A dinâmica urbana na otimização da infra-estrutura para o gás natural

In the decision-making process for the construction and expansion of natural gas infrastructure, different factors must be considered to prioritize areas with high market potential for the given service.The aim of this work is to propose a systemic analysis of social, technical and economics profile relating to the development process of the great urban areas for assessing the market esteems, the costs and the most appropriate techniques for expanding the natural gas distribution infrastructure.In this work, an analytical methodology that integrates the understanding of the urban dynamics to the strategies of expansion in the natural gas distribution network is considered, characterizing gas consumption possibilities on attractiveness groups.The methodology is developed by gathering four information systems: life quality, urban plan, gas consumption projections by land use stratification and network system (civil engineering work).By relating the gas consumption estimated by each type of land occupation and the cost for expanding the gas distribution network, the model will indicate, for each neighborhood, the viability of implementing a gas network as well as the places with potential for growing density in the existing gas distribution system.For the methodological coherence analysis, the cities of São Paulo, São Caetano do Sul and eight cities of Araçatuba Administrative Area, are selected.As conclusion, the attractiveness ranking for the natural gas expansion are presented though the urban dynamics concept, showing the possibilities of the natural gas as an energy end use option in the urban services, beyond presenting technologies guidelines for the Urban Plans and the sustainable gas infrastructure incorporation in the cities.The results from the model use are satisfactory to the real natural gas service expansion.It has been demonstrated that the model proved to be a good tool with a reasonable precision degree, being easily understood and functioning as an auxiliary in the decision-making process for the natural gas expansion infrastructure in the Brazilian cities

Attractiveness · Civil engineering · Consumption · Economics · Environmental economics · Geography · Land use · Natural gas · Operations research · Transport engineering · Urban planning · Computer Science · Engineering · Impact of Light on Environment and Health · Mathematics · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

• Integrated Urban Models

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