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Sophie Lufkin

Renaturation of urban rivers as a climate adaptation strategy Case study in Geneva, Switzerland

In a global context marked by the urgency of climate change, tangible actions towards the ecological transition are top priorities for the built environment. This paper presents the results of the “Maillages fertiles” research project, which seizes the opp ...

Wrocław University of Science and Technology Publishing House2024

Carbon flows at neighborhood scale Case study in Geneva, Switzerland

Sophie Lufkin, Ulrich Joseph Jacques Liman, Emmanuel Rey

In a context of political commitment targeting net zero in 2050, controlling carbon flows is an essential operational imperative. The LOCUS methodology (Low carbon urban strategy) makes it possible to establish an exhaustive vision of carbon flows at neigh ...

Wrocław University of Science and Technology Publishing House2024

Designing with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): A pathway to decarbonize residential buildings

Sophie Lufkin, Sergi Aguacil Moreno, Sebastian Duque Mahecha, Emmanuel Rey

The ambitious targets set for greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency by 2050 demand a critical increase of building renovation rates. This challenge is shared by most Western nations, including Europe and Switzerland, where the current annual renov ...

Elsevier BV2024

An Operational Monitoring Tool

Sophie Lufkin, Martine Laprise, Emmanuel Rey

The transition from an urban brownfield to a sustainable neighbourhood is a complex operation. To help decision-makers reach sustainability objectives through measurement, follow-up, and communication about performance indicators, we introduce in this chap ...

Springer2022

Urban Brownfield Regeneration Projects: Complexities and Issues

Sophie Lufkin, Martine Laprise, Emmanuel Rey

Because of urban brownfields’ inherent complexity related to their very nature, as well as their intermediate scale—the neighbourhood—regeneration projects are not a spontaneous process. Indeed, an urban brownfield regeneration project may encounter severa ...

Springer2022

The Multiple Potentials of Urban Brownfields

Sophie Lufkin, Martine Laprise, Emmanuel Rey

The phenomenon of urban brownfields is significant throughout European metropolitan areas. In this chapter, we assess, both in qualitative and quantitative terms, the inherent potential of urban brownfields to provide a relevant and substantial densificati ...

Springer2022

Application to a Case Study

Sophie Lufkin, Martine Laprise, Emmanuel Rey

We present an application of the operational monitoring tool SIPRIUS+ to an ongoing case study representative of urban brownfield regeneration projects: the Pôle Viotte neighbourhood, located in Besançon (France). We start with a description of the brownfi ...

Springer2022

Conclusion

Sophie Lufkin, Martine Laprise, Emmanuel Rey

The inventory of urban brownfields in post-industrial European metropolitan areas and the study of regeneration projects highlight the absolute necessity of these resources for the sustainability transitions of urban territories and the undeniable complexi ...

Springer2022

Sustainability Monitoring: Principles, Challenges, and Approaches

Sophie Lufkin, Martine Laprise, Emmanuel Rey

Because of the inherent complexity of urban brownfield regeneration projects, achieving sustainability objectives is not easy. It requires approaches adapted to the specificities of this type of operation, that allow for structured and regular follow-up, a ...

Springer2022

Influence de la texture périurbaine sur la durabilité d’un quartier

Sophie Lufkin, Emmanuel Rey

Le présent chapitre a pour objectif d’évaluer la durabilité des neuf visions développées dans le cadre de l’atelier de projet du Prof. Emmanuel Rey pour la création d’une nouvelle polarité périurbaine à proximité immédiate du terminus de la ligne Lausanne- ...

Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes2022