TY  - BOOK
AU  - Broto,Vanesa Castán
TI  - Urban energy landscapes
SN  - 9781108297868 (ebook)
AV  - HD9502.A2 B75 2019
U1  - 333.79/13091732 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Case studies
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Mar 2019)
N2  - The urban energy transition represents a transformation of such magnitude that it will require a re-examination of the fundamental relationship between societies and energy resources. The potential for cities to deliver sustainable energy for their citizens requires context-specific action. One-size-fits-all approaches - which assume homogeneity across cities and economies of scale in the extension of electricity networks - have largely failed to deliver sustainable energy for all. This challenge is existential, questioning the fundamental ways in which contemporary life is organized around energy. This innovative volume argues that the urban energy transition depends on specific urban trajectories and heterogeneous urban energy landscapes, reflecting both strategic projects of urbanization and people's dwelling practices. Looking at in-depth case studies of urban energy landscapes in four major cities, it calls for citizens' active engagement with experimentation in everyday life. The book will have wide interdisciplinary appeal to researchers in energy, urban and environmental studies
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108297868
ER  -