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Adapting UK suburban neighbourhoods and dwellings for a changing climate
Mitigation of climate change, and adaptation to the inevitable changes in the climate, are equally important in suburban neighbourhoods, where 84 per cent of the British population choose to live. However, the policy on climate change adaptation of the existing built environment is only beginning to emerge in the UK. In this chapter, a robust methodological framework for quantifying climate change risks on a suburban neighbourhood level is described. Climate change hazards and impacts are first detailed using the UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) data set. Climate change scenarios are then downscaled spatially and temporally, and cross-referenced with local environmental features of each city that may exacerbate or ameliorate the climate change impacts. Finally, a matrix of adaptation strategies on a neighbourhood, individual dwelling and occupant level are developed for specific suburban neighbourhoods in three UK cities (Bristol, Oxford and Stockport), in response to the impacts derived from possible future climate hazards.
Adapting UK suburban neighbourhoods and dwellings for a changing climate
Mitigation of climate change, and adaptation to the inevitable changes in the climate, are equally important in suburban neighbourhoods, where 84 per cent of the British population choose to live. However, the policy on climate change adaptation of the existing built environment is only beginning to emerge in the UK. In this chapter, a robust methodological framework for quantifying climate change risks on a suburban neighbourhood level is described. Climate change hazards and impacts are first detailed using the UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) data set. Climate change scenarios are then downscaled spatially and temporally, and cross-referenced with local environmental features of each city that may exacerbate or ameliorate the climate change impacts. Finally, a matrix of adaptation strategies on a neighbourhood, individual dwelling and occupant level are developed for specific suburban neighbourhoods in three UK cities (Bristol, Oxford and Stockport), in response to the impacts derived from possible future climate hazards.
Adapting UK suburban neighbourhoods and dwellings for a changing climate
Gupta, Rajat (author) / Gregg, Matt (author)
Advances in Building Energy Research ; 5 ; 81-108
2011-05-01
28 pages
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