Urban energy consumptions: its determinants and future research

Papa, Rocco; Gargiulo, Carmela; Zucaro, Floriana; Angiello, Gennaro; Carpentieri, Gerardo

doi:10.2495/sc140471

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“…Ewing and Rong [41] propose three possible pathways through which the impacts of the urban morphology influence energy consumption: (a) losses through the transmission and energy distribution; (b) energy demand associated with the UHI effect and (c) the consumption variance through the size and the building typology in the urban areas. Papa et al [42], nonetheless, concluded that despite the rising interest in a scientific review in questioning developing effective solutions for the reduction of energy consumption, there is no clear evidence of their interdependency. Urquizo et al [43] at their works explain why we search for energy use in agglomerations considering the cities as a significant proportion of the world's (primary) energy consumption.…”

Section: Urban Configurations Land-use and Energy Balances Previous O...mentioning

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Insights of Urban Density and Energy Consumption. A Bibliometric Correlation Analysis

Zhang¹,

Koutra²,

Teres-Zubiaga³

et al. 2022

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Although impending urbanization is a well-acknowledged problem, there is a rising concern about how the urban forms will change and what can be the impacts on the global energy demand. As hubs of economic, social and cultural activities, cities are major energy consumers and GHG emissions. Energy consumption is a technical or a spatial problem? From Newman and Kenworthy to today, several studies have tried to shed light on this nexus. In this work, the controversial paradigm of urban density is discussed as a key component of the fight against climate change impacts. Concerning energy consumption, an in-depth bibliometric analysis is developed to identify the interdependencies of the terms. As a key ‘promise’ of an efficient urban configuration, density has been the core of diverse studies but with still under exploration arguments. This work provides a way forward for planners seeking to design strategies related to dense urban tissues exploring controversial paradigms as a key solution for energy-efficient problems.

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Section: Urban Configurations Land-use and Energy Balances Previous O...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Insights of Urban Density and Energy Consumption. A Bibliometric Correlation Analysis

Zhang¹,

Koutra²,

Teres-Zubiaga³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…Should they have proper knowledge of RET and its benefits, it will be easier to adopt and diffuse it, which would lead to the success of CREIs in communities. Awareness levels on climate change and local action on energy have increased significantly in recent years due to their potential to reduce CO 2 emissions [52].…”

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Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Energy Contributing to the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Improving Energy Security in Nigeria

2022

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The need for improved energy security in Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized. Currently, energy security is rather poor, while access to energy is fundamental to socio-economic development and poverty alleviation. Renewable energy could potentially contribute to resolving this because renewable sources such as solar radiation are more available and sustainable, and can be set up in small generation units, meaning that it is suitable for community management and ownership. In theory, a community energy approach could well apply. In this paper, the main research question is: In what ways can community energy initiatives contribute to increasing the use of renewable energy sources and improving energy security in Nigeria according to selected stakeholders and households? A mixed methods research approach was used to answer this question, with stakeholder interviews and survey data from 124 residents in two case studies of selected housing estates in Lagos. The results show that 58% of the households and most of the stakeholders express support for community renewable energy as a viable approach for increasing energy access and greening energy supply. The present study shows that there is a need to raise awareness and support projects for effective and supportive renewable energy policy to encourage local renewable energy community formation.

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“…Above all, residential and transport energy demands, which are predominantly urban, are centrally determined by the spatial characteristics of buildings and urban form [17,31,67,[71][72][73][74][75][76]. They also represent major shares of global energy demand.…”

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Between Abundance and Constraints: The Natural Resource Equation of Asia’s Diverging, Higher-Income City Models

Rode

Gomes

Adeel

et al. 2020

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This paper investigates how natural resource conditions impact the physical development of cities and how, once built, the urban spatial structure leads to different patterns of resource use. The point of departure for this research is the common “resource urbanisms” assumption that cities are directly affected by the availability and costs of natural resources, and that in turn, different urbanisms result in substantial differences in resource use and consequent impact on the environment. Considering extreme and divergent, higher-income urban models of Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Singapore, the paper focusses on two resources, land and energy, and the case of building cooling and transport energy demand. The research uses a mixed methods approach which includes qualitative methods such as expert interviews, analysis of planning documents and historic planning decisions, alongside quantitative methods such as remote sensing, GIS and data analysis and energy modelling. The paper suggests that land availability is a major driver of urban form while energy prices may play a secondary role. It also finds that urban form-induced energy efficiencies for transport and cooling energy diverge in the four cities by a factor of five and two, respectively.

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Urban energy consumptions: its determinants and future research

Cited by 7 publications

References 22 publications

Insights of Urban Density and Energy Consumption. A Bibliometric Correlation Analysis

Insights of Urban Density and Energy Consumption. A Bibliometric Correlation Analysis

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Energy Contributing to the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Improving Energy Security in Nigeria

Between Abundance and Constraints: The Natural Resource Equation of Asia’s Diverging, Higher-Income City Models

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