Advanced use of the urban metabolism model in rapidly changing cities

Roggema, R; Alshboul, AA

Advanced use of the urban metabolism model in rapidly changing cities

Roggema, R

Alshboul, AA

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Citation:: 2014, 190 VOLUME 2 pp. 735 - 748
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Roggema, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-0779	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Alshboul, AA	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2014, 190 VOLUME 2 pp. 735 - 748	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781845648169	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/120001
dc.description.abstract	For the calculation of energy and other flows in urban environments, we should take as a starting point relatively stable urban settlements. This makes it possible to calculate in and outgoing flows accurately, but only at a single moment in time. In this paper an adjusted approach to urban metabolism is proposed in which dynamic circumstances can be incorporated, suitable for urban settlements under pressure of rapid and unprecedented change. As examples we take the nearly uncontrollable growth of Almafraq in Jordan as a result of Syrian refugees and the changes in the population of Vlagtwedde in the Netherlands under influence from natural shrinkage and influx of (temporary) asylum seekers. The core questions answered here are: the way to calculate energy flows as input for sustainable urban design when population change is serious and the way to design cities when incorporating the results of dynamic urban metabolism. The research is ongoing and promises innovative results in the near future. © 2014 WIT Press.	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2495/EQ140692	en_US
dc.title	Advanced use of the urban metabolism model in rapidly changing cities	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.citation.volume	190 VOLUME 2	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	190 VOLUME 2	en_US

Abstract:

For the calculation of energy and other flows in urban environments, we should take as a starting point relatively stable urban settlements. This makes it possible to calculate in and outgoing flows accurately, but only at a single moment in time. In this paper an adjusted approach to urban metabolism is proposed in which dynamic circumstances can be incorporated, suitable for urban settlements under pressure of rapid and unprecedented change. As examples we take the nearly uncontrollable growth of Almafraq in Jordan as a result of Syrian refugees and the changes in the population of Vlagtwedde in the Netherlands under influence from natural shrinkage and influx of (temporary) asylum seekers. The core questions answered here are: the way to calculate energy flows as input for sustainable urban design when population change is serious and the way to design cities when incorporating the results of dynamic urban metabolism. The research is ongoing and promises innovative results in the near future. © 2014 WIT Press.

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