Renewable city : a comprehensive guide to an urban revolution
Droege, Peter
Renewable city : a comprehensive guide to an urban revolution - West Sussex Wiley-Academy 2006 - xii,309p.
CONTENTS Acknowledgements and Photo Credits xi Introduction 2 About this book 3 Renewable energy 4 The fourth industrial revolution 6 Cities as settings of hope 9 The price of inaction 10 1 In the hothouse, beyond the peak: the logic of the urban energy revolution 14 1.1 Energy and urban sustainability in the 21st century 14 Modern cities thrive on petroleum 16 Kyoto: neither far enough nor fast enough 18 Fossil and nuclear industries: fighting to maintain their grip 20 The global urban explosion: the end? 22 Cities are seeds of change 24 Cities at risk 26 1.2 Fossil and nuclear energy systems and the industrial construction of reality 27 Expiring mindsets 28 Expiring oil, natural gas and uranium supplies 30 Age of the fossil fuel city 32 10 Think locally, act globally 25C Current best practice in Portland, Oregon 251 Renewable geography 88 3.1 Other drivers of change 88 Innovation 90 A rich source of new employment 91 Community ownership of power; control over real and virtual utilities 94 Accountability: user sees, user pays, user gains 94 Public policy response 95 Regional regeneration and revalorisation impulses in the global urban regime 98 A new urban reality 99 3.2 The design of the Renewable City 102 The coming energy web 102 Changing the culture 103 Beyond efficiency 106 3.3 Renewable City form and formation 107 From plain old grid to intelligent energy web 109 Renewable urbanism 109 Islands of autonomy 111 3.4 Space, time and energy: storing and dispatching renewable power 112 Internal and external supply 112 Balance and storage 114 Hydrogen city? 116 3.5 Renewable citizenship: support communities and programmes 117 Networks and support programmes 117 Long-range needs and short-term horizons 122 Climate stabilisation and city programmes: local efforts 124 Building the Renewable City: tools, trades, technology 130 4.1Form follows fuel 130 Evolution of efficiency 131 Fossil mobility and the urban energy crisis 132 Motors, movement and renewable fuels 135 Transport planning and policy imperatives 138 4.2Citywide efficiency 142 The end of the techno-fix 142 Heat island relief: the ancient wisdom of renewable city design 143 Trees, parks, urban wilds and agriculture 146 Planted walls and roofs 148 Water in the renewable city 150 Designing buildings with daylight in mind 151 Urban heat pumps: city power from the ground, water and air 152 Renewable rights and development control 154 4.3 The Renewable City toolbox 155 Overview of tools 156 Citywide renewable energy mapping (C-REM) 158 City-integrated photovoltaics (CIPV) 159 Solar roof programmes, and other dos and don'ts in national efforts 163 Urban sun collectors: city-integrated solar-thermal technology 168 Urban wind power 169 Urban waterpower 171 Regional renewable power systems (RRPS): from intra- to extra-urban generation 172 Bio-energy farms and forests: biomass, biofuel, biogas 175 4.4 Urban renewable power finance 180 Development and production 182 Commercialisation 184 Financial benefits of distributed energy: direct renewable power and cogeneration 186 4.5 Municipal power 188 Renewable City buildings: guidance and learning 192 5.1Renewable city building tools: rating performance 192 Breeam 194 Energy Star 195 LCAid 196 LEED 196 NABERS 197 BASIX 198 Heat island relief: the ancient wisdom of renewable city design 143 Trees, parks, urban wilds and agriculture 146 Planted walls and roofs 148 Water in the renewable city 150 Designing buildings with daylight in mind 151 Urban heat pumps: city power from the ground, water and air 152 Renewable rights and development control 154 4.3 The Renewable City toolbox 155 Overview of tools 156 Citywide renewable energy mapping (C-REM) 158 City-integrated photovoltaics (CIPV) 159 Solar roof programmes, and other dos and don'ts in national efforts 163 Urban sun collectors: city-integrated solar-thermal technology 168 Urban wind power 169 Urban waterpower 171 Regional renewable power systems (RRPS): from intra- to extra-urban generation 172 Bio-energy farms and forests: biomass, biofuel, biogas 175 4.4 Urban renewable power finance 180 Development and production 182 Commercialisation 184 Financial benefits of distributed energy: direct renewable power and cogeneration 186 4.5 Municipal power 188 Renewable City buildings: guidance and learning 192 5.1 Renewable city building tools: rating performance 192 Breeam 194 Energy Star 195 LCAid 196 LEED 196 NABERS 197 BASIX 198 5.2 Learning from renewable building practice 200 The state of standards, regulations, and rating systems203 The design process 204 Time is energy 205 Construction considerations 207 Materials matter 208 Technical, media and general support 209 Finance aspects 210 Building awareness 212 Before and after 213 Renewable City planning and action: guides for local government 216 6.1The Solar Cityprogramme 217 Programme structure 220 1 Rationale and background 221 2 Aims and scope 223 3 Objectives 223 4 Key aspects 224 5 Task A: Solar Citystrategies: renewable-energy based city planning 227 6 Task B: Targets, baseline studies and scenarios 233 7 Task C: Urban renewable energy systems, business and industry development 239 8 Communications 245 9 Milestones: sample schedule 247 6.2 The Renewable City TM rating framework 247 1 Renewable culture 247 2 Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targeting, planning and tracking 248 3 Renewable city finance 248 4 Renewable energy technology development and proliferation policies 248 5 Renewable institutions 249 Renewable city design 249 7 Longevity and success factor: Renewable City learning 250 8 Climate change adaptation through mitigation 250 9 Business development and employment generation 250 10 Think locally, act globally 250 Current best practice in Portland, Oregon 251 Glossary 254 References and Webography 259 Index 287
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Renewable city : a comprehensive guide to an urban revolution - West Sussex Wiley-Academy 2006 - xii,309p.
CONTENTS Acknowledgements and Photo Credits xi Introduction 2 About this book 3 Renewable energy 4 The fourth industrial revolution 6 Cities as settings of hope 9 The price of inaction 10 1 In the hothouse, beyond the peak: the logic of the urban energy revolution 14 1.1 Energy and urban sustainability in the 21st century 14 Modern cities thrive on petroleum 16 Kyoto: neither far enough nor fast enough 18 Fossil and nuclear industries: fighting to maintain their grip 20 The global urban explosion: the end? 22 Cities are seeds of change 24 Cities at risk 26 1.2 Fossil and nuclear energy systems and the industrial construction of reality 27 Expiring mindsets 28 Expiring oil, natural gas and uranium supplies 30 Age of the fossil fuel city 32 10 Think locally, act globally 25C Current best practice in Portland, Oregon 251 Renewable geography 88 3.1 Other drivers of change 88 Innovation 90 A rich source of new employment 91 Community ownership of power; control over real and virtual utilities 94 Accountability: user sees, user pays, user gains 94 Public policy response 95 Regional regeneration and revalorisation impulses in the global urban regime 98 A new urban reality 99 3.2 The design of the Renewable City 102 The coming energy web 102 Changing the culture 103 Beyond efficiency 106 3.3 Renewable City form and formation 107 From plain old grid to intelligent energy web 109 Renewable urbanism 109 Islands of autonomy 111 3.4 Space, time and energy: storing and dispatching renewable power 112 Internal and external supply 112 Balance and storage 114 Hydrogen city? 116 3.5 Renewable citizenship: support communities and programmes 117 Networks and support programmes 117 Long-range needs and short-term horizons 122 Climate stabilisation and city programmes: local efforts 124 Building the Renewable City: tools, trades, technology 130 4.1Form follows fuel 130 Evolution of efficiency 131 Fossil mobility and the urban energy crisis 132 Motors, movement and renewable fuels 135 Transport planning and policy imperatives 138 4.2Citywide efficiency 142 The end of the techno-fix 142 Heat island relief: the ancient wisdom of renewable city design 143 Trees, parks, urban wilds and agriculture 146 Planted walls and roofs 148 Water in the renewable city 150 Designing buildings with daylight in mind 151 Urban heat pumps: city power from the ground, water and air 152 Renewable rights and development control 154 4.3 The Renewable City toolbox 155 Overview of tools 156 Citywide renewable energy mapping (C-REM) 158 City-integrated photovoltaics (CIPV) 159 Solar roof programmes, and other dos and don'ts in national efforts 163 Urban sun collectors: city-integrated solar-thermal technology 168 Urban wind power 169 Urban waterpower 171 Regional renewable power systems (RRPS): from intra- to extra-urban generation 172 Bio-energy farms and forests: biomass, biofuel, biogas 175 4.4 Urban renewable power finance 180 Development and production 182 Commercialisation 184 Financial benefits of distributed energy: direct renewable power and cogeneration 186 4.5 Municipal power 188 Renewable City buildings: guidance and learning 192 5.1Renewable city building tools: rating performance 192 Breeam 194 Energy Star 195 LCAid 196 LEED 196 NABERS 197 BASIX 198 Heat island relief: the ancient wisdom of renewable city design 143 Trees, parks, urban wilds and agriculture 146 Planted walls and roofs 148 Water in the renewable city 150 Designing buildings with daylight in mind 151 Urban heat pumps: city power from the ground, water and air 152 Renewable rights and development control 154 4.3 The Renewable City toolbox 155 Overview of tools 156 Citywide renewable energy mapping (C-REM) 158 City-integrated photovoltaics (CIPV) 159 Solar roof programmes, and other dos and don'ts in national efforts 163 Urban sun collectors: city-integrated solar-thermal technology 168 Urban wind power 169 Urban waterpower 171 Regional renewable power systems (RRPS): from intra- to extra-urban generation 172 Bio-energy farms and forests: biomass, biofuel, biogas 175 4.4 Urban renewable power finance 180 Development and production 182 Commercialisation 184 Financial benefits of distributed energy: direct renewable power and cogeneration 186 4.5 Municipal power 188 Renewable City buildings: guidance and learning 192 5.1 Renewable city building tools: rating performance 192 Breeam 194 Energy Star 195 LCAid 196 LEED 196 NABERS 197 BASIX 198 5.2 Learning from renewable building practice 200 The state of standards, regulations, and rating systems203 The design process 204 Time is energy 205 Construction considerations 207 Materials matter 208 Technical, media and general support 209 Finance aspects 210 Building awareness 212 Before and after 213 Renewable City planning and action: guides for local government 216 6.1The Solar Cityprogramme 217 Programme structure 220 1 Rationale and background 221 2 Aims and scope 223 3 Objectives 223 4 Key aspects 224 5 Task A: Solar Citystrategies: renewable-energy based city planning 227 6 Task B: Targets, baseline studies and scenarios 233 7 Task C: Urban renewable energy systems, business and industry development 239 8 Communications 245 9 Milestones: sample schedule 247 6.2 The Renewable City TM rating framework 247 1 Renewable culture 247 2 Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targeting, planning and tracking 248 3 Renewable city finance 248 4 Renewable energy technology development and proliferation policies 248 5 Renewable institutions 249 Renewable city design 249 7 Longevity and success factor: Renewable City learning 250 8 Climate change adaptation through mitigation 250 9 Business development and employment generation 250 10 Think locally, act globally 250 Current best practice in Portland, Oregon 251 Glossary 254 References and Webography 259 Index 287
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