%0 Journal Article
%A Urrutia-Azcona, Koldo
%A Usobiaga-Ferrer, Elena
%A De Agustín-Camacho, Pablo
%A Molina-Costa, Patricia
%A Benedito-Bordonau, Mauricia
%A Flores-Abascal, Iván
%T ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning: 												Integrating energy and spatial data for cities’ decarbonisation planning
%D 2021
%@ 2071-1050
%X Given 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.
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