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1714. Participatory Urban Design Methodology for Climate Actions at the District Scale: Thermal Simulation and Carbon Mapping

Invited abstract in session MA-18: Assessment Methods for Shaping the Green, Inclusive, and Digital Cities I, stream Sustainable Cities.

Monday, 8:30-10:00
Room: 42 (building: 116)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Akito Murayama
Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2. Junya Yamasaki
The University of Tokyo
3. Takahiro Yoshida
The University of Tokyo
4. Ryoichi Nitanai
The University of Tokyo
5. Rikutaro Manabe
The University of Tokyo

Abstract

Implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures are urgently needed in cities as they experience severe impacts from climate change including heat and flood while they continue to produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. A city is composed of diverse districts. While urban structure, land use and form matter at the city or regional scale, physical environment of districts should be improved to make them inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The district scale is said to be an appropriate scale for climate actions as it is small enough to innovate quickly and large enough to have a significant impact. Participatory urban design methodology is needed at the district scale as there are various stakeholders that shape the physical environment composed of buildings, open spaces and public spaces. Based on the history of participatory urban design, or Machizukuri in Japan, we are starting to incorporate digital tools such as thermal simulation and carbon mapping into stakeholder workshops to initiate place-based climate change actions. Both tools are developed on a publicly available three-dimensional urban model. We will present several cases of participatory urban design practices in Japan using these tools and discuss about the achievements and issues.

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Status: accepted

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