Schlagwort(e):
Energy conservation - Planning.
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Electronic books.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
The book is the result of a major international effort to conduct the first comprehensive assessment of energy-related urban sustainability issues conducted under the auspices of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA). Written by an eminent team of internationally renowned scholars it presents new data, new analysis, as well as new policy insights. It includes the first comprehensive global coverage overview of urban energy use and of the specifics of urban energy demand and supply.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
Seiten:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781136273636
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1075441
DDC:
333.7909173/2
Sprache:
Englisch
Anmerkung:
Cover -- ENERGIZING SUSTAINABLE CITIES -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of plates -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Introduction and overview -- PART I The urbanization context -- 2 Urbanization past and future -- 3 Urbanization dynamics -- 4 City walls and urban hinterlands: the importance of system boundaries -- 5 Urban energy use -- PART II The urban challenges -- 6 Energy access and housing for low-income groups in urban areas -- 7 Energy demand and air pollution densities, including heat island effects -- 8 Supply constraints and urban policy frameworks -- PART III Urban policy opportunities and responses -- 9 Drivers of urban energy use and main policy leverages -- 10 Transport systems -- 11 Urban energy systems planning, design and implementation -- 12 Urban air quality management -- 13 Summary and conclusion -- References -- Index -- Plates.
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