Generative urban design: A systematic review on problem formulation, design generation, and decision-making

F Jiang, J Ma, CJ Webster, AJF Chiaradia, Y Zhou… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban design is the process of designing and shaping the physical forms of cities, towns,
and suburbs. It involves the arrangement and design of street systems, groups of buildings …

Deciphering carbon emissions in urban sewer networks: Bridging urban sewer networks with city-wide environmental dynamics

J Chen, HC Wang, WX Yin, YQ Wang, J Lv, AJ Wang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As urbanization accelerates, understanding and managing carbon emissions from urban
sewer networks have become crucial for sustainable urban water cycles. This review …

Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives

J Yang, Y Wang, B Xue, Y Li, X Xiao, JC Xia… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization can lead to changes in urban morphology that alter the urban thermal
environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat …

Assessing the coordination between economic growth and urban climate change in China from 2000 to 2015

H Liu, B Huang, C Yang - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The balance between economic growth and environmental protection has been a critical
concern for sustainable urban development. However, among the multiple research efforts …

Assessment of urban surface and canopy cooling strategies in high-rise residential communities

Z Zhu, D Zhou, Y Wang, D Ma, X Meng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Increased artificial constructions due to urbanization absorb more solar radiation, making
urban surface and air temperatures rise and affecting the energy performance of urban …

Urban expansion weakens the contribution of local land cover to urban warming

J Cao, W Zhou, W Yu, X Hu, M Yu, J Wang, J Wang - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that changes in local land cover can significantly influence air
temperature. What remains unaddressed is whether, and at which point, such within-city …

Associations between residential greenness and blood lipids in Chinese elderly population

J Xu, X Yuan, W Ni, Y Sun, H Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Previous studies on residential green space were inconsistent with blood lipid
levels and hyperlipidemia. Thus, our study aims to explore the relationship between urban …

Regional policy synergy and haze governance—empirical evidence from 281 prefecture-level cities in China

J Li, S Ye - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
The spatial spillover effect of haze pollution makes the local independent governance model
inefficient, and it requires regional synergy to achieve the relatively high efficiency of haze …

Cooling Effect of Green Spaces on Urban Heat Island in a Chinese Megacity: Increasing Coverage versus Optimizing Spatial Distribution

C Xu, Q Huang, D Haase, Q Dong, Y Teng… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enhancing the cooling effectiveness of green spaces (GSs) is crucial for improving urban
thermal environments in the context of global warming. Increasing GS coverage and …

Usefulness of an urban growth model in creating scenarios for city resilience planning: An end-user perspective

R Debnath, C Pettit, B Soundararaj… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urban growth models are increasingly being used to generate scenarios within city and
regional planning support systems (PSS). However, their usefulness in land use planning …