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Political Challenges, Best Practices and Recommendations for Energy Sustainable Municipalities

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Integrated system solutions, together with improved management of municipal infrastructure and environments, are essential to address energy challenges. A number of aspects should be examined and developed, including eco-cycle models demonstrating integrated solutions for energy, waste and water, integrated land use and transportation, ecosystems planning, sustainable building design, and strategies to reduce air pollution. It is imperative to apply the principles of sustainable development and support smart solutions today if we are not to compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs tomorrow. We should think of urban systems as living organisms and find synergies between urban processes in a mutually beneficial union. Human beings are social beings, and urban environments provide a wide range and choice of social, educational, cultural and economic opportunities. This paper presents the challenges related to sustainable development and proposes solutions for municipalities that aim to become sustainable.

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

    Valentin Grecu

  2. Department of International Relations, Political Science and Security Studies, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

    Silviu Nate

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Grecu, V., Nate, S. (2016). Political Challenges, Best Practices and Recommendations for Energy Sustainable Municipalities. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2016. ICCSA 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9788. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42111-7_43

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