Timber Biogenic Carbon Stock in the Urban Environment: Santiago City as a Second Forest

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dc.article.number529
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dc.contributor.authorVictorero Castaño, Felipe Andrés
dc.contributor.authorBustamante Gómez, Waldo Enrique
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-18T17:59:25Z
dc.date.available2025-03-18T17:59:25Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractUrban environments significantly contribute to carbon emissions, both through operational processes and the embodied emissions of construction materials, thus exacerbating climate change. Nevertheless, urban timber structures offer a viable alternative by acting as carbon sinks, capable of sequestering carbon for decades or even centuries. This study develops and applies a methodology to quantify the biogenic carbon stored in Santiago City’s timber-based buildings, conceptualized as a “Second Forest” that transfers and preserves the carbon capture capacity of trees in the built environment. The analysis estimates that Santiago’s urban timber constructions have expanded their wood-built surface area by 192,831 m2 over the past eight years, reflecting the growing adoption of timber in urban construction. During the same period, biogenic carbon storage increased from 199.78 kt to 202.73 kt, equivalent to 10.84 kt of CO2 under average conditions. These findings highlight the potential of urban planning strategies, such as promoting taller timber buildings and adopting circular timber practices, to enhance carbon sequestration and reduce reliance on carbon-intensive materials. This research highlights the fundamental role that timber buildings play in urban climate change mitigation, positioning them as active contributors to global carbon management efforts.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-03-18
dc.format.extent22 páginas
dc.fuente.origenSCOPUS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su17020529
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85216078631
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su17020529
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102750
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Arquitectura; Victorero Castaño, Felipe Andrés; 0000-0002-3712-7772; 133897
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Arquitectura; Bustamante Gómez, Waldo Enrique; 0000-0002-0420-5383; 60669
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.revistaSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBiogenic carbon stock
dc.subjectCarbon sequestration
dc.subjectSustainable urban planning
dc.subjectTimber urban resources
dc.subjectUrban wood structures
dc.subject.ddc710
dc.subject.deweyArquitecturaes_ES
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.ods07 Affordable and clean energy
dc.subject.ods13 Climate action
dc.subject.ods11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa07 Energía asequible y no contaminante
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleTimber Biogenic Carbon Stock in the Urban Environment: Santiago City as a Second Forest
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen17
sipa.codpersvinculados133897
sipa.codpersvinculados60669
sipa.trazabilidadSCOPUS;2025-02-02
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