Journal of Geographical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract 3D city models are omnipresent in urban management and simulations. However,
instruments for their evaluation have been limited. Furthermore, current instances are …

Which street is hotter? Street morphology may hold clues-thermal environment mapping based on street view imagery

Y Hu, F Qian, H Yan, A Middel, R Wu, M Zhu… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the heat distribution in street canyons is vital for effective urban planning.
The complex spatiotemporal patterns of urban heat are significantly influenced by urban …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning-based characterisation of urban morphology with the street pattern

C Wu, J Wang, M Wang, MJ Kraak - Computers, Environment and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Streets are a crucial part of the built environment, and their layouts, the street patterns, are
widely researched and contribute to a quantitative understanding of urban morphology …

A global feature-rich network dataset of cities and dashboard for comprehensive urban analyses

W Yap, F Biljecki - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Urban network analytics has become an essential tool for understanding and modeling the
intricate complexity of cities. We introduce the Urbanity data repository to nurture this …

[HTML][HTML] Global maps of 3D built-up patterns for urban morphological analysis

M Li, Y Wang, JF Rosier, PH Verburg… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Horizontal and vertical patterns of built-up land are essential to analyse a range of
environmental change impacts, such as exposure to natural hazards, urban heat islands …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term changes in 3D urban form in four Spanish cities

D Domingo, J Van Vliet, AM Hersperger - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional urban form has a considerable influence on urban sustainability, being
the reason spatial planning regulate it. Yet, we know very little about the development of …

Understanding the relationship between urban morphology and solar potential in mixed-use neighborhoods using machine learning algorithms

H Lan, Z Gou, C Hou - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Extant studies on urban morphology and solar energy potential have mainly focused on the
overall urban (macro) level or the individual building (micro) level, mostly using traditional …

[HTML][HTML] The unbalanced research on digitalization and automation of the building permitting process

T Bloch, J Fauth - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
The building permitting process is characterized by enormous complexity and
multidisciplinarity. It consists of multiple steps, and many involved stakeholders with various …