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Urban Energy And Climate: Prospects For A Sustainable Transition (Hardcover)
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Urban Energy And Climate: Prospects For A Sustainable Transition (Hardcover)
Series: World Scientific Series in Current Energy Issues, 8
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With the continuous migration of people towards metropolitan areas
in search of employment, the demands for core services and energy,
coupled with an increasing awareness of the impact of climate
change, have placed the management and planning of global urban
energy under a lot of pressure. Trends toward urban energy service
transformations that offer greater affordability, reliability,
efficiency and adaptability provide hope for a global sustainable
future. At the same time, there are also limits to these
transitions, as well as risks involved. For example, on one end of
the spectrum, our urban energy future includes land use sprawl,
high fossil fuel use, pollution, and unhealthy urban conditions. On
the other side of this transition spectrum is more energy choices,
and healthier, more livable cities, along with less energy use and
fewer greenhouse gas emissions. What the future might hold for
transforming the world's cities depends upon an understanding of
the risks of current trajectories and the opportunities for and
limitations to developing sustainable urban energy systems.This
edited volume brings together leading experts on the prospects and
challenges of urban energy innovation and on related-economic,
social and environmental sustainability transitions. The focus of
the volume is on multidisciplinary reviews, research informing
technologies and policies for sustainability, and analytical
insights addressing rapid urbanization and changes across a diverse
typology of global cities. The volume will include an overview of
the current state of urban energy systems. It will also document
and evaluate urban energy prospects for a sustainable, resilient
future.
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