Creating a sustainable and resource efficient future: A methodological toolkit for municipalities

Salvia, Monica; Leo, Senatro Di; Nakos, Christos; Maras, Hrvoje; Panevski, Sashe; Fülöp, Orsolya; Papagianni, S.; Tarevska, Zoia; Čeh, Danilo; Szabó, Eszter; Bodzsár, Borbala

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.05.027

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“…Previous research has found that decision makers do not necessarily act rationally when it comes to assessing costs and benefits [26,51,52]. Despite the expectation that investment opportunities in energy with a reasonable payback time will be realized, political will and support remain important drivers for retrofitting activities [42,46].…”

Section: Drivers For Retrofitting (Using Eueds-led)mentioning

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“…innovation diffusion literature is the lack of opportunity to try the new product and gain experience ('trialability', see [45,46,52,51]). In this case, municipalities with limited experience of innovative EUEDs fail to harness energy savings [42,6] because the management of associated retrofitting processes requires enhanced capabilities and capacities.…”

Section: Barriers To Retrofitting (Using Led)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Drivers and Barriers for Municipal Retrofitting Activities Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey of German Local Authorities

2017

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Local authorities are key actors for implementing innovative energy efficiency technologies (retrofitting) to reduce end-use energy demand and consequently reduce negative effects of high energy use such as climate change and public budget deficits. This paper reports the results of a large-scale survey of German municipalities by assessing drivers and barriers for deploying LED street lighting as an example of innovative retrofits. The results indicate that competencies and capacities, transparency of the underlying technology base, and a clear proposition of savings are crucial drivers for municipal retrofitting engagement. Most significant barriers include lack of experience, the tendency to wait for future improvements of innovative energy efficiency technologies, and existing contracts with energy suppliers, manufacturers, or other conventional retrofitting contractors. Investments in municipal competency building (both regarding technologies and procurement) as well as diffusing standard tendering criteria and (public) monitoring of their effectiveness are highly recommended to accelerate the municipal modernization process.

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Drivers and Barriers for Municipal Retrofitting Activities Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey of German Local Authorities

2017

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“…For example, in Europe more than 2/3 of the population lives in cities (Salvia et al, 2015). The development of environmental visions and strategies are important steps in achieving these shifts as a means of setting out guiding principles and processes (Komeily and Srinivasan, 2015;Wangel et al, 2013).…”

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“…Even if politicians and municipal officials possess some knowledge, in order to facilitate enhanced learning and innovation, a range of stakeholders should be involved to provide their knowledge, expertise and experiences (Hart, 1995;Sharma and Vredenberg, 1998;Salvia et al, 2015). The use of scenario analysis could be considered to identify crucial stakeholders (Wangel et al, 2013).…”

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The development of environmental visions and strategies at the municipal level: Case studies from the county of Östergötland in Sweden

Weddfelt

Vaccari

Tudor

2016

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Klang et al [2] identified that a range of aspects, including working conditions for waste sector employees and low system cost, are important to include in a waste systems analysis. Salvia et al [10] examined improvements to resource efficiency for energy and waste through multi-faceted municipal urban planning, with key components including effective stakeholder engagement and behavior-changing measures. Li et al [11] assessed Chinese waste management by integrating an assessment of environmental effectiveness, economic efficiency, and social health safety, with emphasis on including stakeholder opinions.…”

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A Management Framework for Municipal Solid Waste Systems and Its Application to Food Waste Prevention

Thyberg

Tonjes

2015

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Waste management is a complex task involving numerous waste fractions, a range of technological treatment options, and many outputs that are circulated back into society. A systematic, interdisciplinary systems management framework was developed to facilitate the planning, implementation, and maintenance of sustainable waste systems. It aims not to replace existing decision-making approaches, but rather to enable their integration to allow for inclusion of overall sustainability concerns and address the complexity of solid waste management. The framework defines key considerations for system design, steps for performance monitoring, and approaches for facilitating continual system improvements. It was developed by critically examining the literature to determine what aspects of a management framework would be most effective at improving systems management for complex waste systems. The framework was applied to food waste management as a theoretical case study to exemplify how it can serve as a systems management tool for complex waste systems, as well as address obstacles typically faced in the field. Its benefits include the integration of existing waste system assessment models; the inclusion of environmental, economic, and social priorities; efficient performance monitoring; and a structure to continually define, review, and improve systems. This framework may have broader implications for addressing sustainability in other disciplines.

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Creating a sustainable and resource efficient future: A methodological toolkit for municipalities

Cited by 25 publications

References 16 publications

Drivers and Barriers for Municipal Retrofitting Activities Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey of German Local Authorities

Drivers and Barriers for Municipal Retrofitting Activities Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey of German Local Authorities

The development of environmental visions and strategies at the municipal level: Case studies from the county of Östergötland in Sweden

A Management Framework for Municipal Solid Waste Systems and Its Application to Food Waste Prevention

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