www.ssoar.info Urban Structure, Energy and Planning: Findings from Three Cities in Sweden, Finland and Estonia Große, Juliane; Fertner, Christian; Groth, Niels Boje Veröffentlichungsversion / Published Version Zeitschriftenartikel / journal article Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Große, J., Fertner, C., & Groth, N. B. (2016). Urban Structure, Energy and Planning: Findings from Three Cities in Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Urban Planning, 1(1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v1i1.506 Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Dieser Text wird unter einer CC BY Lizenz (Namensnennung) zur This document is made available under a CC BY Licence Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Auskünfte zu den CC-Lizenzen finden (Attribution). For more Information see: Sie hier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de Urban Planning (ISSN: 2183-7635) 2016, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 24-40 Doi: 10.17645/up.v1i1.506 Article Urban Structure, Energy and Planning: Findings from Three Cities in Sweden, Finland and Estonia Juliane Große *, Christian Fertner and Niels Boje Groth Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark; E-Mails:
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[email protected] (N.B.G.) * Corresponding author Submitted: 12 November 2015 | Accepted: 18 February 2016 | Published: 4 March 2016 Abstract Transforming energy use in cities to address the threats of climate change and resource scarcity is a major challenge in urban development. This study takes stock of the state of energy in urban policy and planning and reveals potentials of and constraints to energy-efficient urban development.