Energy-Efficient Urban Form

Looking for a New Order in Urban Energy Efficient Strategies in Urban Studies

Contemporery Urban Development and Sustainable Urban Form

Sustainable settlement is one of the key constituents of sustainable development, and sustainable urban development can be defined in this framework. Emergence of sustainable development as a commonly-used phrase has caused several controversies about urban forms. Today’s urban form is known as a source of environmental problems. Undoubtedly, this phrase has persuaded many of researchers to sea...

Telework: Urban Form, Energy Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Implications

A primary motivation of telework policy is to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Using a numerical simulation of the standard urban model, we show telework causes sprawl, calling into question the idea that telework decreases energy consumption. Overall effects depend on wage changes due to telework, land use regulation such as height limits or greenbelts, and the telework ...

Energy-Efficient Emplacement of Reversible DC Traction Power Substations in Urban Rail Transport through Regenerative Energy Recovery

Due to the high potential of urban rail transport systems as an effective solution to improve urban mobility services, these systems have faced an increasing demand in recent years. High capacity, reliability and absence of local emissions are some of the most promising advantages of these transportation systems. However, with the increase in capacity demands, energy costs and environmental ...

looking for a new order in urban energy efficient strategies in urban studies

more than 50% of the global population already lives in urban settlements which are projected to absorb almost all the global population growth to 2050, amounting to some additional three billion people. over the next decades the increase in rural population in many developing countries will be overshadowed by population flows to cities. rural populations globally are expected to peak at a leve...