Title :
Alternatives prioritization tool for sustainable urban energy management
Author :
Nigim, K. ; Reiser, H. ; Luiken, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Technol. & Appl. Sci. & Apprenticeship, Lambton Coll., Sarnia, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The paper presents a prioritizing tool of viable alternatives for sustaining electric energy supply to large city. The stated alternatives put forward by experts in the field are compared against a set of criteria to come up with a prioritization mechanism. A practical multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) process is introduced and tested in a thought case study to demonstrate the validity of the process. The process and the result of the hierarchy ranking is presented and discussed and can be used as a tool for pre-feasibility modeling to encourage individuals in participating in a city sustainability development path.
Keywords :
decision making; energy management systems; sustainable development; town and country planning; MCDM process; alternatives prioritization tool; city sustainable development; electric energy supply; hierarchy ranking; multicriteria decision making; sustainable urban energy management; Cities and towns; Decision making; Educational institutions; Electricity supply industry; Energy management; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Sustainable development; Decision making tools; development; energy conservation; energy efficiency; sustainable development; sustainable urban;
Conference_Titel :
Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3877-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3878-5
DOI :
10.1109/TIC-STH.2009.5444357
