Biophysical metrics for detecting more sustainable urban forms at the global scale

Cochran, Ferdouz V.; Brunsell, Nathaniel A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijsbe.2017.05.004

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“… High 6 Biophysical metrics for detecting more sustainable urban forms at the global scale Cochran and Brunsell. (2017) [ 32 ] United States/ Kansas Case study Definition of a Climate-Adaptive City The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of utilizing 1-km MODIS satellite data as a quick and straightforward means to evaluate urban sustainability worldwide, using any urban classification system. This data is easily accessible and provides a higher temporal resolution, requiring less processing time compared to remote sensing products with higher spatial resolution.…”

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“…• Urban resilience refers to the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and grow regardless of the type of chronic stresses and acute shocks experienced [ 39 ]. • A climate-adaptive city/society is one that has adapted from the bottom up, resulting in reduced social vulnerability [ 32 ]. Characteristics of Climate-Adapted Cities Stakeholder Participation • The importance of stakeholder engagement in achieving proper water resource management [ 66 ].…”

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“…• A climate-adaptive city/society is one that has adapted from the bottom up, resulting in reduced social vulnerability [ 32 ].…”

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Definition and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities: a systematic review

Yari,

Mashallahi,

Aghababaeian

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background Cities, as frontline responders to climate change, necessitate a precise understanding of climate-adaptive features. This systematic review aims to define and outline the characteristics of climate-adaptive cities, contributing vital insights for resilient urban planning. Methods This systematic review, initiated on March 6, 2018, and concluded on August 26, 2021, involved reviewing multiple electronic databases based on the study's objectives. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) tool was used for quality assessment and critical evaluation of articles retrieved through a comprehensive and systematic text search. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted to extract definitions, features, and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities. Results Out of 6104 identified articles, 38 articles met the inclusion criteria. In total, 20 definitions and 55 features for climate-adaptive cities were identified in this review. Codes were categorized into two categories and ten subcategories. The categories included definitions and features or characteristics of climate-adaptive cities. Conclusion A climate-adaptive city, as derived from the findings of this study, is a city that, through effective resource management, future-oriented planning, education, knowledge utilization, innovation in governance and industry, decentralized management, and low-carbon economy, leads to the adaptability, resilience, sustainability, and flexibility of the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within a city against all climate change impacts and reduces their negative consequences.

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Definition and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities: a systematic review

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BMC Public Health

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“…This work contributes to defining which urban characteristics support sustainability, depending on urban context and climate conditions. Many studies have focused on defining metrics to identify and evaluate the most sustainable urban forms [2]. Studies on this topic focus primarily on the relationship between urban density and compactness with sustainability [2,3].…”

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“…Many studies have focused on defining metrics to identify and evaluate the most sustainable urban forms [2]. Studies on this topic focus primarily on the relationship between urban density and compactness with sustainability [2,3]. Some of these studies identify, through correlations, compact cities as more energy-sustainable reducing energy consumption in cities, while others show their relatively potential to use renewable energy sources.…”

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Geospatial Assessment and Modeling of Outdoor Thermal Comfort at Urban Scale

Mutani¹,

Beltramino²

2022

IJHT

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Climate changes and urban population growth are increasing the heat island effects in cities, making the urban outdoor environment less comfortable for people. Consequently, improving the thermal comfort conditions of urban open spaces could be considered one important challenge that cities can pursue in the upcoming years. As a first step, this work aims to assess which GIS tools are most useful for evaluating place-based outdoor thermal comfort conditions at urban scale. The UMEP-SOLWEIG (QGIS) tool was described and compared with ENVI-met, to calculate the thermal comfort indexes in different outdoor spaces, during extreme summer and winter conditions, in the city of Turin. These tools can be easily implemented in platforms to represent the spatial distribution of thermal comfort conditions in cities for prioritizing strategies and defining effective actions within land-use plans. This type of representation is crucial as it provides very comprehensible results to urban or regional planners and policy-makers. In this study, UMEP-SOLWEIG appeared to be the most suitable tool since it is the best compromise between simulation time and accuracy at urban scale.

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A spatial evaluation framework of urban physical resilience considering different phases of disaster risk management

Parizi,

Taleai,

Sharifi

2024

Nat Hazards

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The physical structure of urban settlements has become increasingly vulnerable to hazards following the growing trends of natural hazards, including earthquakes. The concept of resilience has gained momentum to facilitate better planning and response to such hazards. This research seeks to develop a conceptual spatial framework considering different phases of disaster risk management to evaluate urban physical resilience. Twenty indicators that define urban structure are identified and included in an Interpretive Structural Modeling—Analytic Network Process (ISM-ANP) hybrid model for analysis. The model and the indicator weights are adjusted using statistical and optimization techniques. District 4 of Tehran has been selected as the study area, and the proposed evaluation framework is applied to several zones with different physical urban structures. According to the results, the most important indicators of urban structure are the Robustness of Buildings, Street Width, Building Density, and Aspect Ratio. Sensitivity analysis and scenario-making are performed to explore the desired state of urban physical resilience for each zone. The results of the case study indicate moderate levels of urban physical resilience. The study provides more clear and practical insights into the concept of resilience to help urban planners and decision-makers improve urban physical resilience.

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Biophysical metrics for detecting more sustainable urban forms at the global scale

Cited by 11 publications

References 67 publications

Definition and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities: a systematic review

Definition and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities: a systematic review

Geospatial Assessment and Modeling of Outdoor Thermal Comfort at Urban Scale

A spatial evaluation framework of urban physical resilience considering different phases of disaster risk management

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