Abstract
The development of urban and rural landscapes has entered a pioneering era with novel combinations of energy production andconsumption and related changes in the urban and rural fabric including associated socioeconomic issues. Accompanying this change isa realization that newly developing energy initiatives are more viable for development and upscaling and are less vulnerable to failure andresistance from society if they are well integrated into their local and regional contexts. However, institutional questions remain regardingthe required mechanisms and levels of integration, while simultaneously sustainable energy planning requires that the stakeholders withdiverse and conflicting objectives come to some degree of consensus. Inspired by these findings, a methodological approach for holisticenergy planning on a regional/local level was developed within the framework of the INTENSSS-PA project that is funded by HORIZON2020. The approach provides a holistic energy plan, which goes beyond a blueprint for allocating renewable technologies and is basedon the involvement of the wider community. Hence, this approach includes aspects such as the development of spatial concepts, newco-creating strategies, business cases, societal alliances and institutional changes and formats. To implement this approach, the LivingLab (LL) concept is applied. The case of Karditsa, in Greece, will be presented as evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed planningapproach.
Highlights
Integrated energy planning implies the integration of the energy theme within spatial planning in order to accommodate the integration of energy systems within their physical and socioeconomic landscapes (De Boer and Zuidema 2015)
Integrated energy planning assumes that linking alternative land use functions and the interests associated with them has benefits for exploiting the potential of different renewable energy sources
As coping with energy is relatively novel within the realm of spatial planning, there is a current lack of institutional frameworks to support their integration (e.g. De Boer and Zuidema 2016)
Summary
A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR HOLISTIC ENERGY PLANNING USING THE LIVING LAB CONCEPT: THE CASE OF THE PREFECTURE OF KARDITSA. The development of urban and rural landscapes has entered a pioneering era with novel combinations of energy production and consumption and related changes in the urban and rural fabric including associated socioeconomic issues. Institutional questions remain regarding the required mechanisms and levels of integration, while simultaneously sustainable energy planning requires that the stakeholders with diverse and conflicting objectives come to some degree of consensus The approach provides a holistic energy plan, which goes beyond a blueprint for allocating renewable technologies and is based on the involvement of the wider community This approach includes aspects such as the development of spatial concepts, new co-creating strategies, business cases, societal alliances and institutional changes and formats.
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