Smart Rules for Smart Cities, 2014
Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries
SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione Series, Vol. 12

This book explores the new rules and codes that are required in order to foster the implementation of smart city technologies with a view to meeting the environmental and energy challenges posed by dynamic contemporary cities with increasing populations. In particular, it proposes a methodological approach suitable for use when devising a smart urban/building code for local administrations, taking into account the current European regulatory framework (directives and technical norms) and evaluating the economic feasibility of the suggested measures. A case study is made of a large Mediterranean city in Italy that can be regarded as a paradigm of urban evolution, where a traditional individualism poses a cultural obstacle to the emerging need to share resources. Further features include a smart cities atlas, explanation of how to create local rules for sustainable building restoration/construction, and guidance on economic evaluation of the impact of building automation and passive measures for energy efficiency. The book, which has a multidisciplinary perspective, will be of value to all who are interested in the transition to smart cities that can meet sustainable development targets.

Competitive Urban Models.- Smart Cities Atlas.- The Integration and Sharing of Resources for a New Quality of Living.- Urban Smartness: Tools and Experiences.- The Urban and Environmental Building Code as Implementation Tool.- Economic Feasibility of Measures for Energy Efficiency.- Funding Energy Efficiency Measures.

Eleonora Riva Sanseverino is Associate Professor of Power Systems at the University of Palermo, Italy. Her main research interests focus on Renewable Energy Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical Distribution Systems.

Explores the rules and codes required to foster the implementation of smart city technologies to meet environmental and energy challenges Includes a smart cities atlas showing the state of the art in competitive urban models Explains how to create local rules for sustainable building restoration and construction Provides an economic evaluation of the impact of building automation and passive measures for energy efficiency Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras