Urban systems and human settlements have been growing exponentially in size and complexity in the last decades, defying current approaches to sustainable development. While urban planning has been identified as one of the main tools for attaining specific sustainability goals, consideration of cities as complex social-ecological and adaptive systems challenges traditional views, demanding new flexible and creative planning solutions. In this conceptual study, we analyse the capacity of performance-based planning (PBP) to provide sustainable solutions for urban planning problems. To do so, we examine the different conceptualizations of PBP in the current planning environment. To better define the challenges posed by the complexity of urban systems, we explore the similarities and common ground between PBP and other approaches such as adaptive planning and management (APM) and problem structuring methods (PSM). We analyse a case study, in Queensland (Australia), using SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis to identify potential advantages and barriers to the implementation of PBP. Finally, we discuss the potential role of APM and PSM in PBP, the utility of an extended conceptualization of resilience as an important reference for its implementation and a potentially stronger role for planners in PBP as decision shapers.

在过去的几十年中，城市系统和人类住区的规模和复杂性呈指数增长，这违背了当前的可持续发展方法。虽然城市规划已被认为是实现特定可持续发展目标的主要工具之一，但将城市视为复杂的社会生态系统和适应性系统对传统观点提出了挑战，需要新的灵活，创新的规划解决方案。在此概念研究中，我们分析了基于绩效的规划（PBP）为城市规划问题提供可持续解决方案的能力。为此，我们研究了当前计划环境中PBP的不同概念。为了更好地定义城市系统的复杂性带来的挑战，我们探索了PBP与其他方法（例如自适应计划和管理（APM）和问题结构化方法（PSM））之间的相似性和共同点。我们使用SWOT（优势，劣势，机会和威胁）分析在昆士兰州（澳大利亚）进行的案例研究，以确定实施PBP的潜在优势和障碍。最后，我们讨论了APM和PSM在PBP中的潜在作用，对弹性的扩展概念化的实用性（作为其实施的重要参考）以及PBP中的计划制定者作为决策制定者的潜在作用。机会和威胁）分析，以识别实施PBP的潜在优势和障碍。最后，我们讨论了APM和PSM在PBP中的潜在作用，对弹性的扩展概念化的实用性（作为其实施的重要参考）以及PBP中的计划制定者作为决策制定者的潜在作用。机会和威胁）分析，以识别实施PBP的潜在优势和障碍。最后，我们讨论了APM和PSM在PBP中的潜在作用，对弹性的扩展概念化的实用性（作为其实施的重要参考）以及PBP中的计划制定者作为决策制定者的潜在作用。