The Electric City as a Solution to Sustainable Urban Development

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 3-20

  Stewart, Iain D ^a   Kennedy, Chris A ^b   Facchini, Angelo ^c   Mele, Renata ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^d ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

electric city; low carbon electrification; megacity; solar city; Sustainable urban development

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTRIFICATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; MEGACITY; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85035808069     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2017.1386940     Document Type: Article

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