Modelling carbon dynamics from urban land conversion: fundamental model of city in relation to a local carbon cycle |
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| Authors: | Anastasia Svirejeva-Hopkins Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, IDL, Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa Edifício Leste, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-018, Lisbon, Portugal
2. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, ?, P.O.Box 6012, Telegrafenberg, D-14412, Germany
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| Abstract: | Background The main task is to estimate the qualitative and quantitative contribution of urban territories and precisely of the process
of urbanization to the Global Carbon Cycle (GCC). Note that, on the contrary to many investigations that have considered direct
anthropogenic emission of CO2(urbanized territories produce ca. 96–98% of it), we are interested in more subtle, and up until the present time, weaker
processes associated with the conversion of the surrounding natural ecosystems and landscapes into urban lands. Such conversion
inevitably takes place when cities are sprawling and additional "natural" lands are becoming "urbanized". |
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