The Very Hungry City
The Very Hungry City
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非常饥饿的城市
作者：
A. Troy
《饥饿城市》一书的作者警告说，随着全球能源需求的增长和价格的上涨，一个城市的能源消耗越来越与其经济可行性挂钩。奥斯汀特洛伊，一位经验丰富的城市环境管理专家，为普通读者解释了一个具有高“城市能量代谢”的城市--也就是说，一个需要大量能源才能运转的城市--在未来将处于竞争劣势。他探讨了为什么城市有不同的能量代谢，并讨论了一系列创新的方法来解决昂贵的能源消耗问题。特洛伊着眼于几十个城市和郊区在欧洲和美国-从洛杉矶到哥本哈根，丹佛到瑞典城市重建项目哈马比舍斯塔德-了解不同的因素，影响他们的能源用途：行为，气候，供水，建筑质量，交通，和其他。然后，他评估了一些城市提出的最具想象力的解决方案，其中包括绿色建筑、节能社区、共生基础设施、拥堵定价、以交通为导向的发展和节水。最后，作者讨论了规划和政策方法，可以带来变化，并将最好的想法转化为真实的解决方案。
As global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city's energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its economic viability, warns the author of The Very Hungry City. Austin Troy, a seasoned expert in urban environmental management, explains for general readers how a city with a high "urban energy metabolism"-that is, a city that needs large amounts of energy in order to function-will be at a competitive disadvantage in the future. He explores why cities have different energy metabolisms and discusses an array of innovative approaches to the problems of expensive energy consumption. Troy looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United States-from Los Angeles to Copenhagen, Denver to the Swedish urban redevelopment project Hammarby Sjostad-to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behavior, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others. He then assesses some of the most imaginative solutions that cities have proposed, among them green building, energy-efficient neighborhoods, symbiotic infrastructure, congestion pricing, transit-oriented development, and water conservation. To conclude, the author addresses planning and policy approaches that can bring about change and transform the best ideas into real solutions.