Co-benefits of smart and sustainable energy district projects: An overview of economic assessment methodologies

Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 127-164

  Bisello, Adriano ^a,c   Grilli, Gianluca ^b,c   Balest, Jessica ^c   Stellin, Giuseppe ^a   Ciolli, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co benefits; Cost benefit analysis; Economic assessment; Smart and Sustainable Energy District Projects; Stated and revealed preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 85074380323     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44899-2_9     Document Type: Chapter

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