The Contribution of Energy Poverty Alleviation to Sustainable Future. Eastern European Urban Context

Abstract

The paper investigates the issue of energy poverty and its appearance, also in the Eastern European context. The potential for alleviation and - in the long term – for elimination of the energy poverty by applying measures for energy efficient retrofit of residential multi-storey apartment housing is analysed. The emphasis is put on achieving of the optimal ratio of saved energy versus used financial resource for renovated housing. The paper is focused on using of subsidies for fighting energy poverty through improvement of the built environment as a most efficient and socially acceptable approach.