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 --
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Cities and towns--Energy consumption. City planning--Environmental aspects. Urban economics. Energy policy