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A decision support tool for urban energy policy: an urban morphological approach to figure out the energy performance of existing developments

Although the world-wide interest of academic studies and policymakers on the energy matter is mainly focused on buildings, the management of energy performance of existing urban development, in the last 20 years, become an important and frequently debated issue both in scientific literature and public administration practice (among others [1-5]). According to Alberti (1999), the study of urban pattern in relation to environmental processes remains an open issue, especially the operationalization of some research findings into the planning practices. The role of spatial planning in mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions due to fossil fuels and adapting the current urban conditions, is internationally recognised (among others [6-9]. Complexities and differences between professional, technical and political support from each administrations exist, increasing the implementation gap of urban and environmental policies (among others [10-13]). In such a context, the analysis of relationships between urban form and energy performance of transport and housing stock sectors, could be an useful tool to increase the knowledge of urban interactions and support decision processes, especially in strategic planning.