@inbook{27812,
  keywords = {energy efficiency, China Energy Group, China Energy, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, International Energy Department, Low Carbon Eco-City Development, low carbon development, Climate change mitigation, low carbon city, climate action plan, emissions inventory methods, indicators and benchmarking},
  author = {Stephanie Ohshita and Nan Zhou and Lynn K Price and David Fridley and Nina Khanna and Lixuan Hong and Hongyou Lu and Cecilia Fino-Chen and Gang He},
  editor = {Jinyue Yan},
  title = {Low Carbon Development for Cities:  Methods and Measures},
  abstract = {<p>Cities consume more than 60% of global energy and that share is rising with the rapid rate of urbanization. With cities playing a crucial role in sustainable energy and climate systems, this article examines emerging efforts by cities around the world to shift to a development pattern with less energy and less carbon. We review metrics that define a low carbon city and present key steps in low carbon development. We examine city-level inventory methods and target setting. Much of the article is devoted to examples of policy measures that cities are pursuing to save energy and carbon, from net-zero buildings and 20-min neighborhoods to distributed and renewable urban energy supply.</p>},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Handbook of Clean Energy Systems},
  volume = {6},
  number = {Sustainability of Energy Systems},
  pages = {1-23},
  publisher = {John Wiley & Sons, Ltd},
  address = {Chichester, UK},
  isbn = {9781118388587},
  doi = {10.1002/9781118991978.hces107},
}