03394nam 2200649Ia 450 991081970370332120240313160155.01-282-33446-897866123344671-4438-1202-1(CKB)2430000000015565(EBL)1133229(OCoLC)830167827(SSID)ssj0000293236(PQKBManifestationID)11235702(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293236(PQKBWorkID)10274432(PQKB)10738276(MiAaPQ)EBC1133229(Au-PeEL)EBL1133229(CaPaEBR)ebr10677069(CaONFJC)MIL233446(OCoLC)227278387(FINmELB)ELB144390(EXLCZ)99243000000001556520090115d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe culture of energy /edited by Mogens Rudiger1st ed.Newcastle, UK Cambridge Scholars Pub.20081 online resource (299 p.)The contributions in this publication were first presented at the conference on "Energy and Culture" organized by the Centre for Energy and Society which was held in Esbjerb, Denmark from 6-8 February 2006.1-84718-579-7 Includes bibliographical references.TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY AND THE CITY; GAS-LIGHT IN ITALY BETWEEN 1700's & 1800's; DE-ELECTRIFYING THE HISTORY OF STREET LIGHTING; ELECTRIC LIGHT AND THE CITYSCAPE; THE HIDDEN DIMENSIONS OF ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE; SPENDING AND SAVING; NIS COUNTRIES; ÅGESTA - THE SUBURB NUCLEAR PLANT; A TAMED SHREW?; ENERGY CONSERVATION IN AMERICA; ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RECENT ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN DENMARK; ENERGY AND THE HOME; ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN HOMES; HOW DANISH HOUSEHOLDS WENT ELECTRIC AND THE NOTION OF THE MODERN DANISH HOUSEWIFE WAS CONSTRUCTEDWOMEN IN RURAL INDIAN HOUSEHOLDS AND ENERGY NEEDS THE NEW CULTURE OF ENERGY; HEATING AND LIGHTING; THE DIFFUSION OF CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN MILAN; LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE HISTORY OF HEATING; AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS ENERGY AND AESTHETICS IN LIGHTING; CONTRIBUTORSThe culture of the modern world involves a sizeable and continuous use of energy. The story of energy as a part of modernity begins in the early 19th Century with hard work, experiments and the establishment of local energy systems. The natural conditions made certain by the alternation between light and dark, between warmth and cold, was gradually suspended by the introduction of electric lighting and heating into the home. The welfare state has significantly hastened this developmentPower resourcesSocial aspectsCongressesPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsCongressesPower resourcesHistoryCongressesPower resourcesSocial aspectsPower resourcesEnvironmental aspectsPower resourcesHistory333.79Rudiger Mogens1634330Centre for Energy and Society.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819703703321The culture of energy3974499UNINA