Leveraging the Opportunities of Wind for Cities through Urban Planning and Design: A PRISMA Review

Liu, Yi Song; Yiğitcanlar, Tan; Guaralda, Mirko; Degirmenci, Kenan; Liu, Aaron; Kane, Michael J.

doi:10.3390/su141811665

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“…As global warming, because of anthropogenic climate change, has been intensifying due to human activities, more and more people are inevitably becoming exposed to extreme heat, and the lack of or highly limited effective ecological planning is not helping [121][122][123][124][125]. The UHI effect exacerbates the circumstance, which leads to urban residents being more vulnerable to extreme heat than people in the surrounding areas.…”

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Understanding Urban Heat Vulnerability Assessment Methods: A PRISMA Review

Yiğitcanlar

Nepal

et al. 2022

Energies

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Increasingly people, especially those residing in urban areas with the urban heat island effect, are getting exposed to extreme heat due to ongoing global warming. A number of methods have been developed, so far, to assess urban heat vulnerability in different locations across the world concentrating on diverse aspects of these methods. While there is growing literature, thorough review studies that compare, contrast, and help understand the prospects and constraints of urban heat vulnerability assessment methods are scarce. This paper aims to bridge this gap in the literature. A systematic literature review with the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) approach is utilized as the methodological approach. PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The results are analyzed in three aspects—i.e., indicators and data, modelling approaches, and validation approaches. The main findings disclose that: (a) Three types of indicators are commonly used—i.e., demographic properties and socioeconomic status, health conditions and medical resources, and natural and built environmental factors; (b) Heat vulnerability indexing models, equal weighting method, and principal component analysis are commonly used in modelling and weighting approaches; (c) Statistical regressions and correlation coefficients between heat vulnerability results and adverse health outcomes are commonly used in validation approaches, but the performance varies across studies. This study informs urban policy and generates directions for prospective research and more accurate vulnerability assessment method development.

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Understanding Urban Heat Vulnerability Assessment Methods: A PRISMA Review

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Nepal

et al. 2022

Energies

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“…Though the true load demand may differ from the assumption, the approx- The primary goal is to deliver green energy to rural and semiurban communities where grid access is accessible. The presumptions, such as the amount of distinct building types, are derived from an examination of prior case studies [43]. In addition, we visited the rural electrification board headquarters [44] and several regions in Kuakata, Bangladesh to determine the load assumptions and the number of building types.…”

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Techno-Economic Performance and Sensitivity Analysis of an Off-Grid Renewable Energy-Based Hybrid System: A Case Study of Kuakata, Bangladesh

Hasan,

Ahmad,

Liaf

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Hybrid renewable energy sources (HRES) are increasingly being utilized to meet global energy demands, particularly in rural areas that rely on diesel generators and are disconnected from the utility grid, due to their environmental and human health benefits. This study investigates the performance of an off-grid, hybrid PV/diesel generator/battery system for a decentralized power plant in Kuakata, Bangladesh, meeting a load demand of 3000 kWh/day with a 501.61 kW peak load demand. HOMER Pro (hybrid optimization model for electric renewable) software (version 3.11) was used to simulate and optimize system operations utilizing real-time solar radiation and load profile data from that location. This study also includes a sensitivity analysis of the off-grid HRES system under different electrical load demands, project longevity, and derating variables. The results reveal that CO2 emissions have potentially decreased by more than 30% and over 10 tons per year, respectively, when compared to traditional power plants. The optimized system’s net present cost (NPC) was determined to be around USD 5.19 million, with a cost of energy (COE) of USD 0.367 per kWh per unit with a 100% renewable component. Furthermore, the current study’s findings are compared to previous research that has resulted in an economical hybrid renewable energy system with an affordable COE. The hybrid energy system under consideration might also be applicable to other parts of the world with comparable climate conditions.

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“…Wind has historically been recognized as a crucial mechanism for deriving mechanical energy and facilitating natural cooling. In contemporary times, the burgeoning emphasis on urban sustainability and the shift towards carbon neutrality has resulted in a prolific increase in the literature investigating the interplay between wind and urban form [1]. Given wind's positive impact on urban sustainability performance, a new term was coined in recent years-i.e., Wind-Sensitive Urban Design (WiSUD).…”

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Spatial Modelling of Urban Wind Characteristics: Review of Contributions to Sustainable Urban Development

Liu,

Yigitcanlar,

Guaralda

et al. 2024

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Wind, a renewable resource with growing importance in the contemporary world, is considered a capable tool for addressing some of the problems linked with rapid urbanization, unsustainable development, and climate change. As such, understanding modelling approaches to wind characteristics in cities becomes crucial. While prior reviews delve into the advancements in reduced-scale models and computational fluid dynamics simulations, there is scant literature evaluating large-scale spatial modelling of urban wind environments. This paper aims to consolidate the understanding of spatial modelling approaches to wind characteristics in cities by conducting a systematic literature review with the PRISMA protocol to capture the contributions to sustainable urban development. The reviewed articles are categorized under two distinctive approaches: (a) studies adopting the wind morphometric approach, encompassing theoretical foundations, input factors, and computation methods and (b) studies adopting the urban climate mapping approach, centering on the amalgamation of wind with urban microclimate analysis. The findings suggest that wind morphometric methodologies hold considerable promise due to their straightforward calculations and interpretability. Nonetheless, issues related to data precision and accuracy challenge the validity of these models. This review also probes into the implications of these two distinctive approaches for urban planning and policymaking, advocating for more sustainable urban development.

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Leveraging the Opportunities of Wind for Cities through Urban Planning and Design: A PRISMA Review

Cited by 14 publications

References 137 publications

Understanding Urban Heat Vulnerability Assessment Methods: A PRISMA Review

Understanding Urban Heat Vulnerability Assessment Methods: A PRISMA Review

Techno-Economic Performance and Sensitivity Analysis of an Off-Grid Renewable Energy-Based Hybrid System: A Case Study of Kuakata, Bangladesh

Spatial Modelling of Urban Wind Characteristics: Review of Contributions to Sustainable Urban Development

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