Evaluating the life cycle net benefit of low impact development in a city

Zhan, Wenting; Chui, Ting Fong May

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2016.09.006

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“…Low impact development practices (green roofs and urban green space, porous pavement) have the capacity to reduce urban heat island effects 92 and urban flooding, 93 which would moderate the public health impacts of transportation infrastructure and could be pursued in both old city centers and new towns and suburbs. Key to implementing such urban design policy recommendations will be to have a close institutional coordination among government agencies (appendix).…”

Section: Future Of Healthy Transportation In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

Transport and public health in China: the road to a healthy future

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Transportation-related risk factors are a major source of morbidity and mortality in China, where expansion of road networks and surges in personal vehicle ownership are having profound effects on public health. Road traffic injuries and fatalities have increased alongside motorized transport in China, and accident injury risk is aggravated by inadequate emergency response systems and trauma care. National air quality standards and emission control technologies are having a positive effect, yet persistent air pollution is increasingly attributable to a growing and outdated vehicle fleet, and famously congested roads. Urban design favors motorized transport, and physical activity and its associated health benefits are hindered by poor urban infrastructure. Transport emissions of greenhouse gases contribute substantially to regional and global climate change, which compound public health risks from multiple factors. Despite these complex challenges, technological advances and innovations in planning and policy stand to make China a leader in sustainable, healthy transportation.

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Transport and public health in China: the road to a healthy future

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“…Although this valuation methodology is relatively simple, it provides a useful first look at GI's long‐term cost‐benefit projections relative to the capital expense of building new GI sites. Some literature has suggested that the economic value of GI's co‐benefits (e.g., carbon storage and pollutant removal) can offset the costs of construction and ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) fees associated with GI sites (Clark et al, 2008; Elmqvist et al, 2015; Vandermeulen et al, 2011; Wolf et al, 2014; Zhan & Chui, 2016). However, this modeling effort suggests that is unlikely.…”

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Exploring the Long‐Term Economic and Social Impact of Green Infrastructure in New York City

Wong

Montalto

2020

Water Resources Research

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Across the world, cities are spending billions of dollars to manage urban runoff through decentralized green infrastructure (GI). This research uses an agent-based model to explore some of the physical, social, and economic consequences of one such urban GI programs. Using the Bronx, NY, as a case study, two alternative approaches to GI application are compared. The first (Model 1) mimics NYC's current GI program by opportunistically selecting sites for GI within the city's priority combined sewer watersheds; the second (Model 2) features a more spatially flexible approach to GI siting, in which the city attempts to maximize opportunities for co-benefits within the geographic areas considered in Model 1. The effects of both approaches, measured in terms of stormwater captured and co-benefits (e.g., carbon sequestered) provided, are tracked over 20-year simulations. While both models suggest it will be difficult to meet the citywide stormwater capture goals (managing the first 2.5 cm of rainfall from 10% of impervious surfaces) in the Bronx solely through public investment in GI, Model 2 shows that by integrating GI with other city initiatives (e.g., sustainability goals and resilience planning), synergistic outcomes are possible. Specifically, Model 2 produces stormwater capture rates comparable to those obtained under Model 1, but these rates are accompanied by elevated co-benefits for Bronx communities. The results are discussed in the context of future GI policy development in NYC. GI sites utilize soil, vegetation, and other natural features to retain, detain, and infiltrate urban runoff, diverting it from engineered collection systems. These processes help treat stormwater at the source, reducing pollutant loads, replenishing soil moisture, recharging aquifers, and mitigating local flooding (Narayan et al.

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“…Findings suggest that LCA benefits of the hybrid system are diminished with increasing population density but that LID can be an effective means to reduce water usage in some areas (Jeong et al, 2016). A life-cycle framework considering economic, environmental and social factors was developed by Zhan and Chui (2016) and applied to Hong Kong (China). The 30-year economic and environmental benefits were found to be 5.3 billion USD and 1.2 billion USD, respectively.…”

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Sustainability

Chang¹,

DiGiovanni²,

Mei³

2017

Water Environment Research

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Selected 2016 publications on the focus of Sustainability are reviewed and discussed here. The followings are the topics presented: • Sustainable water and wastewater utilities •Sustainable water resources management • Stormwater and green infrastructure • Sustainability in water and wastewater treatment •Life cycle assessment (LCA) applications • Sustainability for water and energy, • Sustainability and asset management.

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Evaluating the life cycle net benefit of low impact development in a city

Cited by 38 publications

References 17 publications

Transport and public health in China: the road to a healthy future

Transport and public health in China: the road to a healthy future

Exploring the Long‐Term Economic and Social Impact of Green Infrastructure in New York City

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