The Ukrainian city of Lviv was able to reduce annual energy consumption in its public buildings by about 10 percent and tap water consumption by about 12 percent through a Monitoring and Targeting (M&T) program to control energy and…
This Annual Report is a comprehensive overview of ESMAP's work in Fiscal Year 2011, including highlights and achievements under ESMAP's reconfigured program areas: Clean Energy, Energy Access, the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative, and…
In 2000, the Armenian capital’s water utility, the Yerevan Water and Sewerage Enterprise (YWSE), entered into a five-year, performance-based management contract with private operator Acea Spa Utility (Acea). Over the contract period (2000-…
Between 2000 and 2008, the City of Campinas, in the Brazilian State of Sao Paolo, developed a successful energy management program, increasing tap water connections by 22 percent without additional energy requirements. These new…
The case of Curitiba, Brazil, shows that cost is no barrier to ecological and economic urban planning, development, and management. Curitiba has developed a sustainable urban environment through integrated urban planning. To avoid…
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, has pursued integrated city planning and management to become a sustainable city. It has a comprehensive urban vision, environmental programs, and concrete action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
