Development of low-carbon urban forms-concepts, tools and scenario analysis
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2019
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Xing, K.
Wiedmann, T.
Newton, P.
Huang, B.
Pullen, S.
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Newton, P.
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Source details - Title: Decarbonising the built environment: charting the transition, 2019 / Newton, P. (ed./s), Ch.12, pp.227-244
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A major challenge with ‘decarbonising’ urban development is how life-cycle carbon signatures of different urban forms can be methodically defined, quantitatively assessed, and effectively employed for low-carbon living. This chapter presents two CRC tools which interrogate the whole-of-life carbon emissions of all built forms, distributed energy technologies and key activities in precincts and cities. The multidimensional and multi-scale assessment capability of the carbon assessment tools can provide urban designers and policymakers with an understanding of where embodied and operational carbon emissions reside. The tools can help to map out full carbon profiles, to identify carbon ‘hot-spots’, and to analyse different morphological scenarios and potential pathways towards ‘zero carbon’ precinct outcomes in the long term.
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Copyright 2019 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore