Accounting for carbon in the planning for residential neighbourhoods: Final report: Summary and recommendations (Milestone 3)

The overarching scope of the research is to:
• Examine how the design of new greenfield and existing densifying neighbourhoods can reduce carbon emissions and contribute to the creation of low or zero-carbon neighbourhoods.
• Identify the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in neighbourhoods and how emissions can be reduced through urban planning and design interventions related to subdivision patterns, street networks, open space systems, residential densities, building types, and environmental conditions.
• Determine how the modelling and reporting of emissions would occur at the district and local structure plan stages and how these could be followed through to implementation.
• Establish key indicators and assessment methodologies applicable at the district and local structure planning stages for residential areas.