Energy Citizenship in Positive Energy Districts— Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach to Impact Assessment

Journal article (2022)

Authors

Mark van Wees Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Beatriz Pineda Revilla Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Helena Fitzgerald University of Limerick
Dirk Ahlers Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
N.A. Romero Herrera Design Conceptualization and Communication - IDE
Beril Alpagut Demir Energy, Istanbul
Joke Kort TNO Energy Transition
Cyril Tjahja Hanze Hogeschool Groningen
Sander Smit R2M Solution, London
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Research Group
Design Conceptualization and Communication (IDE) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 Mark van Wees, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Helena Fitzgerald, Dirk Ahlers, N.A. Romero Herrera, Beril Alpagut, Joke Kort, Cyril Tjahja, Sander Smit, More Authors
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020186
Energy transition Impact assessment Transdisciplinary Multidisciplinary PED Citizen engagement Energy citizenship Positive energy districts
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Design Conceptualization and Communication

Abstract

It is commonly assumed by the projects demonstrating concepts for positive energy districts in cities across Europe that citizens want and need to be involved in the development of these concepts as an essential condition for positive energy districts to be deployed successfully and to achieve the expected societal goals. Six different research and innovation projects are investigating the different forms of energy citizenship in positive energy districts and their impacts. They aim to apply a transdisciplinary approach to collaborative research and to impact assessment. The interim results are described, and preliminary conclusions on impact are drawn. The projects each used different approaches to engaging citizens, while differentiating between different groups. Progress is monitored but only fragmentary evidence on the impact has been gathered. Transdisciplinary approaches are being developed but are still immature.