Rapid Assessment Framework : An Innovative Decision Support Tool for Evaluating Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Cities

Rapid Assessment Framework : An Innovative Decision Support Tool for Evaluating Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Cities

The Rapid Assessment Framework (RAF) is a central component of the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative (EECI), launched by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) in collaboration with the urban Anchor in 2008. The World Bank's...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADEQUATE TRAINING AIR APPROACH AUTOMOBILES AVAILABILITY BALANCE BUILDING ENERGY USE BUS FLEET BUSES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CARBON CARS CENTRAL CITIES CITY AUTHORITIES CITY AUTHORITY CITY BOUNDARIES CITY BUS CITY TRANSPORT CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY CLIMATE PROTECTION CLIMATE ZONE COGENERATION COLLECTION METHODS COOKING COOLING DIESEL DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRICT HEATING DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION END-USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY INTERVENTIONS ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SYSTEMS ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ESP FUEL FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS GASOLINE GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEAVY RAIL HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT HIGHWAYS HOT WATER HOUSING ILLUMINATION INCOME INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY KILOWATT HOUR LANDFILL LIGHT RAIL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES LONG-DISTANCE MODE SPLIT MUNICIPAL BUDGETS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE POWER POWER SECTORS PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION PRIVATE TRANSPORT PRIVATE VEHICLES PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC VEHICLES ROADS SANITATION SIGNAGE SOLID WASTE STREET LIGHTING STREETS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LIGHT TRAFFIC LIGHTS TRAFFIC RESTRAINT TRAFFIC SIGNALS TRAINS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT DATA TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION CONSUMPTION TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRANSPORTATION FUEL TRANSPORTATION INDICATORS TRIP TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE URBAN AREAS URBAN ENERGY URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITIES VEHICLE VEHICLE EMISSION VEHICLE FUEL VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY VEHICLES WALKING WASTE MANAGEMENT WEALTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/10/15538948/rapid-assessment-framework-innovative-decision-support-tool-evaluating-energy-efficiency-opportunities-cities-final-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17524

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Summary:	The Rapid Assessment Framework (RAF) is a central component of the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative (EECI), launched by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) in collaboration with the urban Anchor in 2008. The World Bank's key objective for the RAF is to create: 'a practical tool for conducting rapid assessment in cities to identify and prioritize sectors and suggest specific energy efficiency interventions.' Thus, the RAF will be used to help identify areas of energy use for further focus, develop an outline energy efficiency strategy, and guide potential future investment by ESMAP. The principal aim of the RAF is to provide a practical analytical framework for conducting rapid assessment of a developing country city's energy profile and performance for different activities across different sectors. This information is then used to identify sectors where the most improvements can be made, and provide a range of energy efficiency recommendation options for each sector, along with a list of possible actions. An outline energy efficiency strategy should ultimately be generated from this information to guide potential policy and investment options, helping the city to save energy and money. The sectors include transport, buildings, water/waste water, public lighting, solid waste, and power/heating. The organizational management practices of the City Authority (CA) that span all of the sectors are also considered to capture cross-sector integration and achieve an overall efficiency in the urban system.

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