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.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783642084348
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-642-08434-8
- Verlag: Springer
- Erscheinungstermin: 04.12.2010
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 1999
- Serie: Advances in Spatial Science
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Previously published in hardcover
- Gewicht: 458 g
- Seiten: 284
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 235 x 17 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt