Measuring Integrated Sustainability Performance And Self-Sufficiency Of Three Residential Precincts In Sydney

Ghosh, S

Measuring Integrated Sustainability Performance And Self-Sufficiency Of Three Residential Precincts In Sydney

Ghosh, S

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Publisher:: PRRES
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Conference, 2017, pp. 1 - 14 (15)
Issue Date:: 2017-10-30

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dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-9329	en_US
dc.date	2017-01-15	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-03-10	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-10-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Conference, 2017, pp. 1 - 14 (15)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123463
dc.description.abstract	Sustainability performance of a local-scale urban form is significantly important to developing self-sufficient communities. In this paper, three contemporary low, medium and high density residential developments from Sydney were selected and measured considering three sustainability factors: energy; water and local food production as a part of the green infrastructure. Data was collected from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011 Census, georeferenced aerial imagery and planning and property databases. The selected case studies for this paper were analysed to determine the total energy and water demands and the potential of developments to integrate renewable energy and water to develop localised self-sufficient systems. The potential of on-site green infrastructure to provide positive ecosystem benefits through urban food production were calculated in this analysis. The assessment is conducted using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) methods and mathematical calculations. Research outcomes suggest that calculating impacts of different sustainability factors in different density precincts or local scale urban forms could provide clues for developing relevant sustainability strategies for various urban development projects. The methodology developed could be applied to designing new and retrofitting existing developments. Different density urban forms would require varying strategies to become sustainable.	en_US
dc.publisher	PRRES	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Conference	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Conference	en_US
dc.title	Measuring Integrated Sustainability Performance And Self-Sufficiency Of Three Residential Precincts In Sydney	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Sydney, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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pubs.finish-date	2017-01-18	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.start-date	2017-01-15	en_US

Abstract:

Sustainability performance of a local-scale urban form is significantly important to developing self-sufficient communities. In this paper, three contemporary low, medium and high density residential developments from Sydney were selected and measured considering three sustainability factors: energy; water and local food production as a part of the green infrastructure. Data was collected from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011 Census, georeferenced aerial imagery and planning and property databases. The selected case studies for this paper were analysed to determine the total energy and water demands and the potential of developments to integrate renewable energy and water to develop localised self-sufficient systems. The potential of on-site green infrastructure to provide positive ecosystem benefits through urban food production were calculated in this analysis. The assessment is conducted using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) methods and mathematical calculations. Research outcomes suggest that calculating impacts of different sustainability factors in different density precincts or local scale urban forms could provide clues for developing relevant sustainability strategies for various urban development projects. The methodology developed could be applied to designing new and retrofitting existing developments. Different density urban forms would require varying strategies to become sustainable.

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