Meet the editors

Dr. Samad Sepasgzoar is a senior lecturer and the co-convenor for the smart city and infrastructure cluster. He is also an associate editor, editorial board member, guest editor, or reviewer for more than thirty-five peer-reviewed journals. He has published 137 research articles. His research is cross-interdisciplinary, using mixed statistical, experimentation, and computational methods to analyse complex issues of digital technology development and

implementation processes. Due to the quality of his research projects, Dr. Sepasgzoar has been recognised internationally by different industrial bodies with awards such as 'Best Paper'. He was also a finalist for the 'Australian Construction Awards'.

Dr. José David Bienvenido-Huertas, Ph.D., is an architect and researcher for the Department of Building Construction II at the University of Seville, Spain. He is an active member of the Research Group TEP970: Technological Innovation, 3D Modeling Systems and Energy Diagnosis in Heritage and Building at the University of Seville. His areas of expertise include climate change in the building sector, adaptive thermal comfort, heat transfer,

fuel poverty, energy conservation measures, and the design of nearly zero-energy buildings. He is an author of more than fifty research papers. Moreover, Dr. Huertas is a recognized reviewer of various international indexed journals and international research projects.

Dr. Sara Shirowzhan is a lecturer and Academic Advisor for the City Analytics Program, School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Her areas of research include sensing technologies, advanced GIS, BIM, digital twins, and artificial intelligence. She teaches and supervises students on city analytics, GIS, construction informatics, and BIM topics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at UNSW. Dr.

Shirowzhan is currently an editorial board member for the journal *Sustainability* and *Advances in Civil Engineering*. She is also a topic board member of the *ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information*. Dr. Shirowzhan obtained her Ph.D. in Geomatics Engineering from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.

Dr. Sharifeh Sargolzae has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and is a lecturer in the Department of Urban Planning, University of Zabol, Iran. Her expertise covers technology adoption and acceptance in urban management fields, especially in new technologies applied in municipalities. Her recent research project focused on adopting new technologies to improve urban areas' quality of life at both individual and organizational levels. Other

experiences include working on issues such as smart cities, urban planning, disaster management, and emergency accommodation.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Anil K. Kar*

*and Sharifeh Sargolzae*

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Sustainability **11**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 39**

**Chapter 4 51** Organizational Analysis of Sustainable Building Certifications in Mexico City

**Chapter 5 71**

**Chapter 6 87**

Urban Development **101**

**Chapter 7 103**

Extensive African Urbanization: The Case of the Mozambican Periphery

Introductory Chapter: Intelligence, Sustainable and Post-COVID-19

*by Samad Sepasgozar, José David Bienvenido-Huertas, Sara Shirowzhan* 

Climate Resilience, Megalopolis Vulnerability and Spatial Distribution *by Tao Ma, Nairong Tan, Xiaolei Wang, Hao Wang and Mingxi Zhou*

Towards Innovative and Sustainable Construction of Architectural Structures by Employing Self-Consolidating Concrete Reinforced

Resilience Built Environment: An Agenda for Future

Rebars for Durable Concrete Construction: Points to Ponder

*by Sara Velasco-Baca and Fermín Cruz-Muñoz*

Energy-Efficient Landscape Design *by Prashanti Rao and Janmejoy Gupta*

with Polypropylene Fibers *by Wael Zatar and Hai Nguyen*

*by Joaquim Miranda Maloa*

**Section 3**
