Low-Carbon Design of Adjusting Measures - Reflections on Low-Carbon Residential Design Strategies in Nanjing

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 466-469
Author(s):  
Ying Lin ◽  
Jian Gong Ye
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Geographical Characteristics

Combining with the differences of traditional houses between northern and southern parts of China, this paper argues that different choices of low-carbon housing design should be chosen to adjust to different climate conditions, in which geographic characteristics and economic status should be considered. Such designs can not only reflect geographical characteristics, but also reduce the construction costs of low-carbon housing effectively, and they are also in line with local economic development. And the paper also explores viable design strategies which can adjust themselves to low-carbon housing design in Nanjing.

Seeking Feasible Low-Carbon Residential Design Strategies According to the Energy Consuming Sources of the Residential Construction

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 624-627
Author(s):  
Chao Ying Liu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Space Heating ◽  
Residential Construction ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Energy Consuming ◽  
Domestic Energy

According to Xuanmei Yang and other scholars’ study, space heating and cooling together with water heating consist the majority of domestic energy consumption. This article analyzes the seven aspects of domestic energy consumption by heating or cooling. From the building envelope technology and low-carbon technology aspects, it provides numbers of feasible strategies to attain low-carbon residential design adapting to the energy consuming sources of the residential construction.

Energy efficiency in housing and socio-economic development in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
Albert Olotuah A ◽  
Rukayyatu Tukur B ◽  
Kingsley Dimuna O ◽  
Abiodun Olotuah O ◽  
Olutunde Adesiji S ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Socio Economic Development

Energy efficient houses consume less energy while maintaining or improving the comfort conditions of occupants. Energy efficient buildings result in less environmental impact and are economically and environmentally sustainable. Residential buildings account for the majority of electricity consumption in Nigeria. Because of the poor state of energy generation and transmission in Nigeria energy efficiency measures are necessary to reduce the energy required in houses. This would substantially reduce the dependence on the grid electricity supply. Energy efficient buildings have tremendous benefits in social, economic, and environmental terms. In economic terms the production of energy-efficient buildings result in growing market demand with higher quality and innovative buildings, and in social terms it leads to improved urban space and local climate, and liveable buildings. Energy efficient buildings also ensure resource efficiency, and reduction of Green House Gas emissions. Energy efficiency in buildings starts from the design of buildings, and through to construction and operation. The objective of this paper is the examination of energy efficiency in housing in Nigeria and its impact upon socio-economic development in the country. The paper focuses on energy-efficient design strategies, and initiatives to achieve low carbon emission in housing in Nigeria The paper examines the housing situation in Nigeria and the phenomenon of urbanisation which has led to unplanned urban growth, grievous housing poverty, slum formation, and near collapse of urban services and infrastructure particularly electricity supply. It affirms the need to adopt energy efficiency in housing and it examines passive design strategies and low carbon initiatives in housing construction. It takes a critical look at the adoption of sustainability practices in housing. The paper asserts that energy efficiency would enhance the growth of electricity consumption and boost the socio-economic development of the country. The paper concludes that energy efficiency is capable of engendering socio-economic development of the country particularly productivity and income growth.

scholarly journals Cultural Clusters as a Local Economic Development Strategy in Rural Small-Town Areas: Sarah Baartman District in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (43) ◽  
pp. 107-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Drummond ◽  
Jen Snowball
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Gis Mapping ◽  
Socio Economic Development

AbstractTheory suggests that cultural and creative industries (CCIs) cluster in cities where levels of socio-economic development are higher and where they can take advantage of the city’s hard and soft infrastructure. However, some South African rural areas and small towns have identified CCIs as potential economic drivers. This paper investigates the relationship between the presence of CCIs in non-metropolitan spaces and levels of socio-economic development using a municipal level socio-economic status index and GIS mapping. The results show a positive relationship between larger numbers of CCIs and higher levels of development. It is suggested that a threshold level of development must be met before CCIs will cluster in an area and become a viable option for promoting local economic development.

Beyond Reading

2013 ◽  
pp. 131-142
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Rural Libraries ◽  
Income Generating Activities

How might rural village libraries impact local economic development? This question has not been studied in depth, but there is some anecdotal evidence from some of the rural libraries presented in this book that access to these libraries may provide an indirect way for users to discover the link between access to information and improvement in their way of life. Sometimes, this improvement may manifest itself as an improvement in economic status, no matter how slight. Other times, access to the library might result in improved literacy skills that in the long run may allow users to engage in income-generating activities where reading or being able to write is necessary. The libraries themselves may also create local economic development programs that generate income that is then put back into the community and the library.

A hybrid approach to optimize initial design strategies for pre-sale housing projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-534
Author(s):  
Yi-Kai Juan ◽  
I-Chieh Lin ◽  
Ji-Xuan Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Initial Design ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a hybrid decision-making model for optimizing the initial design strategies of pre-sales housing, identifying factors affecting the initial design of housing, and developing different initial design approaches and strategies based on buyers’ preferences. Design/methodology/approach Indicators and factors in line with the local initial planning and design are created according to the design quality indicator framework. The important indicators and factors are screened out preliminarily with the fuzzy Delphi method and decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory based analytic network process. The performances of two actual cases under similar site conditions are checked with regard to the overall residential sales rate and time on the market (TOM). Findings The result shows that the proposed model can effectively improve the sales rate, shorten the TOM and better complies with buyer design strategy demands, and thus positively correlating to economic value. Originality/value Pre-sales make possible the customized strategy of allowing future residents to participate in the housing design process. However, buyers’ participation in the design process is highly limited, and developers usually determine their planning and initial residential design strategies based on experience and intuition. With the proposed approach, the initial residential design of a project can be effectively intervened, so that home users can truly participate in the design, and the residential construction service can be provided in a unique, but non-universal way.

Remittance and Economic Development of Nepal

Patan Pragya ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 196-208
Author(s):  
Badri Narayan Sah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Internal Sources ◽  
Sources Of Capital

Nepal is one of the least developed but high remittances recipient countries in the world. Nepal received remittance from US$ 8.1 billion in 2016 and it is ranked 23rd among the remittance receiving countries in the world. Remittance income is one of the major sources of capital formation in the context of Nepal. It is directly related with the labour migration in a country which in return enhances foreign employment. Remittances have become a major contributing factor to increasing household income as well as country’s GDP. About 30 percent of Nepal’s GDP comes in the form of remittance money which is sent home by Nepalese working abroad and it helps to reduce country’s poverty rate. Poverty reduction took place in Nepal from 42 percent (1995/96) to 25.2 percent (2010/11). Nepal’s remittance recipients reached 31.5 percent GDP in 2015. The total amount of remittance in the country is 259 billion and among which 20 percent is internal sources, 11 percent from India and 69 percent from Gulf countries. Remittance received by the households is mainly used for daily consumption (79 percent) and remaining other purposes. Moreover, Nepal’s economic status mostly depends on remittance received which is therefore migration driven economy.

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