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Why daylight should be a priority for urban planning

Carlo Volf Bruno Bueno Peter Edwards Richard Hobday Stephan Mäder +9 lainnya

Abstrak

Daylight is essential for ecosystems and for the physical and mental well-being of people. In densely populated cities, only a small proportion of total daylight is available to support urban greenery and most people have little daily exposure to natural daylight. Despite this, many cities have followed a strategy of densification as a way of preventing urban sprawl and reducing energy consumption. In this article, we review the biological importance of daylight and show that urban densification leads to a reduction in the daylight available for both people and nature. We conclude that daylight in cities should be treated as a limiting resource that needs to be planned and managed carefully, much like water or energy. We suggest elements for a policy framework aimed at optimizing urban daylight, including how to determine daylight needs, how to determine the maximum viable urban density, and policy options for built and unbuilt areas.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Urbanization. City and country Political institutions and public administration (General)

Penulis (14)

Carlo Volf

Bruno Bueno

Peter Edwards

Richard Hobday

Stephan Mäder

Barbara S. Matusiak

Katharina Wulff

Werner Osterhaus

Gabriele Manoli

Christina Della Giustina

Jasmin Joshi

Jerome H. Kämpf

Kevin Vega

Christoph Kueffer

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Volf, C., Bueno, B., Edwards, P., Hobday, R., Mäder, S., Matusiak, B.S. et al. (2024). Why daylight should be a priority for urban planning. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2024.02.002

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Tahun Terbit: 2024
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1016/j.jum.2024.02.002
Akses: Open Access ✓