DOI: 10.5176/2301-394X_ACE13.89
Authors: Shahrooz Vahabzadeh Manesh, Massimo Tadi
Abstract:
More than 80{6e6090cdd558c53a8bc18225ef4499fead9160abd3419ad4f137e902b483c465} of all available energy is consumed and over half of greenhouse gas emissions are created within the cities. Energy consumption efficiency and sustainable development is definitely a main urban issue. The IMM (Integrated Modification Methodology) theory considering the city as a complex adaptive system explores the relationships between urban morphology and energy consumption. According to this theory, the city, studied as a complex adaptive system, is not solely a mere aggregation of disconnected energy consumers and the total energy consumption of the city is different from the sum of the whole building’s consumption. This considerable gap between the total energy consumption of the city and the sum of all consumers is related to the urban morphology. According to this methodology, the energy efficiency of every element has to be optimized by its form. Additionally, this element has to be designed in a way that improves the other elements of the energetic performance as well. However a case study based on the Gold Coast (Australia) shows that morphology plays an essential role for any energy-saving policy, urban efficiency, quality of life and, generally, for any sustainable urban environment.
Keywords: Urban transformation, Sustainable urban form, Complex adaptive system, Energy efficiency, IMM (Integrated Modification Methodology).
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