Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies - Paperback

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.

• | Author: K. Bithas
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Dec 04, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 284 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3642084346
• | ISBN-13: 9783642084348