Mapping material stocks of buildings and mobility infrastructure in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024
Understanding the size and spatial distribution of material stocks is crucial for sustainable resource management and climate change mitigation. This study presents high-resolution maps of buildings and mobility infrastructure stocks for the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Ireland (IRL) at 10 m, combining satellite-based Earth observations, OpenStreetMaps, and material intensities research. Stocks in the UK and IRL amount to 19.8 Gigatons or 279 tons/cap, predominantly aggregate, concrete and bricks, as well as various metals and timber. Building stocks per capita are surprisingly similar across medium to high population density, with only the lowest population densities having substantially larger per capita stocks. Infrastructure stocks per capita decrease with higher population density. Interestingly, for a given building stock within an area, infrastructure stocks are substantially larger in IRL than in the UK. These maps can provide useful insights for sustainable urban planning and advancing a circular economy.
Social metabolism
Sentinel-2
Earth observation
Infrastructure mapping
Sustainability
Material stocks
Sentinel-1
Sustainable resource use
Författare
Dominik Wiedenhofer
Universität für Bodenkultur
Franz Schug
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
University of Wisconsin Madison
Hannes Gauch
University of Cambridge
Maud Lanau
University of Sheffield
Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Byggnadsteknologi
Michal P. Drewniok
University of Leeds
University of Bath, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
André Baumgart
Universität für Bodenkultur
Doris Virág
Universität für Bodenkultur
Harry Watt
University of Sheffield
André Cabrera Serrenho
University of Cambridge
Danielle Densley Tingley
University of Sheffield
H. Haberl
Universität für Bodenkultur
David Frantz
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Universitat Trier
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
09213449 (ISSN) 18790658 (eISSN)
Vol. 206 107630Drivkrafter
Hållbar utveckling
Ämneskategorier
Samhällsbyggnadsteknik
Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap
DOI
10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107630