scholarly journals Developing a Sustainability Assessment Model: The Sustainable Infrastructure, Land-Use, Environment and Transport Model

2017 ◽  
pp. 155-176
Author(s):  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Fatih Dur
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Sustainable Infrastructure

Modelling nitrate losses from agricultural activities on a national scale

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 319-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Dunn ◽  
A.J.A. Vinten ◽  
A. Lilly ◽  
J. DeGroote ◽  
M. McGechan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
N Leaching ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Ungauged Catchments

The Nitrogen Risk Assessment Model for Scotland (NIRAMS) has been developed as a screening tool for prediction of streamwater N concentrations draining from agricultural land in Scotland. The objective of the model is to be able to predict N concentrations for ungauged catchments, to fill gaps in monitoring data and provide guidance in relation to policy development. The model uses national land use, soils and meteorology data sets and has been developed within an ArcView GIS user interface. The model includes modules to calculate N inputs to the land, residual N remaining at the end of the growing season, weekly time-series of leached N and transport of N at the catchment scale. The N leaching and transport are controlled by hydrological modules, including a national water balance model and a catchment scale transport model. Preliminary testing of NIRAMS has been carried out on eight Scottish catchments, diverse in terms of geographic location as well as land use. The model is capable of predicting the correct mean level of stream N concentrations, as well as the basic characteristics of seasonal variation. As such the model can be of value for providing estimates of N concentrations in ungauged areas.

The Military Land Use Evolution and Impact Assessment Model

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian M. Deal ◽  
Elisabeth M. Jenicek ◽  
William J. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals Optimizing the Environmental and Economic Sustainability of Remote Community Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie E. Filer ◽  
Justin D. Delorit ◽  
Andrew J. Hoisington ◽  
Steven J. Schuldt
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Remote Community ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Study Results

Remote communities such as rural villages, post-disaster housing camps, and military forward operating bases are often located in remote and hostile areas with limited or no access to established infrastructure grids. Operating these communities with conventional assets requires constant resupply, which yields a significant logistical burden, creates negative environmental impacts, and increases costs. For example, a 2000-member isolated village in northern Canada relying on diesel generators required 8.6 million USD of fuel per year and emitted 8500 tons of carbon dioxide. Remote community planners can mitigate these negative impacts by selecting sustainable technologies that minimize resource consumption and emissions. However, the alternatives often come at a higher procurement cost and mobilization requirement. To assist planners with this challenging task, this paper presents the development of a novel infrastructure sustainability assessment model capable of generating optimal tradeoffs between minimizing environmental impacts and minimizing life-cycle costs over the community’s anticipated lifespan. Model performance was evaluated using a case study of a hypothetical 500-person remote military base with 864 feasible infrastructure portfolios and 48 procedural portfolios. The case study results demonstrated the model’s novel capability to assist planners in identifying optimal combinations of infrastructure alternatives that minimize negative sustainability impacts, leading to remote communities that are more self-sufficient with reduced emissions and costs.

Sustainability assessment model for heritage buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abobakr Al-Sakkaf ◽  
Ashutosh Bagchi ◽  
Tarek Zayed ◽  
Sherif Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Equal Weight ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Heritage Buildings

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to focus on the evaluation of heritage buildings' sustainability. BIM modeling was necessary for the design of the sustainability assessment model for Heritage Buildings (SAHB). Using ArchiCAD®, energy simulations were performed for two case studies (Murabba Palace, Saudi Arabia, and Grey Nuns Building, Canada), and the developed model was validated through sensitivity analysis.Design/methodology/approachHeritage buildings (HBs) are unique and must be preserved for future generations. This article focuses on a sustainability assessment model and rating scale for heritage buildings in light of the need for their conservation. Regional variations were considered in the model development to identify critical attributes whose corresponding weights were then determined by fuzzy logic. Data was collected via questionnaires completed by Saudi Arabian and Canadian experts, and Fuzzy TOPSIS was also applied to eliminate the uncertainties present when human opinions are involved.FindingsResults showed that regional variations were sufficiently addressed through the multi-level weight consideration in the proposed model. Comparing the nine identified factors that affect the sustainability of HBs, energy and indoor environmental quality were of equal weight in both case studies.Originality/valueThis study will be helpful for the design of a globally applicable sustainability assessment model for HBs. It will also enable decision-makers to prepare maintenance plans for HBs.

Extending the integrated land-use and transport model framework

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Δημήτριος Ευθυμίου
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Model Framework

Τα Ολοκληρωμένα Μοντέλα Χρήσεων-γης και Μεταφορών (ΟΜΧΓΜ)συνδυάζουν πρότυπα επιλογής τοποθεσίας κατοικίας/εργασίας, αξιώνακινήτων και κυκλοφοριακά μοντέλα, για την εκτίμηση και πρόβλεψη τωνεπιπτώσεων συγκοινωνιακών έργων και πολιτικών χρήσεων – γης στοπεριβάλλον, την κοινωνία και την οικονομία των αστικών περιοχών. Για τηναναπαράσταση των πολύπλοκων αστικών συστημάτων απαιτούνταιπολυσύνθετες μεθοδολογίες και λεπτομερή δεδομένα. Η πρόβλεψη κρίσιμωνστοιχείων της αστικής δομής και η έλλειψη ικανοτήτων πρόβλεψης τουμοντέλου, οδηγεί σε λανθασμένες εκτιμήσεις, που σε περιπτώσειςσυγκοινωνιακών επενδύσεων μεταφράζεται σε απώλειες εκατομμυρίων ευρώκαι κοινωνική ανισότητα. Ως εκ τούτου, τα ΟΜΧΓΜ αξιοποιούνται ακόμαδιστακτικά, ενώ τα τελευταία χρόνια το ενδιαφέρον της επιστημονικής κοινότητας αυξάνεται διαρκώς. Αντικείμενο της παρούσας έρευνας είναι να διερευνήσει, αναπτύξει καιπροτείνει μεθοδολογίες συλλογής δεδομένων, μοντελοποίησης καιαξιολόγησης πολιτικών για ολοκληρωμένα Μοντέλα Χρήσεων-Γης καιΜεταφορών. Οι προτεινόμενες προσεγγίσεις αποσκοπούν στη μείωση τουκόστους και την αύξηση της ικανότητας πρόβλεψης, εκμεταλλευόμενες ταπλεονεκτήματα της μικρό- προσομοίωσης σε τρείς διαστάσεις: άτομο, χώροκαι χρόνο.Η παρούσα διδακτορική έρευνα συμβάλλει με τα ακόλουθα στη διεύρυνσητου μεθοδολογικού πλαισίου των ΟΜΧΗΜ:- Διερευνάται η προοπτική χρήσης δεδομένων συλλεγμένων από τα πλήθη(crowd-sourced) στην ανάπτυξη ΟΜΧΓΜ. Ηλεκτρονικά δεδομέναακινήτων συλλέχθηκαν και χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την ανάπτυξηπροτύπων. Δεδομένα χρήσεων-γης /κάλυψης εξάχθηκαν από δορυφορικέςαπεικονίσεις με μεθόδους τηλεπισκόπισης, με σκοπό να χρησιμοποιηθούνγια την ανάπτυξη μοντέλων. Σκοπεύοντας στη μείωση της εξάρτησης απόβάσεις δεδομένων υψηλού κόστους, προτείνεται μια γράφο-θεωρητική προσέγγιση για δημιουργία συσχετίσεων σε συνθετικό πληθυσμό.- Προτείνεται ένα πλαίσιο ενσωμάτωσης χωρικών οικονομετρικών μοντέλωνσε ΟΜΧΓΜ. Πιο συγκεκριμένα:o Με τη χρήση χωρικών οικονομετρικών μοντέλων μοντελοποιήθηκανοι αξίες των ακινήτων. Τα μοντέλα αυτά οδηγούν σε καλύτερηακρίβεια συγκριτικά με τη μέθοδο των ελαχίστων τετραγώνων, καιαπαλείφουν αποτελεσματικά τη χωρική αυτοσυσχέτιση.Αποσκοπώντας στη μέτρηση των επιπτώσεων των συγκοινωνιακώνυποδομών και πολιτικών στις αξίες αγοράς και ενοικίασης,αναπτύχθηκαν δυο περιπτωσιακές μελέτες στην Ελλάδα, για τηνΑθήνα και τη Θεσσαλονίκηo Nγινε προτυποποίηση της αλλαγής χρήσεων-γης/κάλυψης με τηχρήση χωρικού μοντέλου διακριτών επιλογών, επιτυγχάνονταςκαλύτερη εφαρμογή από τη γενικευμένη γραμμική παρεμβολή.Διερευνήθηκαν οι επιπτώσεις συγκοινωνιακών υποδομών μεγάληςέκτασης στην αλλαγή χρήσεων γης στην Αθήνα.Αναπτύχθηκε μεθοδολογία για τη χωρική κατανομήσυγκοινωνιακών υποδομών (σταθμών φόρτισης ηλεκτρικώναυτοκινήτων, μοιραζόμενων/κοινόχρηστων αυτοκινήτων καιποδηλάτων) που βασίζεται σε χωρικά οικονομετρικά μοντέλα και πολύ-κριτηριακή ανάλυση.- Αναπτύχθηκε μεθοδολογία για ποιοτική και ποσοτική αξιολόγησηπολιτικών που βασίζεται σε δείκτες, εκμεταλλευόμενη τα οφέλη της μικρό-προσομοίωσης σε τρείς διαστάσεις (άτομο, χώρο και χρόνο). Διερευνάται ηχρήση άτομο-βασικών δεικτών για την προσβασιμότητα, ανισότητα,οικονομία/επενδύσεις και κοινωνική ποιότητα. Η προτεινόμενημεθοδολογία βασίζεται σε χωρικές κατανομές και όχι σε μοναδικέςγενικευμένες μετρήσεις- Διερευνήθηκαν οι συνέπειες της χρηματοοικονομικής κρίσης στηναντίληψη των μετακινούμενων για την ποιότητα των συγκοινωνιακώνυποδομών/πολιτικών, και στις αξίες ακινήτων.

Tools for Urban Land Use—Transport Strategy Planning

1975 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Strategy Planning ◽  
Development Alternatives ◽  
Employment Location ◽  
Urban Strategy ◽  
Analytical Tools

Urban strategy planning studies are directed towards the estimation of the transport demand and other servicing implications of a range of urban development alternatives. These studies attempt to isolate those concepts which might lead to costly and intractable infrastructure problems. Several analytical tools that may be used to explore the implications of strategic development alternatives are described.A land use-transport model is described which may be used to estimate the implications of alternative public development policies. These policies may include servicing and transportation options, basic and service employment location alternatives, and zoning. The model calculates an internally consistent co-distribution of population and employment along with the associated travel demands for each set of public policies. A corridor-level traffic assignment technique is described which may be used along with the land use-transport model to develop corridor travel demand estimates for each development concept. Computer-based procedures for estimating the servicing requirements of alternative development concepts are also described. These procedures directly employ the land use allocations calculated by the land use model. The use of the analytical tools is illustrated with information from the Hamilton area.

Chapter 24 Land Use and Scenario Modeling for Integrated Sustainability Assessment

2016 ◽  
pp. 237-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Lavalle ◽  
Filipe Batista e Silva ◽  
Claudia Baranzelli ◽  
Chris Jacobs-Crisioni ◽  
Ine Vandecasteele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Scenario Modeling ◽  
Integrated Sustainability

scholarly journals Investigation of Climate and Land Use Change Impacts on Stream Flow of Guder Catchment, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekam Bekele Gulti ◽  
Boja Mokonnen Manyazew ◽  
Abdulkerim Bedewi Serur
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Stream Flow ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Change Impact ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Climate change (CC) and land use/cover change (LUCC) are the main drivers of streamflow change. In this paper, we investigate the impact of climate and LULC change impact on stream flow of Guder catchment by using Soil and Water Assessment model (SWAT). The scenarios were designed in a way that LULC was changed while climate conditions remain constant; LULC was then held constant under a changing climate and combined effect of both. The result shows that, the combined impacts of climate change and LULC dynamics can be rather different from the effects that follow-on from LULC or climate change alone. Streamflow would be more sensitive to climate change than to the LULC changes scenario, even though changes in LULC have far-reaching influences on streamflow in the study region. A comprehensive strategy of low impact developments, smart growth, and open space is critical to handle future changes to streamflow systems.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Environmental and Economic Performance of Remote Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Filer ◽  
Steven Schuldt
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Remote Site ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Renewable Energy Systems ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
Post Disaster

Remote communities such as oil production sites, post-disaster housing camps, and military forwardoperating bases (FOB) are often detached from established infrastructure grids, requiring a constantresupply of resources. In one instance, a 600-person FOB required 22 trucks per day to delivernecessary fuel and water and remove generated wastes. This logistical burden produces negativeenvironmental impacts and increases operational costs. To minimize these consequences,construction planners can implement sustainability measures such as renewable energy systems,improved waste management practices, and energy-efficient equipment. However, integration ofsuch upgrades can increase construction costs, presenting the need for a tool that identifies tradeoffsamong conflicting criteria. To assist planners in these efforts, this paper presents the development ofa novel remote site sustainability assessment model capable of quantifying the environmental andeconomic performance of a set of infrastructure alternatives. Through field data and literatureestimates, a hypothetical FOB is designed and evaluated to demonstrate the model’s distinctivecapability to accurately and efficiently assess construction alternatives. The proposed model willenable construction planners to maximize the sustainability of remote communities, creating sitesthat are more self-sufficient with reduced environmental impacts.Keywords: Sustainability, infrastructure, remote communities

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