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A Multi-Criteria Methodology to Support Public Administration Decision Making Concerning Sustainable Energy Action Plans

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  • Giuliano Dall'O'

    (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C. Department), Polytechnic of Milan, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 10133 Milano, Italy)

  • Maria Franca Norese

    (Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP), Polytechnic University of Turin, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Annalisa Galante

    (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (A.B.C. Department), Polytechnic of Milan, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 10133 Milano, Italy)

  • Chiara Novello

    (Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP), Polytechnic University of Turin, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

Abstract

For municipalities that have joined the Covenant of Mayors promoted by the European Commission, the Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) represents a strategic tool for achieving the greenhouse gas reductions required by 2020. So far as the energy retrofit actions in their residential building stock are concerned, which in the small-to-medium municipalities are responsible for more than 60% of CO 2 emissions, the scenarios for intervening are normally decided on the basis of an economic (cost/performance) analysis. This type of analysis, however, does not take into account important aspects for small and medium-sized communities such as social aspects, environmental impacts, local economic development and employment. A more comprehensive and effective tool to support the choices of public administrators is the multi-criteria analysis. This study proposes a methodology that integrates multi-criteria analysis in order to support Public Administration/Local Authorities in programming Sustainable Energy Action Plans with a more targeted approach to sustainability. The methodology, based on the ELECTRE III method, was applied to a medium-size municipality in the Lombardy region of Italy. The results obtained with this approach are discussed in this paper.

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  • Giuliano Dall'O' & Maria Franca Norese & Annalisa Galante & Chiara Novello, 2013. "A Multi-Criteria Methodology to Support Public Administration Decision Making Concerning Sustainable Energy Action Plans," Energies, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-23, August.
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