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Item ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-01-04) Urrutia-Azcona, Koldo; Usobiaga-Ferrer, Elena; De Agustín-Camacho, Pablo; Molina-Costa, Patricia; Benedito-Bordonau, Mauricia; Flores-Abascal, IvánGiven the current climate emergency, our planet is suffering. Mitigation measures must be urgently deployed in urban environments, which are responsible for more than 70% of global CO2 emissions. In this sense, a deeper integration between energy and urban planning disciplines is a key factor for effective decarbonisation in urban environments. This is addressed in the Cities4ZERO decarbonisation methodology. This method specifically points out the need for technology-based solutions able to support that integration among both disciplines at a local level, enriching decision-making in urban decarbonisation policy-making, diagnosis, planning, and follow-up tasks, incorporating the spatial dimension to the whole process (GIS-based), as well as the possibilities of the digital era. Accordingly, this paper explores the demands of both integrated urban energy planning and European/Basque energy directives, to set the main requisites and functionalities that Decision Support Systems (DSSs) must fulfil to effectively support city managers and the urban decarbonisation process.Item The opportunity for smart city projects at municipal scale: Implementing a positive energy district in Zorrozaurre(2021) Martín, Cristina; Castillo-Calzadilla, Tony; Zabala, Kristina; Arrizabalaga, Eneko; Hernández, Patxi; Mabe, Lara; López, José Ramón; Casado, Jesús Ma; Santos, Ma Nélida; Guardo, Jordán; Molinete, Begoña; PLANIFICACIÓN ENERGÉTICAThe urgency of climate change is demanding new urban energy transition processes that will be accelerated by the implementation of innovative urban solutions. This paper proposes a three-step methodology to encompass the energy transition in cities. Firstly, the design of urban spaces in accordance to Positive Energy District (PED) concept is defining a very ambitious objective that will lead the development and implementation of innovative urban approaches. Secondly, the implementation of Urban City Labs is proposed for testing and demonstrating urban innovations at real scale as reasonable approach for consolidated urban landscapes. Thirdly, energy transition is demanding new governance mechanisms where top-down and bottom-up perspectives are continually combined and harmonized. ATELIER H2020 is accelerating the demonstration of this methodology at the recently defined PED in Zorrozaurre (Bilbao, Basque Country).Item Towards Ambient Assisted Cities and Citizens(IEEE, 2013-07-01) López-de-Ipiña, Diego; Klein, Bernhard; Vanhecke, Sacha; Pérez-Velasco, Jorge; Tecnalia Research & InnovationResearch on Smart Cities brings about ICT innovations towards aiding users in their daily activities, anticipating to their needs or suggesting service consumption towards a better vital experience. The city is a challenging environment for anybody elderly or with disabilities. Addressing these challenges so that elderly or disabled people encounter inclusive, friendlier, cities which are not frightening but supporting is the motivation of this work. Concretely, it lays out the ICT basis over which an ecosystem of user-centric urban apps aiding citizens in their daily activities may be assembled.