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<p>Local energy transition initiatives – as part of a broader climate-benign and sustainability policy – have become a focal point of future-oriented resource and environmental strategies. Place-based energy conversion however, has turned out to be a very complicated task, from both a governance and research perspective. The present study seeks to sketch out the contours of local sustainable energy planning, with a particular emphasis on (i) practical data and evidence-based information requirements, (ii) the involvement and engagement of citizens and stakeholders, and (iii) the great research potential provided by digital information technology. To that end, a comprehensive mind map for energy transition is depicted, inspired by first experiments in the city of Rotterdam.</p>
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Local energy transition initiatives – as part of a broader climate-benign and sustainability policy – have become a focal point of future-oriented resource and environmental strategies. Place-based energy conversion however, has turned out to be a very complicated task, from both a governance and research perspective. The present study seeks to sketch out the contours of local sustainable energy planning, with a particular emphasis on (i) practical data and evidence-based information requirements, (ii) the involvement and engagement of citizens and stakeholders, and (iii) the great research potential provided by digital information technology. To that end, a comprehensive mind map for energy transition is depicted, inspired by first experiments in the city of Rotterdam.

Planning for Climate–Benign Cities – Design of a Mind Map for Smart Energy Transition

Economic Themes

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Local energy transition initiatives – as part of a broader climate-benign and sustainability policy – have become a focal point of future-oriented resource and...

Planning for Climate–Benign Cities – Design of a Mind Map for Smart Energy Transition

Published Online: Apr 15, 2023

Page range: 41 - 61

Received: Jan 16, 2023

Accepted: Mar 29, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2023-0003

Keywords
energy transition, climate-benign cities, local energy mind map, citizen participation, Pentagon model, diabolo model, e-compass, digital tools, local energy scenario’s

© 2023 Karima Kourtit et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Planning for Climate–Benign Cities – Design of a Mind Map for Smart Energy Transition

Published Online: Apr 15, 2023

Page range: 41 - 61

Received: Jan 16, 2023

Accepted: Mar 29, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2023-0003

Keywordsenergy transition, climate-benign cities, local energy mind map, citizen participation, Pentagon model, diabolo model, e-compass, digital tools, local energy scenario’s

© 2023 Karima Kourtit et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
energy transition, climate-benign cities, local energy mind map, citizen participation, Pentagon model, diabolo model, e-compass, digital tools, local energy scenario’s