Reading the energy meter on development. The interaction of land use and energy conservation

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:5098293

This study through a case-study approach has documented on a national basis the crucial role that urban design and land-use planning have towards achieving meaningful energy conservation. With a set of study areas representative of present and future development patterns, and a variety of climatic, transportation, and market conditions, the major energy-saving sectors within feasibile design actions are identified as: land-use mix and configuration; spatial arrangement affecting transportation requirements; and energy system technology. Within each of these sectors a list of energy-conserving measures is tested in two of the study areas: in Tucson, Arizona and Mt. Pleasant, New York; typical of national suburban and urban growth patterns, these two sites are considered prototypical of forecasted growth areas in the next decades given an energy-conserving approach to land development and urban renewal. Their developmental and energy-conserving patterns have been generalized to represent the majority of the prototypes found in metropolitan areas. It is projected that 86% of the national population for the year 2020 will be located within metropolitan areas. These design approaches and their resultant savings merit significant consideration in the formulation of both a national land-use and energy policy. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Conklin and Rossant, New York (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5098293
• Report Number(s): PB-273496; FEA/D-77/355
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARIZONA
CHICAGO
CORRELATIONS
DESIGN
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GREAT LAKES REGION
ILLINOIS
LAND USE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
MINNESOTA
NEW YORK
NORTH AMERICA
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
URBAN AREAS
USA
WEATHER
WESTERN REGION