LEADER 03394nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910819703703321 005 20240313160155.0 010 $a1-282-33446-8 010 $a9786612334467 010 $a1-4438-1202-1 035 $a(CKB)2430000000015565 035 $a(EBL)1133229 035 $a(OCoLC)830167827 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293236 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11235702 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293236 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10274432 035 $a(PQKB)10738276 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1133229 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1133229 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10677069 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL233446 035 $a(OCoLC)227278387 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB144390 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000015565 100 $a20090115d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe culture of energy /$fedited by Mogens Rudiger 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNewcastle, UK $cCambridge Scholars Pub.$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (299 p.) 300 $aThe 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. 311 $a1-84718-579-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aTABLE 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; A?GESTA - 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 CONSTRUCTED 327 $aWOMEN 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; CONTRIBUTORS 330 $aThe 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 development 606 $aPower resources$xSocial aspects$vCongresses 606 $aPower resources$xEnvironmental aspects$vCongresses 606 $aPower resources$xHistory$vCongresses 615 0$aPower resources$xSocial aspects 615 0$aPower resources$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aPower resources$xHistory 676 $a333.79 701 $aRudiger$b Mogens$01634330 712 02$aCentre for Energy and Society. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819703703321 996 $aThe culture of energy$93974499 997 $aUNINA