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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troy, Austin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Energy consumption.

Cities and towns.

Energy policy.

Urban economics.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 high "urban energy metabolism"-that is, a city that needs large amounts of energy in order to function-will be at a competitive disadvantage in the future. He explores why cities have different energy metabolisms and discusses an array of innovative approaches to the problems of expensive energy consumption. Troy 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 Sjöstad-to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behavior, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others. He then assesses some of the most imaginative solutions that cities have proposed, among them green building, energy-efficient neighborhoods, symbiotic infrastructure, congestion pricing, transit-oriented development, and water conservation. To conclude, the author addresses planning and policy approaches that can bring about change and transform the best ideas into real solutions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Urban Energy Metabolism Matters

Chapter 1. The 68° City

Interlude #1. The Big Picture on Rising Energy Prices

Chapter 2. The Very Thirsty City

Interlude #2. Oil Depletion in the United States

Chapter 3. The Very Mobile City

Interlude #3. Global Oil Depletion

Chapter 4. From Dirt Tracks to Interstates

Interlude #4. Tar Sands

Chapter 5. Transit Wars

Interlude #5. Coal

Chapter 6. The Building Energy Diet

Interlude #6. Natural Gas

Chapter 7. Smart Mobility

Interlude #7. Biofuels

Chapter 8. Reinventing Neighborhoods

Interlude #8. Nuclear

Chapter 9. The Very Regional City

Interlude #9. Renewable Energy Generation

Chapter 10. The Very Efficient City

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613382191

9781283382199

1283382199

9780300165807

0300165803

OCLC:

774395009