Sustainable urban metabolism as a link between bio-physical sciences and urban planning: The BRIDGE project

► A bottom-up approach to urban metabolism based on energy, water, carbon, pollutants. ► Combining environmental observations and simulations with socio-economic data. ► Developing a Decision Support System to evaluate urban planning alternatives. ► Aiding the evaluation of the sustainability of urban planning interventions. ► A step towards integration of scientific knowledge into sustainable urban planning.