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Sustainable Design and Planning for Urban Space

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 August 2024 | Viewed by 2183

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Zhenjiang Shen

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Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
Interests: smart habitat for humanity; smart city and ICT; urban simulation using GIS and VR; planning policy and process of urban and regional planning
Dr. Xiao Teng

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Guest Editor
Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
Interests: smart habitat for humanity

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The research field of smart habitats for humanity is an interdisciplinary field that integrates spatial planning, construction and information communication technology. We advocate that the concept of smart habitat for humanity be divided into areas of smart planning and smart building.

On a primary level, the content of smart planning relates to land use control regulation and to policy simulation of urban and regional planning. On a secondary level, the content of smart building involves standards and guidelines of zero-energy buildings and the management and visualization of energy management systems for buildings.

The concept of a smart habitat for humanity not only carries forward the ancient tradition of urban planning, but also combines traditional construction technology, including smart low-carbon construction technology, with intelligent sensing technology, smart equipment and assembly component integration technology. This creates a new theoretical and temporal framework for the realization of sustainable development goals.

This Special Issue will focus on the development of technologies relating to smart habitat for humanity, including smart sensing technologies, smart low-carbon construction technologies, smart equipment and assembly component integration technologies, etc. Through the combination of traditional building technologies and smart habitat for humanity technologies, this Special Issue aim to bring together conventional and smart views to cities and buildings and innovative practices to achieve sustainable development goals, overcome global challenges to competitiveness and reduce environmental impacts.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Smart planning technology.
  • Policy simulation and land use control.
  • Smart and low-carbon construction technology.
  • Standards and guidelines for zero energy buildings for smart habitat for humanity.
  • Smart devices and integrated components for assembly.
  • Virtual reality energy visualization management system for smart habitat for humanity.
  • The land use planning support system with the goal of environmental symbiosis.
  • The planning system of smart planning.
  • Spatial planning for resilience and health.
  • Urban ecological restoration under the influence of climate environment.
  • Sustainable building prototype optimization design.
  • Building materials and components performance improvement.
  • Sustainable building design performance feedback.
  • New perspectives and enlightening discussions on urban issues.
  • Transportation problems brought about by urban smartening.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Zhenjiang Shen
Dr. Xiao Teng
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • smart habitat for humanity
  • smart planning technology
  • smart building
  • low-carbon construction technology
  • healthy cities
  • regional sustainable development
  • visualization technology
  • design and construction guidelines
  • smart and low-carbon construction technology
  • energy visualization management system

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Evaluation Research on the Spatial Vitality of Huaihe Road Commercial Block in Hefei City Based on Multi-Source Data Correlation
by Qinghua Zhou and Yiran Zheng
Sustainability 2024, 16(8), 3372; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16083372 - 17 Apr 2024
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This article takes the spatial vitality of Huaihe Road Commercial Block in Hefei city as the research object and defines two evaluation dimensions, including external characteristic elements and constituent elements of spatial vitality. The external characteristic elements are reflected by the data of [...] Read more.
This article takes the spatial vitality of Huaihe Road Commercial Block in Hefei city as the research object and defines two evaluation dimensions, including external characteristic elements and constituent elements of spatial vitality. The external characteristic elements are reflected by the data of heat maps. As for the constituent elements, this article presents the corresponding influencing factor indicators in the aspects of the road network configuration, functional commercial form and spatial quality of the commercial block. In addition, it conducts a quantitative study on the multi-source data of the influencing factor indicators relating to the spatial vitality of this commercial block by means of heat maps, block POI, street view images and urban space. In the process of this quantitative study, some tools, such as the ArcGIS platform, space syntax Depthmap modeling and street view semantic analysis, are employed. A quantitative study is further carried out using the correlation analysis method to analyze the relationship between the external characteristic elements and internal constituent elements of spatial vitality of commercial blocks and explore the effects of different factors on the spatial vitality of commercial blocks when these factors are interacting with each other. Full article
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Spatial Analysis and GIS Mapping of Public Parks Adequacy: A Case Study from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
by Sultan Alamri
Sustainability 2024, 16(8), 3305; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16083305 - 15 Apr 2024
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Public parks play an important role in determining the quality of life in any modern city. A close and accessible public park is considered to be an important feature of a city as it has many positive impacts on people’s health, as well [...] Read more.
Public parks play an important role in determining the quality of life in any modern city. A close and accessible public park is considered to be an important feature of a city as it has many positive impacts on people’s health, as well as offering a sustainable environment. As one of the Middle East’s largest capital cities, Riyadh is growing and expanding rapidly in terms of area and population. To date, little research has been conducted to determine the accessibility and adequacy of public parks, particularly in those areas that do not have ready access to them. This study develops a new measurement approach that examines this issue in terms of the various administrative areas and suburbs of Riyadh. The results of spatial data analysis may benefit the development of areas that have inadequate public parks, among other issues, taking into consideration their geographic location, administrative areas, suburb sizes, and population density. The features of the various administrative areas and suburbs will be compared and conclusions drawn. Full article
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Unravelling the Formation Mechanism of Sustainable Underground Pedestrian Systems: Two Case Studies in Shanghai
by Cheng Peng, Chenxiao Ma and Yunhao Dong
Sustainability 2023, 15(15), 11819; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511819 - 01 Aug 2023
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The development of subterranean non-motorized traffic infrastructure, commonly referred to as the underground pedestrian system (UPS), has become increasingly necessary in densely populated megacities worldwide as a means of advancing the sustainable development goal 11, which aims to promote sustainable cities and communities. [...] Read more.
The development of subterranean non-motorized traffic infrastructure, commonly referred to as the underground pedestrian system (UPS), has become increasingly necessary in densely populated megacities worldwide as a means of advancing the sustainable development goal 11, which aims to promote sustainable cities and communities. To improve the overall spatial performance, it is imperative to decipher the fundamental formation mechanism of sustainable underground pedestrian systems (SUPSs) that is simultaneously influenced by spatial morphology and pedestrian behaviors. Thereby, two representative case studies, namely the Wujiaochang UPS and the Loushanguanlu UPS located in Shanghai, were selected for an in-depth investigation. This study employed correlation and regression analysis to examine the impact of spatial configuration variables and spatial attribute factors on pedestrian flow distributions in distinct SUPSs. The findings indicate that the variables of betweenness, as measured by both Euclidean and Angular metrics, along with the presence of metro station locations and commercial space connected by the UPS, are the three most significant factors influencing pedestrian behaviors in both scenarios. The disclosure has been made that the Wujiaochang UPS is seamlessly integrated into a comprehensive three-dimensional pedestrian network both above and below ground. By contrast, it appears that the Loushanguanlu UPS exhibits a greater degree of self-sufficiency as an underground system. This study aims to elucidate the mechanism underlying the development of SUPSs, thus offering effective guidance for the implementation of three-dimensional walking systems in cities that prioritize sustainability. Full article
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