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Addressing the sustainable urbanism paradox: tipping points for the operational reconciliation of dense and green morphologies

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To improve biodiversity and human living conditions in the Anthropocene, urban forms must reconcile density with vegetation to meet the dual sustainability-liveability challenge. This paradox poses a dilemma for urban planners and is a critical research issue requiring comprehensive analyses. Multi-family residential housing holds the potential to achieve balanced density-greening, proximity ecosystem services and human-nature connectedness, but meeting such objectives relies on finding balanced morphologies and metrics at an operational scale. Analysing 11,593 plots in the Lyon metropolitan area (France) using a systemic approach, we identified critical tipping points in morphology and greening. Density explained only 6% of Plot Greening, while morphology and landscaping accounted for 94%. We identified an open-space ratio (unbuilt area/floor area) >0.3 as a morphological threshold to achieve sustainable green supply. Operational morphologies balancing density and greening were modelled and illustrated across building heights, providing guidelines for emerging regulatory tools in sustainable urban planning.
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hal-04662947 , version 1 (26-07-2024)

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Thomas Boutreux, Marc Bourgeois, Arnaud Bellec, Fabien Commeaux, B. Kaufmann. Addressing the sustainable urbanism paradox: tipping points for the operational reconciliation of dense and green morphologies. npj Urban Sustainability, 2024, 4 (1), pp.38. ⟨10.1038/s42949-024-00176-7⟩. ⟨hal-04662947⟩
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