Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 3.1
Cities' Energy Eficiency Performance Indicators and Relevant Sustainable
Urbanism Principles
Quality
of Life
Compactness
Completeness
Connectedness
Indicator
City
Value
Sustainable
urbanism
principles
Copenhagen
Curitiba
Johannesburg
Electricity
consumption
Copenhagen
80.63 gigajoules/inhabitant
Curitiba
743 megajoules of electricity per
US$1,000 GDP
-
Johannesburg
5.6 gigajoule/inhabitant
-
Clean and
eficient
energy
policies
Copenhagen
18.76% renewables
Curitiba
84% of electricity from hydropower
Johannesburg
Promotes solar power, convert landill
gas into electricity
