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Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies

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Authors:
  1. Roberta Capello

    1. Department of Economics, University of Molise, Milan, Italy
      Department of Economics, Politecnico of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  2. Peter Nijkamp

    1. Department of Regional Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  3. Gerard Pepping

    1. Department of Regional Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Advances in Spatial Science (ADVSPATIAL)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. The Sustainable City

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Concept of a Sustainable City

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 3-22

    3. Institutional Regimes for Sustainable Urban Development

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 23-40

    4. Methodological Framework for Urban Energy Policy Analysis

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 41-66

  3. Urban Sustainability and Energy Technology Adoption

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Key Issues in the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 69-91

    3. Irreversibilities and Indivisibilities of Renewable Energy Adoption Processes in a Monopolistic Market

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 93-113

    4. Indivisibilities and Irreversibilities of Renewable Energy Adoption Processes: National Competition vs. Local Monopolistic Markets

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 115-146

    5. Indivisibilities and Irreversibilities in Urban Renewable Energy Strategies: a Comparative Empirical Analysis

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 147-165

  4. Comparative Analysis of European Sustainable city Opportunities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Success Factors and Barriers of Urban Energy Policies: a Qualitative Analysis

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 169-196

    3. A Comparative Empirical Analysis of Urban Energy Policies: a Meta-Analytic Approach

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 197-224

    4. Success Factors and Barriers of Urban Energy Policies: Interdependencies among Different Critical Factors

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 225-246

  5. Conclusions: Policy Recommendations and Guidelines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Policy Recommendations and Guidelines for Renewable Energy Technologies in Cities

      • Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping
      Pages 249-264

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 265-284
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Molise, Milan, Italy

    Roberta Capello

  • Department of Economics, Politecnico of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Roberta Capello

  • Department of Regional Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies

  • Authors: Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp, Gerard Pepping

  • Series Title: Advances in Spatial Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03833-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-64805-5Published: 21 January 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08434-8Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03833-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1430-9602

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9375

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 284

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Geography, general, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning

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