Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling
Effective planning of urban heating systems is crucial for achieving net-zero emissions at the city level. In particular, the spatial dimension plays a pivotal role in shaping the design and operation of these systems. Nonetheless, the integration of urban spatial and energy planning is rarely perfo...
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| description | Effective planning of urban heating systems is crucial for achieving net-zero emissions at the city level. In particular, the spatial dimension plays a pivotal role in shaping the design and operation of these systems. Nonetheless, the integration of urban spatial and energy planning is rarely performed. To address this deficit, the current study proposes a participatory modeling methodology that explicitly incorporates the spatial dimension to facilitate integration and decision-making in the planning of urban heating systems. The methodology is applied to a case municipality to evaluate its benefits and implications for stakeholders involved in urban heat planning. The results reveal that the participatory nature of the methodology enhances the legitimacy, transparency, and relevance of the modeling process by engaging urban stakeholders, so as to exploit their valuable knowledge, experience, and understanding of the local context and related challenges. The developed methodology provides a spatial representation of district heating expansion, heating technology transition at the district-building level, and the installed capacities in each district, thereby improving the coherence of urban heat planning integrated with other urban plans. Consequently, the incorporation of the spatial dimension adds a nuanced layer of modeling outcomes to standard city level optimization models. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cdeb839f5394f85bf40a4c23aa32e3b2023-11-18T07:46:32ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-05-011611426410.3390/en16114264Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory ModelingHyunkyo Yu0Erik O. Ahlgren1Division of Energy Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenDivision of Energy Technology, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, SwedenEffective planning of urban heating systems is crucial for achieving net-zero emissions at the city level. In particular, the spatial dimension plays a pivotal role in shaping the design and operation of these systems. Nonetheless, the integration of urban spatial and energy planning is rarely performed. To address this deficit, the current study proposes a participatory modeling methodology that explicitly incorporates the spatial dimension to facilitate integration and decision-making in the planning of urban heating systems. The methodology is applied to a case municipality to evaluate its benefits and implications for stakeholders involved in urban heat planning. The results reveal that the participatory nature of the methodology enhances the legitimacy, transparency, and relevance of the modeling process by engaging urban stakeholders, so as to exploit their valuable knowledge, experience, and understanding of the local context and related challenges. The developed methodology provides a spatial representation of district heating expansion, heating technology transition at the district-building level, and the installed capacities in each district, thereby improving the coherence of urban heat planning integrated with other urban plans. Consequently, the incorporation of the spatial dimension adds a nuanced layer of modeling outcomes to standard city level optimization models.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/11/4264energy systems modelingparticipatory modelingurban spatial planningenergy planningurban heat planningurban heating systems transition |
| spellingShingle | Hyunkyo Yu Erik O. Ahlgren Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling Energies energy systems modeling participatory modeling urban spatial planning energy planning urban heat planning urban heating systems transition |
| title | Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling |
| title_full | Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling |
| title_short | Enhancing Urban Heating Systems Planning through Spatially Explicit Participatory Modeling |
| title_sort | enhancing urban heating systems planning through spatially explicit participatory modeling |
| topic | energy systems modeling participatory modeling urban spatial planning energy planning urban heat planning urban heating systems transition |
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