Riva Sanseverino / Vaccaro / Zizzo Smart Rules for Smart Cities

Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries
2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-06422-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 12, 132 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione

This book explores the new rules and codes that are required in order to foster the implementation of smart city technologies with a view to meeting the environmental and energy challenges posed by dynamic contemporary cities with increasing populations. In particular, it proposes a methodological approach suitable for use when devising a smart urban/building code for local administrations, taking into account the current European regulatory framework (directives and technical norms) and evaluating the economic feasibility of the suggested measures. A case study is made of a large Mediterranean city in Italy that can be regarded as a paradigm of urban evolution, where a traditional individualism poses a cultural obstacle to the emerging need to share resources. Further features include a smart cities atlas, explanation of how to create local rules for sustainable building restoration/construction, and guidance on economic evaluation of the impact of building automation and passive measures for energy efficiency. The book, which has a multidisciplinary perspective, will be of value to all who are interested in the transition to smart cities that can meet sustainable development targets.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Riva Sanseverino, Eleonora

Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella

Vaccaro, Valentina

Zizzo, Gaetano

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Competitive Urban Models.- Smart Cities Atlas.- The Integration and Sharing of Resources for a New Quality of Living.- Urban Smartness: Tools and Experiences.- The Urban and Environmental Building Code as Implementation Tool.- Economic Feasibility of Measures for Energy Efficiency.- Funding Energy Efficiency Measures.

Über Autor(innen)

Eleonora Riva Sanseverino is Associate Professor of Power Systems at the University of Palermo, Italy. Her main research interests focus on Renewable Energy Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical Distribution Systems.