Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
China — Environment and Culture
Abstract As rapidly developing countries grow, they will consume a larger share of global resources and could produce damaging levels of emissions. In many countries, these problems are compounded by the concentration of the population in large cities. Densely populated areas accelerate the depletion of land and local resources. Figure 1 shows one estimate of the world consumption of energy and the projected consumption one century hence. Currently, a large portion of the world’s energy is consumed by the relatively modest population in Western Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim. If present trends continue, China and India will consume a preponderance of the world’s energy by the end of this century. One study projects total energy consumption of the world will increase from approximately 350 EJ (350 × 1018 J) in 1990 to 1300 EJ in 2095. China (China, North Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, and Kampuchea) alone is projected to consume approximately 500 EJ by 2095, more than the entire current world energy consumption (Edmonds, Wise and Barns 1995). For this reason, it is vital to ensure that new residential buildings in China’s rapidly growing cities are built in a sustainable fashion.
China — Environment and Culture
Abstract As rapidly developing countries grow, they will consume a larger share of global resources and could produce damaging levels of emissions. In many countries, these problems are compounded by the concentration of the population in large cities. Densely populated areas accelerate the depletion of land and local resources. Figure 1 shows one estimate of the world consumption of energy and the projected consumption one century hence. Currently, a large portion of the world’s energy is consumed by the relatively modest population in Western Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim. If present trends continue, China and India will consume a preponderance of the world’s energy by the end of this century. One study projects total energy consumption of the world will increase from approximately 350 EJ (350 × 1018 J) in 1990 to 1300 EJ in 2095. China (China, North Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, and Kampuchea) alone is projected to consume approximately 500 EJ by 2095, more than the entire current world energy consumption (Edmonds, Wise and Barns 1995). For this reason, it is vital to ensure that new residential buildings in China’s rapidly growing cities are built in a sustainable fashion.
China — Environment and Culture
Glicksman, Leon (Autor:in) / Norford, Leslie (Autor:in) / Greden, Lara (Autor:in)
01.01.2006
14 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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