Very hungry city: urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of cities / by Austim Troy

By:

Troy, Austin

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Yale University Press, 2012, New Haven:Description: xvii, 366 pISBN:

9780300198355

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.7913 TRO-V

Contents:

Introduction. Why Urban Energy Metabolism Matters-- Part 1. Why Cities Are Hungry: Chapter 1. The 68° City Interlude -- 1. The Big Picture on Rising Energy Prices; -- 2. The Very Thirsty City Interlude -- 2. Oil Depletion in the United States; -- 3. The Very Mobile City Interlude -- 3. Global Oil Depletion; -- 4. From Dirt Tracks to Interstates 89 Interlude -- 4. Tar Sands; -- 5. Transit Wars 117 Interlude -- 5. Coal; -- 2. Taming the Urban Appetite: -- 6. The Building Energy Diet Interlude-- 6. Natural Gas; -- 7. Smart Mobility Interlude -- 7. Biofuels-- 8. Reinventing Neighborhoods Interlude -- 8. Nuclear -- 9. The Very Regional City Interlude -- 9. Renewable Energy Generation -- 10. The Very Efficient City.

Summary: Looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United States - from Los Angeles to Copenhagen, Denver to the Swedish urban redevelopment project Hammarby Sjostad - to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behaviour, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Introduction. Why Urban Energy Metabolism Matters--
Part 1. Why Cities Are Hungry: Chapter 1. The 68° City Interlude --
1. The Big Picture on Rising Energy Prices; --
2. The Very Thirsty City Interlude --
2. Oil Depletion in the United States; --
3. The Very Mobile City Interlude --
3. Global Oil Depletion; --
4. From Dirt Tracks to Interstates 89 Interlude --
4. Tar Sands; --
5. Transit Wars 117 Interlude --
5. Coal; --
2. Taming the Urban Appetite: --
6. The Building Energy Diet Interlude--
6. Natural Gas; --
7. Smart Mobility Interlude --
7. Biofuels--
8. Reinventing Neighborhoods Interlude --
8. Nuclear --
9. The Very Regional City Interlude --
9. Renewable Energy Generation --
10. The Very Efficient City.

Looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United States - from Los Angeles to Copenhagen, Denver to the Swedish urban redevelopment project Hammarby Sjostad - to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behaviour, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others.

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