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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona
TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Parque Tecnológico de Vizcaya, Geldo Street, Edif.700, 48160 Derio, Spain

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Journal article
Published: 07 August 2021 in Sustainability
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How can local authorities effectively approach the decarbonisation of urban environments? Recent efforts to redirect cities into a less energy-intensive model have been mostly approached from a sectoral perspective, with specific energy policies and plans being issued without deeply considering their ties with other urban aspects. In this sense, well-established urban planning procedures have not been part of those, with the consequence of barriers in the implementation phase of those energy plans. The Cities4ZERO methodology was developed to guide effective integration between urban planning and energy policies, plans, and practices. It provides a holistic approach to strategic municipal processes for urban decarbonisation in the mid-long term, which includes key local stakeholders’ engagement into integrated energy planning processes, as well as tools for effective energy decarbonisation modelling. This paper analyses the application of the Cities4ZERO decarbonisation methodology on its strategic stage in the development of Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Action Plan for an Integrated Energy Transition 2030 (APIET 2030). It suggests that in order to accelerate urban decarbonisation, it is critical to: (a) foster interdepartmental collaboration; (b) allow for flexibility on the land-use planning regulations; (c) back decisions with detailed urban-energy models; and (d) truly engage key local stakeholders in the planning and implementation processes.

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona; Patricia Molina-Costa; Iñigo Muñoz; David Maya-Drysdale; Carolina Garcia-Madruga; Iván Flores-Abascal. Towards an Integrated Approach to Urban Decarbonisation in Practice: The Case of Vitoria-Gasteiz. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8836 .

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona, Patricia Molina-Costa, Iñigo Muñoz, David Maya-Drysdale, Carolina Garcia-Madruga, Iván Flores-Abascal. Towards an Integrated Approach to Urban Decarbonisation in Practice: The Case of Vitoria-Gasteiz. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8836.

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona; Patricia Molina-Costa; Iñigo Muñoz; David Maya-Drysdale; Carolina Garcia-Madruga; Iván Flores-Abascal. 2021. "Towards an Integrated Approach to Urban Decarbonisation in Practice: The Case of Vitoria-Gasteiz." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8836.

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Published: 04 January 2021 in Sustainability
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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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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona; Elena Usobiaga-Ferrer; Pablo De Agustín-Camacho; Patricia Molina-Costa; Mauricia Benedito-Bordonau; Iván Flores-Abascal. ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning. Sustainability 2021, 13, 383 .

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona, Elena Usobiaga-Ferrer, Pablo De Agustín-Camacho, Patricia Molina-Costa, Mauricia Benedito-Bordonau, Iván Flores-Abascal. ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (1):383.

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona; Elena Usobiaga-Ferrer; Pablo De Agustín-Camacho; Patricia Molina-Costa; Mauricia Benedito-Bordonau; Iván Flores-Abascal. 2021. "ENER-BI: Integrating Energy and Spatial Data for Cities’ Decarbonisation Planning." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 383.

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Published: 28 April 2020 in Sustainability
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How can local authorities effectively address the decarbonization of urban environments in the long run? How would their interests and expertise be aligned into an integrated approach towards decarbonization? This paper delves into how strategic processes can help to integrate diverse disciplines and stakeholders when facing urban decarbonization and presents Cities4ZERO, a step-by-step methodology for local authorities, able to guide them through the process of developing the most appropriate plans and projects for an effective urban transition; all from an integrated, participatory and cross-cutting planning approach. For the development of the Cities4ZERO methodology, plans, projects, and strategic processes from five European cities that are part of the Smart Cities and Communities European Commission program have been monitored for 4 years, in close collaboration with local authorities, analyzing ad-hoc local strategic approaches to determine key success factors and barriers to be considered from their transitioning experiences. The study indicates that an iterative strategic approach and a project-oriented vision, combined with a stable institutional commitment, are opening a window of opportunity for cities to achieve effective decarbonization.

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona; Merit Tatar; Patricia Molina-Costa; Iván Flores-Abascal. Cities4ZERO: Overcoming Carbon Lock-in in Municipalities through Smart Urban Transformation Processes. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3590 .

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona, Merit Tatar, Patricia Molina-Costa, Iván Flores-Abascal. Cities4ZERO: Overcoming Carbon Lock-in in Municipalities through Smart Urban Transformation Processes. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (9):3590.

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Koldo Urrutia-Azcona; Merit Tatar; Patricia Molina-Costa; Iván Flores-Abascal. 2020. "Cities4ZERO: Overcoming Carbon Lock-in in Municipalities through Smart Urban Transformation Processes." Sustainability 12, no. 9: 3590.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2019 in DYNA
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Fossil fuels-based human activity over time has generated unacceptable local levels of air pollution and GHG emissions. One of main implications of this activity is Climate Change, which unforeseen consequences are already impacting at local and global scales. This research is focused on defining an effective framework to shift that trend in the local level through the implementation of the Smart Zero Carbon City concept, which brings together the emerging Smart City paradigm and the 2030/2050 EU goals with the urgent need of decarbonizing our local environments. In this case, the study applies the Smart Zero Carbon City concept and implementation method into 5 EU cities, focusing on the case of Sonderborg municipality (DK) to extract the Key Factors towards Smart Urban Decarbonization, which are applicable to other cities facing this ambitious transition. Keywords: Decarbonization, Smart Zero Carbon City, Smart Cities, Energy Transition

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Koldo Urrutia Azcona; Simon Stendorf Sorensen; Patricia Molina Costa; Ivan Flores Abascal. SMART ZERO CARBON CITY: KEY FACTORS TOWARDS SMART URBAN DECARBONIZATION. DYNA 2019, 94, 676 -683.

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Koldo Urrutia Azcona, Simon Stendorf Sorensen, Patricia Molina Costa, Ivan Flores Abascal. SMART ZERO CARBON CITY: KEY FACTORS TOWARDS SMART URBAN DECARBONIZATION. DYNA. 2019; 94 (1):676-683.

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Koldo Urrutia Azcona; Simon Stendorf Sorensen; Patricia Molina Costa; Ivan Flores Abascal. 2019. "SMART ZERO CARBON CITY: KEY FACTORS TOWARDS SMART URBAN DECARBONIZATION." DYNA 94, no. 1: 676-683.

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Published: 01 May 2018 in DYNA
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Nowadays urban environments concentrate more than half the world’s population, reaching up to 70% on 2050 according to forecasts. This concentration implies that most of future challenges will take place in cities as well as the opportunities coming from their potential solutions. Current technological innovation can provide support in facing one of main challenges society is facing: reducing carbon footprint from our cities. This ambitious transition, steered by the Smart Zero Carbon City (SZCC) concept, needs a flexible characterisation method, which can be adapted to different kinds of cities to evaluate the main features of each city, hence proposing and prioritising most suitable interventions. The aim of this study is focused on the characterisation of cities according to the SZCC concept through a set of indicators: the Smart Zero Carbon City Readiness Level (SZCC Readiness Level), able to analyse key aspects of cities according to SZCC concept (Characteristics of the city; City plans and strategies; Energy; Mobility; Infrastructures and ICT services; Citizen Engagement). This characterisation enlightens the development of SZCC concept in the city, identifying its strengths and weaknesses in order to ease the alternatives’ selection towards decarbonisation, being handy at a time for those small and medium-sized municipalities, so common in the European context, which usually hold less resources than big capitals to implement decision-making support diagnoses. In order to validate this set of indicators, SZCC Readiness Level has been implemented in 5 Basque cities, which represent different urban typologies, analysing its current situation regarding SZCC concept. Keywords: Smart Zero Carbon City Readiness Level, Smart Zero Carbon Cities, Decarbonisation, City diagnosis, Indicators.

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Koldo Urrutia Azcona; Luis Fontan Agorreta; Francisco Javier Diez Trinidad; Francisco Rodriguez Perez-Curiel; Julia Vicente Gomez. SMART ZERO CARBON CITY READINESS LEVEL: INDICATORS SYSTEM FOR CITY DIAGNOSIS TOWARDS DECARBONISATION AND ITS APLICATION IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. DYNA 2018, 93, 332 -338.

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Koldo Urrutia Azcona, Luis Fontan Agorreta, Francisco Javier Diez Trinidad, Francisco Rodriguez Perez-Curiel, Julia Vicente Gomez. SMART ZERO CARBON CITY READINESS LEVEL: INDICATORS SYSTEM FOR CITY DIAGNOSIS TOWARDS DECARBONISATION AND ITS APLICATION IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. DYNA. 2018; 93 (1):332-338.

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Koldo Urrutia Azcona; Luis Fontan Agorreta; Francisco Javier Diez Trinidad; Francisco Rodriguez Perez-Curiel; Julia Vicente Gomez. 2018. "SMART ZERO CARBON CITY READINESS LEVEL: INDICATORS SYSTEM FOR CITY DIAGNOSIS TOWARDS DECARBONISATION AND ITS APLICATION IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY." DYNA 93, no. 1: 332-338.