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Assessment on Global Urban Photovoltaic Carrying Capacity and Adjustment of Photovoltaic Spatial Planning

open access: yes, 2021
To promote the effective combination of photovoltaic (PV) utilization and urban development, this study proposes that solar PV generation should be taken as an important resource and environmental carrying capacity factor, which is defined as ...
Yukun Zhang, Siyuan Chen, Jie Zheng
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A scenario-based framework for spatial assessment of multi-source renewable energy parks: a case study of Makran region in Iran

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study develops a scenario-based spatial assessment framework to support integrated planning and deployment of multiple renewable energy power plants, toward achieving sustainable energy objectives.
Zeinab Sazvar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobility paradox in compact cities: Rethinking energy equity in tropical informal settlements

open access: yesSustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability
Informal settlements in tropical urban areas present a complex paradox in energy performance: although characterized by compact urban form, they often exhibit significant thermal inefficiencies, inadequate daylighting, unsustainable material choices ...
Mohammad Kholid Ridwan
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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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Implication of national policy on electricity distribution system planning in Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-136).This research project proposes a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method of electricity distribution system planning based on the Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique (SMART) embedded in a ...
Saulo, Michael Juma
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A Spatial Analysis of the Potentials for Offshore Wind Farm Locations in the North Sea Region: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020
Over the last decade, the accelerated transition towards cleaner means of producing energy has been clearly prioritised by the European Union through large-scale planned deployment of wind farms in the North Sea. From a spatial planning perspective, this
Laura Florentina Gusatu   +3 more
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CITY-WIDE TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND ESTIMATION OF BUILDINGS USING SEMANTIC 3D CITY MODELS AND STATISTICAL DATA [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2013
The present climate and environmental policy efforts require comprehensive planning regarding the modification of the energy supply and infrastructures in cities.
R. Kaden, T. H. Kolbe
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GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for the Integrated Transport-Land Use-Energy Planning: An Application to the Greater London

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2019
This work focuses on examining the possible advantages for the urban sustainability, derived from the integration of transport, land use and energy systems. The main aim is to develop a GIS-based method that can help decision makers, either public or private, improving the economic, social and environmental sustainability of urban areas through an ...
Gerardo Carpentieri   +3 more
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Offshore energy and marine spatial planning

open access: yes, 2018
The generation of offshore energy is a rapidly growing sector, competing for space in an already busy seascape. This book brings together the ecological, economic, and social implications of the spatial conflict this growth entails.
Bradshaw, C.J.A., Yates, K.L.
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Non-Registered Coastal Land Tenure and Community Protection in the Energy Transition Era [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Community tenure over unregistered state land in coastal areas, such as former fish ponds, coastal boundaries, and reclaimed land, has existed for generations but lacks formal legal recognition.
Yulianti Rina, Pawestri Aprilina, Safi
doaj   +1 more source

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