Journal of Urban Technology and Sustainability

About the Journal

The Journal of Urban Technology and Sustainability (e-ISSN: 2675-780X) provides an international forum for the dissemination of innovative and transdisciplinary research related to Urban and Regional Planning, Construction Materials, Building Systems Technology and Sustainability of the Built Environment. The journal publishes scientific articles, technical reports, case studies and review articles that contribute to develop and improve knowledge in the area. The scope of the journal provides resources of great importance to integrate and unify the collaboration among researchers, professionals and students in the field.

The main fields that the journal covers are:

Urban and regional planning

The topics covered include:

• Science, technology and society.
• Environment and sustainable development.
• City management.
• Management of public and private projects.
• Circular economy.
• Experiences and processes of regional development.
• Theoretical and methodological studies on regional development.
• Territorial socioeconomic dynamics.

Building materials

The scope addresses the development and characterization of building materials. The topics covered include:

• Chemical admixtures for cementitious matrices.
• Recycled aggregates.
• Ceramics.
• Applied materials science.
• Fibers for concrete reinforcement.
• Pervious concrete.
• Sprayed concrete.
• Binders and supplementary materials.
• Non-conventional materials.
• Polymers.

Building Systems Technology

Its scope is the development and improvement, from the technological point of view, of the main construction systems used in building projects. The focus, in this case, is related to the performance and sustainability requirements. The topics covered include:

• Analysis of the building production management.
• Analysis of pathological manifestations.
• Quality and technological control.
• Minimization of environmental impacts.
• Urban mobility.
• Optimization and development of construction processes.
• Repair and rehabilitation techniques.

Sustainability of the Built Environment

This theme deals with a transdisciplinary approach applied to research and practice of sustainability in the built environment. The idea is to improve the quality of life of the society of life. The topics covered include:

• Life cycle analysis.
• Sustainable buildings.
• Energy efficiency.
• Governance, legislation and policies for sustainability.
• Sustainability indicators.
• Clean production methods.
• Planning of operations.
• Materials recycling and reuse processes.
• Waste treatment.
• Rational use of construction materials.