Integrative Scenarios

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Integrative scenario models-models that consider cross-sector innovations in a given city, or the cumulative impact of interventions in multiple cities-offer a way to put into practice the knowledge generated across the network’s diverse research efforts.

Modeling that brings together findings about physical system performance, linked with possible environment, health or wellbeing outcomes taking into account to real-world user behaviors and motivations, as well as relevant governance, policy, and business or financing trends can offer a comprehensive view of interactions between infrastructure systems and their surrounding physical, social, and institutional landscapes.

Despite the rising number and scope of urban modeling efforts worldwide, models that represent the desired societal outcomes associated with distributed infrastructure systems remain nascent, primarily because most urban modeling platforms are dominated by centralized infrastructure design. Mature or high performing models of urban distributed infrastructure and associated societal outcomes are now necessary, as moves toward infrastructure decentralization and localization gain momentum.

The network’s modeling efforts are focused on exploring the synergies and tradeoffs in environment, health and well-being outcomes associated with infrastructure transitions, which may vary substantially across different city types and policy regimes.

OUR PRODUCTS

Carbon analytics for net-zero emissions sustainable cities

  • May 2021
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: Multiple

Ramaswami, A., Tong, K., Canadell, J. G., Jackson, R. B., Stokes, E., Dhakal, S., Finch, M., et al. (2021). Carbon analytics for net-zero emissions sustainable cities. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00715-5 Consensus … Read more

Sustainable Urban Systems

  • May 2020
  • Video
  • Author: Princeton Environmental Institute

Anu Ramaswami, director of the Sustainable Healthy Cities network, explains connections between cities and surrounding communities and the environment in this video from Princeton Environmental Institute. This video is also … Read more

Impact of Locational Choices and Consumer Behaviors on Personal Land Footprints

  • February 2020
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: Multiple

Zeng, L. & A. Ramswami (2020). Impact of Locational Choices and Consumer Behaviors on Personal Land Footprints: An Exploration Across the Urban–Rural Continuum in the United States. Environmental Science & … Read more

Unpacking the Urban Infrastructure Nexus with Environment, Health, Livability, Well-Being, and Equity

  • February 2020
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: A. Ramaswami

Ramaswami, A. (2020). Unpacking the Urban Infrastructure Nexus with Environment, Health, Livability, Well-Being, and Equity. One Earth, 2(2), 120-124. ABSTRACT: Multi-objective sustainability planning in cities must address seven physical provisioning systems … Read more

Distributed Electricity-Based Heating Systems and Renewable Energy Scenario Planning

  • April 2019
  • Journal Brief
  • Author: Shengxi Yuan, Wendell Stainsby, Mo Li, Kewei Xu, Michael Waite, Dan Zimmerle, Richard Feiock, Anu Ramaswami, Vijay Modi

As residential heating converts from natural gas-based to electricity-based systems, can enough renewable energy be generated locally to meet most, if not all, of increased electricity demand? This study uses … Read more

Future Energy Scenarios with Distributed Technology Options for Residential City Blocks in Three Climate Regions of the United States

  • February 2019
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: Shengxi Yuan, Wendell Stainsby, Mo Li, Kewei Xu, Michael Waite, Dan Zimmerle, Richard Feiock, Anu Ramaswami, Vijay Modi

Yuan, S., Stainsby, W., Li, M., Xu, K., Waite, M., Zimmerle, D., Feiock, R.,  Ramaswami, A., & Modi, V. (2019). Future energy scenarios with distributed technology options for residential city blocks … Read more

All-city Carbon Emissions: Understanding City Types and Impact

  • February 2018
  • Podcast
  • Author: Anu Ramaswami

It is common practice to consider the carbon emissions of single cities. But what happens when you analyze carbon emissions for all cities in a country using nationally aligned data? … Read more

Regional Modeling of Shared Autonomous Vehicle Travel Patterns, Preferences and Impacts

  • August 2017
  • Journal Brief
  • Author: Jun Liu, Kara Kockelman, Patrick Boesch, Francesco Ciari

How does a system of shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) perform in a metropolitan region when modeled to mimic real-world daily travel behaviors? Will SAVs return sustainability gains for metropolitan regions … Read more

Current and near-term GHG emissions factors from electricity production for New York State and New York City

  • February 2017
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: Multiple

Howard, B., Waite, M., & Modi, V. (2017). “Current and near-term GHG emissions factors from electricity production for New York State and New York City.” Applied Energy, 187, 255-271. ABSTRACT: This paper … Read more

Meta-principles for developing smart, sustainable, and healthy cities

  • May 2016
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: Multiple

Ramaswami, A., Russell, A. G., Culligan, P. J., Sharma, K. R., & Kumar, E. (2016). “Meta-principles for developing smart, sustainable, and healthy cities.” Science, 352(6288), 940-943.   ABSTRACT: Policy directives in several … Read more

Defining urban resilience: A review

  • March 2016
  • Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Author: Multiple

Meerow, S., Newell, J.P., & M. Stults. Defining urban resilience: A review. Landscape and Urban Planning, 147, 38-49. ABSTRACT: Fostering resilience in the face of environmental, socioeconomic, and political uncertainty … Read more

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