Energy and Resilient Cities

Masaru Sugahara and Leslie Bermont

No 2016/5, OECD Regional Development Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper analyses the role of cities in energy policies to build resilience and assesses related energy policy practices in cities. It analyses how energy affects resilience in cities from the economic, environmental, social and institutional perspectives. It also assesses the policy practices of six cities; Barcelona (Spain), Bristol (UK), Kyoto (Japan), Munich (Germany), Perpignan (France) and Toronto (Canada). This paper outlines the building blocks of key policy strategies; adaptive energy management, robust energy management, redundant energy management, flexible energy management, inclusive energy management, resourceful energy management and integrated energy management. It proposes a number of policy measures in the building blocks for managing energy smartly in cities to build resilience.

Keywords: cities; energy; renewables; resilience; urban development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q48 Q54 R11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-07-01
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