Urban Infrastructure in Transition: Networks, Buildings and Plans - Brossura

Moss, Timothy; Marvin, Simon

 
9781853836893: Urban Infrastructure in Transition: Networks, Buildings and Plans

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Achieving sustainable energy and resource use is vital if cities are to thrive or even function in the long term. Focusing on cities in the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark, this book examines the mounting pressures for changes in the management style of utility services in Europe, pressures that stem from a wide range of sources such as liberalization and privatization of markets, tighter environmental standards, new economic incentives, competing technologies and changing consumption patterns. The authors show how changes in the management of utility services can contribute to achieving greater sustainability in urban regions. Whilst more efficient technology has a part to play, truly significant improvements in quality of life will be delivered only when the flow of material and energy through cities is focused on the goal of sustainability in each local context.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Simon Guy is Reader in Urban Development and Director at the Centre for Urban Technology, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Simon Marvin is Professor and Co-Director at the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, University of Salford, United Kingdom.
Timothy Moss is Research Associate at the Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning, Germany.

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9781853836947: Urban Infrastructure in Transition: Networks, Buildings and Plans

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ISBN 10:  185383694X ISBN 13:  9781853836947
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2000
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