Urban energy transition : from fossil fuels to renewable power / / edited by Peter Droege

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (673 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.79091732
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Energy consumption; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Greenhouse gas mitigation - Government policy; City and town life - Environmental aspects; City planning - Environmental aspects
• Altri autori: DroegePeter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Urban Energy Transition; Copyright Page; Contents; Urban Energy Transition: An Introduction; PART I: Principles and Drivers; Chapter 1 Solar City: Reconnecting Energy Generation and Use to the Technical and Social Logic of Solar Energy; 1.1 No Possible Change within the Conventional Energy System; 1.2 Renewable Energies as an Energetic Imperative; 1.3 Energy Generation and Energy Use: from Disconnection to Reconnection; 1.4 Looking Back to Look Forward; 1.5 From Global Energy Supply to the City as Power Station; References ; Chapter 2 Undoing Atmospheric Harm: Civil Action to Shrink the Carbon Footprint2.1 Changing the Sky; 2.2 Carbon Emission Allocations Under an Equity Consideration; 2.3 Impact of US (In)Action on Climate Sustainability and Carbon Equity; 2.4 American Civil Society in Revolt: Breaking Ranks with the National Government; 2.5 Toward a Grassroots Politics of Climate Sustainability; 2.6 Civil Strategy to Decarbonize the Human Footprint; References ; Chapter 3 Urbanization, Increasing Wealth and Energy Transitions: Comparing Experiences between the USA, Japan and Rapidly Developing Asia-Pacific Economies3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background: Linkage between Development, Urbanization and Energy Transitions; 3.3 Data and Analysis; 3.4 Comparison of Urbanization Trends: USA, Japan and Rapidly Developing Asia-Pacific Economies; 3.5 Comparisons of the Energy Transitions: USA, Japan and Rapidly Developing Asian Economies; 3.6 Discussion; 3.7 Qualifications; 3.8 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References ; Chapter 4 Direct versus Embodied Energy - The Need for Urban Lifestyle Transitions4.1 Introduction: What is Embodied Energy?; 4.2 Embodied Energy - An International Perspective; 4.3 Sydney - A Case Study; 4.4 Conclusions: Technological vs Lifestyle Transition; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5 Energy Development and Sustainable Monetary Systems; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Plugging the Economic Drains from an Urban Precinct; 5.3 Establishing Self-Financing, Self-Governing Precincts; 5.4 Evaluation of Sustainable Energy Dollars; 5.5 Designing a Local Real Monetary System ; 5.6 Governance of Sustainable Urban CommunitiesReferences; PART II: Policy and Practice Dynamics; Chapter 6 Renewable Energy Policymaking in New York and London: Lessons for other 'World Cities'?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Urban Renewables Policymaking: What Role for Cities?; 6.3 London - A Strategic Vision on Renewable Energy Supply and Use; 6.4 Key Influences on London's Energy Policy; 6.5 New York City - A Comprehensive but Less Renewables-Focused Energy Path; 6.6 Key Influences on Energy Policymaking in New York City; 6.7 Distilling Policymaking Lessons for Other Cities; References ; Chapter 7 Climate Change and Cities: The Making of a Climate Friendly Future
• Sommario/riassunto: Contemporary cities, initially shaped by the logic of the Industrial Revolution, have evolved into a worldwide urbanisation force, driven by readily available and relatively cheap fossil fuel supplies. They now face major changes as the fossil fuel era rapidly comes to a close. The end of this era marks the emergence of a new urbanism based on a massive energy transformation, characterised by the growing embrace of efficiency programs, sustainable forms of distributed energy generation, and new urban structures, market approaches, technologies, and policies. If a soft landing from the
• Titolo autorizzato: Urban Energy Transition
• ISBN: 1-281-18933-2; 9786611189334; 0-08-056046-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006626503321
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