This book examines the energy dimension of the smart city from the perspective of urban planning, providing a complete overview that ranges from theoretical aspects to practical considerations and projects. In addition, it aims to illustrate how the concept of the smart city can enhance understanding of the urban system and foster new forms of management of the metropolis, including with respect to energy supply and use. Specifically, the book explores the different dimensions of the relationship between energy and the city, discusses methodological issues with a special focus on ontological approaches to sustainability, and describes practices, tools, and good examples of energy-related urban planning. The authors represent the main Italian research groups working in the field, Italy being an excellent example of a country exposed to energy problems due to, for example, vulnerability to climate change and lack of primary energy resources. This book will be valuable for students of urban planning, town planners, and researchers interested in understanding the changing nature of the city and the challenges posed by energy issues.

Inhalt

Smart City: the energy issue: a brief introduction.- City SmartNESS: the energy dimension of the urban system.- Smart city, urban performance and energy.- Energy and Spatial Planning: A smart integrated approach.- Towards the definition of the urban saving energy model (UrbanSEM).- Energy Supply and the Territorial Processes as a New Paradigm of Sustainability in Planning Science and Practice.- Managing mobility to save energy through parking planning.- ISUT model. A composite index to measure the sustainability.- The Landscape Assessment for the New Energy Facilities. An integrated approach for Innovative territorial policies.- Technological change and innovation for sustainable cities.- Planning for the conservation of historic districts in Sardinia, Italy. Strategic and energy efficiency-related issues, and an ontological approach concerning a small town.- Cities dealing with energy issues and climate-related impacts: approaches, strategies and toolsfor a sustainable urban development.- Evolved Frameworks for the Integrated Development of Territorial Services.- Energy and climate change polices in Europe: Overview and selected examples from a spatial planning perspective.- Regional Local Development Strategies benefiting from Open Data and Open Tools and an outlook on the Renewable Energy Sources contribution.- Reshaping the urban environment through mobility projects and practices: lessons from the case of Palermo.- Geodesign: lost in regulations (and practice).- Using Citizen-provided Information to Build Purposeful Knowledge for Planning: Principles, Requirements, and Three Examples.