Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities
- 1st Edition - April 29, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Miguel Amado, Francesca Poggi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 2 7 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 2 7 8 - 0
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Energy Transition for Cities brings together empirical and applied research in both urban planning and sustainable energy, offering coherent and innovative best practices for urban energy transition planning. Using a multidisciplinary framework, the book views cities as an integrated system composed of components such as neighborhoods and districts within an overall net-zero energy balance. Intended for academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in sustainable energy transition, the book offers insights and best practices to promote the transition to a low carbon urban society.
- Includes real-world case studies from around the globe
- Examines replicable tools such as GIS, BIM and the E-City Platform for developing and implementing energy-efficient urban models
- Provides learning aids such as figures, maps, conceptual models, operative schemes, literature reviews, guideline tables, extensive bibliography, and links
Smart Cities researchers, PhD and master’s degrees students, Professors, Urban Planning designers and governmental policymakers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Cities Evolution
- 1.1. New cities models
- 1.2. International cases
- 1.3. Cities of future
- Chapter 2. Cities Energy Transition
- 2.1. New energy solutions for sustainable cities
- 2.2. Energy and climate changes
- 2.3. The role of cities in the energy transition
- 2.4. Learning from experience results
- Chapter 3. Net-Zero Energy City
- 3.1. Guiding principles
- 3.2. Classification process
- 3.3. Urban indicators
- Chapter 4. Planning E-Structure Model
- 4.1. E-Policy
- 4.2. E-Planning
- 4.3. E-Structure
- Chapter 5. Learning with Case Studies
- 5.1. Theoretical approaches to energy transition
- 5.2. Using theory for guiding practice
- 5.3. The role of case study
- 5.4. Energy transition in cities
- Chapter 6. Physical, Social and Energy Analysis
- 6.1. Physical and social characterization
- 6.2. Energy characterization
- Chapter 7. Morphological Analysis
- 7.1. Urban morphology
- Chapter 8. Urban Infrastructures Analysis
- 8.1. Streets network
- 8.2. Electricity network
- 8.3. Gas network
- 8.4. Water network
- 8.5. Sanitation network
- 8.6. Telecommunication network
- 8.7. Public light network
- Chapter 9. Net-Zero Energy City Planning
- 9.1. Linking parametric modeling to parametric urbanism
- 9.2. Urban energy parametrization
- 9.3. Practical application
- 9.4. Guidelines and orientations
- Chapter 10. E-CITY Platform
- 10.1. The rise of a digitalization era in cities
- 10.2. Directions toward future smart grid models
- 10.3. E-CITY platform
- 10.4. Integrating the E-CITY platform in the urban planning processes
- Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 29, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128242773
- eBook ISBN: 9780128242780
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Miguel Amado
Miguel Amado is Associate Professor at IST University in Lisbon who works on sustainability and city planning. He is author of more than 90 scientific journals papers.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, IST University, Lisbon, PortugalFP
Francesca Poggi
Francesca Poggi is Senior Researcher at Nova University of Lisbon who works in urban and rural energy transitions.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, Nova University of Lisbon, PortugalRead Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities on ScienceDirect