The very hungry city : urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of cities /

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"As global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city's energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its economic viability, warns the author of The Very Hungry City. Austin Troy, a seasoned expert in urban environmental management, explains for general readers how a city with a hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Troy, Austin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Cities and towns > Energy consumption.
Energy policy.
Urban economics.
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Villes > Consommation d'énergie.
Politique énergétique.
Économie urbaine.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy.
SCIENCE > Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.
Environment and Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: why urban energy metabolism matters
  • 1: Why cities are hungry
  • The 68°city
  • The big picture on rising energy prices
  • The very thirsty city
  • Oil depletion in the United States
  • The very mobile city
  • Global oil depletion
  • From dirt tracks to interstates
  • Tar sands
  • Transit wars
  • Coal
  • 2: Taming the urban appetite
  • The building energy diet
  • Natural gas
  • Smart mobility
  • Biofuels
  • Reinventing neighborhoods
  • Nuclear
  • The very regional city
  • Renewable energy generations
  • The very efficient city.

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