Abstract
The research project "Energy Conservation in Urban Planning" belongs to
the scientific-technical cooperation programme between Finland and Soviet
Union.The project is one of the many cooperation subjects within the building
construction sector.The work is conducted by the scientific-technical
cooperation committee, its building group and town planing section.The
previous projects in this section were dealing with such town planning aspects
as nature and town scape.Ongoing research topic was selected in the beginning
of 1980's after the world wide crises in energy sector.The cooperation
consists of independent research activities conducted by the cooperation units
in both countries, exchange of information and research results.Two
symposiums has been arranged, the first one in Helsinki 1987 and the second
one in Moscow in 1989.This report includes all the papers presented in the
Moscow symposium.Both symposiums proved that the relationships between energy
questions and urban planning has been a subject of relatively constant
interest in research field, in spite of the fact that the popularity of the
energy questions in general has decreased since the "energy crises" of 1970's.
Some differences in research preferences between the countries exist as well.
In Finland the specific interest has lied in creating an overall picture of
energy economics in urban planning and in revealing the possibilities of
energy conservation in urban planning.In Soviet Union the main interest has
lied in energy economics of transportation sector and in theoretical models of
energy economics.During the project an experimental evaluation model has been
under development in Technical Research Centre of Finland, Laboratory of
Urban Planning and Building Design.The model is designed for urban planners to
estimate the energy consumption caused by different planning, land use or
design solutions.The prototype of this model is now being implemented in real
urban planning projects in Helsinki city.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Number of pages | 117 |
| ISBN (Print) | 951-38-3574-X |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
| MoE publication type | C2 Edited books |
| Event | Energy conservation in urban planning: Soviet-Finnish Symposium - Moscow, Finland Duration: 14 Mar 1989 → 15 Mar 1989 |
Publication series
| Series | VTT Symposium |
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| Number | 112 |
| ISSN | 0357-9387 |
Keywords
- energy consumption
- urban planning
