What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it reinforce existing ‘business as usual’ or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this critical question, by looking across the different dimensions of technological, scientific,...
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Low carbon nation?
Urban energy systems: An integrated approach
Energy demands of cities need to be met more sustainably. This book analyses the technical and social systems that satisfy these needs and asks how methods can be put into practice to achieve this...
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The very hungry City: urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of citie
The author looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United States to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behavior, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others... © Yale Univ. Press)
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Smart grid and its application in sustainable cities
This technical note describes smart grid system elements, indicates their costs and benefits, discusses the smart grid initiative in Korea...
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Incorporating cities into the post-2012 climate change agreements
This paper examines the legal, political, technical, economic and financial implications of fitting commitments by cities into the post-2012 climate change agreement.
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Urban energy systems
This double issue of Network Industries Quarterly is the third in the series focusing on urban infrastructures and covers different aspects of urban energy ranging from photovoltaics to smart grids and from energy demand management to the introduction of energy as alternative currency.
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Compact city policies
This OECD book examines the concept of the compact city and the implication of the current urban context for compact city policies. It explores their potential outcomes, particularly in terms of how it can contribute to green growth and looks at developing indicators to monitor compact city and track policy performance...
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Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe
... Challenges and opportunities for cities together with supportive national and European policies. An EEA report.
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Sustainable low-carbon city development in China
This World Bank report aims to provide central government policymakers and those of municipalities, cities and townships in China with practical lessons on sustainable low-carbon development, based on the World Bank’s experience and its long-term relationship with many Chinese provinces and cities.
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Financing the resilient city
This paper presents a strategy for scaling climate change adaptation within urban areas
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Local climate action plans in France
This paper analyses the first generation of voluntary and partnership-based CAPs in France
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Cities of tomorrow : Challenges, visions, ways forward
Changer l'image des seniors et des immigrés, miser sur le logement sobre en énergie et trouver des solutions innovantes pour lutter contre le chômage... La Commission européenne a compilé ses idées dans un rapport qui, une fois n'est pas coutume, cite la banlieue en exemple (info source : EurActiv)
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Mobilizing cities towards a low carbon future: tambourines, carrots and sticks
This paper analyzes how city pioneers in Europe have been able to overcome these disincentives thanks to a combination of local circumstances and interventions by higher levels of government
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Cities and climate change : an urgent agenda
This World Bank's report discusses the link between climate change and cities, why cities should be concerned about climate change and adopt early preventative policies, and how the World Bank and other organizations can provide further support to cities on climate change issues.
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Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE): Helping Cities Use Energy Efficiently
TRACE is a tool developed by Energy Efficient Cities Initiative (EECI) , which is an ESMAP program
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