Legal challenges for integrated spatial and energy planning - A study in the european urban context
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2016
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order to achieve ambitious goals in climate change policy and resource conservation, cities are facing the challenge to develop innovative instruments and strategies in a variety of policy fields in a multi-level context.
Although the European Union does not have legislative competences in spatial planning, urban planning in Europe is being influenced substantially by the EU’s energy and climate targets and by EU-funding instruments and legislation: The “European Smart City Agenda”, the EU climate change policy goals as well as a number of Directives – i.a. the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU), Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU), Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EU) all work as powerful drivers. The European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities recommends to develop zero-energy new buildings and districts and to find retrofit solutions in order to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings. The EU’s secondary law sets minimum standards for the energy efficiency of buildings and requires a certain use of renewable energies (see in particular the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU) or the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU)).
A number of European cities are using planning and building legislation as a means to achieve energy policy goals and to establish sustainable city structures.
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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