<p>Introduction and overview: </p> <p>The Great Transformation: Cities and Regions Embracing Renewable Energy <br>Peter Droege</p> <p>1 DESIGNING THE ESSENTIAL CITY<br>1.1 The Renewable Cities Revolution<br>Peter Newman<br>1.2 Utilizing the Urban Fabric as the Solar Power Plant of the Future <br>John Byrne, Job Taminiau<br>1.3 Sustainable Neighborhood Design in Tropical Climates <br>Federico M. Butera<br>1.4 Solar for Gaza: An Energetic Framework for Renewable Peace and Prosperity for Gaza and Its Greater Region<br>Peter Droege, Sherman Teichman, Cody Valdes<br>1.5 The 100% Renewable Energy Metropolis: Governing the Design of Cities for Renewable Energy Infrastructures<br>Anis Radzi<br>1.6 Renewable Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany: Using the International Building Exhibition to Fight Climate Change <br>Uli Hellweg<br>1.7 Buildings as Renewable Power Plants: Active Houses for the Electric City<br>Werner Sobek<br>1.8 Space, Place, and Energy: Perspectives on the Energetic Design of Cities and Regions <br>Sören Schöbel<br>1.9 The Electric Highway: Intelligent Infrastructures for Kinetic Cities<br>Deborah Ascher Barnstone, Robert V. Barnstone</p> <p>2 SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES<br>2.1 Reducing Passenger Transport Energy Use in Cities: A Comparative Perspective on Private and Public Transport Energy Use in American, Canadian, Australian, European and Asian Cities <br>Jeffrey R. Kenworthy<br>2.2 Transport and Mobility Trends in Beijing and Shanghai: Implications for Urban Passenger Transport Energy Transitions Worldwide <br>Yuan Gao, Jeffrey R. Kenworthy, Peter Newman, Weixing Gao<br>2.3 Urban Energy Storage and Sector Coupling<br>Ingo Stadler, Michael Sterner<br>2.4 The Urban Energy Transition: Pathways to Climate Neutrality in Our Cities <br>Bernd Hirschl<br>2.5 Thermal City: Comprehensive Guide to the Heating and Cooling of Urban Areas <br>Wolfram Sparber, Roberto Fedrizzi, Chiara Dispasquale<br>2.6 Implementing the Heating Sector Transition in Our Cities — Challenges and Problem-Solving Approaches Based on the Example of Municipalities in Germany <br>Julika Weiß, Elisa Dunkelberg, Bernd Hirschl<br>2.7 Renewable Malls: Transforming Shopping Centres Into Flexible, Decarbonized Urban Energy Assets <br>Grazia Barchi, David Moser, Roberto Lollini<br>2.8 Photovoltaic City: Effective Approaches to Integrated Urban Solar Power <br>David Moser, Marco Lovati, Laura Maturi<br>2.9 Wiring the Southeast Asian City: Lessons From Urban Solar Applications in the Philippines <br>Jessie L. Todoc<br>2.10 Conceptualizing the Urban Nexus framework for a Circular Economy: Linking Energy, Water, Food, and Waste in Southeast-Asian cities <br>Steffen Lehmann</p> <p>3 INVESTMENT, FINANCE, TARIFFS AND VALUE<br>3.1 The Untouched Market: Distributed Renewable Energy in Multitenanted Buildings and Communities <br>Jemma Green, David Martin, Meagan Cojocar<br>3.2 Canberra—Renewable Energy Leader <br>Greg Buckman, Dorte Ekelund, Stephen Bygrave, Jon Sibley, Megan Ward<br>3.3 An Integrative Business Model for Net-Zero Energy Districts <br>Victor Olgyay, Iain Campbell<br>3.4 Value-Added and Employment Effects of Renewable Energies and the Energy-Efficiency Refurbishment of Existing Housing—Case Study: Berlin, Germany <br>Katharina Heinbach, Bernd Hirschl, Steven Salecki<br>3.5 Multiple Benefits of Smart Urban Energy Transition <br>Adriano Bisello, Daniele Vettorato<br>3.6 Renewable Energy: Stabilising Money and Society <br>Shann Turnbull</p> <p>4 GOVERNANCE, COMMUNITY AND PLANNING<br>4.1 Smart Guidance: Governing the Urban Energy Transition <br>Jörg Knieling, Katharina Lange<br>4.2 Reaching 100% Renewable Energy: Lessons Learned from Aspen, Colorado <br>Joyce McLaren<br>4.3 Sustainable Energy Transitions in Sub-Saharan African Cities: The Role of Local Government <br>Simon Bawakyillenuo, Mark Olweny, Megan Anderson, Mark Borchers<br>4.4 Sustainable Energy Transitions in South African Cities: Reflections on Enablers of Change Over the Past Two Decades <br>Megan Euston-Brown, Mark Borchers<br>4.5 Building Regenerative Regions Rapidly: The STAR Energy Model as Regional Planning Tool <br>Peter Droege, Dieter D. Genske, Ariane Ruff, Matthias Schwarze<br>4.6 Urban Energy Masterplanning—Approaches, Strategies, and Methods for the Energy Transition in Cities <br>Andy Van Den Dobbelsteen, Rob Roggema, Nico Tillie, Siebe Broersma, Michiel Fremouw, Craig Lee Martin<br>4.7 Modeling and Mapping Domestic Energy Refurbishment Measures on a Community Scale <br>Rajat Gupta, Matt Gregg<br></p>