The renewable city : a comprehensive guide to an urban revolution / Peter Droege.

Main entry:

Droege, Peter, author.

Title & Author:

The renewable city : a comprehensive guide to an urban revolution / Peter Droege.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 309 : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-285) and index.
Introduction -- In the hothouse, beyond the peak : the logic of the urban energy revolution -- How to cope with Peak Oil by preparing for climate change -- Renewable geography -- Building the Renewable City : tools, trades, technology -- Renewable City buildings : guidance and learning -- Renewable City planning and action : guides for local government.

Summary:

"Frequently the site of crisis or turmoil, individual cities can be fragile environments. For the first time in history, however, the future of the entire urban system is being thrown into doubt. Catastrophic climate changes threaten the life support of hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, or urban dwellers around the world. Supplies of fossil fuels, especially oil and natural gas, are declining worldwide. Modern cities not only depend on petroleum products for their power, but also for their goods and services - including the making and packaging of virtually all food. How might this precarious global condition be turned around? How can the energy infrastructure of cities, towns and rural settlements be restructured, to confront the environmental challenges of our time? Could a new, positive global vision emerge out of the impending, massive shift from unsustainable fuels to a renewable energy base?"--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0470019263
9780470019269
9780470019252
0470019255

Subject:

Urban ecology (Sociology)
Renewable energy sources.
Civic improvement.
Cities and towns Effect of technological innovations on.
City planning.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Renewable Energy
Écologie urbaine.
Énergies renouvelables.
Villes Aménagement et assainissement.
Villes Effets des innovations sur.
urban environments.
civic improvement.
Stedenbouw.
Sustainable development
Sustainable buildings
stedelijke gebieden
urban areas
stadsontwikkeling
urban development
stadsomgeving
urban environment
stedelijke planning
urban planning
klimaatverandering
climatic change
rampen
disasters
energie
energy
energiegebruik
energy consumption
energiebronnen
energy sources
vervangbare hulpbronnen
renewable resources
bioenergy
bouwconstructie
building construction
stadsvernieuwing
urban renewal
Urban Plans
Urban Development
Stedelijke plannen
Stadsontwikkeling

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250184
Call No.: TJ808 .D7 2006
Status: Available

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