Modeling the carbon cycle of urban systems

Churkina, G.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.03.006

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Modeling the carbon cycle of urban systems

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Churkina, G.
Department Biogeochemical Systems, Prof. M. Heimann, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Churkina, G. (2008). Modeling the carbon cycle of urban systems. Ecological Modelling, 216(2 Special Issue SI), 107-113. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.03.006.

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Although more than 80% of carbon dioxide emissions originate in urban areas, the role of human settlements in the biosphere evolution and in global carbon cycling remains largely neglected. Understanding the relationships between the form and pattern of urban development and the carbon cycle is however crucial for estimating future trajectories of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and can facilitate mitigation of climate change. in this paper I review state-of-the-art in modeling of urban carbon cycle. I start with the properties of urban ecosystems from the ecosystem theory point of view. Then I discuss key elements of an urban system and to which degree they are represented in the existing models. In conclusions I highlight necessity of including biophysical as well as human related carbon fluxes in an urban carbon cycle model and necessity of collecting relevant data. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [References: 61]