Quantifying the impact of the urban biosphere on the net flux of CO2 from cities into the atmosphere.

Información del proyecto

URBANCO2FLUX

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 653950

DOI

10.3030/653950

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 9 Abril 2015

Fecha de inicio 7 Septiembre 2015

Fecha de finalización 6 Septiembre 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 257 191,20

Aportación de la UE

€ 257 191,20

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
Spain

Objetivo

Due to the offsetting effect of the urban biosphere resulting from the photosynthetic uptake of CO2 by plants that are often well watered and fertilized, the precise impact of urban emissions on the global burden of GHGs is challenging to quantify. Green-space initiatives that increase the vegetative coverage of the landscape, and therefore the productivity of the urban ecosystem for sequestration of CO2 are often proposed as GHG reducing strategies, despite there being very little quantitative evidence for the effectiveness or efficiency of such strategies. Uncertainty in the time scales for respiration of carbon previously taken up through photosynthesis obscures the picture even further. Meanwhile, as the modern urban landscape is continually evolving, with green spaces and parks becoming a more integral component and with suburbs expanding outward from city centers into previously rural, agricultural, and natural areas, it is apparent that we lack the scientific understanding of how best to implement planning strategies that minimize the impact of such changes on climate.
I have expertise in urban metabolism and quantifying carbon footprint at city level, however I lack the scientific knowledge required to understand and quantify the impact of the (urban) biosphere on the net flux of CO2 from cities into the atmosphere. UC Merced, presently leading a 4-yr NSF project in atmospheric modeling of COS to understand carbon cycle processes in urban ecosystems, provides the ideal training ground for me to gain the skills necessary to reach excellence in this multi-disciplinary effort to making our cities more sustainable. The project aims to answer the following questions:
• What is the global impact of urban/suburban ecosystems on atmospheric CO2?
• How will future shifts in land-use types and management practices in densely populated areas influence surface atmosphere fluxes of CO2?

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › ciencias de la atmósfera › meteorología › biosfera

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2014-GF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Coordinador

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 257 191,20
• Dirección: EDIF A CAMPUS DE LA UAB BELLATERRA CERDANYOLA V ; 08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles ; España
• Región: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 257 191,20

Socios (1)

Socio

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Estados Unidos

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 0,00
• Dirección: FRANKLIN STREET 1111 12 FLOOR ; 94607 Berkeley
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 172 130,40