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

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  • Kourtit Karima

    (1 Faculty of Management, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands)

  • Nijkamp Peter

    (2 Faculty of Management, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands)

  • Scholten Henk

    (3 Vrije University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

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.

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  • Kourtit Karima & Nijkamp Peter & Scholten Henk, 2023. "Planning for Climate–Benign Cities – Design of a Mind Map for Smart Energy Transition," Economic Themes, Sciendo, vol. 61(1), pages 41-61, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecothe:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:41-61:n:4
    DOI: 10.2478/ethemes-2023-0003
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    Keywords

    energy transition; climate-benign cities; local energy mind map; citizen participation; Pentagon model; diabolo model; e-compass; digital tools; local energy scenario’s;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Q59 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Other
    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General

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