Measuring regional resilience towards fossil fuel supply constraints. Adaptability and vulnerability in socio-ecological Transformations-the case of Austria

Exner, Andreas; Politti, Emilio; Schriefl, Ernst; Erker, Susanna; Stangl, Rosemarie; Baud, Sacha; Warmuth, Hannes; Matzenberger, Julian; Kranzl, Lukas; Paulesich, Reinhard; Windhaber, Markus; Supper, Susanne; Stöglehner, Gernot

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2015.12.031

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“…The selected CSs were chosen because of their diverse characteristics reflecting distinctive heat demands and different spatial features that are briefly described in the following. At the beginning of the selection process, spatial archetypes and their relevance in the energy turn were taken as a basis [12,24,25]. Since major potentials for DHS can be assumed in urban areas, the survey was focused on this spatial archetype.…”

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Future compatibility of district heating in urban areas — a case study analysis in the context of integrated spatial and energy planning

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Background: District heating is widely used for thermal energy supply and offers a broad range of benefits like the possibility to integrate decentral heat supply technologies or to foster the utilisation of renewable energy sources. Thus, district heating has the potential to gradually contribute to a more sustainable thermal energy supply and to consequently facilitate the energy turn. However, due to specific requirements of this technology, strategic planning is required for the successful implementation of district heating networks. Previous research mainly focuses on either economic, environmental, or technological aspects of district heating. This study therefore aims to execute a comprehensive assessment of district heating systems in the following four sections: (1) integrated spatial and energy planning, (2) costs, (3) resources and (4) environment and climate. Methods: To this end, the recently developed Eco.District.Heat kit (EDHk) is used to evaluate and rate eight case studies consisting of 14 different urban typologies, while considering the aforementioned sections of interest. The paper applies the EDHk to assess different spatial structures and grid configurations as well as a broad mix of different thermal energy sources. Results: With regard to integrated spatial and energy planning (section 1), the assessment shows heterogenous ratings whereas the case studies exhibit quite constant positive ratings with regard to costs (2), environment and climate (4). Although a lot of material is used for the construction of networks (i.e. resources, section 3), the question whether or not to dismantle old grids for resource utilisation cannot be answered definitely. According to our results, future development scenarios in the context of climate change and building renovation until 2050 have little influence on the final ratings. Conclusions: Based on the comprehensive assessment of eight case studies, it can be concluded that district heating systems offer a long-term and sustainable solution of heat supply for different spatial archetypes and types of urban fabrics. Furthermore, the proposed methodology allows users to critically examine planned projects and to detect shortcomings at an early planning stage. The EDHk thus provides a suitable methodology to support strategic decisions in integrated spatial and energy planning.

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“…Using an external and hypothetically ideal value would not have increased the result's relevance concerning resilience since there is no agreed upon unconditional resilience state for this matter. Additionally, making comparisons within the investigated area and the highlighting of spatial disparities would have been more difficult [18,26,47]. With the Austrian average, it is possible to set a realistic target value for the migration balance corresponding to the national conditions.…”

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“…In our model, the assessment of efficiency supplements the employment rate. The employment rate is an indicator which is also used in growth-oriented assessments of economic viability, but it also stands for the use of available resources and can therefore serve as a basis for assessing efficiency [47]. In addition to the indicators already mentioned, the distribution of unemployed persons among the age groups is used to assess exposure.…”

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“…If the support of a family is based on two pillars, the support can be kept up even in the event of a labour market crisis or if the need for unpaid employment arises and one of the incomes is lost, because there is still a second financial basis [49]. Together with the assessment of the employment rate, this indicator points to the distribution of resources among the population [47,51].…”

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“…The fact that the dynamic in the distribution of resilient and non-resilient regions during the observation period is generally high compared to the distribution of conventionally defined structural strength and structural weakness corresponds to the definition of resilience. Since resilience represents an ability to survive crises and to adapt anew, rather than describing a permanent state, it can be assumed that, even though resilient structures are currently concentrated around the large centres, future developments might result in a different distribution of resilience [8,11,47].…”

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Living conditions and development perspectives are influenced by territorial inequalities. In this study, an assessment of long-term local and regional resilience was conducted in order to understand the structural strengths and weaknesses in spatial development in Austria. To gain new insights into the known development patterns, a new resilience-oriented assessment was conducted. A growth-oriented assessment was carried out in parallel to provide a reference for interpreting the results. A set of criteria corresponding with each of the two assessment approaches was applied to obtain quantitative results. To determine the spatial dependency of the values’ characteristics, spatial statistics was applied. The reinterpretation of existing data and comparison of the results revealed a new level of insight into regional development and made it possible to determine the level of resilience of a region or municipality. The resilience could be evaluated relatively, by comparing the resilience of different spatial units within the study area. Similarities and differences between the results of the two approaches were revealed and discussed. The outcomes confirmed that the growth-oriented perspective is too narrow and further approaches are necessary in order to assess the sustainability and resilience of the local and regional spatial structures and development.

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Measuring regional resilience towards fossil fuel supply constraints. Adaptability and vulnerability in socio-ecological Transformations-the case of Austria

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

Future compatibility of district heating in urban areas — a case study analysis in the context of integrated spatial and energy planning

Future compatibility of district heating in urban areas — a case study analysis in the context of integrated spatial and energy planning

How Resilient is Growth? Resilience Assessment of Austrian Municipalities on the Basis of Census Data from 1971 to 2011

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