Urban Energy Landscapes
Cambridge University Press, 4/11/2019
EAN 9781108419420, ISBN10: 1108419429
Hardcover, 252 pages, 25.3 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm
Language: English
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.
1. Introduction
Part I. Understanding Urban Energy Landscapes
2. Energy transitions and urban infrastructure
3. Urban energy landscapes as connective tissue
4. Change and agency in landscapes of dwelling
Part II. Heterogeneous Urban Energy Landscapes
5. Modernity promises and the quest for autonomy
urban energy landscapes in Maputo, Mozambique
6. Continuous heterogeneity and private strategies for energy provision
urban energy landscapes in Bangalore, India
7. When equal access to energy causes injustice
urban energy landscapes in Hong Kong, PR China
8. Industrial legacy and governance through activism
urban energy landscapes in Concepción, Chile
Part III. Change and Transformation in Urban Energy Landscapes
9. Exploring connective tissues through walking different urban energy landscapes
10. Imagining urban energy futures
References
Index.