Minimizing Urban Carbon Emissions and Heat Island Intensity: A theoretical study.

Cities exhibit both beneficial and detrimental characteristics, many of which stem from agglomeration effects and are, to a first approximation, influenced by population size. However, urban density also plays a critical role. For example, cities with similar population sizes but higher densities tend to emit less carbon, while simultaneously exhibiting a more pronounced urban heat island (UHI) effect.

Quantification of urban mitigation potentials - coping with data heterogeneity.

Cities are at the forefront of European and international climate action. However, in many cities, the ever-growing urban population is putting pressure on settlement and infrastructure development, increasing attention to urban planning, infrastructure and buildings. This paper introduces a set of quantification approaches, capturing impacts of urban planning measures in three fields of action: sustainable building, transport and redensification.