Small scale analysis of energy vulnerability in the municipality of Palermo
- Authors: Giuliana La Mantia
- Publication year: 2023
- Type: Contributo in atti di convegno pubblicato in volume
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/637273
Abstract
The current increase in energy prices has raised concerns about the repercussions on households, particularly the most vulnerable ones. This paper aims to provide a preliminary analysis of energy poverty in the municipality of Palermo. Based on the evidence from the most recent literature, we select a set of vulnerability indicators, also taking into account data availability. We then perform a principal component analysis to reduce the dataset into a few components and map them to the urban context under study. The analysis identifies two distinct vulnerability profiles concentrated in the historic centre and the Filippo-Neri, Roccella and Brancaccio-Ciaculli neighbourhoods.