Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions : : Results of SSPCR 2019--Open Access Contributions.

• Superior document: Green Energy and Technology Series
• Author: Bisello, Adriano.
• TeilnehmendeR: Vettorato, Daniele.; Ludlow, David.; Baranzelli, Claudia.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Green Energy and Technology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (311 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- SSPCR 2019 Committees -- Project Manager and Scientific Committee Coordinator -- Scientific Committee Members -- Organizing Committee -- Contact -- Preface -- Third Time's a Charm: Highlights from SSPCR 2019 -- About This Book -- Highlights -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Shaping the Climate and Energy Transition: Clean Energy and Robust Systems for All -- Constraints, Stakeholders, and Framing Goals in Energy Master Planning Between Neighborhood and District -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objectives -- 3 Method -- 3.1 Analysis of Design Constraints -- 3.2 Mapping of Key Stakeholders -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion of a Case Study in Norway -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Energy System Models for City Climate Mitigation Plans-Challenges and Recommendations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Energy System Optimization Models -- 2.2 The Generic TIMES-City Model -- 2.3 Scenario Generator -- 2.4 Identification of Modeling Needs -- 3 Challenges of Using ESOMs at City Level -- 3.1 Identifying Challenges in Meeting Model Requirements -- 3.2 Identifying Challenges in Working with Scenario Development -- 4 Recommendations -- 4.1 Recommendations for the Challenges in Meeting Model Requirements -- 4.2 Recommendations for Scenario-Assessment Challenges -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Deep Energy Retrofit of Residential Buildings in the Mediterranean Area: The MedZEB Approach -- 1 Introduction and General Methodology -- 2 Insights from the Research -- 2.1 Cost-Optimal Technical Solutions -- 2.2 The HAPPEN Financial Solution -- 2.3 The MedZEB Protocol -- 2.4 The HAPPEN Program -- 2.5 The HAPPEN Platform -- 3 Application to a Case Study -- 3.1 Application of Cost-Optimal Solutions -- 3.2 Application of the Financial Solution -- 3.3 Application of the MedZEB Protocol -- 4 Conclusions and Further Perspectives.

5 Appendix: Technical Details of the Application to the Case Study -- 5.1 Technical Details of the Case Study Building -- 5.2 Technical Details of the Overall Cost-Optimal Solutions -- 5.3 Technical Details of the Step-By-Step Cost-Optimal Solutions -- 5.4 Technical Details of the Financial Solution -- References -- Smart Meter Awareness in Italy, Ancona -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Presence of Smart Meters in the Current Accommodation -- 3.2 Awareness of Smart Meters and Their Function -- 3.3 Sources of Information About Smart Meters -- 3.4 Shared Opinions About Smart Meters-Benefits and Drawbacks -- 3.5 Energy Control Readings -- 3.6 Future Services -- 3.7 Smart Metering Mobile Applications -- 4 Conclusions -- Appendix -- Survey on Smart Meters -- References -- Urban (Big) Data: Challenges for Information Retrieval and Knowledge Discovery -- A Systematic Study of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Interactions in the Main Spanish Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Factorial Analysis -- 2.2 Principal Component Analysis and Correlation Matrix -- 3 Analysis and Discussion of the Results -- 4 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- City Assessment Tool to Measure the Impact of Public Policies on Smart and Sustainable Cities. The Case Study of the Municipality of Alcobendas (Spain) Compared with Similar European Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Data Availability and Selection of Indicators -- 2.2 Characteristics of the Indicators -- 2.3 Alignment with SDGs -- 2.4 Comparability -- 2.5 Normalization Procedure -- 2.6 Definition of Maximum and Minimum and Aggregation -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Snap4City Platform to Speed Up Policies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Adoption Process -- 3 Snap4City Architecture -- 4 Data Versus Services.

5 Smart City Control Room -- 5.1 A Set of Connected Views and Tools -- 6 Usage and Validation -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- New Value Propositions in Times of Urban Innovation Ecosystems and Sharing Economies -- Public Research and Development Funding for Photovoltaics in Europe-Past, Present, and Future -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Photovoltaic Research and Development Funding at National and European Union Levels -- 2.2 Scenarios for Public Research and Development Investment Until 2030 -- 2.3 Cumulative Funding Stock for Photovoltaics -- 2.4 Literature Appraisal and Methodology Review -- 3 Results -- 3.1 National Level: European Union Member States Plus Norway and Turkey -- 3.2 European Union -- 3.3 National and European Union Levels -- 3.4 Cumulative Funding Stock -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Urban Density and Household-Electricity Consumption: An Analysis of the Italian Residential Building Stock -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Electricity Consumption in Italy -- 2 Methodology and Sample Data -- 3 Results of the Model -- 4 The Relevance of Urban Density -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Circular Economy in Poland: Main Achievements and Future Prospects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Concept and Method of Research -- 3 CE Development in Poland -- 4 CE-Related Projects -- 4.1 Pilot CE Project in Polish Municipalities -- 4.2 Polish Circular Hotspot -- 4.3 Circular Cities Program -- 4.4 Reconomy Coalition -- 5 CE Future Prospects in Poland -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- A Possible Circular Approach for Social Perception of Climate Adaptation Action Planning in Metropolitan Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Planning -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- A Spatial Multi-criteria Decision Support System for Stress Recovery-Oriented Forest Management.

1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 2.1 General Framework -- 2.2 Study Area and Territorial Informative System -- 2.3 Modellization -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Rural-Urban Relationships for Better Territorial Development -- Institutional Methods for the Identification of Urban and Rural Areas-A Review for Italy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 4.1 The Method Adopted by ISTAT -- 4.2 Methods Developed by National Government Institutions -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Diagnosis of the State of the Territory in Flanders. Reporting About New Maps and Indicators Differentiating Between Urban and Rural Areas Within Flanders -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Diverse Spatial Typologies for Flanders -- 3.1 Urban-Peri-Urban-Rural Flanders -- 3.2 Centers, Ribbon Development and Scattered Buildings -- 3.3 Urban Sprawl -- 4 Conclusions and Discussion -- References -- Thriving Governance and Citizenship in a Smart World: Environments and Approaches Fostering Engagement and Collaborative Action -- The Evolution of the Planning System in Poland from Sectoral to Integrated Strategic Planning -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results: Analysis of the Planning Policy System Since 1920 Until 2015 in Poland -- 3.1 Planning Concepts on the National Level in 1920s and 1930s in Poland -- 3.2 Changes in the Planning System After World War II Until the Political Transformation of 1989 -- 3.3 Spatial Planning of the Political Transformation Period (1980s and 1990s) -- 3.4 National Spatial Management Concept 2030 -- 4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- SUMPs Implementation: Designation of Capacity Gaps of Local Authorities in the Delivery of Sustainable Mobility Projects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Arising Challenges for SUMP Implementation.

2.2 Capacity Assessment Framework -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Sample from the Capacity Indicators Assessment Survey -- Appendix 2 Example of Capacity Indicator Assessment on Legal Aspects -- Appendix 3 Example of the Cluster Indicators of a City -- Appendix 4 Aggregated Results on the Frequency of Performance Indicators -- References -- Co-creation Pathway for Urban Nature-Based Solutions: Testing a Shared-Governance Approach in Three Cities and Nine Action Labs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framework of Co-creation: Characteristics and Implementation in Urban-Regeneration Contexts -- 2.1 Co-creation in Theory: Definition and Added Values -- 2.2 Co-creation in Practice and Urban Living Labs Experiences -- 3 Methodology: Sewing the Co-creation Pathway and Urban Living Labs Establishment for NBS Implementation -- 4 Discussion: A Comparative Study of Nine Action Labs in Three Cities -- 5 Conclusions and Bottlenecks: Lesson Learned from Experiences of Implementing Co-created NBS in Cities -- References -- Innovative Approaches to Energy Governance: Preliminary Quantitative Insights from the Literature -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Bibliometric Analysis -- 2.2 Content Analysis -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- City Engagement in the Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe and the Role of Intermediary Organizations in R&amp -- I Policies for Urban Transition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Intermediaries for Urban Transition-A Conceptual Basis -- 2.1 Socio-technical Transition-A Multi-level-Perspective -- 2.2 Role of Intermediary Organizations for Systemic Change Processes -- 3 Functions of System Intermediaries for Urban Transition -- 4 Method -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Joint Vision and Research Agenda -- 5.2 City Engagement in Projects and Local Experimentation.

5.3 Knowledge Community on Urban Transition in Europe.