The gas industry in Latin Europe : economic development during the 19th and 20th centuries / / edited by Jesús Mirás-Araujo and Andrea Giuntini

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]; ©2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 pages)
• Disciplina: 910.02
• Soggetto topico: Gas industry
• Persona (resp. second.): Mirás AraujoJesús; GiuntiniAndrea
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction. State of the Art: The Gas Industry in Latin Europe Countries Between 1850 and 1920-An Overview -- Infrastructures and Latin Europe -- Chronology: A Very Intriguing Changing Season in European Infrastructures -- The Gas Industry in Latin Europe -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: The Territorial Diffusion of the Gas Industry in Latin Europe Before the Competition from Electricity -- Introduction -- France: Leader in the Gas Industry -- The Italy of Contrasts: The Central European North vs. the Mediterranean Mezzogiorno -- Two Sides of the Same Coin: Between the Spanish and Catalan Gas Models -- Portugal: Lagging Behind and Territorially Polarised -- Latin Europe: An Overall Perspective -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Regulation of Gas in Latin Europe (1850-1920) -- Introduction -- Great Britain -- France: From Regulation to Nationalisation -- Spain: The Dominance of Private Companies -- Italy and the Late Expansion of Gas -- Portugal: The Dominance of Private Companies -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: The Municipalisation of Gas in Latin Europe: Spain, Portugal and France Until the First World War -- Introduction -- The Legislative Framework for Running Public Services -- Regional Disparities in the Municipalisation of Services in the Countries of Latin Europe -- The Different Paths That Led to the Municipalisation of the Gas Services: Political Ideology, Conflicts with the Local Governments and the Failure of Business Management -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Gas in the First World War in Latin Europe -- Introduction -- Gas Production -- Coal Becomes a Precious Commodity -- The Demand by the Gas Companies to Increase the Price of Gas. ; Repercussions of the War on Human Capital and Gas Infrastructure -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Gas in Paris and Rome from Its Origins to the Competition with Electricity -- Introduction -- Paris, One of the Pioneer Cities of Gas Lighting -- Gas in the Italian Context -- The Expansion of Gas Consumption in Paris -- The Vatican Rome of the Popes -- Rome, the Capital City of Italy -- The Resistance of the Parisian Gas Industry to Electricity -- The Competition with Electricity in Italy -- Brief Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: The Gas Industry in Madrid During the Civil War (1936-1939) -- Introduction -- The Gas Business in Madrid Remains in the Republican Zone -- The Collapse of Gas Production -- The Nosedive in Gas Consumption -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The gas industry in Latin Europe
• ISBN: 3-031-16309-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910637711603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II