Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies

von Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping

284 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Advances in Spatial Science
• Themen: Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Finanzen, Betriebswirtschaft und Management Wirtschaftswissenschaft Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• ISBN: 9783642084348
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.12.2010
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer Berlin
• Unterstützt von: K. Bithas, R. Camagni, H. Coccossis