Skip to main content
SLU publication database (SLUpub)

Abstract

This article explores the opportunities of using ICT as an enabling technology to reduce energy use in cities. An analytical framework is developed in which a typology of ICT opportunities is combined with a typology of household functions, i.e. all the activities that require energy. The energy used for household functions is calculated using a consumption-based lifecycle perspective. The analytical framework is intended to be of use to researchers, city and regional authorities and ICT companies interested in acquiring a better understanding of how ICT investments could contribute to reduce energy use in cities. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Smart cities; Energy use; ICT; Smart sustainable cities; Household

Published in

Environmental Modelling and Software
2014, volume: 56, pages: 52-62
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU Authors

  • Wangel, Josefin

    • Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

UKÄ Subject classification

Other Civil Engineering

Publication identifier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.12.019

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/84246