Eco-Friendly Vernacular Rural Housing in Western China: a Case Study of a Reconstruction Project after 2008 Sichuan Earthquake

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 638-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Cheng ◽  
Jia Ping Liu ◽  
David Wang ◽  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Rong Rong Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Western China ◽  
Rural Housing ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Sichuan Earthquake ◽  
Energy Consuming ◽  
Reconstruction Project

In the rapid urbanization of rural western China, a variety of long-standing housing typologies are being replaced with energy consuming brick-concrete structures that have little connection to vernacular traditions. To improve this situation, this paper proposes an ecologically sensitive alternative, based on a case study of the design and construction of 44 new dwellings in Daping Village, Sichuan Province, after that area was devastated by the May 12, 2008 earthquake. We propose that this eco-approach may represent a generalizable approach for sustainable development of vernacular architecture in western China.

scholarly journals The Application of Courtyard and Settlement Layouts of the Traditional Diyarbakır Houses to Contemporary Houses: A Case Study on the Analysis of Energy Performance

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 587 ◽  
Author(s):  
İdil Ayçam ◽  
Sevilay Akalp ◽  
Leyla Senem Görgülü
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Settlement Patterns ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Bioclimatic Design ◽  
Energy Consuming

Conventional energy use has brought environmental problems such as global warming and accelerated efforts to reduce energy consumption in many areas, particularly in the housing sector. For this purpose, bioclimatic design principles and vernacular architecture parameters have started to be examined in residential buildings nowadays. Thus, the demand for less energy-consuming houses has started to increase. In this study, we aimed to specify the significance of traditional architectural parameters for houses in the hot-dry climatic region of Diyarbakır, Turkey. Within the scope of the study, a case was based on the urban fabric of the traditional houses in Historical Diyarbakir Suriçi-Old Town settlement and the Şilbe Mass Housing Area was discussed. The courtyard types, settlement patterns, and street texture of traditional Diyarbakır houses were modeled by using DesignBuilder energy simulation program for the case study. Annual heating, cooling, and total energy loads were calculated, and their thermal performances were compared. The aim is to create a less energy-consuming and sustainable environment with the adaptation of traditional building form-street texture to today’s housing sector. Development of a settlement model, which is based on traditional houses’ bioclimatic design for hot-dry region, was intended to be applied in the modern housing sector of Turkey. Moreover, adapting local forms, urban texture, and settlement patterns to today has significant potential for sustainable architecture and energy-efficient buildings. According to this study, the optimum form and layout of traditional houses, which are one of the climate balanced building designs, provide annual energy savings if integrated and designed in today’s building construction. As a result of this study, if the passive design alternatives such as building shape, layout, and orientation were developed in the first stage of the design, energy efficient building design would be possible. The study is important for the continuation of traditional sustainable design.

scholarly journals From Environmental Soundness to Sustainable Development: Improving Applicability of Payment for Ecosystem Services Scheme for Diverting Regional Sustainability Transition in Developing Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Ding ◽  
Chen Zhou ◽  
Volker Mauerhofer ◽  
Weizhou Zhong ◽  
Guoping Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Regional Sustainability ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Spatial Targeting

In developing and emerging countries, rapid urbanization at an unprecedented pace and degradation of ecosystem services at an alarming rate have caused many regions, especially those in environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs), to encounter the “regional development dilemma” (RDD), in which regions can hardly divert their current development pattern to achieve a transition to sustainability. The main research focus of this study is to introduce—by means of a case study—a payments for ecosystem service (PES) scheme as a policy instrument that incorporates an ecosystem services (ES)-based baseline for payments and a spatial-targeting-based allocation plan to address that dilemma and to bridge, as well as achieve, sustainable development goals simultaneously at a regional scale. The water source areas of the Middle Route Project in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China were used as the case study. Land Use/Land Cover Change (LUCC) of this area between 2002 and 2010 was detected by adopting remote sensing and spatial analysis technologies. The ecosystem services value (ESV) variation was then estimated and the eco-compensation plan was determined through comprehensively applying equivalent weighting factors of the ecosystem service of terrestrial ecosystems in China and the adjustment coefficient of the ecosystem service based on the notion of willingness to pay for ecosystem services. Results show that rapid urbanization has substantial impacts on the spatial dynamics and quality of ecosystems in the research area. From 2002 to 2010, the total ESV declined by CNY 6 billion. Therefore, the baseline eco-compensation from the benefit zone to the research area was CNY 1.1 billion under the assumption of commensurability. Responsibility ought to be shared by Henan and Hebei provinces, and Beijing and Tianjin, with payment of CNY 422.3, 388.5, 110.9, and 133 million, respectively. We drafted the allocation plan of eco-compensation based on the spatial pattern of ESV variation, and suggested policy tools tailored for subregions in the research area defined by LUCC change categories. Such an integrated study can lead to a more comprehensive understanding of regional PES schemes and provide a set of policy instruments with upgraded spatial-targeting and better cost-efficiency, particularly as blueprints for regional governments in developing and emerging countries that aim at leveraging regional sustainability through bridging and achieving SDGs.

An Analysis of the Settlement Pattern Based on Linear Layout - a Case Study on Shangzhuang Village of Yangcheng, Shanxi Province

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3288-3291
Author(s):  
Feng Kang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Settlement Pattern ◽  
Shanxi Province

The settlement pattern of a village is selected and formulated as result of interaction between the natural environment and humanistic environment, rather than any accidental causes. This paper is to analyze the internal causes of the formation of the settlement pattern of Shangzhuang Village based on the research on the structure and layout of this famous village. Shangzhuang Village, being located in Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province, has a long history and rich culture. The study is intended to find some enlightenment from this vernacular architecture as a scientific swatch for the protection and sustainable development of such villages nowadays.

Analysis of the Technology of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction in Ceramic Industry — A Case Study of Low-Temperature and Fast Firing

2011 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1823-1826
Author(s):  
Ke Li Chen ◽  
Yu Ling wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Ceramic Industry ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consuming ◽  
Fast Firing

The ceramic industry is known as an energy-consuming and high pollutive industry. In order to meet the requirement of sustainable development, It is imperative to implement technology of energy conservation and emission reduction in the ceramic industry. Based on the production process in the architectural ceramic industry, this essay primarily discusses various energy-saving technologies, energy conservation and emission reduction, and construction of the low-temperature-fast-firing remodeling project flow chart. By analyzing the relevance of related technologies, it is hoped to make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of the ceramic industry.

Social Design for Services Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie SARANTOU ◽  
Satu MIETTINEN
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Practical Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This paper addresses the fields of social and service design in development contexts, practice-based and constructive design research. A framework for social design for services will be explored through the survey of existing literature, specifically by drawing on eight doctoral theses that were produced by the World Design research group. The work of World Design researcher-designers was guided by a strong ethos of social and service design for development in marginalised communities. The paper also draws on a case study in Namibia and South Africa titled ‘My Dream World’. This case study presents a good example of how the social design for services framework functions in practice during experimentation and research in the field. The social design for services framework transfers the World Design group’s research results into practical action, providing a tool for the facilitation of design and research processes for sustainable development in marginal contexts.

LAND PLANNING AS A SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF SLOVAK RURAL REGION

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Klauco ◽  
Bohuslava Gregorova ◽  
Peter Koleda ◽  
Ugljesa Stankov ◽  
Vladimir Markovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Planning ◽  
Rural Region
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