Energy Efficient Cities of Today and Tomorrow

• Otros Autores: Heinonen, Jukka (Editor), Ala-Mantila, Sanna (Editor), Akizu-Gardoki, Ortzi (Editor)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Materias: History of engineering & technology; pro-environmental attitude; pro-environmental behavior; greenhouse gases; urban zones; local travel; national travel; international travel; energy efficient refurbishment measures; residential buildings; decision-making; Theory of Planned Behavior; energy audit; green buildings; LEED rating system; operation and management; methodology; workflow; historic buildings; energy transition; sustainable cities; transition roadmaps; renewable energies; policymaking; energy democracy; energy mapping; household size; household economies of scale; carbon footprint; energy footprint; consumption; European Union; urban; rural; population density; climate change mitigation; energy community; urban building energy modelling; transition management; multi-level perspective; sustainable transition; energy modelling; urban scale energy modelling; building energy use; localized weather data; urban building energy use model; Manhattan; modelling; Wepro model; residential; household; electricity; load profiles; LPG; ALPG; Swedish cities; passenger transport energy use; urban form; transport infrastructure; mobility patterns; public transport; non-motorized modes
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Ongoing urbanization and ever-growing harmful environmental impacts from urban areas necessitate a sustainability transformation in cities. However, cities are also centers of wealth creation and consumption, which both drive environmental degradation. It is clear that cities need to re-establish th...