Yijun Zeng

Apr 30, 2024 | mdpi.com | Siqi Lai |Le Fu Zhang |Yijun Zeng |Brian Deal

1. IntroductionConcerns about global climate change are escalating, largely due to human-made carbon emissions. These emissions, which include large amounts of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide, have been globally recognized as a serious environmental threat [,]. For this reason, international efforts such as the Paris Climate Agreement require participating countries to significantly reduce GHG emissions [].

Oct 24, 2023 | mdpi.com | Yijun Zeng |Brian Deal

1. IntroductionIn an effort to promote low-carbon living, many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2030) target urban places. They aim to make cities more inclusive, safe, resilient, sustainable, and generally healthier in an effort to promote urban residential well-being [1]. To achieve these goals, they note that designers and planners should carefully balance the conflicts and the potential complementarity of the interests between the economy, environment, and social equity [2].