The culture of energy / edited by Mogens Rudiger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rüdiger, Mogens.

Centre for Energy and Society.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources--Social aspects--Congresses.

Power resources.

Power resources--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Power resources--History--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The culture of the modern world involves a sizeable and continuous use of energy. The story of energy as a part of modernity begins in the early 19th Century with hard work, experiments and the establishment of local energy systems. The natural conditions made certain by the alternation between light and dark, between warmth and cold, was gradually suspended by the introduction of electric lighting and heating into the home. The welfare state has significantly hastened this development

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY AND THE CITY; GAS-LIGHT IN ITALY BETWEEN 1700's & 1800's; DE-ELECTRIFYING THE HISTORY OF STREET LIGHTING; ELECTRIC LIGHT AND THE CITYSCAPE; THE HIDDEN DIMENSIONS OF ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE; SPENDING AND SAVING; NIS COUNTRIES; ÅGESTA - THE SUBURB NUCLEAR PLANT; A TAMED SHREW?; ENERGY CONSERVATION IN AMERICA; ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RECENT ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN DENMARK; ENERGY AND THE HOME; ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN HOMES; HOW DANISH HOUSEHOLDS WENT ELECTRIC AND THE NOTION OF THE MODERN DANISH HOUSEWIFE WAS CONSTRUCTED

WOMEN IN RURAL INDIAN HOUSEHOLDS AND ENERGY NEEDS THE NEW CULTURE OF ENERGY; HEATING AND LIGHTING; THE DIFFUSION OF CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN MILAN; LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE HISTORY OF HEATING; AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS ENERGY AND AESTHETICS IN LIGHTING; CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

The contributions in this publication were first presented at the conference on "Energy and Culture" organized by the Centre for Energy and Society which was held in Esbjerb, Denmark from 6-8 February 2006.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-33446-8

9786612334467

1-4438-1202-1

OCLC:

830167827