Planning for Low-Carbon Urban Waterfront: Discussion on the Spatial Morphology of Waterfront Based on Carbon Cycle Theory

Abstract:

According to the carbon cycle theory, urban waterfront is a major district of carbon sink. Based on the analysis of impacts of urban morphology on the carbon budget of waterfront, it discusses the spatial morphology model of low-carbon urban waterfront. In addition, it puts forward forth ways to plan and design low-carbon spatial morphology of urban waterfront from carbon source, carbon sink and carbon flow: First, enlarge scale of green space to optimize carbon sink pool; secondly, increase the connectivity of water space with other green space and river system along the waterfront to improve the carbon sink ability of the waterfront; thirdly, traffic pattern is classified to organize the low energy consumption traffic spatial morphology; fourthly, keep high permeability of the interface system to desludge the carbon flow.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 838-841)
• Pages: 2999-3002
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.838-841.2999
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Fang Qian
• Keywords: Carbon Cycle Theory, Spatial Morphology, Urban Waterfront

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