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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND ENERGY POLICIES
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| By: |
Professor Peter Nijkamp, R. Capello, Gerard C. Pepping |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£159.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3540648054 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783540648055 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
21 January, 1999 |
| Edition: |
1999 ed. |
| Series: |
Advances in Spatial Science |
| Pages: |
284 |
| Description: |
This work seeks to highlight the potential of decentralized (local or urban) energy policies in achieving environmentally benign developments for modern cities. A wide array of policy initiatives is discussed and evaluated, and a theoretical framework for technology adoption processes is developed. |
| Synopsis: |
The aim of this book is to highlight the great potential of decentralized (i.e. local or urban) energy policies in achieving environmentally-benign developments for modern cities. Urban sustainability is placed in the context of the debate on global sustainable development. A wide array of policy initiatives is discussed and evaluated, ranging from market-based energy policies to technological innovation policies for the energy sector. A theoretical framework for technology adoption processes is developed and empirically tested. The main question addressed is: which are the critical success factors for successful urban energy policies? This question is also dealt with in a meta-analytic context by assessing and comparing the performance of energy policies in various European cities, with a particular view to renewable energy. |
| Illustrations: |
37 Tables, black and white; XI, 284 p. |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
| Returns: |
Returnable |