Using integrated urban models to respond to climate change in cities

Boydell, S; Giurco, D; Rickwood, P; Glazebrook, GJ; Zeibots, ME; White, S; Thomas, LE

Using integrated urban models to respond to climate change in cities

Boydell, S Giurco, D

Rickwood, P Glazebrook, GJ Zeibots, ME

White, S

Thomas, LE

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Publisher:: Urban Research Symposium, World Bank
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Fifth Urban Research Symposium on Cities and Climate Change Website: Responding to an Urgent Agenda, 2009, pp. 1 - 33
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Boydell, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Giurco, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-9531	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rickwood, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Glazebrook, GJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zeibots, ME https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8758-8713	en_US
dc.contributor.author	White, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8078-5327	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, LE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-9260	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Ranjan Bose	en_US
dc.date	2009-06-28	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Fifth Urban Research Symposium on Cities and Climate Change Website: Responding to an Urgent Agenda, 2009, pp. 1 - 33	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11288
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents a single, integrated urban model that focuses on the key areas of transport, domestic energy-use, and domestic water use and how these relate to urban planning and other policies. The model structure is spatial ï½ requiring a sub-division of the urban region into disjoint sub-regions. Such a sub-division is necessary, not only because spatial information is essential to any transport model, but also because climatic and demographic factors are common to all resource models, and are spatially heterogeneous. The model is intended for use by local, regional, and state authorities, government departments, energy, and utility service companies as a modelling and decision support tool for analysing the impact on cities of a range of energy, water, transport, and land use related policies. In particular, it seeks to understand the impact - reductions possible at household and city scales. Growing awareness of the threats from climate change has focused attention on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the need to reduce them. Using a sample analysis of Sydney, our on-going research collaboration seeks to examine the working relationships between multiple infrastructure sectors through a single analysis platform. The need to integrate policy for multiple infrastructures is critical given the multiple fronts on which the sustainability of urban systems are now jeopardised.	en_US
dc.publisher	Urban Research Symposium, World Bank	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Fifth Urban Research Symposium on Cities and Climate Change Website: Responding to an Urgent Agenda	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Research Symposium on Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda	en_US
dc.title	Using integrated urban models to respond to climate change in cities	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	France	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Marseille, France	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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Abstract:

This paper presents a single, integrated urban model that focuses on the key areas of transport, domestic energy-use, and domestic water use and how these relate to urban planning and other policies. The model structure is spatial ï½ requiring a sub-division of the urban region into disjoint sub-regions. Such a sub-division is necessary, not only because spatial information is essential to any transport model, but also because climatic and demographic factors are common to all resource models, and are spatially heterogeneous. The model is intended for use by local, regional, and state authorities, government departments, energy, and utility service companies as a modelling and decision support tool for analysing the impact on cities of a range of energy, water, transport, and land use related policies. In particular, it seeks to understand the impact - reductions possible at household and city scales. Growing awareness of the threats from climate change has focused attention on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the need to reduce them. Using a sample analysis of Sydney, our on-going research collaboration seeks to examine the working relationships between multiple infrastructure sectors through a single analysis platform. The need to integrate policy for multiple infrastructures is critical given the multiple fronts on which the sustainability of urban systems are now jeopardised.

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