Development of an integrated methodology for the energy needs of a major urban city: The case study of Athens, Greece

A Social Assessment of the Usage of Renewable Energy Sources and Its Contribution to Life Quality: The Case of an Attica Urban Area in Greece

“…In fact, such regions are in the spotlight as their climate supports energy production based on RES [36]. However, it is important to analyze citizens' views on RES in metropolitan areas where energy needs are significantly higher [37]. Since half of the Greek population resides in Attica where there is a huge problem in energy allocation, the understanding of citizens' views on RES is of vital importance in order to motivate them to pay for energy produced by RES or even invest in them [31,37].…”

“…However, it is important to analyze citizens' views on RES in metropolitan areas where energy needs are significantly higher [37]. Since half of the Greek population resides in Attica where there is a huge problem in energy allocation, the understanding of citizens' views on RES is of vital importance in order to motivate them to pay for energy produced by RES or even invest in them [31,37]. This is because citizens' perceptions of the environment and RES can significantly influence public policies [38].…”

“…This is because citizens' perceptions of the environment and RES can significantly influence public policies [38]. Thus, by measuring and understanding Attica's residents' views in order to form a proper policy to motivate them, the metropolitan area of Athens would become a "greener" constant consumer of energy produced by RES [37]. This "greener" character is needed to be achieved, as Attica is an environmentally compromised region because of its metropolitan character.…”

“…This "greener" character is needed to be achieved, as Attica is an environmentally compromised region because of its metropolitan character. An effective allocation of the energy sources could allow the development of an energy plan for the rest of the country without the constraints of Attica; this would significantly contribute to the citizens' life quality improvement both in Attica and in the rest of the country [37,39,40].…”

Scenarios for sustainable heat supply and heat savings in municipalities - The case of Helsingør, Denmark

“…In the literature, municipal energy scenarios have been modelled and analysed e.g. for cities in Denmark [6,7], Greece [8], Brazil [9], Italy [10] and Poland [11]. Various urban energy models are also reviewed by [12,13].…”