Print Email Facebook Twitter Energetic Communities: Planning support for sustainable energy transition in small- and medium-sized communities Title Energetic Communities: Planning support for sustainable energy transition in small- and medium-sized communities Author Sager-Klauß, C.V. Contributor Van den Dobbelsteen, A.A.J.F. (promotor) Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department Department of Architectural Engineering + Technology Date 2016-04-20 Abstract Small- and medium-sized communities might prove to be game-changers in the overall energy transition because many problems have to be solved within their ambit. Urban planning is dealing with the numerous processes of urban change. Energy is a fairly new task to be addressed and many stakeholders lack experience and criteria for strategic decision making. The overarching research question of this thesis is: What do decision makers in small- and medium-sized communities need to become more successful in implementing energy transition processes? For the research project this general question was broken down into four primary research questions: How can communities anchor and monitor long-term energy transition visions in their communal development plans? What tools and models are available for urban energy system analysis? How can tools and models be adapted to the specific demands and boundary conditions in the case study communities to ensure long-term implementation of appropriate technologies and measures? How does the practical implementation of the adapted tools work in the case study and what barriers must be overcome for long-term success? To answer these questions a combination of review of the current state of scientific literature of the thematic field with a practical application and evaluation of ‘real’ implementation projects was chosen. Subject EnergyUrban planningEnergy transitionRenewable energySmall- and medium sized communitiesExergy To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:05a470b4-e790-4a0a-8cd7-c8f4bbfc7982 Publisher A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment Coordinates 51.324325, 9.168306 ISBN 978-94-6186-636-3 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2016 Sager-Klauß, C.V. Files PDF 978-94-6186-636-3-WEB.pdf 12.76 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:05a470b4-e790-4a0a-8cd7-c8f4bbfc7982/datastream/OBJ/view