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Historic urban areas are the areas of concentrated urban cultures and economic activities，which often have the worst traffic congestion as well. How to reduce transport energy consumption and related pollutants emissions has become a key issue in relation to building livable city and sustainable urban regeneration. The paper conducts a literature review about the role of spatial planning in urban energy transition in historic urban areas. Three main elements of urban energy transition process are addressed: instruments，innovations and institutions. Five major aspects of spatial planning are discussed with regard to its influence on urban energy transition: effectiveness， efficiency，equity，enforcement and resilience. Ultimately， it is difficult to say that spatial planning can play an efficient role in assisting urban energy transition unless it deals with social-technical uncertainties and has more innovative approaches. |
