We summarize research demonstrating that variables of urban morphology, taken together, play a significant, possibly very large (and still poorly understood) role in the generation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Whether these variables of urban morphology can be managed to reduce GHGs with significant efficacy will clearly depend upon whether new strategies can identify the role of such factors and guide effective morphological changes.
We present an assessment of the opportunities for such reductions using a new generation of scenario-modelling urban design tools.
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M. Mehaffy, “Prospects for scenario-modelling urban design methodologies to achieve significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions,” Urban Design International, vol. 18, Dec. 2013, doi: 10.1057/udi.2013.9.
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