1. A model for mapping the energy consumption of buildings, transport and outdoor lighting of neighbourhoods.
- Author
-
Fichera, Alberto, Inturri, Giuseppe, La Greca, Paolo, and Palermo, Valentina
- Subjects
- *
CLIMATE change , *ENERGY consumption , *METROPOLITAN areas , *GEOGRAPHIC information systems , *NEIGHBORHOODS & society ,SOCIAL aspects - Abstract
Energy consumption of urban areas is a relevant theme for sustainable spatial planning. Through the integration of energy and urban planning issues, it can be identified a suitable strategy to face climate change. This study aims to evaluate overall energy demand of existing urban neighbourhoods, considering the most energy intensive sectors within a city. Using GIS software, the method provides energy mapping of neighbourhoods, allowing to improve the insight of energy demand of cities and to develop a preliminary assessment for future scenarios. The method has been applied to a neighbourhood of the municipality of Catania in southern Italy. Methodology and earliest results are discussed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2016
- Full Text
- View/download PDF