Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning
This paper examines a framework for calculating carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) emissions in urban developments, including emissions inherent in: materials, construction, operation, transport, water, and waste processes over the life cycle of a development. The paper takes a holistic approach to u...
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The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
2012
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| author | Beattie, Colin Bunning, Jessica Stewart, Joanne Newman, Peter Anda, Martin |
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| description | This paper examines a framework for calculating carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) emissions in urban developments, including emissions inherent in: materials, construction, operation, transport, water, and waste processes over the life cycle of a development. The paper takes a holistic approach to urban design, to include not only the CO2-e emissions inherent in the individual buildings but also in the infrastructure and service provision of the community as a whole metabolic system. A range of carbon assessment tools is examined to assess their capacity for measuring CO2-e emissions in terms of this framework. The tools are reviewed for their applicability to four case studies in Western Australia: Peri-urban development (greenfield), Urban redevelopment (brownfield), Mining camps, and Indigenous communities, which demonstrate the type of settlement patterns that carbon assessment tools must respond to. The case studies are also indicative of the challenges facing other urban developments around the world in cutting CO2-e emissions and enhancing sustainability. The results of the study show that two tools are currently available that can measure and model carbon emissions and carbon consequences of variations of design in urban developments. The tools CCAPPrecint and e-Tool are highlighted in this paper as outstanding examples. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-282442017-01-30T13:04:00Z Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning Beattie, Colin Bunning, Jessica Stewart, Joanne Newman, Peter Anda, Martin Tool Lifecycle Analysis Development Urban Sustainability Water Waste Infrastructure Carbon Climate Change Energy Transport Planning This paper examines a framework for calculating carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) emissions in urban developments, including emissions inherent in: materials, construction, operation, transport, water, and waste processes over the life cycle of a development. The paper takes a holistic approach to urban design, to include not only the CO2-e emissions inherent in the individual buildings but also in the infrastructure and service provision of the community as a whole metabolic system. A range of carbon assessment tools is examined to assess their capacity for measuring CO2-e emissions in terms of this framework. The tools are reviewed for their applicability to four case studies in Western Australia: Peri-urban development (greenfield), Urban redevelopment (brownfield), Mining camps, and Indigenous communities, which demonstrate the type of settlement patterns that carbon assessment tools must respond to. The case studies are also indicative of the challenges facing other urban developments around the world in cutting CO2-e emissions and enhancing sustainability. The results of the study show that two tools are currently available that can measure and model carbon emissions and carbon consequences of variations of design in urban developments. The tools CCAPPrecint and e-Tool are highlighted in this paper as outstanding examples. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28244 http://ijc.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.185/prod.169 The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Tool Lifecycle Analysis Development Urban Sustainability Water Waste Infrastructure Carbon Climate Change Energy Transport Planning Beattie, Colin Bunning, Jessica Stewart, Joanne Newman, Peter Anda, Martin Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning |
| title | Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning |
| title_full | Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning |
| title_fullStr | Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning |
| title_short | Measuring Carbon for Urban Development Planning |
| title_sort | measuring carbon for urban development planning |
| topic | Tool Lifecycle Analysis Development Urban Sustainability Water Waste Infrastructure Carbon Climate Change Energy Transport Planning |
| url | http://ijc.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.185/prod.169 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28244 |