Conference article

Beyond any doubt climate change and its resulting uncertainties challenge the concepts; procedures; and scope of conventional approaches to the planning of our cities. Thus; demanding from us to situate the energy issue in the central when planning urban spaces. Yet; the literature is vague in the context of urban energy; and there is a lack of a theoretical framework that conceptualizes urban energy planning. Therefore; the aim of this paper is to propose a new multifaceted conceptual framework for theorizing urban energy planning based on multidisciplinary literature. Eventually; this study elaborates a conceptual framework that consists of eight concepts that were identified through a conceptual analysis of interdisciplinary literature on sustainability; climate change; ecology; economics; and urban planning. These concepts; which together constitute the theoretical framework of urban energy planning for climate change; are: Utopian Vision; Equity; Uncertainty; Natural Capital; Eco-Form; Integrative Approach; Ecological Energy; and Ecological Economics.

Urban Planning; Energy; Theory; Conceptual Framework