Sustainability at an Urban Level: A Case Study of a Neighborhood in Dubai, UAE
| Autor: | Sundus Shareef, Hasim Altan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Geography
Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies TJ807-830 United Arab Emirates 02 engineering and technology Environmental design sustainable solar shading 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Building design TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources sustainable urban environments Sustainable design GE1-350 Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment building height diversity Urban design 021107 urban & regional planning Environmental sciences Sustainable community Sustainability sustainability and livability of neighborhoods Business Diversity (business) Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 8 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 4355, p 4355 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13084355 |
| Popis: | The United Arab Emirates is witnessing enormous growth and the sustainability attitude has become one of the most important priorities in this development. This paper aims to optimize the environmental sustainability of the Emirate of Dubai communities by adopting an existing community as a case study. The investigation of the case study is looking at sustainability levels that consists of two major factors in neighborhood sustainable design, such as livability and thermal performance. The strategy of enhancing and optimizing the communities’ sustainability starts with an approach to the applicable modifications and solutions to the existed community master planning, where the modifications cover the two main urban design variables (a) building design, and (b) open and landscape areas. The effect of the adopted scenarios is analyzed to find the improvement in environmental and thermal performance. The study has adopted two computer software packages, namely CityCAD and Integrated Environmental Solutions—Virtual Environment (IES-VE), to undertake the assessments. Furthermore, factors of urban sustainability are evaluated using the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) neighborhood assessment tool. The results have shown that the environmental sustainability levels can be increased after the adoption of certain suggested scenarios, in order to mitigate the likely weakness indicated in the livability aspects, covering land-use diversity, accessibility, transportation system, green and landscape areas, and energy efficiency, and the case study community can be turned toward “Sustainable Community” by implementing recommended actions and modifications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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