Elsevier Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities

Product Description Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities brings together empirical and applied research in both urban planning and sustainable energy, offering coherent and innovative best practices for urban energy transition planning. Using a multidisciplinary framework, the book views cities as an integrated system composed of components such as neighborhoods and districts within an overall net-zero energy balance. Intended for academics, practitioners and policymakers interested in sustainable energy transition, the book offers insights and best practices to promote the transition to a low carbon urban society. Review Presents methodological approaches and guidelines and tools for sustainable energy transition in cities From the Back Cover <p>Bringing together empirical and applied research in both urban planning and sustainable energy, the book offers coherent and innovate best practices for urban energy transition planning. Using a multidisciplinary framework, the book views cities as an integrated system composed of components such as neighborhoods and districts within an overall net-zero energy balance. Intended for academics, practitioners, and policy makers interested in sustainable energy transition, the book offers insights and best practices to promote the transition to a low carbon urban society.</p> About the Author Miguel Amado is Associate Professor at IST University in Lisbon who works on sustainability and city planning. He is author of more than 90 scientific journals papers. Francesca Poggi is Senior Researcher at Nova University of Lisbon who works in urban and rural energy transitions.