Buildings play a dominant role in global efforts towards energy consumption reduction,
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation, as well as global clean energy transition …

In this paper, we analyze the role of economic policy in prompting energy efficiency. This
study reviews three aspects, theoretical, empirical, and existing policies to evaluate the …

This book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the
dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. Drawing on the Multi-Level …

The livestock sector is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and other impacts. Poultry
(meat and eggs) is the fastest growing livestock sector globally. Poultry housing, including …

A founding assumption and aim of the sociotechnical approach to sustainability transitions
was the need to develop frameworks to understand major systemic changes that would be …

The transformation from a carbon-based world economy to one based on high efficiency and
renewables is a necessary step if human society is to achieve sustainability. But while …

This article is a review of research on encouraging pro-environmental behavior in a variety
of fields and applies the results to create recommendations for eco-design. Environmental …

Cities all around the world are faced with a rapid increase of urban population, and their
crucial sustainable development issue becomes energy management. Moreover, the …

While designing new street lighting installations or dealing with reconstructions of the
existing ones, lighting designers usually do not take into consideration all of the available …

This paper defines and simulates a closed-loop optimal control strategy for load shifting in a
plant that is charged for electricity on both time-of-use (TOU) and maximum demand (MD). A …