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An integrated geospatial modelling framework of hybrid microgrid sizing for rural electrification planning

open access: yesMethodsX
Pursuing rural electrification in developing countries through hybrid generation systems is constrained by a lack of suitable energy modelling tools.
Berino Francisco Silinto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy and Climate Change Polices in Europe: Overview and Selected Examples from a Spatial Planning Perspective

open access: yes, 2016
The challenges imposed by the changing climate and the energy-driven developments are very complex and need to be addressed from the global to the local scale.
Rocco Papa   +11 more
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Modelling metabolism based performance of an urban water system using WaterMet2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Copyright © 2015 Elsevier. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural ...
Behzadian, Kourosh, Kapelan, Zoran
core   +1 more source

APPLYING INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL PLANNING AND ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPE EVALUATION TOOL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, STUDY CASE BINTAN ISLAND, INDONESIA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Developing countries, like Indonesia, face great development pressure due to economic development for great number of populations. Various environmental problems later emerge due to unplanned, uncontrolled and unsustainable land use development as well ...
Tanuwidjaja, Gunawan   +1 more
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Assessing Spatial Configurations and Transport Energy Usage for Planning Sustainable Communities

open access: yes, 2020
Energy usage in cities is intertwined with its spatial configuration—the denser and more compact the city, the more concentrated and efficient the energy usage is to be expected.
Wendy Guan Zhen Tan   +8 more
core   +1 more source

ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning: Integrating energy and spatial data for cities’ decarbonisation planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Given the current climate emergency, our planet is suffering. Mitigation measures must be urgently deployed in urban environments, which are responsible for more than 70% of ...
Molina-Costa, Patricia   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring residents’ perspectives on local energy transition in Northern Netherlands

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
Given the urgency of global energy transition, small- and medium-sized cities often undergo rapid changes. What is often missing, however, is a better understanding of how residents of those places perceive, and relate to the various aspects of local ...
Ifigenia Psarra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of integrated energy management and spatial planning instruments within Polish cities as a tool for implementation sustainable development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper presents a short description of the integrated energy management and spatial planning concept developed within municipal sector, integrated approach to space and energy issue ought to be an important tool for implementation sustainable ...
Drzazga, Dominik
core   +1 more source

The potential of geospatial technologies in urban building energy modeling: a review and future perspectives

open access: yesAll Earth
Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) is a fundamental tool for city-scale energy analysis and urban energy planning. While geospatial technologies underpin many UBEM applications, their roles in structuring and advancing UBEM workflows remain ...
Qinqin Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Locating Optimization of an Integrated Energy Supply Centre in a Typical New District Based on the Load Density

open access: yesEnergies, 2018
In view of the obvious distinctions among energy utilization characteristics in various functional districts, a method for optimizing the location of an integrated energy system for a typical new district is proposed.
Hong Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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