scholarly journals The Solar Block Generator: an additive parametric method for solar driven urban block design

2021 ◽  
Vol 2042 (1) ◽  
pp. 012049
Author(s):  
Jonathan Natanian ◽  
Francesco De Luca ◽  
Thomas Wortmann ◽  
Guedi Capeluto
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Urban Redevelopment ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Tel Aviv ◽  
Trade Offs

Abstract This paper addresses the limitations of existing Solar Envelope (SE) methods to explore the trade-offs of solar radiation and urban shading, and to simultaneously account for several different Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). It offers an alternative parametric workflow - the Solar Block Generator (SBG) - which is based on an additive voxelization method by which multiple solar-driven massing alternatives are generated and evaluated for a given site, corresponding to a set of user-defined environmental KPIs. This method is tested here on an urban redevelopment case study in the Mediterranean (Tel Aviv). The results help achieve a more holistic approach for solar driven urban design.

Residence Block Design Methods Based on the Concept of Sustainable Development – A Case Study of Residence Block Design of Wuhan

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
Shan Hu ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Douady Clément Noël
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Residential District ◽  
Block Planning

The field of sustainable development can be conceptually broken into three constituent parts: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and sociopolitical sustainability. This paper uses the case study of Wuhan Shouyi area residential block urban design, discusses the concept of sustainable development of residential block urban design. In the current trend of residential district design, this paper may be able to lead to some better residential block planning design.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Lane Closures On Congestion And Reliability: A Case Study Of Toronto's Gardiner Expressway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Borowiec
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Regression Framework ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lane Closures

Usage of big data with before-after methods of analysis makes it possible to evaluate the effect of major transport investments on system performance. In employing before-after methods to investigate the impact of lane closures on congestion and travel reliability, changes and trade-offs in performance indicators are quantified and policy action effectiveness is evaluated. This is illustrated through a case study of two separate lane closure interventions on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto, Ontario. Models using a regression framework were developed for the pre-, peri-, and post-closure test periods of the first intervention and pre- and peri-closure periods of the second intervention. Results suggest the impacts of policy actions on system performance are strong, and that congestion and travel reliability counterintuitively move in different directions. Reduced demand effects are observed, prompting discussion on how highways and congestion should be managed and whether or not municipalities should add capacity to regional assets.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Lane Closures On Congestion And Reliability: A Case Study Of Toronto's Gardiner Expressway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Borowiec
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Regression Framework ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Lane Closures

Usage of big data with before-after methods of analysis makes it possible to evaluate the effect of major transport investments on system performance. In employing before-after methods to investigate the impact of lane closures on congestion and travel reliability, changes and trade-offs in performance indicators are quantified and policy action effectiveness is evaluated. This is illustrated through a case study of two separate lane closure interventions on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto, Ontario. Models using a regression framework were developed for the pre-, peri-, and post-closure test periods of the first intervention and pre- and peri-closure periods of the second intervention. Results suggest the impacts of policy actions on system performance are strong, and that congestion and travel reliability counterintuitively move in different directions. Reduced demand effects are observed, prompting discussion on how highways and congestion should be managed and whether or not municipalities should add capacity to regional assets.

Performance Indicators: A Case Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-260
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Development Manager

West Mercia Constabulary is using Gentia to present a Balanced Scorecard that measures its performance and helps it deliver its diverse services in a fully integrated manner. According to Geoff Wilson, the Research and Development manager at West Mercia Constabulary, “The Balanced Scorecard allows managers to see the implications and trade-offs and whether we are making West Mercia a better place to live.”

Geoeconomic Leverage of Natural Gas Resources in the Mediterranean

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Tel Aviv ◽  
Economic Influence ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Influence Attempts ◽  
Gas Fields

This article examines the claim that Israel’s natural gas exports from its Mediterranean gas fields will give geopolitical leverage to Tel Aviv over the importing countries. Using the geoeconomic tradition of Klaus Knorr and others who wrote about applying leverage using economic resources to gain geopolitical advantage, it is argued that certain criteria have to be satisfied for economic influence attempts, and that Israel’s gas exports do not satisfy these criteria. They include the importer’s supply vulnerability, the supplier’s demand vulnerability, and the salience of energy as an issue between both countries. Israeli gas exports to Egypt are used as a case study.

Navigating Ethnic Hierarchies in Community-Academic Partnerships: A Case Study on Koreatown Community Politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 153-179
Author(s):  
Angie Chung ◽  
Johng Song ◽  
Carolyn Choi
Keyword(s):  
Executive Director ◽  
Urban Redevelopment ◽  
Pacific Rim ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Academic Partnerships ◽  
Communities Of Interest ◽  
The City

Based on the experiences of a Koreatown scholar, the executive director of a Koreatown nonprofit, and a longtime resident student, the article advocates for greater attention to the complex and dynamic power structures of ethnic enclaves in community-academic partnerships. We discuss the changing landscapes of Koreatown as the global nexus of the Pacific Rim economy, the city of Los Angeles’s urban redevelopment plans, and growing diversity and inequality. Programs that aim to engage effectively with ethnic communities must reassess how knowledge is produced and conveyed, how we structure partnerships within stratified communities, and how to grow from issue-based partnerships to broader communities of interest.

Holistic approach for energy retrofit with volumetric add-ons toward nZEB target: Case study of a dormitory in Athens

2020 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 109630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos ◽  
Rosa Francesca De Masi ◽  
Anastasia Fotopoulou ◽  
Dimitra Papadaki ◽  
Silvia Ruggiero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Energy Retrofit

Impact on solar radiation parameters in India during COVID-19 lockdown: a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
S. M. Revathy ◽  
A. G. Rangaraj ◽  
Y. Srinath ◽  
K. Boopathi ◽  
A. Shobana Devi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation
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