Calculating Indicators From Global Geospatial Data Sets for Benchmarking and Tracking Change in the Urban Environment

Abstract

This technical note discusses methods for using these data in combination with locally meaningful jurisdictional boundaries to calculate local measurements of indicators on several themes—including access to urban amenities, air quality, biodiversity, flooding, climate change mitigation, heat, and land protection and restoration—relevant to urban decision-makers, researchers, and other stakeholders.

Green Urban Development—Concepts and Praxis

“…BREEAM on average saves 22 percent of CO 2 emissions, and EDGE achieves a minimum 20 percent savings in energy, water and embodied energy in materials. Furthermore, the financial implications associated with decarbonising the building sector are the lowest, compared to other sectors, as indicated in Figure 3 (Mackres, 2016).…”