Smart Rules for Smart Cities: Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries (SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione Book 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. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Competitive Urban Models....Pages 1-14 Smart Cities Atlas....Pages 15-27 The Integration and Sharing of Resources for a New Quality of Living....Pages 29-44 Urban Smartness: Tools and Experiences....Pages 45-58 The Urban and Environmental Building Code as Implementation Tool....Pages 59-85 Economic Feasibility of Measures for Energy Efficiency....Pages 87-107 Funding Energy Efficiency Measures....Pages 109-121 Smart Planning and Intelligent Cities: A New Cambrian Explosion....Pages 123-132