Harry Margalit

Energy, Cities and Sustainability

An Historical Approach

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As city dwellers begin to outnumber country dwellers globally, this book traces the evolution of the modern city, the energy sources that power it and the motivations behind increasing urbanisation. It examines changing energy use across history, analysing the origins and significance of the Industrial Revolution to reveal how the modern city came into being. The book discusses transport, population size, housing, electricity use and growing consumption, showing how the cultural aspects of energy use have influenced urban form in the developed world and developing countries. Finally, it looks to the future, considering whether this model of modern urban life is sustainable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781138852396
• ISBN-10: 1138852392
• Artikelnr.: 43678065

Autorenporträt

Harry Margalit is an Associate Professor in Architecture at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Energy and urban formation in the pre-modern city 2. The
great transition: from solar sources to fossil fuels 3. The modern city
emerges 4. 20th century transformers: wars, suburbs, commodities 5.
Critiques of progress and ideas of sustainability 6. Shifting production
and consumption: developing economies 7. Speculations on urban form, energy
and sustainability