Urban Energy Landscapes

Vanesa Castán Broto

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781108419420
• eBook ISBN: 9781108321662
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Environmental Law
• Index: Law

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Reviews
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• Part I Understanding Urban Energy Landscapes
• Part II Heterogeneous Urban Energy Landscapes
• Part III Change and Transformation in Urban Energy Landscapes
• References
• Index