Our Neighbourhood Sustainable by 2030 – How?
We will be sustainable in 2030! That may sound good, but it takes a lot to realize these ambitions. What does a village, town, city or municipality require if it has a sustainability or energy goal? Prof. Bert Scholtens is coordinating a study in which local energy initiatives play an important role.
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- Paper Macredes-project: Mapping the contextual conditions of resilient decentralised energy systems [in Dutch]
- Prof. Bert Scholtens
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