[HTML][HTML] Current and emerging technologies for carbon accounting in urban landscapes: Advantages and limitations

S Habib, F Tahir, F Hussain, N Macauley… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon capture, storage, and sequestration are crucial for mitigating climate change's
adverse effects. To limit global temperature rise within the 2° C target, it is essential to …

Afforesting arid land with renewable electricity and desalination to mitigate climate change

U Caldera, C Breyer - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Afforestation is one of the most practised carbon dioxide removal methods but is constrained
by the availability of suitable land and sufficient water resources. In this research, existing …

Attitudes and behaviors toward the use of public and private green space during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

MR Khalilnezhad, F Ugolini, L Massetti - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper reports the results of an exploratory study carried out in Birjand, Iran, during the
first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to explore the behavioral …

Towards a multiscale framework for modeling and improving the life cycle environmental performance of built stocks

A Stephan, RH Crawford, V Bunster… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cities are complex sociotechnical systems, of which buildings and infrastructure assets (built
stocks) constitute a critical part. As the main global users of primary energy and emitters of …

Assessment of Urban Forest Ecological Benefit Based on the i-Tree Eco Model—A Case Study of Changchun Central City

H Zhao, D Zhao, X Jiang, S Zhang, Z Lin - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urban forests are one of the most ecologically significant systems in urban ecosystems. To
make the layout and input–output ratio of urban forests more economically rational for …

How FIFA World Cup 2022™ can meet the carbon neutral commitments and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?: Reflections from the tree …

I Spanos, M Kucukvar, TC Bell… - Sustainable …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With sustainability at the heart of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
World Cup 2022™, Qatar has set a track to achieve carbon neutrality, committing to deliver …

Estimation of above-ground carbon-stocks for urban greeneries in arid areas: Case study for Doha and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

S Habib, SG Al-Ghamdi - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Urban areas are significant sources of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), which elevates
air pollution. However, urban greenery has a positive effect on mitigating air pollution and …

[HTML][HTML] Managing vegetation for stronger cooling efficiency during hot days in the Arabian Peninsula

M Zampieri, R Alkama, T Luong, K Ashok, I Hoteit - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The growth of vegetation in desert areas is expected to cause considerable changes to the
local climate. Compared to bare ground desert, the balance of different processes related to …

Predicting neighborhood-level residential carbon emissions from Street View images using computer vision and machine learning

W Shi, Y **ang, Y Ying, Y Jiao, R Zhao, W Qiu - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Predicting urban-scale carbon emissions (CEs) is crucial in drawing implications for various
urgent environmental issues, including global warming. However, prior studies have …

Decarbonizing operational emissions in urban neighborhoods with the integration of rooftop photovoltaics and green infrastructure under current and future climate …

N Skandalos, D Karamanis - Energy and Buildings, 2025 - Elsevier
Since the time to achieve the sustainable urban transformation to carbon neutrality and
mitigate climate change is limited, rapid and deep actions are needed in a feasible pathway …