Abstract
The rapid trends of urbanisation have catastrophic consequences on the ecology of our cities. Air-conditioning systems are extensively and inefficiently used. The large amounts of energy consumption and the reckless exploitation of natural resources are leading to increased emissions of ozone-depleting gases and carbon dioxide emissions, which are polluting our planet and enhancing the effects of global warming.
This chapter will present the bioclimatic approach in achieving a smart urban isle as a basic unit for the development of sustainable cities of the EU ERANET project “Smart bioclimatic low-carbon urban areas as innovative energy isles in the sustainable city” (SUI). It will outline the project and demonstrate the approach of achieving bioclimatic urban isles through the Cyprus case study. The main aim of the SUI project is to develop sustainable cities through balancing locally the energy systems. Thus, the project aspires to move forward with the urban energy and CO2 reduction.
The study will focus on the bioclimatic approach, which is one of the three cornerstone procedures (Bioclimatic Design, Smart Grids and Management Platform), on which the project is based. It will exemplify how the various aspects of the bioclimatic design and the utilisation of the beneficial aspects of the surrounding environment are exploited and applied on defined urban isles, as a basic unit of the city.
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The authors would like to thank the EU and the Research Promotion Foundation for funding, in the frame of the collaborative international Consortium (SUI) financed under the ERA-NET Cofund Smart Cities and Communities Cofunded Call. This ERA-NET is an integral part of the 2014 Joint Activities developed by the Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe (JPI Urban Europe).
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Serghides, D.K., Dimitriou, S., Kyprianou, I., Papanicolas, C. (2020). The Bioclimatic Approach in Developing Smart Urban Isles for Sustainable Cities. In: Sayigh, A. (eds) Renewable Energy and Sustainable Buildings. Innovative Renewable Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18488-9_5
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