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Troy, Austin.

The Very Hungry City : urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of cities. / txt Austin Troy. - 366 p. ill. ; maps ; 25 cm. book

Include index.

Include bibliographical references.

Preface ix --
Acknowledgments xv --
Introduction Why Urban Energy Metabolism Matters 1 --
Part 1. Why Cities Are Hungry
Chapter 1 The 68° City 13
Interlude #1 The Big Picture on Rising Energy Prices 32 --
Chapter 2 The Very Thirsty City 35 --
Interlude #2 Oil Depletion in the United States 56 --
Chapter 3 The Very Mobile City 59 --
Interlude #3 Global Oil Depletion 83 --
Chapter 4 From Dirt Tracks to Interstates 89 --
Interlude #4 Tar Sands 115 --
Chapter 5 Transit Wars 117 --
Interlude #5 Coal 141 --
Part 2 Taming the Urban Appetite --
Chapter 6 The Building Energy Diet 147 --
Interlude #6 Natural Gas 176 --
Chapter 7 Smart Mobility 182 --
Interlude #7 Biofuels 207 --
Chapter 8 Reinventing Neighborhoods 210 --
Interlude #8 Nuclear 239 --
Chapter 9 The Very Regional City 244 --
Interlude #9 Renewable Energy Generation 269 --
Chapter 10 The Very Efficient City 277 --
Notes 297 --
Select Bibliography 337 --
Index 355 --


ISBN: 9780300198355 9780300162318

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cities and towns--Energy consumption.
City planning--Environmental aspects.
Urban economics.
Energy policy

LC Class. No.: HD9502.A2 / T76 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 333.79/13091732