Supporting local adaptation: The contribution of socio-environmental fragmentation to urban vulnerability

Krellenberg, Kerstin; Link, Felipe; Welz, Juliane; Harris, Jordan; Barth, Katrin; Irarrázaval, Felipe

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.08.013

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“…Progressing urbanization and climate change are interacting processes that require comprehensive actions to minimize their negative effects. Particularly significant are the challenges related to the intensity of threats of the progressive dispersion of housing construction along its communication routes (urban sprawl) and the increasing socio-environmental fragmentation of urban areas [1][2][3]. These threats often result from a lack of knowledge and in-depth analysis at the local level, starting from a single building, through housing estates, and ending in the areas of basic territorial units; i.e., municipalities.…”

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An Innovative Decision Support System to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Urban Areas

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Improving in the energy efficiency of urban buildings, and maximizing the savings and the resulting benefits require information support from city decision-makers, planners, and designers. The selection of the appropriate analytical methods will allow them to make optimal design and location decisions. Therefore, the research problem of this article is the development of an innovative decision support system using multi-criteria analysis and Geographic Information Systems (decision support system + Geographic Information Systems = DGIS) for planning urban development. The proposed decision support system provides information to energy consumers about the location of energy efficiency improvement potential. This potential has been identified as the possibility of introducing low-energy buildings and the use of renewable energy sources. DGIS was tested in different construction areas (categories: A, B, C, D), Zielona Góra quarters. The results showed which area among the 53 quarters with a separate dominant building category was the most favorable for increasing energy efficiency, and where energy efficiency could be improved by investing in renewable energy sources, taking into account the decision-maker. The proposed DGIS system can be used by local decision-makers, allowing better action to adapt cities to climate change and to protect the environment. This approach is part of new data processing strategies to build the most favorable energy scenarios in urban areas.

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An Innovative Decision Support System to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Urban Areas

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“…Although researchers (e.g., Asare-Kyei, Kloos, & Renaud, 2015;Krellenberg et al 2014;Koks, Jongman, Husby, & Botzen, 2015;Rojas, Feyen, & Watkiss, 2013;Romero-Lankao et al, 2014;etc. ) attempt to understand, identify and operationalize, flood-induced 'vulnerability' is commonly grounded on and defined by nature and intensity of flood, its associated risks and exposure.…”

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Flood induced vulnerability in strategic plan making process of Riyadh city

Nahiduzzaman

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Rahman

2015

Habitat International

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“…In this context, the adaptive capacity of the city to climate change refers to a broad set of resources (skills, competences, and social relations). This includes the degree to which local authorities have integrated (or are in the process of doing so) climate change considerations into their long-term planning and development processes (Krellenberg et al, 2014), in order to be prepared and to react in an appropriate manner in case of intensified, extreme weather events (e.g., facilitating evacuation or relocation activities). Thus, stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes is essential, complementing the expert-led approaches (Begg et al, 2017, Fujiki & Renard, 2018.…”

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Urban Transformations to Pursue Sustainability Through Resource Efficiency, Quality of Life and Resilience: A Conceptual Approach

Kabisch¹

2019

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We consider urban transformations as fundamental changes of human life and actions towards sustainability. They are an up-to-date challenge worldwide as more than 50 % of the population is living in cities and the share and total amount of urban dwellers is further growing. The UN's sustainable development goals (2015) as well as the "New urban agenda" which was the final declaration of the Habitat III-conference in 2016 provide both a general normative agenda and a commitment of the UN member states to secure resilient livelihoods for all people. To reach resource efficiency, quality of life and resilience as core dimensions of the conceptual approach, appropriate strategies are necessary which deal with the management of scarce resources such as restricted land, drinking water or energy. Furthermore extreme weather events which cause flooding, storms or heat stress impacting living conditions in cities need increased consideration. These challenges require an interdisciplinary research agenda which include the human factor and its behavioral change, awareness raising, knowledge and the willingness to participate.

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Supporting local adaptation: The contribution of socio-environmental fragmentation to urban vulnerability

Cited by 29 publications

References 27 publications

An Innovative Decision Support System to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Urban Areas

An Innovative Decision Support System to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Urban Areas

Flood induced vulnerability in strategic plan making process of Riyadh city

Urban Transformations to Pursue Sustainability Through Resource Efficiency, Quality of Life and Resilience: A Conceptual Approach

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