Spatial regional electricity intensity and equitable well-being to support just transition

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https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10289

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Electricity intesity, BES region, Electrical Transition

Abstract

The European Union has set ambitious targets for energy efficiency to promote energy sustainability and
decarbonisation of energy systems by introducing performance indicators that can be used in different
contexts at international, national or regional level. In particular, the macroeconomic indicator of Electrical
Intensity (EI) and Sustainable Electrical Intensity (SEI) can be used to measure energy performance on
different scales, to identify the amount of energy used per unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thus
providing a picture of sustainability in economic and spatial terms. In order to support appropriate urban
and territorial policies that can have a positive effect not only on GDP, but more generally on the fair and
sustainable well-being of citizens, the complexity of the EI must be addressed by assessing the impacts of
energy efficiency interventions and the development of renewable energy installations. The aim of the work
is to develop a comparative approach between the spatial distribution the total electricity consumption (EI
index) and the total renewable electrical consumption (SEI index) of the Italian Regions - and a dataset of
BES indicators - Equitable and Sustainable Well-being - to evaluate of the regional electricity transition.

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Author Biographies

Ginevra Balletto, University of Cagliari

Associate Professor of Urban and Territorial Planning, DICAAR, University of Cagliari. Her actual interests are related to geospatial planning in the multiple transitions (energetic, ecological, and digital). Associate Professor of Urban and Territorial Planning, DICAAR, University of Cagliari. Her actual interests are related to geospatial planning in the multiple transitions (energetic, ecological, and digital).

Martina Sinatra, DICAAR - Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture University of Cagliari, Italy

She is an environmental engineer who works in the renewable energies and environmental impact assessment fields.

Alessandra Milesi, DICAAR - Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture University of Cagliari, Italy

Alessandra Milesi is a Civil Engineer, graduated in Civil Construction Engineering, she obtained a PhD in Construction Engineering at the University of Cagliari on the theme of the multiethnic city. She is an expert in territorial planning and governance, she carries out professional activities as freelancer and research activities in collaboration with the Department of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture (DICAAR) - University of Cagliari. The main research topics are related to territorial and strategic planning and urban and environmental sustainability.

Emilio Ghiani, DIEE - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Cagliari, Italy

Emilio Ghiani is Associate Professor of Power System at the University of Cagliari (Italy). Current research interests are in the following fields: planning and management of power distribution systems, renewable energy sources and energy storage devices, distributed generation and Smart Grids, assessment of the reliability of power systems and smart grids, EVs and E-Mobility, building automation systems for energy efficiency He is senior member of IEEE, and member AEIT.

Giuseppe Borruso, DEAMS - Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics "Bruno de Finetti" University of Trieste, Italy

Giuseppe Borruso is an Associate Professor of Economic and Political Geography at the DEAMS - Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics "Bruno De Finetti, University of Trieste. His actual research interests are related to economic geography, with particular reference to urban geography, transport and population.

Francesco Zullo, Department of Civil, Construction - Architecture, Environmental Engineering University of L’Aquila, Italy

Francesco Zullo is associate Professor at the University of L’Aquila, where he performs research in Landscape Ecology and Environmental GIS Application. His research interests include ecological network planning, land use change, GIS techniques for territorial analysis and spatial statistics.

 

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Published

2023-12-30

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Balletto, G., Sinatra, M., Milesi, A., Ghiani, E., Borruso, G., & Zullo, F. (2023). Spatial regional electricity intensity and equitable well-being to support just transition. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 16(3), 609–624. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10289

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2023): The city challenges and external agents. Methods, tools and best practices

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LUME (Land Use, Mobility and Environment)

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