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- Bylund Melin, Charlotta, et al.
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Quantification, the link to relate climate-induced damage to indoor environments in historic buildings
- 2013
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In: Climate for Collections: Standards and Uncertainties. Postprints of the Munich Climate Conference 7 to 9 November 2012. Jonathan Ashley-Smith, Andreas Burmester and Melanie Eible (eds.). Archetype Publisher Ltd. London. - 9783000422522 - 9781909492004 ; , s. 311-323
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This paper describes and applies a method to quantify and relate damage of painted wooden pulpits in 16 churches in Gotland, Sweden, to both the current and the historical indoor climate of the twentieth century. In addition, it demonstrates that the energy used to heat a church in the past can be measured and the study also points towards a relationship between damage and heat output. The results suggest that more damage is present in churches with a higher heat output and there is increased damage in churches using background heating compared to churches that do not. However, the method needs to be improved and a larger population is required to validate these results.
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- Bylund Melin, Charlotta, et al.
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The relationship between heating energy and cumulative damage to painted wood in historic churches
- 2014
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In: Journal of the Institute of Conservation. - London : Routledge. - 1945-5224 .- 1945-5232. ; :3, s. 94-109
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Existing research on climate-induced damage needs to be verified by actual observations in authentic environments. This article suggests a complementary method to relate the historic and present indoor climate to damage on painted wooden objects in historic churches. Energy consumption, as revealed by archival sources, is used as a substitute for climate records, on the assumption that higher temperature and therefore lower relative humidity will occur more frequently in churches with greater expenses for fuel. The quantified energy consumption is related to damage of wood and the painted layers of pulpits in 16 churches. There is a slight correlation between damage to the paint on the pulpits and energy released in the churches. However larger populations are needed for this type of enquiry to be further developed and extended.
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- Granvik, Madeleine, et al.
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3. Building a sustainable neighbourhood : Kronsberg
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In: Building and Re-building Sustainable Communities. - Uppsala : Baltic University Press. - 9197001740 ; , s. 26-34
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Book chapter (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Eleven recently built neighbourhoods applying principles of sustainability in all its aspects – environmental, economic and social – are described with a more detailed description of Kronsberg outside Hannover, Germany. Kronsberg with 15,000 inhabitants and working places for 2,000, consists of 10% single-family homes and 90% multi-storey buildings. Considerable obligations were made in all phases of the project to secure a high quality of life and to use natural resources sparingly.
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- Kourtit, Karima
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City intelligence for enhancing urban performance value : a conceptual study on data decomposition in smart cities
- 2021
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In: ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE. - : Springer Nature. - 2509-7946 .- 2509-7954. ; 5:1, s. 191-222
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The contemporary 'digital age' prompts the need for a re-assessment of urban planning principles and practices. Against the background of current data-rich urban planning, this study seeks to address the question whether an appropriate methodological underpinning can be provided for smart city governance based on a data-driven planning perspective. It posits that the current digital technology age has a drastic impact on city strategies and calls for a multi-faceted perspective on future urban development, termed here the 'XXQ-principle' (which seeks to attain the highest possible level of quality for urban life). Heterogeneity in urban objectives and data embodied in the XXQ-principle can be systematically addressed by a process of data decomposition (based on a 'cascade principle'), so that first, higher-level urban policy domains are equipped with the necessary ('big') data provisions, followed by lower-ranking urban governance levels. The conceptual decomposition principle can then be translated into a comprehensive hierarchical model architecture for urban intelligence based on the 'flying disc' model, including key performance indicators (KPIs). This new model maps out the socio-economic arena of a complex urban system according to the above cascade system. The design of this urban system architecture and the complex mutual connections between its subsystems is based on the 'blowing-up' principle that originates from a methodological deconstruction-reconstruction paradigm in the social sciences. The paper advocates the systematic application of this principle to enhance the performance of smart cities, called the XXQ performance value. This study is not empirical, although it is inspired by a wealth of previous empirical research. It aims to advance conceptual and methodological thinking on principles of smart urban planning.
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