...Andrea Giuseppe di Stefano; Matteo Ruta; Gabriele Masera; Simi Hoque As urbanization intensifies, cities are key contributors to energy consumption and carbon emissions, accounting for a significant portion of global energy use and CO 2 emissions. This paper introduces a systematic approach...

...Baqer Ameer; Moncef Krarti This study investigates the mutual thermal interactions between buildings and the microclimate within urban area centers. Buildings are the primary energy consumers in cities, and one of the main causes of the urban heat island (UHI) formation. In this article, a flexible...

... Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 10.13039/501100001711 CRSII5_202239 heat self-sufficiency seasonal thermal energy storage power-to-heat potential analysis autonomy potential building cities clean energy environment net-zero energy photovoltaics renewable sustainability thermal comfort...

... tours and more income for tour operators. However, there are steeper costs that come with such localized benefits of climate change; smaller glaciers also mean less water for drinking, less water for the crops, and less hydroelectricity for the population at-large. This paper outlines how cities...

... loss on productivity, income, gross domestic product, and sustainable development goal progress because of heat stress and its causes and suggested recommendations to reduce its impact. There were several studies on heat exposure in cities and megacities, especially in India and Bangladesh. Azhar et...

... of public space can play in urban planning and development strategies. Consequently, planners, committed to social justice, can use these processes as a roadmap for constructing a more inclusive, responsive, and equitable city. In rapidly growing cities like Piura, especially in developing...

... are usually prohibitive to resolving complex on-road and near-road environments. It is estimated that 30–45% of people in large North American cities live within 300 to 500 m from a highway or a major road, and exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with a range of health effects...

... analysis is conducted to compare an efficient, resilient community in Phoenix to efficient, resilient communities in two other climate zones. The selected 72-hour outage for each location begins at the annual peak load of the respective community. The chosen cities have a residential building code...

.... , 2014 , “ How Net Zero Energy Buildings and Cities Might Look Like? New Challenges for Passive Design and Renewables Design ,” Energy Procedia , 61 , pp. 1163 – 1166 . 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.1044 [6] Burns , J. E. , and Kang , J. -S. , 2012 , “ Comparative Economic Analysis...

...Roya Rajabi; Jordan Thompson; Moncef Krarti In this paper, the results of a feasibility analysis are summarized to assess the energy, economic, and environmental benefits of electrification and renewable energy integration for an urban district of Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First...

...Daniel Comarazamy; Jorge E. González-Cruz; Yiannis Andreopoulos To determine potential changes in the frequency and intensity of future storm events due to climate change in New York City (NYC), a statistical downscaling technique is proposed. First, a historical benchmark was determined using...

... Internet of things (IoT) ambient air measurement‌ urban heat island UHI cities smart cities Cities are experiencing a number of negative effects caused by increasing urbanization. For decades, the effects of pollution have been recognized and studied, and steps have been taken attempting...

... conditioning building cities clean energy energy environment photovoltaics The global climate is approaching a tipping point as the global temperature rises. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2018 report, extreme global consequences will likely arise after temperatures...