Role of Urban Planning in Encouraging More Sustainable Lifestyles

Säynäjoki, Eeva-Sofia; Heinonen, Jukka; Junnila, Seppo

doi:10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000196

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“…Además, se encontraron otras variables de estudio que se han abordado en menor medida; por ejemplo: mensajes de reciclaje , nuevos modelos de negocio (Veleva, 2021), elementos económicos y socioculturales como: demografía y diferencias geográficas relaciones sociales y exclusión social, trabajo, educación y economía (Istenic , salud , patrimonio cultural , participación social y ciudadana , comportamientos proambientales y consumo ético Istenic Starcic et al, 2018;, consumo y marketing , tecnología y eficiencia (Flynn et al, 2016;, huella de carbono Säynäjoki et al, 2015), así como elementos reflexivos, análisis teóricos y cosmovisiones (ontología, epistemología, axiología, antropología y visión social) y reflexiones de experiencias pasadas ; entre otras (tabla 1). Por otro lado, los sujetos de estudio que se han abordado en las investigaciones han sido diversos.…”

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Estilos de vida sostenibles: Una revisión sistemática (2013-2022).

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Chávez

Arnaiz

2023

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Los estilos de vida sostenibles son un clúster de diversos comportamientos, hábitos de consumo e identidades que satisfacen necesidades actuales de la población con equidad intergeneracional. El objetivo es analizar los estudios realizados de estilos de vida sostenibles mediante una revisión sistemática. Se hizo una búsqueda en la Web of Science utilizando las palabras claves en inglés “sustainable lifestyles” donde se encontraron 311 documentos. Se utilizó el protocolo PRISMA para la selección y análisis de los artículos. Se encontraron cinco principales variables de estudio: alimentación, consumo responsable, transporte y/o movilidad, ocio y vivienda. Ocio y vivienda son áreas de oportunidad para explorar y desarrollar desde otras disciplinas y que enriquezcan el campo de estudio de los estilos de vida sostenibles.

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Estilos de vida sostenibles: Una revisión sistemática (2013-2022).

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Chávez

Arnaiz

2023

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“…However, it is important to notice that spatial planning is one of the key enablers of carbon-neutral lifestyles. As argued by Säynäjoki [72], a better understanding of the link between urban structure and sustainable lifestyles or consumption choices could in fact lead to greater success in reducing environmental load through spatial planning.…”

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Territorial and Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments: Implications for Spatial Planning Policies

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The quantification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is increasingly important in spatial planning for regions, cities, and areas. The combination of territorial and consumption-based accounting (CBA) approaches can currently be considered best practice for calculating GHG emissions at sub-national levels, in terms of informing local decision-making about the different climate impacts of spatial planning policies, both within the boundaries of a given region and for the inhabitants of that region. This study introduces four European case studies that were conducted using the two quantification approaches to assess the climate impacts of locally relevant planning policies. The case studies represent different scales of spatial planning, different European planning systems, and different situations in terms of data availability. Territorial results are not suitable for inter-regional comparison, but rather for internal monitoring, while CBA allows for comparison and provides a comprehensive picture of the global carbon footprint of residents, however, with indications that are more difficult to link to spatial planning decisions. Assessing impacts, and in particular interpreting results, requires both methodological understanding and knowledge of the local context. The results of the case studies show that setting climate targets and monitoring the success of climate action through a single net emissions figure can give false indications. The study shows that the two approaches to quantifying GHG emissions provide complementary perspectives on GHG emissions at the sub-national level and thus provide a more thorough understanding of the GHG emission patterns associated with spatial planning policies. The identification of the regional differences in GHG emission sources and mitigation potentials are the main functions of sub-national GHG inventories and the impact assessment for spatial planning. Harmonization of the data collection for sub-national GHG inventories and the transparency of underlying assumptions would greatly support the coherence of climate action and the implications to spatial planning.

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“…Focusing attention on constructing urban form that generates benefits and limit adverse outcomes for urban inhabitants and the planet might provide more leverage for real sustainability transformations. Urban form can greatly influence energy use [40,41], consumption patterns [42], social segregation [43], crime [44], air pollution [45], land use and ecosystem services [46,47], and food production [48][49][50]. Urban form also conditions how a city is perceived and…”

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Applying a Systems Perspective on the Notion of the Smart City

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This paper focuses on the need for a widened definition of the notion of technology within the smart city discourse, with a particular focus on the “built environment”. The first part of the paper describes how current tendencies in urban design and architecture are inclined to prioritize high tech-solutions at the expense of low-tech functionalities and omits that information and communication technology (ICT) contrasts the art of building cities as an adaptable and habitually smart technology in itself. It continues with an elaboration on the need for expanding the limits of system boundaries for a better understanding of the energy and material telecouplings that are linked to ICT solutions and account for some perils inherent in smart technologies, such as rebound effects and the difficulty of measuring the environmental impacts of ICT solutions on a city level. The second part of the paper highlights how low-tech technologies and nature-based solutions can make cities smarter, representing a new technology portfolio in national and international policies for safeguarding biodiversity and the delivery of a range of ecosystem services, promoting the necessary climate-change adaption that cities need to prioritize to confer resilience.

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Role of Urban Planning in Encouraging More Sustainable Lifestyles

Cited by 7 publications

References 48 publications

Estilos de vida sostenibles: Una revisión sistemática (2013-2022).

Estilos de vida sostenibles: Una revisión sistemática (2013-2022).

Territorial and Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments: Implications for Spatial Planning Policies

Applying a Systems Perspective on the Notion of the Smart City

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