Energy Efficient Cities

Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices

Ranjan K. Bose

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Year: 2010
• eBook ISBN: 9780821383094
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: City Planning & Urban Development
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Urban areas account for two-thirds of global energy requirements while housing approxi mately half of the world's population. With current projections indicating that 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, an increase in urban energy use is inevitable. In the face of this growing energy demand, developing climate-friendly urban energy solutions, while protecting the urban development that is crucial to socioeconomic progress in developing countries, is imperative. In an effort to catalyze solutions that would delink high levels of carbon-intensive energy use from urban growth, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank launched the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative in October 2008. 'Energy Efficient Cities: Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices' is a product of that initiative. The analytical tools and policy insights offered in this volume extend from integrated assessments of new cities to the impacts of socioeconomic, climate, and demographic changes on existing cities. In addition, the documentation and benchmarking of a variety of low-carbon and carbon-neutral good practices provide a range of practical insights on plausible energy effi cient interventions in urban sectors. This book will be of particular interest to policy makers, development practitioners, and decision makers in the private sector, as well as researchers within nongovernmental organizations and the academic community.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• 1 The Imperative of Efficient Energy Use in Cities: Analytical Approaches and Good Practices
• 2 SynCity: An Integrated Tool Kit for Urban Energy Systems Modeling
• 3 City-Scale Integrated Assessment of Climate Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation
• 4 Using an Integrated Assessment Model for Urban Development to Respond to Climate Change in Cities
• 5 Green Star and NABERS: Learning from the Australian Experience with Green Building Rating Tools
• 6 Efficient Lighting Market Transformation in the Making— The Philippine Experience
• 7 The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Demand Responsive Transport
• 8 Getting to Carbon Neutral: A Review of Best Practices in Infrastructure Strategy
• 9 Supporting Energy Efficient Solutions in Developing Countries: The Way Ahead
• Index
• Appendix
• Boxes
• Figures
• Tables