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Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies

Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies

Paperback

Series: Advances in Spatial Science

EconomicsGeneral ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3642084346
ISBN13: 9783642084348
Publisher: Springer
Published: Dec 4 2010
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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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