This review delves into the integration prospects of Urban Metabolism (UM) with industry 4.0
technologies, particularly digital twin (DT), to bolster sustainable urban development …

This research work attempts to review and compare the available scientific literature, to
identify several crucial research opportunities, and to achieve the challenge of putting the …

Digital technologies integrated into port logistics are becoming increasingly decisive among
port cities around the world. This growing importance is due to the need for policymakers …

Increasing resource crises force cities to scrutinize resilience status of urban food-energy-
water (FEW) nexus system, which is highly depend on their metabolic processes. Taking …

To ensure food, energy, and water (FEW) security in urban areas with high-density
populations and concentrated social economic activities, it is imperative to build a better …

The rational use of materials is the key to urban sustainable development. The research of
urban metabolism in the field of industrial ecology can provide effective insights for this goal …

Material consumption has been increasing steadily since the beginning of the 20th century.
The urban metabolism field of research is one of the fields that focuses on understanding …

Importing power is an effective way to guarantee the energy supply security of many
megacities. However, this process seriously aggravates the environmental pressure of the …

Cities are leading in the implementation of circular economy (CE) principles and sustainable
development due to the concentration of knowledge, resources and technology while …

Material metabolism in a Chinese megacity, Shanghai, was investigated with an integrated
approach. Production-based raw material input, city-wide waste output and carbon …