ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the altered dynamics of energy in cities where fossil fuels are no longer the dominant fuel sources. Using energy as a central planning paradigm, we discuss the need to take immediate action to build resilience for an energy future that fundamentally differs from current conditions. With so many rapidly emerging and diverse socio-technological innovations, it is imperative that these innovations are integrated within the energy matrix of cities in a systematic way that supports reliability and resilience to pressures such as increasing populations and climate change. This would include managing transition factors such as changing the amount and type of demand for energy in the built environment, and building capacity to implement systematic ways of meeting these demands with appropriate energy supply solutions.
