Sustainable cities and energy policies

Author(s)

• Capello, Roberta
• Nijkamp, Peter
• Pepping, Gerard

Bibliographic Information

Sustainable cities and energy policies

Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping ; in association with Kostas Bithas, Roberto Camagni, Harry Coccossis

（Advances in spatial science）

Springer, c1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-276) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA40345012
• ISBN:
  • 3540648054
• LCCN: 98054348
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berlin ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 282 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD9502.E82
  • DC21 : 333.79/094
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Energy policy -- Europe -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Urban policy -- Europe -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Cities and towns -- Energy consumption -- Government policy -- Europe -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Renewable energy sources -- Government policy -- Europe -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Urban ecology -- Europe -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Municipal government -- Europe -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Urban economics -- Case studies
  • LCSH : Space in economics -- Case studies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26017851