Strategies for Symbiotic Urban Neighbourhoods Towards Local Energy Self-Sufficiency /

• Main Authors: Lufkin, Sophie (Author), Rey, Emmanuel (Author), Erkman, Suren (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Environment.; Urban geography.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Environmental Economics.

Utilizing the results of a case study on the Gare-Lac sector in the city of Yverdon-les-Bains – the site is currently a large urban brownfield, intended to host ca. 3,800 additional inhabitants and 1,200 jobs upon completion – this work examines how to design attractive urban neighbourhoods that gen...

Table of Contents:

• Research Objectives
• Methodology
• Case study
• Results
• Conclusions.