Green Smart Cities: Living Healthily with Every Breath

Turhan, Cihan; Atalay, Ali Serdar; Akkurt, Gülden Gökçen

doi:10.1109/sgcf.2019.8782302

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“…The overarching objective of smart cities is to enrich the well-being of their inhabitants, and hospitals stand as an indispensable pillar in achieving this objective. The impact of hospitals on the quality of life in smart cities is multifaceted, encompassing aspects such as improved healthcare access, the fostering of innovation, and bolstering sustainability efforts (Turhan et al, 2019;Tripathy et al, 2023;.…”

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Hospital distribution in Polish provinces as a factor of smart living

Wolniak

2024

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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The primary aim of this research paper is to investigate the distribution of hospitals across different regions in Poland. It provides an in-depth analysis of hospital distribution in Poland, emphasizing the significance of taking into account factors such as population size and accessibility when assessing the quantity of hospitals as a determinant of quality of life in a smart city. This analysis is based on data concerning hospital operations in Poland spanning the years 2012 to 2021. It explores a range of indicators, including the number of hospitals per province, the ratio of hospitals per 1,000 square kilometers within a province's geographical area, and the relationship between the availability of hospitals and the GDP per capita. One noteworthy aspect of this paper is its utilization of cluster analysis to identify groups of provinces that exhibit similarities with respect to these indicators. Surprisingly, the research findings challenge the conventional division of regions into "Poland A" and "Poland B" based on wealth. Instead, the study reveals an unexpected outcome: a positive correlation of 0.81 between the number of hospitals and GDP per capita. This suggests that more prosperous provinces tend to have a greater number of hospitals available.

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Hospital distribution in Polish provinces as a factor of smart living

Wolniak

2024

Economics &Amp; Sociology

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“…An urban area, Vilayetler Evi Zone (VEZ) in Izmir/Türkiye is selected for the case study (Figure 2). The VEZ is one of the case study areas of Urban GreenUP project [40] since the zone has high-heat wave risk and faces UHI problems originating from dense urbanization and construction operations and heavy traffic [2].…”

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“…Finally, it is worth reminding that the model simulation results should be validated with actual measurement data in order to obtain accurate results. Therefore, the model is validated with actual data, and the results are statistically evaluated by using criteria called mean squared error (MSE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) in Equations (1) and (2), respectively [48,49].…”

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“…Urban heat island (UHI) is defined as an urban zone with higher temperature than rural areas due to human activities [1,2]. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) reported that the main effects of the UHI are boosted energy consumption, greenhouse gases, air pollution, harmful impact on human health, and poor thermal comfort [3].…”

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An Integrated Decision-Making Framework for Mitigating the Impact of Urban Heat Islands on Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort of Residential Buildings

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Akkurt

2023

Sustainability

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Urban heat island (UHI) is a zone that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural zones as a result of human activities and rapid and dense urbanization. Excessive air temperature due to the UHI phenomenon affects the energy performance of buildings and human health and contributes to global warming. Knowing that most of the building energy is consumed by residential buildings, therefore, developing a framework to mitigate the impact of the UHI on residential building energy performance is vital. This study develops an integrated framework that combines hybrid micro-climate and building energy performance simulations and multi-criteria decision-making techniques. As a case study, an urban area is analyzed under the Urban GreenUP project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme. Four different strategies to mitigate the UHI effect, including the current situation, changing the low-albedo materials with high-albedo ones, nature-based solutions, and changing building façade materials, are investigated with a micro-climatic simulation tool. Then, the output of the strategies, which is potential air temperature, is used in a dynamic building energy simulation software to obtain energy consumption and thermal comfort data of the residential buildings in the case area. Finally, a multi-criteria decision-making model, using real-life criteria, such as total energy consumption, thermal comfort, capital cost, lifetime and installation flexibility, is used to make a decision for decreasing the UHI effect on residential energy performance of buildings. The results showed that applying NBSs, such as green roofs and changing existing trees with high leaf area density ones, have the highest ranking among all mitigation strategies. The output of this study may help urban planners, architects, and engineers in the decision-making processes during the design phase of urban planning.

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Green Smart Cities: Living Healthily with Every Breath

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Hospital distribution in Polish provinces as a factor of smart living

Hospital distribution in Polish provinces as a factor of smart living

An Integrated Decision-Making Framework for Mitigating the Impact of Urban Heat Islands on Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort of Residential Buildings

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