Towards successful environmental performance of sustainable cities: Intervening sectors. A review

Martos, Antonio Luis Bonilla; Pacheco-Torres, Rosalía; Ordóñez, Javier; Jadraque-Gago, E.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.095

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“…Future buildings, embracing intelligent, smart, green and responsive attributes, have become a common topic of various academic debates, research investigations and practical implementations related to the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Besides, recent studies have focused on the sustainable dimension of buildings, their embodied intelligence, and responsive potentials as well as their contribution to smart cities (Ahvenniemi et al 2017;Alalouch, Saleh, and Al-Saadi 2016;Bibri and Krogstie 2016;Martos et al 2016;Yang, Xu, and Shi 2017). This study reviews CONTACT Husam AlWaer h.alwaer@dundee.ac.uk School of Social Sciences (Architecture & Planning), University of Dundee, Matthew Building, 13 Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HT, UK the increasing attention to the impacts of buildings on health and well-being of occupants (Clements-Croome 2018; Gens et al 2014;Li et al 2017;Park, Ji, and Hong 2016).…”

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Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

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Omrany

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Architectural Science Review

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Health and well-being are vitally important aspects of people centric building design and are the roots of productivity. Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a collection of factors that can negatively affect physical health in several ways. Besides physical health is also related to psychological well-being because the human body is one interactive biological system. This paper focuses on reviewing the current state of knowledge on building sickness syndrome which has been prevalent as a building illness since the 1970s especially in offices and schools. While the concepts of intelligent, smart and sustainable buildings have gained considerable attention during recent decades, there is now increasing attention being given to designing healthy buildings. This study provides a review about SBS symptoms. Several negative effects of SBS are identified and potential solutions are advocated. Finally, the study stresses the role of built environment and concludes that ongoing research towards tackling SBS and developing healthy indoor environments should not be limited to a single formula as any health-related building design approach is dependent on several interacting factors. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

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“…This lack of clear guidance has contributed to the current sparseness of cities considering adaptation issues in their climate plans . In this regard, Martos et al (2016) offer an analysis of the aspects involved in designing these sustainable cities.…”

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Analyzing the effects of Energy Action Plans on electricity consumption in Covenant of Mayors signatory municipalities in Andalusia

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The Covenant of Mayors (CM) is an initiative by which towns, cities and regions voluntarily commit to reduce their CO 2 emissions beyond the European Union climate targets, through policies promoting energy saving and renewable energy. The aim of this paper is to analyze whether joining the CM is reducing municipalities' electricity consumption and therefore their emissions. This analysis is made for municipalities in Andalusia, the region of Spain with more signatories. For this purpose, the evolution of total, household and public administration electricity consumption from 2001 to 2012 is analyzed by using panel data econometric techniques. Obtained results show that the CM is having a positive effect on the electricity consumption reductions, since the municipalities have greater rates of reduction of electricity consumption after signing the CM. Therefore, it may be considered that it may be appropriate to promote policies that incentivize the municipalities to join the CM and to develop their action plans, as this can reduce their electrical consumption.

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“…In today's increasingly globalized and interconnected world, over half of the world populations (54%) now live in urban areas. The rapid urbanization creates great pressure from resource shortage and negative environment impacts (Dong et al, 2018;Martos et al, 2016). The rapid urbanization creates great pressure from resource shortage and negative environment impacts (Dong et al, 2018;Martos et al, 2016).…”

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“…The 66% of world population will live in urban areas with nearly 90% of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2015). The rapid urbanization creates great pressure from resource shortage and negative environment impacts (Dong et al, 2018;Martos et al, 2016). Accordingly, it is paramount to create more sustainable and livable cities.…”

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Research Development on Sustainable Urban Infrastructure From 1991 to 2017: A Bibliometric Analysis to Inform Future Innovations

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Earth's Future

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Studies of sustainable urban infrastructure are expanding since the United Nations proposed the concept of sustainability in 1982. The need for more sustainable urban infrastructures led to many research efforts on innovative technologies and development strategies. We analyzed research progress on sustainable urban infrastructure from 1991 to 2017 using bibliometric, keyword co-occurrence and document cocitation network analysis. An increasing publication number suggests a rapid development of the sustainable urban infrastructure research area, but the development is still in an emerging stage. With respect to the analysis of research themes, we analyzed keyword co-occurrence networks in the three stages of . We observed substantial expansions and intensive interconnections of research theme clusters on sustainable urban infrastructure. The themes from 2009 to 2017 include "critical infrastructure," "urban planning and design," "development need," "technology innovation," and "cyber-physical system." The United States produced 28.93% of the publications and played a core role in the international collaboration network. We further compared national interests among top productive countries, which highlights different priorities of investing more sustainable urban infrastructures. Finally, we presented an in-depth analysis of four emerging technology innovations, namely, renewable energy, smart grid, green infrastructure, and cloud computing regarding research directions and challenges. Our results not only provide a valuable reference for researchers who are interested in sustainable urban infrastructures but also put forward the emphasis and orientations of future studies.Plain Language Summary More than a half of world population are currently living in urban areas for decent work and high-quality services. How we develop cities and infrastructures affects resource needs, quality of life, and the impact of natural environment. Considering the increasing pressure from resource depletion, ecosystem degradation, and climate change, it is critical and urgent to foresee what future cities and infrastructures should be and the gaps we should overcome. Our study provided an overview for a broad audience to recognize the current research progress of sustainable urban infrastructure. Our study shows that this topic is still in an emerging stage with a steady growth of publications. The research themes have expanded dramatically to cover critical infrastructure, development need, technological innovation, urban planning design, and cyber-physical system. United States is currently leading this research area, but countries have their own interests in sustainable urban infrastructure depending on economic development. In the end, we provided an in-depth analysis about renewable energy, smart grid, green infrastructures, and cloud computing in terms of research themes and challenges. The testing and validation of these technologies will be required that can fulfill the complex needs of urban citizens in a sustainable and rel...

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Towards successful environmental performance of sustainable cities: Intervening sectors. A review

Cited by 120 publications

References 109 publications

Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

Analyzing the effects of Energy Action Plans on electricity consumption in Covenant of Mayors signatory municipalities in Andalusia

Research Development on Sustainable Urban Infrastructure From 1991 to 2017: A Bibliometric Analysis to Inform Future Innovations

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