Performance-Based Urban Design: Integrated Urban Analytics, Simulation and Climate-Responsive Design

This Topical Collection includes 18 cutting-edge studies related to the application of performance-based urban design in addressing the environmental, social, and economic challenges of cities. In particular, it presents advancements in research and practice, using a wider range of data-driven tools to examine the performances of cities with regard to energy use, carbon emissions, urban heat islands, daylight availability, wind, outdoor thermal comfort, air quality, and other related indicators.