The opportunity for smart city projects at municipal scale: Implementing a positive energy district in Zorrozaurre

Cristina Martín, Tony Castillo-Calzadilla, Kristina Zabala, Eneko Arrizabalaga, Patxi Hernández and Lara Mabe
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Cristina Martín: DeustoTech, Universidad de Deusto
Tony Castillo-Calzadilla: Deusto Business School, Universidad de Deusto
Kristina Zabala: TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA)
Eneko Arrizabalaga: EVE - Ente Vasco de la Energía
Patxi Hernández: Bilboko Udala - Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
Lara Mabe: Cluster de Energía - Basque Energy Cluster

EKONOMIAZ. Revista vasca de Economía, 2021, vol. 99, issue 01, 119-149

Abstract: The urgency of climate change is demanding new urban energy transition processes that will be accelerated by the implementation of innovative urban solutions. This paper proposes a three-step methodology to encompass the energy transition in cities. Firstly, the design of urban spaces in accordance to Positive Energy District (PED) concept is defining a very ambitious objective that will lead the development and implementation of innovative urban approaches. Secondly, the implementation of Urban City Labs is proposed for testing and demonstrating urban innovations at real scale as reasonable approach for consolidated urban landscapes. Thirdly, energy transition is demanding new governance mechanisms where top-down and bottom-up perspectives are continually combined and harmonized. ATELIER H2020 is accelerating the demonstration of this methodology at the recently defined PED in Zorrozaurre (Bilbao, Basque Country).

Keywords: bottom-up collaborative approaches; city labs; positive energy district; quadruple helix methodology; smart cities; two-way governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O21 O31 O35 O44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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