Buildings/City Patterns and Energy Consumption

This chapter looks at the sustainability of cities from the perspective of energy-conscious buildings and urban planning. The chapter focuses on two aspects of urban “sustainability”: first, how buildings and the city (as an accumulation of buildings) are related to energy consumption, and second, what we expect from the operation of city planning systems to increase the efficiency of energy consumption. Of all the problems associated with global environmental changes, global warming, due to the burning of fossil fuels and the subsequent increase in the concentration of CO(2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is a major concern. The efficient use of fossil fuels and the reduction in the amount of CO(2) generated are of particular importance. Innovation through mechanical technologies (for example, changing the automobile gasoline engine to a hybrid system, and then to a wholly electric system powered by a fuel cell) has long been emphasized as a means to save energy. This chapter proposes that in addition to such “separate” energy-saving measures, that we adopt “area-wide” measures in order to reduce the energy needs of an entire city.

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  United Nations University Press

  United Nations University, 53-70 Jingumae, 5-chome Shibuya-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  150-8925
• Authors:
  • Kawanaka, Takashi
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 125-138
• Monograph Title: Sustainable Cities: Japanese Perspectives on Physical and Social Structures

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Fuel cells; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Hybrid automobiles; Land use planning; Structures; Sustainable development; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041527
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 928081124X
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:31PM