Publications: Cities

2018

Chen, Zhan-Ming, Stephanie Ohshita, Manfred Lenzen, Thomas Wiedmann, Magnus Jiborn, Bin Chen, Leo Lester, Dabo Guan, Jing Meng, Shiyun Xu, Guoqian Chen, Xinye Zheng, JinJun Xue, Ahmed Alsaedi, Tasawar Hayat, and Zhu Liu. "Consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions accounting with capital stock change highlights dynamics of fast-developing countries." Nature Communications 9.1 (2018).
Song, Qijiao, Nan Zhou, Tianle Liu, Stephanie A Siehr, and Ye Qi. "Investigation of a “coupling model” of coordination between low-carbon development and urbanization in China." Energy Policy 121 (2018) 346 - 354.

2017

Yang, Li, Min Hu, Jingjing Zhang, Stephanie siehr, David Fridley, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, Shuang Li, Lingyan Chen, Ang Li, Miao Sun, and Yanhui Wang. "2015 China Green Low-Carbon City scorecard." ECEEE Summer Study 2017 2017.

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Ohshita, Stephanie, Jingjing Zhang, Li Yang, Min Hu, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, Shuang Liu, Ang Li, Miao Sun, and Nan Zhou. China Green Low-Carbon City Index. 2017.

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2016

Khanna, Nina, David Fridley, Lynn K Price, Nan Zhou, and Stephanie Ohshita. "Estimating China’s Urban Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions: A Bottom-up Modeling Perspective." 2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove, CA, 2016.

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Liu, Ping, Wei Feng, Chris Marnay, Spencer M Dutton, Ming Jin, Lingwei Zheng, and Nan Zhou. "Towards the Optimal Development of Low-Carbon Community Energy Systems." 2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2016.

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Ohshita, Stephanie, Cecilia Fino-Chen, Lixuan Hong, and Nina Khanna. "BEST Cities: Software User Guide." 2016.

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Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Nina Khanna, Hongyou Lu, Lixuan Hong, Gang He, John Romankiewicz, and Hu Min. Low-Carbon City Policy Databook. 2016. LBNL-1006326.

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2015

Ohshita, Stephanie, Lynn K Price, Nan Zhou, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, and Xu Liu. The Role of Chinese Cities in Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction. Stockholm Environment Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies, 2015.

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Ohshita, Stephanie, Lynn K Price, Nan Zhou, Nina Khanna, David Fridley, and Xu Liu. The Role of Chinese Cities in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction. 2015. LBNL-1001680.

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Zhou, Nan, Gang He, John Romankiewicz, David Fridley, and Cecilia Fino-Chen. A Review of Commercially Available Technologies for Developing Low-Carbon Eco-cities. 2015. LBNL-179304.

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Hou, Jing, Yisheng Liu, Yong Wu, Wei Feng, and Nan Zhou. "Comparative Study of Commercial Building Energy-Efficiency Retrofit Policies in Four Pilot Cities in China." European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015. 2015.
Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Gang He, Hu Min, Yong Zhou, and Lixuan Hong. "Promoting Energy Efficiency as the First Fuel Through Enabling Local Government Action in China." European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015. 2015.
Zhou, Nan, Gang He, Christopher J Williams, and David Fridley. "ELITE Cities: A Low-carbon Eco-city Evaluation Tool for China." Ecological Indicators 48 (2015) 448-456.
Ohshita, Stephanie, Nan Zhou, Lynn K Price, David Fridley, Nina Khanna, Lixuan Hong, Hongyou Lu, Cecilia Fino-Chen, and Gang He. "Low Carbon Development for Cities: Methods and Measures." Handbook of Clean Energy Systems. Ed. Yan, Jinyue. Vol. 6. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015. 1-23.
Ohshita, Stephanie, David Fridley, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, Gang He, Lixuan Hong, and Yong Zhou. "Urban form as a “first fuel” for low-carbon mobility in Chinese cities: strategies for energy and carbon saving in the transport sector." European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency, June 1-6, 2015. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, 2015.

2014

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Hongyou Lu, Lixuan Hong, Cecilia Fino-Chen, Jing Ke, Stephanie Ohshita, Hu Min, Yong Zhou, Stephen Hammer, and Hu Xulian. "Energy-Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policy Options: Assisting Chinese Cities in Prioritizing and Choosing Strategies to Implement to Become a Sustainable Community." American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy 2014 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency 2014.

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He, Gang, Nan Zhou, Lixuan Hong, David Fridley, and Yong Zhou. "Is Your City Really Sustainable? A Tale of Jinan City Using Quantitative Low- Carbon Eco-city Tools." 2014 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Building 2014: 119-130.

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Khanna, Nina, David Fridley, and Lixuan Hong. "China's Pilot Low-carbon City Initiative: A Comparative Assessment of National Goals and Local Plans." Sustainable Cities and Society 12 (2014) 110–121.

2013

He, Gang, Nan Zhou, Christopher J Williams, and David Fridley. "ELITE Cities: A low-carbon Eco-city Evaluation Tool for China." ECEEE 2013 Summer Study 2013.
Zhou, Nan, and Christopher J Williams. An International Review of Eco-City Theory, Indicators, and Case Studies. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2013. LBNL-6153E.

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Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Michael A McNeil, Nina Khanna, Wei Feng, and Jing Ke. "Quantifying the potential impact of energy efficiency and low carbon policies for China." the European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2013 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency 2013. LBNL-6161E.

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Lu, Hongyou, and Yong Zhou. "Direct Allocation of Emission Allowances for Industrial Sectors — Experience from California's Cap-and-Trade Program (in Chinese)." Journal of Science and Management 5 (2013).
Lu, Hongyou, and Yong Zhou. "Establishment of California Carbon Emission Trading Market and Recommendations for China (in Chinese)." Journal of Science and Management 4 (2013).

2012

Zhou, Nan, Lynn K Price, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Hu Min, Nina Khanna, and Hu Xiulian. Strategies for Local Low-Carbon Development. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012. LBNL-6004E.

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