Urban energy landscapes / Vanesa Castán Broto, University of Sheffield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broto, Vanesa Castán, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Energy consumption.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Energy consumption--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 242 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The urban energy transition represents a transformation of such magnitude that it will require a re-examination of the fundamental relationship between societies and energy resources. The potential for cities to deliver sustainable energy for their citizens requires context-specific action. One-size-fits-all approaches - which assume homogeneity across cities and economies of scale in the extension of electricity networks - have largely failed to deliver sustainable energy for all. This challenge is existential, questioning the fundamental ways in which contemporary life is organized around energy. This innovative volume argues that the urban energy transition depends on specific urban trajectories and heterogeneous urban energy landscapes, reflecting both strategic projects of urbanization and people's dwelling practices. Looking at in-depth case studies of urban energy landscapes in four major cities, it calls for citizens' active engagement with experimentation in everyday life. The book will have wide interdisciplinary appeal to researchers in energy, urban and environmental studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781108419420

1108419429

OCLC:

1052876104