Format:
1 online resource (236 pages)
ISBN:
9780821383094
Series Statement:
Marseilles Symposium
Content:
Energy is intrinsic to urban settlements, embedded in the built environment, and directly used to power socio-economic activity, transport and communications, and enable the provision of municipal services. In response to the crucial role of urban energy efficiency for environmentally sustainable and inclusive development processes, ESMAP's Energy Efficient Cities Initiative (EECI) was launched in October 2008 to facilitate the implementation of practical energy solutions that meet the development priorities of cities, and simultaneously build their climate resilience. Chapter 1 begins with a contextual background on the inter-related associations between energy, socio-economic progress and urbanization. This edited volume compiles seven topical papers presented at the two EECI sponsored sessions during the World Bank's fifth Urban Research Symposium, held at Marseille, France, June 28-30, 2009. Chapters 2-8 comprise the papers presented at these sessions: i) tools and assessment approaches on energy efficient urban development, and ii) good practices that promote low carbon sectoral interventions. The analytical tools and policy insights offered in this volume extend from integrated assessments of new cities to the impacts of socio-economic, climate and demographic changes on existing cities. Sector-specific interventions are discussed in the context of tools to 'green' buildings in Australia, the transformation to efficient lighting systems in the Philippines, and Demand Responsive Transport Systems in France. In addition, the documentation and benchmarking of a variety of low-carbon and carbon neutral good practices provides a range of practical insights on plausible energy efficient interventions in urban sectors. Thus the chapters in this publication comprise significant contributions to the ESMAP objective of mainstreaming and leveraging
Content:
Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: The Imperative of Efficient Energy Use in Cities: Analytical Approaches and Good Practices -- Chapter 2: SynCity: An Integrated Tool Kit for Urban Energy Systems Modeling -- Chapter 3: City-Scale Integrated Assessment of Climate Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation -- Chapter 4: Using an Integrated Assessment Model for Urban Development to Respond to Climate Change in Cities -- Chapter 5: Green Star and NABERS: Learning from the Australian Experience with Green Building Rating Tools -- Chapter 6: Efficient Lighting Market Transformation in the Making-The Philippine Experience -- Chapter 7: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Demand Responsive Transport -- Chapter 8: Getting to Carbon Neutral: A Review of Best Practices in Infrastructure Strategy -- Chapter 9: Supporting Energy Efficient Solutions in Developing Countries: The Way Ahead -- Index -- Appendix -- Back cover.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821381045
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821381045
Language:
English
