Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies

Name: Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies
Author: Roberta Capello

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Paperback, 284 blz. | Engels

Springer Berlin Heidelberg | 0e druk, 2010

ISBN13: 9783642084348

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Springer Berlin Heidelberg 0e druk, 2010 9783642084348

Onderdeel van serie 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.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9783642084348

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:284

Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Druk:0

Hoofdrubriek:Economie

Serie:Advances in Spatial Science

Inhoudsopgave

Preface
PART A: THE SUSTAINABLE CITY
1 Concept of a Sustainable City
2 Institutional Regimes for Sustainable Urban Development
3 Methodological Framework for Urban Energy Policy Analysis PART B: URBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
4 Key Issues in the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies
5 Irreversibilities and Indivisibilities of Renewable Energy Adoption Processes in a Monopolisitc Market
6 Irreversibilities and Indivisibilities of Renewable Energy Adoption Processes: National Competition vs. Local Monopolistic Markets
7 Indivisibilities and Irreversibilities in Urban Renewable Energy Strategies: A Comparative Empirical Analysis
PART C: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE CITY OPPORTUNITIES
8 Success Factors and Barriers of Urban Energy Policies: A Qualitative Analysis
9 A Comparative Empirical Analysis of Urban Energy Policies: A Meta-Analytic Approach
10 Success Factors and Barriers of Urban Energy Policies: Interdependencies among Different Critical Factors
11 Policy Recommendations and Guidelines for Renewable Energy Technologies in Cities
References
Subject Index