TY - BOOK AU - Riva Sanseverino,Eleonora AU - Riva Sanseverino,Raffaella AU - Vaccaro,Valentina AU - Zizzo,Gaetano ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Smart Rules for Smart Cities: Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries T2 - SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione, SN - 9783319064222 AV - T58.8 U1 - 658.26 PY - 2014/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Energy efficiency KW - Regional planning KW - Urban planning KW - Sustainable development KW - Environmental economics KW - Energy Efficiency KW - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning KW - Sustainable Development KW - Environmental Economics N1 - Competitive Urban Models -- Smart Cities Atlas -- The Integration and Sharing of Resources for a New Quality of Living -- Urban Smartness: Tools and Experiences -- The Urban and Environmental Building Code as Implementation Tool -- Economic Feasibility of Measures for Energy Efficiency -- Funding Energy Efficiency Measures N2 - This book explores the new rules and codes that are required in order to foster the implementation of smart city technologies with a view to meeting the environmental and energy challenges posed by dynamic contemporary cities with increasing populations. In particular, it proposes a methodological approach suitable for use when devising a smart urban/building code for local administrations, taking into account the current European regulatory framework (directives and technical norms) and evaluating the economic feasibility of the suggested measures. A case study is made of a large Mediterranean city in Italy that can be regarded as a paradigm of urban evolution, where a traditional individualism poses a cultural obstacle to the emerging need to share resources. Further features include a smart cities atlas, explanation of how to create local rules for sustainable building restoration/construction, and guidance on economic evaluation of the impact of building automation and passive measures for energy efficiency. The book, which has a multidisciplinary perspective, will be of value to all who are interested in the transition to smart cities that can meet sustainable development targets UR - https://s443-doi-org.br.lsproxy.net/10.1007/978-3-319-06422-2 ER -