Coordinated urban-rural development, which incorporates rural areas into the macroscopic structure of urban planning for a region, plays an important role in synergizing economic, social, and environmental benefits for the communities. Construction, which not only creates buildings and infrastructures that connect communities, provide jobs, and improve society but also bridges both locations and development between urban and rural areas, is crucial for coordinated urban-rural development. Beyond the cost and quality objectives typically shown in traditional construction, sustainable construction is conceptualized with sustainable characteristics, such as using recyclable and renewable materials and minimizing energy and water consumption, waste production, and alleviating air pollution during the construction design and process. Sustainable construction aims to achieve benefits maximization among economic output, social welfare, and environmental impacts, which are elementary in the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs).
In the new era, sustainable construction becomes a new paradigm, where lots of challenges will be confronted during the practice stage, especially in developing countries. For example, implementing sustainable construction may lead to an increase in the cost and time of construction projects, uncertainty in sustainable technologies performance, and a lack of public awareness and governmental incentives in urban and rural areas. To this end, this research topic dwells on the research related to addressing the challenges and analyzing the application of sustainable construction from different perspectives. This collection mainly focuses on methods/models including life cycle assessment, multi-regional input-output model, material flow analysis, and data envelope analysis that help evaluate sustainable construction for coordinated urban-rural development.
This Research Topic concentrates on two of the United Nations’ SDGs: SDG 9 (Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation) and SDG 11 (Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable). We accept original research and review articles with a focus on regional and project perspectives. Research themes include but are not limited to the following:
• Green infrastructure for urban and rural development
• Green buildings in urban and rural areas
• Rural revitalization with sustainable construction
• Environmental impact assessment of sustainable construction
• Business model for sustainable construction
• Waste management for sustainable construction
• Circular economy for sustainable construction
Coordinated urban-rural development, which incorporates rural areas into the macroscopic structure of urban planning for a region, plays an important role in synergizing economic, social, and environmental benefits for the communities. Construction, which not only creates buildings and infrastructures that connect communities, provide jobs, and improve society but also bridges both locations and development between urban and rural areas, is crucial for coordinated urban-rural development. Beyond the cost and quality objectives typically shown in traditional construction, sustainable construction is conceptualized with sustainable characteristics, such as using recyclable and renewable materials and minimizing energy and water consumption, waste production, and alleviating air pollution during the construction design and process. Sustainable construction aims to achieve benefits maximization among economic output, social welfare, and environmental impacts, which are elementary in the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs).
In the new era, sustainable construction becomes a new paradigm, where lots of challenges will be confronted during the practice stage, especially in developing countries. For example, implementing sustainable construction may lead to an increase in the cost and time of construction projects, uncertainty in sustainable technologies performance, and a lack of public awareness and governmental incentives in urban and rural areas. To this end, this research topic dwells on the research related to addressing the challenges and analyzing the application of sustainable construction from different perspectives. This collection mainly focuses on methods/models including life cycle assessment, multi-regional input-output model, material flow analysis, and data envelope analysis that help evaluate sustainable construction for coordinated urban-rural development.
This Research Topic concentrates on two of the United Nations’ SDGs: SDG 9 (Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation) and SDG 11 (Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable). We accept original research and review articles with a focus on regional and project perspectives. Research themes include but are not limited to the following:
• Green infrastructure for urban and rural development
• Green buildings in urban and rural areas
• Rural revitalization with sustainable construction
• Environmental impact assessment of sustainable construction
• Business model for sustainable construction
• Waste management for sustainable construction
• Circular economy for sustainable construction
