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Decision Making in Local Energy Planning: A Review

Decision Making in Local Energy Planning: A Review

Vangelis Marinakis
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522538172|ISBN10: 1522538178|EISBN13: 9781522538189
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3817-2.ch068
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Marinakis, Vangelis. "Decision Making in Local Energy Planning: A Review." Sustainable Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 1549-1569. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3817-2.ch068

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Marinakis, V. (2018). Decision Making in Local Energy Planning: A Review. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Sustainable Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1549-1569). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3817-2.ch068

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Marinakis, Vangelis. "Decision Making in Local Energy Planning: A Review." In Sustainable Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1549-1569. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3817-2.ch068

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Abstract

The current financial and economic crisis, as well as the wider socioeconomic and environmental pressures, including climate change among others, put seriously into question the traditional development patterns. This is particularly true for the local and regional authorities, who face a number of challenges as regards growth, jobs and sustainability. These pressures create high expectations for coordinated actions and holistic interventions to address comprehensively the problems toward a competitive economy. In this context, this Chapter describes the main issues of the decision making in local energy planning. The policy context and relevant initiatives are outlined. A detailed review of existing methodologies for local energy planning, as well as standard techniques and methods (participatory approach, aspiration level, multi-criteria decision support, robustness analysis, indicator-based assessment frameworks) are presented. The need to support the local and regional authorities in the decision-making process for the development, implementation and monitoring of their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans, especially within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (a first-of-its-kind global initiative of cities and towns) is highlighted.

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