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Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow’s World Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow’s World Edited by Malcolm Eames Cardiff University Cardiff, UK Tim Dixon University of Reading Reading, UK Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon Cardiff University Cardiff, UK This edition first published 2018 © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by law. Advice on how to obtain permission to reuse material from this title is available at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The right of Malcolm Eames, Tim Dixon, Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon to be identified as the authors of the editorial material in this work has been asserted in accordance with law. 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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication data applied for Hardback ISBN: 9781119007210 Cover design by Wiley Cover image: © chombosan/Shutterstock Set in 10/12pt Warnock by SPi Global, Pondicherry, India 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 v Contents List of Contributors xi Biographies xv Foreword xxi Preface xxiii Reviews xxv 1 Introduction 1 Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon 1.1 The Future (or ‘Tomorrow’s World’) of Cities 4 1.2 T he Structure of the Book 7 1.2.1 Part One: Governance and Dynamics of Urban Retrofit 7 1.2.2 Part Two: Modelling Urban Transitions and Pathways 10 1.2.3 Part Three: Steering and Navigating Sustainable Urban Transitions 11 1.2.4 Part Four: Overview of Key Themes from the Book 14 References 14 Part I Governance and Dynamics of Urban Retrofit 17 2 Community Housing Retrofit in the UK and the Civics of Energy Consumption 19 Andrew Karvonen 2.1 Challenges to Systemic Housing Retrofit 20 2.2 Community and Low‐Carbon Futures 21 2.3 Community Housing Retrofit 22 2.3.1 Community as Local Governance Strategy 23 2.3.2 Community as Identity 23 2.3.3 Community as Learning Network 24 2.3.4 Community as Ethical Commitment 25 2.4 Community Housing Retrofit and the Civics of Low‐carbon Transitions 26 2.5 Conclusions 27 References 28 vi Contents 3 ‘City‐wide or City‐blind’? An Analysis of Retrofit Practices in the UK Commercial Property Sector 33 Tim Dixon 3.1 Introduction 34 3.2 UK Commercial Property: Nature and Characteristics of Commercial Property 36 3.3 What Conceptual Frameworks Can We Use to Understand Commercial Property Retrofitting? 37 3.4 Research Findings 40 3.4.1 ‘Who’? – The Main Stakeholders in the Commercial Property Retrofit Regime and the Nature of the Regime 40 3.4.2 ‘What’? – Retrofit Defined and the Key Technologies Being Used 41 3.4.3 ‘Why’? – The Key Drivers and Barriers 42 3.4.4 ‘How’? – Institutional Frameworks, Legislation and Monitoring/Standards 45 3.5 Conclusions and Discussion 46 Acknowledgements 48 References 48 4 Performance Gap in ‘Deep’ Retrofit of Housing: Issues at the Design and Construction Interface 53 Will Swan, Niloufar Bayat and Graeme Sheriff 4.1 Introduction 53 4.2 Defining the Performance Gap 55 4.3 M ethodology – Expert Interviews 56 4.4 F indings 58 4.4.1 Theme 1 – Understanding and Skills 58 4.4.2 Theme 2 – Working Practices 60 4.4.3 Theme 3 – Hard to Treat 62 4.5 C onclusions 63 References 64 5 Transforming the Commercial Property Market in Australians Cities: Contemporary Practices and the Future Potential in Green Roof Retrofit 69 Sara J. Wilkinson, Paul van der Kallen, Allan Teale and Hera Antoniades 5.1 Introduction 69 5.2 Green Roofs Defined 70 5.3 Retrofit Issues in Commercial Stock in Australian Cities 72 5.4 D rivers for Green Roofs 73 5.5 Transformation of the Commercial Property Stock 75 5.6 Valuation Issues 76 5.7 R etrofitting Investment to Date 78 5.8 Taxation Considerations 79 5.9 C ontemporary Practices 80 5.9.1 Green Roof Retrofit in Commercial Stock – Case Studies from Melbourne and Sydney 80 5.10 Future Potential in Green Roof Retrofit 85 5.11 C onclusions 86 A cknowledgements 87 References 87 Contents vii Part II Modelling Urban Transitions and Pathways 91 6 Modelling Residential Retrofit: Insights on the Effect of Regional Characteristics for the Cardiff City Region 93 Malcolm Eames, Simon Lannon, Miriam Hunt and Aliki Georgakaki 6.1 Introduction 93 6.2 Context 94 6.2.1 Role of Local Government 94 6.2.2 Cardiff Domestic Stock: History and Legacy 95 6.3 Methodology 96 6.4 Results 101 6.4.1 Wall Insulation 104 6.4.2 Loft Insulation 104 6.4.3 Glazing 105 6.5 Conclusions 106 Acknowledgements 106 References 106 7 Weatherproofing Urban Social Housing for a Changing Climate Through Retrofitting: A Holistic Approach 109 Anna Mavrogianni, Jonathon Taylor, Michael Davies and John Kolm‐Murray 7.1 Scope 109 7.2 T he UK Housing Retrofit Challenge and Potential Unintended Consequences 110 7.3 Challenges and Opportunities for Social Housing Retrofit 110 7.4 The Building Envelope as a Climate Modifier 111 7.5 The Role of Seasonal Health Policy 112 7.6 South Islington: A Case Study 113 7.6.1 Climate Risk Awareness and Behaviour 113 7.6.2 Indoor Summer Thermal Comfort and Environmental Quality 114 7.7 Conclusions 120 Acknowledgements 120 References 121 8 What is Hindering Adaptation to Climate Change in English Suburbs, and What Would Help Facilitate Action? 125 Ian Smith, Katie Williams and Rajat Gupta 8.1 Introduction 125 8.2 What is the Suburban Retrofitting Problem? 126 8.3 Hot in the Suburbs? 127 8.4 How Does the Current Literature Explain Why Retrofitting Might Happen? 130 8.5 Conclusions 136 References 137 viii Contents 9 The Value of Foresight and Scenarios in Engineering Liveable Future Cities 139 Chris Rogers 9.1 Introduction 139 9.2 R etrofitting the Underworld 141 9.3 T he Foresight Future of Cities Project 142 9.4 Scenarios 146 9.5 Conclusions 149 Acknowledgements 149 References 150 Part III Steering and Navigating Sustainable Urban Transitions 153 10 Urban Sustainability Transition: Retrofitting the City 155 Derk Loorbach 10.1 Introduction 156 10.2 Transitions as the Analytical Starting Point for Addressing Urban Transitions 157 10.3 Sustainability Transitions in Urban Areas 159 10.4 A Transition in the Urban Built Environment? 162 10.5 Transition Project ‘Energiesprong’ 163 10.6 Transition Management and the Built Environment 165 10.7 Outlook: Transitioning the City? 168 References 169 11 Presenting Futures: London 2062 171 Sarah Bell 11.1 Introduction 171 11.2 UCL’s Grand Challenges 173 11.3 L ondon 2062 173 11.3.1 Connections 175 11.3.2 Things 175 11.3.3 Power 176 11.3.4 Dreams 177 11.3.5 Imagining the Future City 177 11.4 C onclusions 178 References 179 12 Framing New Retrofit Models for Regenerating Australia’s Fast Growing Cities 183 Peter W. Newton 12.1 Introduction 183 12.2 Current State, Future Trajectories and Retrofitting Challenges for Australia’s Largest Cities 184 12.3 The Challenge of Regenerative Urban Transition 186 Contents ix 12.3.1 Scale of Built Environment Innovation 187 12.3.2 Urban Form and Fabric 187 12.3.3 Urban Development Arenas 187 12.4 Greyfield Infill Redevelopment 194 12.5 Towards a New Model for Residential Precinct Regeneration 196 12.5.1 Public Housing as a Catalyst for Neighbourhood Regeneration 197 12.5.2 Precinct Regeneration in Greyfields Private Property Market: Municipal Housing Strategies as a Catalyst for Neighbourhood Regeneration 198 12.6 Conclusion 201 Acknowledgements 202 References 203 13 City‐regional Futures in Context: Insights from the Retrofit 2050 Project 207 Carla De Laurentis, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt and Tim Dixon 13.1 Introduction 207 13.2 City Futures as Guiding Visions 210 13.3 How Can We Use City Visions to Understand City Futures of Tomorrow? 212 13.4 Exploring Visions of Cities in Context: Cardiff 2050 217 13.5 C oncluding Remarks 222 References 223 14 National Policies for Local Urban Sustainability: A New Governance Approach? 227 Simon Joss and Robert Cowley 14.1 Introduction 227 14.2 Four National Sustainable City Programmes in Profile 229 14.2.1 Eco Cities (India) 229 14.2.2 EcoQuartier (France) 231 14.2.3 Eco‐Model City (Japan) 234 14.2.4 Future Cities (UK) 237 14.3 Comparative Observations 238 14.3.1 Shaping the Content of Local Agendas 239 14.3.2 Governance Innovation 240 14.3.3 Factors Co‐determining Policy Implementation Success/Failure 241 14.4 Conclusions 242 References 243 Part IV Overview of Key Themes from the Book 247 15 Conclusions and Reflections: Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow’s World 249 Malcolm Eames, Tim Dixon, Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon 15.1 Introduction 249 15.2 Critical Factors for Successful Urban Retrofit Transition 250 x Contents 15.2.1 Emerging Themes from the Book 250 15.2.2 EPSRC Retrofit 2050: Main Findings 252 15.3 Summary: Foresight for a Tomorrow’s World of Cities 260 References 262 Index 267 xi List of Contributors Hera Antoniades Carla De Laurentis Faculty of Design Architecture and Welsh School of Architecture Building Cardiff University University of Technology Sydney Bute Building, Cathays Park Ultimo Cardiff, UK Australia Tim Dixon Niloufar Bayat School of the Built Environment School of Built Environment University of Reading, Reading University of Salford UK Salford UK Malcolm Eames (retired) Welsh School of Architecture Sarah Bell Cardiff University Professor of Environmental Engineering Bute Building, Cathays Park Institute for Environmental Design and Cardiff, UK Engineering University College London Aliki Georgakaki Gower St Welsh School of Architecture London Cardiff University Bute Building Robert Cowley Cathays Park Lecturer in Sustainable Cities Cardiff, UK Department of Geography King’s College London Rajat Gupta London Director of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) Michael Davies Low Carbon Building Group. Professor of Building Physics and the School of Architecture Environment Faculty of Technology The Bartlett, UCL Faculty of the Built Design and Environment Environment Oxford Brookes University Central House Headington Campus London Gipsy Lane, Oxford
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