TY - BOOK ID - 65297639 TI - Urban energy transition : from fossil fuels to renewable power PY - 2008 SN - 0080453414 9780080453415 0081020759 9786611189334 1281189332 0080560466 9780080560465 PB - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Cities and towns KW - City and town life KW - City planning KW - Greenhouse gas mitigation KW - 620.9 KW - 711.4 KW - Abatement of greenhouse gas emissions KW - Emission reduction, Greenhouse gas KW - Emissions reduction, Greenhouse gas KW - GHG mitigation KW - Greenhouse gas abatement KW - Greenhouse gas emission reduction KW - Greenhouse gas emissions reduction KW - Greenhouse gas reduction KW - Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions KW - Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions KW - Pollution prevention KW - City life KW - Town life KW - Urban life KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Global cities KW - Municipalities KW - Towns KW - Urban areas KW - Urban systems KW - Human settlements KW - 620.9 Economics of energy in general KW - Economics of energy in general KW - 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw KW - Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental aspects KW - Government policy KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Sustainable Development KW - Greenhouse gas mitigation. KW - Energy consumption. KW - Government policy. KW - Environmental aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65297639 AB - Contemporary cities, initially shaped by the logic of the Industrial Revolution, have evolved into a worldwide urbanisation force, driven by readily available and relatively cheap fossil fuel supplies. They now face major changes as the fossil fuel era rapidly comes to a close. The end of this era marks the emergence of a new urbanism based on a massive energy transformation, characterised by the growing embrace of efficiency programs, sustainable forms of distributed energy generation, and new urban structures, market approaches, technologies, and policies. If a soft landing from the ER -