The success of the Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) in Italy. Weakness and integrative attempts with urban planning

Journal title ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI
Author/s Paolo de Pascali, Annamaria Bagaini
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/suppl. 131 Language Italian
Pages 26 P. 71-96 File size 260 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASUR2021-131-S1004
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The article displays the results of a research conducted on the SEAPs evolution and a sample of Italian cases, intending to understand the influence and coherence in terms of settlement transformations. The integration of energy and spatial planning encouraged by the SEAP, on which the article focuses, does not find an effective application and the proposition appears to be unsatisfied. New integration paths arise from the energy decentralization process, which is rising in significance and interest.

Keywords: SECAP; local energy planning; energy decentralization; mitigation and adaptation; urban planning.

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Paolo de Pascali, Annamaria Bagaini, L’affermazione del Piano d’azione per l’energia sostenibile (PAES) in Italia. Limiti e tentativi di integrazione con la pianificazione locale in "ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI" suppl. 131/2021, pp 71-96, DOI: 10.3280/ASUR2021-131-S1004