TY - GEN
T1 - Explore impacts of urban compactness on energy consumption
AU - Chang, Hsueh Sheng
AU - Chen, Tzu Ling
AU - Wang, Chi Fei
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) result in global climate destabilization, and the elements of GHGs associated with climate change are now well understood and a link to urban GHGs emissions has been well articulated. Compact city concept has been proposed for a while to response high energy consumption and GHGs emission in urban area. However, over compact might come up some problems, such as over-crowded of population, buildings, and cars which brining up other environmental issues. This study attempts to investigate potential negative impacts of urban compactness on energy consumption. The result shows that under a threshold of high density and mixed land use, it might come up energy saving outcome. However, it will become energy consumption while exceeding the threshold.
AB - Anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) result in global climate destabilization, and the elements of GHGs associated with climate change are now well understood and a link to urban GHGs emissions has been well articulated. Compact city concept has been proposed for a while to response high energy consumption and GHGs emission in urban area. However, over compact might come up some problems, such as over-crowded of population, buildings, and cars which brining up other environmental issues. This study attempts to investigate potential negative impacts of urban compactness on energy consumption. The result shows that under a threshold of high density and mixed land use, it might come up energy saving outcome. However, it will become energy consumption while exceeding the threshold.
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.260-261.46
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.260-261.46
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84872915835
SN - 9783037855683
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 46
EP - 49
BT - Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
T2 - 2012 Asian Pacific Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, APEESD 2012
Y2 - 12 November 2012 through 13 November 2012
ER -