TY  - GEN
T1  - The very hungry city : urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of cities
A1  - Troy, Austin
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn774395009
AB  - "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"--Provided by publisher.
AB  - "This book explores how cities around the world consume energy, assesses innovative ideas for reducing urban energy consumption, and discusses why energy efficiency will determine which cities thrive economically in the future"--Provided by publisher.
OP  - 366
CN  - HD9502.A2 T76 2012eb
SN  - 9780300165807
SN  - 0300165803
SN  - 1283382199
SN  - 9781283382199
SN  - 9780300162318
SN  - 0300162316
SN  - 9780300198355
SN  - 0300198353
KW  - Cities and towns : Energy consumption.
KW  - Energy policy.
KW  - Urban economics.
KW  - City planning : Environmental aspects.
KW  - Villes : Consommation d'énergie.
KW  - Politique énergétique.
KW  - Économie urbaine.
KW  - ARCHITECTURE : Urban & Land Use Planning.
KW  - ARCHITECTURE : Sustainability & Green Design.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Infrastructure.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Green Business.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Urban & Regional.
KW  - NATURE : Environmental Conservation & Protection.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Industries : Energy.
KW  - SCIENCE : Energy.
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING : Power Resources : General.
KW  - Cities and towns : Energy consumption
KW  - City planning : Environmental aspects
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Urban economics
KW  - Environment and Ecology.
KW  - dissertations.
KW  - Academic theses
KW  - Academic theses.
KW  - Thèses et écrits académiques.
ER  -