Impacts of urban form on integrated energy demands of buildings and transport at the community level: A comparison and analysis from an empirical study

The Relationships between Urban Form and Urban Commuting: An Empirical Study in China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su9071150 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1150 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Yu Song ◽

Guofan Shao ◽

Xiaodong Song ◽

Yong Liu ◽

Lei Pan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Urban Form

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Linking the urban-scale building energy demands with city breathability and urban form characteristics

Sustainable Cities and Society ◽

10.1016/j.scs.2019.101460 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 101460 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Petros Mouzourides ◽

Andreas Kyprianou ◽

Marina K.-A. Neophytou ◽

Jason Ching ◽

Ruchi Choudhary

Keyword(s):

Urban Form ◽

Building Energy ◽

Energy Demands

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Community-Level CSR Implementation through the Lens of Institutional Theory: An Empirical Study

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3503 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Aruna Jha ◽

Vijita Aggrawal

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Institutional Theory ◽

Local Community ◽

Single Case ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Community Level ◽

Community Relations ◽

Community Expectations ◽

Csr Strategy

Researchers world over are increasingly realising that use of a theoretical framework is necessary for designing and conducting research on corporate-community relations. There are no empirical studies in India, to the best of our knowledge, which look at Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of a corporate in local community through theoretical lens. The research questions we examine through this study are – firstly, how institutional pressure at the level of local community drives CSR practices of a company and secondly, to assess how community has perceived these CSR initiatives. To answer the same, the researchers studied CSR practices of Cairn India in Barmer region of Rajasthan as a single case within the theoretical framework provided by the institutional theory. This empirical study, based on interviews with employees and NGO partners of Cairn and perceptual study in the community, offers an on-the-ground glimpse of how the company is implementing CSR initiatives and associated challenges it is facing. The findings testify that managing local community expectations has certainly helped Cairn India to integrate community expectations into its CSR strategy. The study brings to light the fact Government and NGOs are important drivers of CSR at the local community level in developing countries like India.

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The influence of urban form on the grid integration of renewable energy technologies and distributed energy systems

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-019-53653-w ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A. T. D. Perera ◽

Silvia Coccolo ◽

Jean-Louis Scartezzini

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Urban Form ◽

Systems Design ◽

Energy Systems ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Energy System ◽

Urban Morphology ◽

Urban Forms ◽

Energy Demands ◽

The Impact

AbstractStandard and newly designed building blocks for complex urban sites– also designated by urban archetypes - are used in this study to quantify the influence of urban forms on their energy demand and energy systems design. An energy hub, which consists on a multi-carrier energy system involving multiple energy conversion, storage and/or network technologies, is employed to quantify the impact of the urban morphology on the energy system requirements. This study reveals that urban archetypes have a notable influence on the heating and cooling energy demands of city districts that can be characterized using form factors and floor area ratio. However, the influence on demand profiles cannot be assessed based on the aforementioned indicators. The cost of energy systems can increase up to 50% due to the impact of urban forms that are well beyond the increase of peak and/or annual energy demands. In addition, renewable energy integration to the grid as well its utilization in districts is influenced by urban forms. This makes it essential to consider energy system design as a part of the urban planning process moving even beyond building simulation.

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