Urrutia-Azcona, KoldoUsobiaga-Ferrer, ElenaDe Agustín-Camacho, PabloMolina-Costa, PatriciaBenedito-Bordonau, MauriciaFlores-Abascal, Iván2021-01-04Urrutia-Azcona , K , Usobiaga-Ferrer , E , De Agustín-Camacho , P , Molina-Costa , P , Benedito-Bordonau , M & Flores-Abascal , I 2021 , ' ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning : Integrating energy and spatial data for cities’ decarbonisation planning ' , Sustainability , vol. 13 , no. 1 , 383 , pp. 1-15 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010383 , https://doi.org/10.3390/su130103832071-1050researchoutputwizard: 11556/1074Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.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.151931114enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessjournal article10.3390/su13010383CitiesDecarbonisationDecision support systemDigital innovationEnergy transitionSmart citiesSmart zero carbon cityStrategic planningUrban transformationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 13 - Climate ActionProject IDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/691883/EU/Towards Smart Zero CO2 Cities across Europe/SmartEnCityinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/691883/EU/Towards Smart Zero CO2 Cities across Europe/SmartEnCityFunding InfoThis research was funded by European Commission, grant number 691883.This research was funded by European Commission, grant number 691883.http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099132186&partnerID=8YFLogxK