GEMdev: Grounded Energy Modelling for Equitable Urban Planning Development in the Global South
Acronym
P_GEMDEV
Consortium Coordinator
Wiesenfeld Kleiner, Esther
Start Date
April 1, 2020
End Date
September 30, 2023
Status
https://purl.org/pe-repo/concytec/estadoProyecto#concluido
Description
Grounded Energy Modelling for equitable urban planning in the global South (GEMDev) is a partnership between UCL (London), FCPV and PUCP (Lima) and CDRF-CEPT (Ahmedabad), which aims to create new knowledge to ground energy planning tools in the realities of everyday life and energy practices of off-grid communities. Insecure and informal access to energy impacts on all aspects of life for poor communities living in sub-standard housing in the global South. Access to affordable, reliable and safe forms of energy services has particularly profound effects on health and economic opportunities. However, the ways in which these communities access and use energy in their day-today lives are poorly understood. The ways in which those practices change when informal settlements are upgraded or relocated are equally poorly understood. GEMDev will deliver a robust, co-produced evidence base on energy practices, use of space and urban form in Lima and Ahmedabad. This will be used to not only support the local development of UBEMs for these cities, but also to co-create alternative archetypes of the off-grid city. These findings can inform city, national and regional policies that support the delivery of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), including SDG7 on energy, SDG11 on sustainable cities and communities, and beyond. The inclusion of partners and stakeholders in developing this proposal will help to ensure the project delivers real and long-lasting change for marginalised, off-grid communities in the global South.
Keywords
Modelamiento energético
;
Planificación urbana equitativa
;
Ciudades del Sur Global
;
Transición energética
Área de conocimiento
Social sciences
Campo OCDE
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.07.03