Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies (Advances in Spatial Science)
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The aim of this book is to highlight the great potential of decentralized (i.e. local or urban) energy policies in achieving environmentally-benign developments for modern cities. Urban sustainability is placed in the context of the debate on global sustainable development. A wide array of policy initiatives is discussed and evaluated, ranging from market-based energy policies to technological innovation policies for the energy sector. A theoretical framework for technology adoption processes is developed and empirically tested. The main question addressed is: which are the critical success factors for successful urban energy policies? This question is also dealt with in a meta-analytic context by assessing and comparing the performance of energy policies in various European cities, with a particular view to renewable energy.
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Designed to demonstrate that an urban sustainability policy has many socio-economic benefits, while it also seeks to identify the critical success and failure factors of sustainable city innovations.
Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies (Advances in Spatial Science),Roberta Capello,Peter Nijkamp,Gerard Pepping,K. Bithas,R. Camagni,H. Coccossis,Springer,3540648054,Case studies,Cities and towns,Earth Sciences - Geography,Economics - General,Energy,Energy Economics,Energy consumption,Energy policy,Europe,General,Government policy,Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.,Science,Science/Mathematics,Urban Economics,Urban policy,Business & Economics / Economics / General,energy technology,renewable energy,sustainable city
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