Utilizing the results of a case study on the Gare-Lac sector in the city of Yverdon-les-Bains -
the site is currently a large urban brownfield intended to host ca. 3 800 additional
inhabitants and 1 200 jobs upon completion - this work examines how to design attractive urban
neighbourhoods that generate endogenous economic activity and foster socio-cultural dynamics
while moving towards local energy self-sufficiency. Exploring the different dimensions
influencing energy self-sufficiency at the neighbourhood scale by integrating parameters
related to buildings infrastructure mobility food goods and services the work focuses on
three scenarios (technological behavioural and symbiotic) for the future development of this
neighbourhood through 2035. The scenarios test different design strategies related to
industrial symbioses production storage transportation and urban agriculture.
