Climate-informed decision-making for urban design: Assessing the impact of urban morphology on urban heat island

Santos, Luis Guilherme R.; Nevat, Ido; Pignatta, Gloria; Norford, Leslie K.

doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100776

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“…The cooling potential of such solutions increases with the surface area available for their installation, which is generally lower for detached houses. This suggests that sustainable apartment buildings designed to implement passive cooling and climate mitigation strategies have the potential for improved environmental benefits at the neighbourhood scale (Santos et al 2021), when compared to those possible in areas dominated by detached houses.…”

Section: The Australian Apartment Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

Delivering sustainable apartment housing: New build and retrofit

Easthope¹,

Palmer²,

Sharam³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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This research investigates how Australia can supply new and retrofit older apartments so that they are sustainable, that is they are comfortable; deliver cost reductions for householders while minimising consumption and waste; and maximise energy efficiencies and energy management, both in their construction and throughout their lifecycle (including through the adoption of renewable energy technologies).There is demand from residents for more sustainable apartments but speculative strata titled development means what gets built is not necessarily what consumers want.One key problem is that there are different stakeholders between the development and use phases of the building lifecycle. Design and construction decisions, impacting sustainability, are made by the speculative developer whose priorities for short-term project success differ from those of long-term residents, often perceiving sustainability features as value-add items rather than essential attributes of apartment buildings. There are also issues for owners considering retrofitting building for sustainability, including that they often only prioritise immediate issues (such as repairs and maintenance) and do not have the capacity to allocate time to forward planning, including planning for sustainability retrofits. Successful sustainable retrofits in strata buildings need to be driven either by an individual owner champion or a sustainability sub-committee made up of interested owners.The research identified six key shifts that are needed in order to produce more sustainable apartments: development teams embed sustainability in project feasibility; the design and construction of delivered apartment buildings reflects what was designed and approved; property valuation reflects building performance; the potential benefits of physical inter-dependence and shared services are realised; consumers have access to adequate information about building performance; and sustainability initiatives influence all joint decision-making.

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Section: The Australian Apartment Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

Delivering sustainable apartment housing: New build and retrofit

Easthope¹,

Palmer²,

Sharam³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…This paper proposes a built environment optimization and regulation to cut the urban heat island effect, and provides decision support for land space planning, optimization and management [17][18]. The control and guiding role of planning can put the mitigation of the urban heat island effect in the position of taking precautionary measures and prevent problems before they occur, and solve the urban thermal environment problem at the source.…”

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confidence: 99%

Large Eddy Simulation Study of Urban Heat Island Effect and Urban Air Pollution Diffusion

2021

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With the improvement of urbanization, the temperature of the city also changes, and the urban heat island is most closely related to the temperature change. The surface temperature in the center is higher than that in the suburbs, causing the atmosphere to rise and form a low-pressure vortex, which is not conducive to the discharge of pollutants and waste heat from exhaust gas, and will cause harm to the physical and mental health of residents over time. The purpose of this paper is the effect and urban air pollution diffusion. In the experiment, the large eddy is used to simulate the diffusion of two typical urban pollution sources. The diffusion of fixed sources and their impact on ground are affected by the atmosphere. During the day, when there is a movement in it, the pollutants from fixed sources are easier to reach the ground.

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“…One promising avenue is the development of climate-informed urban planning (CIUP) frameworks. These frameworks integrate climate projections into urban planning processes, enabling cities to design infrastructure and policies that are more resilient to future climate scenarios [9,10]. Additionally, research on nature-based solutions (NBSs) explores the potential of green spaces, urban forests, and wetlands to mitigate climate impacts and improve urban resilience [11,12].…”

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confidence: 99%

Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes

Pérez-Arévalo,

Jiménez-Caldera,

Serrano-Montes

et al. 2024

Urban Science

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Cities will face increasing challenges due to the impacts of global climate change, particularly in the form of cyclonic events, necessitating a deeper understanding and the establishment of effective response mechanisms at both institutional and citizen levels. In this research, we tested the efficiency of crowdsourcing in fostering participatory resilience and improving urban management. The main aim was to design novel and accurate proactive response strategies and mitigate the adverse effects of cyclonic wind events through volunteerism, citizen science, and urban science. To achieve this goal, as a case study, the municipality of Soledad, Colombia was used. This research employed a two-phase methodological approach: (i) initially evaluating the spatial distribution of emergency response resources, and (ii) developing a geo-referenced survey to map, systematize, and categorize data and outcomes. A total of three hundred and seventy-eight residents across five neighborhoods in Soledad, which have experienced a high frequency of atmospheric wind phenomena over the past two decades, were surveyed. The results indicate that the crowdsourcing mechanism effectively enhanced the empirical understanding of atmospheric wind events in Soledad, facilitating the establishment of a geo-referenced volunteer network for real-time responses. Additionally, this study shed light on previously undocumented challenges, in terms of reducing the number of people affected, and the actions that would lead to improved urban development to reduce the impacts of cyclonic events, emphasizing the significance of citizen science in the social construction of risk and disaster risk reduction (DDR) efforts.

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Climate-informed decision-making for urban design: Assessing the impact of urban morphology on urban heat island

Cited by 25 publications

References 43 publications

Delivering sustainable apartment housing: New build and retrofit

Delivering sustainable apartment housing: New build and retrofit

Large Eddy Simulation Study of Urban Heat Island Effect and Urban Air Pollution Diffusion

Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes

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