This book explores the implementation of the EU climate goals at the local and regional level. It sheds new light on local energy transition from an interdisciplinary perspective that includes spatial, economic, environmental and political aspects. Presenting several case studies of local communities across Europe, the book highlights challenges and success factors of decentralized energy transition processes in different urban systems and national contexts. Different areas of intervention are identified, including energy sharing, energy refurbishment of housing, renewable energy generation, and reduction of energy consumption in urban transport. The book explores issues such as local strategies and decision-making processes, civic engagement, urban planning, and the spatial and technical dimensions of local energy transition processes. Finally, it addresses questions of knowledge transfer in the context of local energy transition.

Presents case studies of local energy transitions across Europe Explores the implementation of the EU climate goals at the local and regional level Highlights success factors for local energy transitions

Autorentext
Hansjörg Drewello is full professor for economics at Kehl University of Applied Sciences (Germany). He is Vice-President Research and Transfer, the German Director of the European Research and Competence Center for Cluster Management and Co-Director of the French-German Master program Management of Regional Innovation Ecosystems at Kehl University of Applied Sciences. His research is focused on regional economics and regional transition as well as on cross-border cooperation.

Thierry Vilmin is the Director of Logiville, a private consulting firm specializing in the analysis of the urban planning and development local actors' system. In addition to studies commissioned by local authorities or the Government, its director Thierry Vilmin has also carried out numerous systemic research work synthesized in his reference work "Urban planning, actors and system" (currently being translated into English).

Margot Pellegrino is associate professor at the Department of Urban Engineering and researcher atLab'Urba at Gustave Eiffel University, France. She has been involved and coordinates several research projects on energy transition in urban areas and particularly on the challenges of scaling up of energy renovation. She is the coordinator of the Master 2 program Sustainable Urban Development.

Inhalt

Part 1. Local Energy Transition processes:empirical insights.- 1.1 Top down or Bottom up process: two different ways to implement a local energy autonomy project in France.- 1.2 Renovating public housing neighbourhoods: between public-led and third sector-led initiatives. Insights from two Italian case studies.- 1.3 Bottom-up and top-down approaches to local energy transition in Germany.- 1.4 Renewable Pathways: Case Studies of Sustainable Energy Development in Rural Areas in the Czech Republic.- 1.5 A multi-faceted approach to energy transition processes: Insights from municipalities in Latvia.- 1.6 Spatial and technical dimensions for local energy transitions. The case of wood biomass in district heating networks in France.- Part 2. Learning from the field: characterizing Local Energy Transition processes.- 2.1 Between EU requirements and local initiative: the local energy transition in Germany and France.- 2.2 Unpacking Energy Decentralisation in European countries: Conceptualisations in National Climate and Energy Plans and Strategies.- 2.3 Local Energy Transitions: Framework and Benefits.- 2.4 The system of local actors: strategies between resources and constraints.- 2.5 Civic participation the key to local energy transition?.- Part 3. Teaching and playing local energy transition.- 3.1 urbEN, a serious game featuring interactions between actors in a local energy system.- 3.2 How does a serious game contribute to the sustainability-oriented training of an urban planner.