Carbon Dioxide Reduction in Housing: Experiences in Urban Renewal Projects in the Netherlands

Jochem F M van der Waals, Walter J V Vermeulen and Pieter Glasbergen
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Jochem F M van der Waals: Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, PO Box 30945, 2500 GX, The Hague, The Netherlands

Environment and Planning C, 2003, vol. 21, issue 3, 411-427

Abstract: It is increasingly being recognised that the housing sector can contribute to reductions in the levels of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The renewal of existing residential areas offers opportunities to reduce CO 2 emissions. However, technical options for CO 2 -reduction, such as insulation, solar energy, and combined heat and power, often fail to materialise. For a better understanding of why options for CO 2 -reduction are applied or rejected, it is insufficient to consider only the economic and technical features of these options themselves: factors related to planning processes play an important role as well. Experiences in urban renewal projects suggest that a combination of local process management and national top-down strategies is needed to go beyond conventional building practices.

Date: 2003
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